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Facts and Terms
terms and definitions
Terms | Definitions |
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supine | face up |
cytology | study of cells |
homeostasis | constant internal environment |
lumbar | lower back |
prone | face down |
metabolism | all chemical activity in body |
ventral body cavity | thoracis and abdominopelvic |
histology | study of tissues |
ribosomes | RNA and protein; protein synthesis |
lysosomes | cell vesicles with digestive enzymes |
integral proteins | embedded in the plasmalemma |
Golgi apparatus | flattened membrane discs, packaging |
endocytosis | packaging of materials for import into cell |
cytoskeleton | internal protein framework in cytoplasm |
tight junction | adjacent plasmalemmae bound by bands of interlocking proteins |
nucleus | control center; stores genetic information |
S phase | DNA replication |
skeletal muscle | striated |
mast cell | wandering cell |
avascular | all epithelia |
transitional | urinary bladder |
goblet cell | unicellular, exocrine gland |
cartilage | lacunae |
simple epithelium | single cell layer |
ground substance | connective tissue component |
holocrine secretion | cell destroyed |