vocab 1 Word Scramble
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word | definition |
Afferent Neuron | nerve cell that carries impulses toward CNS |
Allele | genes coding for same trait and found at same locus on homologous chromosomes |
Amacrine cell | : a unipolar nerve cell found in the retina, in the olfactory bulb, and in close connection with the Purkinje cells of the cerebellum |
absolute refractory period | period following stimulation during which no additional action potential can be evoked |
anabolism | energy requiring building phase of metabolism which simpiler substances |
catabolism | destructive metabolism; the breaking down in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones, with the release of energy |
blood brain barrier | mechanism that inhibits passage of materials from brain into brain tissues |
energy output | sum of energy lost as heat as work and as fat or glycogen storage |
fertilization | fusion of egg and sperm |
genotype | genetic makeup or genes |
glycogenesis | formation of glycogen from glucose |
Dominant Gene | gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical; |
endothelium | a type of epithelium composed of a single layer of smooth |
Infundibulum | a funnel-shaped extension of the hypothalamus connecting the pituitary gland to the base of the brain. |
Dermatitis | inflamation of the skin |
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