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Physiology
weeks 1-6
Term | Definition |
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Homeostasis | How the body keeps a normal balance. |
Afferent | Means that the signal is traveling towards a particular point. |
Triglycerides | the most abundant lipids. |
Phospholipids | are lipid compounds that are like triglycerides. |
semipermeable membrane | allows water to pass through the membrane, but blocks the passage of at least one solute. |
aquaporins | a term meaning “water pore proteins. |
osmotic pressure | of a solution is the pressure that prevents the movement of water by osmosis from pure water into the solution. |
sarcomere | is a segment of the myofibril between two successive Z disks |
neuromuscular junction | is a type of connection called a synapse and is characterized by a narrow gap, or synaptic cleft, across which neurotransmitter molecules transmit signals. |
myoglobin | excess oxygen molecules in the sarcoplasm are at-tracted to a large protein molecule |