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Bio Vocab-2
vocab on intro to cells, homeostasis andendocrine system, and the nervous system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cytoplasm | substance btw cell membrane and the organelles |
| organelles | parts of a cell w/specific functions |
| selectively permeable | certain things may or maynot go thru the cell membrane |
| gland | cell or group of cells that releases a substance called secretions |
| secretion | hormones released into blood |
| endocrine system | release thier secretions directly into the organs that use them |
| hormone | chemical secretions of endocrine glands |
| target cells | cell w/specific receptor sites to which chemical messenger can attach |
| homeostasis | internal stability or steady state maintained by your body |
| negative feedback | change in conditions causes response that counteracts or negates that change |
| stimulus | change in the enviornment that causes an organism to do something |
| response | what an organism does when there is |
| neuron | nerve cell |
| nerve | bundle of neuron surrounded by connective tissue |
| synapse | space btw two neurons or a neuron and another cell |
| neurotransmitter | chemical messenger that carries info across a synapse from one neuron to another or to another cell |