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Lab #1 Definitions
First Lab test definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Reproduction | produce again |
| Autoregulation | cells self regulate |
| Hypothalamus | specialized stuctures of enocrine system that produce hormones for regulation |
| Pericardial | located around the heart |
| Avascular | w/out blood flow |
| Endocrine | system of specialized structures that produce hormones for regulation |
| Tachycardia | elevated resting heart rate (more than 100 beats per minute) |
| Bradycardia | depressed resting heart rate (less than 40 beats per minute) |
| Cardiopulminary | heart and lungs linked through symmorphosis |
| Adenosine bisphosphate (ADP) or triphosphate (ATP) | biological fuel |
| Cutaneous | surface of the skin |
| Subcutaneous | below the surface of the skin |
| Cytogenetics | inheritable characteristics of cells |
| Oligodendrocyte | specialized nerve cell that produces myelin |
| Hepatocyte | liver cell |
| Leukocyte | white blood cell |
| Macrophage | immune cell that eats large quantaties (can eat 100 bacteria) |
| Microphage | immune cell that eats small quantaties (neutrophil) |
| Decomposition | breakdown to elemental particles (decay) |
| Metabolism | sum of chemical reactions |
| Catabolism | biochemical reactions that break things apart (to dissassemble) |
| Anabolism | biochemical reactions that build things up |
| Hydrophilic | water loving (soluble in water-carbs and proteins) |
| Hydrophobic | water fearing (not water soluble-fats) |
| Amphiphatic | molecule w/hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail |
| Colloid | mixture that is not solid and not liquid |
| Hydrostatic | pressure of fluids when in equal librium |
| Glucose | simple sugar |
| Glycogen | stored sugar |
| Glycolosis | converting glucose into ATP |
| Hyperkalemia | elevated potassium in blood |
| Hypokalemia | depressed potassium in blood |
| Deoxyribonucleicacid (DNA) | template of life |
| Glycoproteins | signaling molecule of glucose and protein-receptor on outside of cell |
| Extracellular | outside cells |
| Intracellular | inside cells |
| Interstitual | inbetween cells |
| Epithelial | classification of tissues that line or cover |
| Erythrocyte | red blood cells |
| Epigastric | located above the stomach |
| Hemocytology | study of blood cells |
| Cellulitis | inflammation of the cells |
| Hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| Lipolysis | breaking apart of lipids for ATP |
| Microvascular | small blood network ex. capillaries |
| Myocardia | muscle portion of the heart |
| Pathology | study of disease |
| Supraglenoid Fossa | located above shallow portion of glenoid |
| Glycocalyx | signaling molecule |
| Cytoskeleton | framework of the cell |
| Microfilaments | proteins that make up the cytoskeleton |
| Microtubules | proteins that make up the cytoskeleton |
| Myosin | special muscle protein |
| Microvilli-structures that increase surface area to increase absorption | |
| Cytosol | fluid portion of cell |
| Endoplasmic Reticulum | site for protein synthesis, fat, and CHO modefication |
| Autolysis | self breakdown or destruction of cell by own action |
| Denaturation | breaking apart of proteins |
| Perinuclear | around the nucleus |
| Transcription | DNA-->RNA |
| Monosaccharide | single sugar |
| polypeptides | large proteins |
| Cytokinesis | movement of cells |
| Endocytosis | pushing particles out of the cell |
| Exocytosis | bringing particles in the cell |
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