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Assignment 1
Anatomy terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Connective tissue | Functions to support the body and its parts, connect and hold them together, transport substances through the body, and protect it from foreign invaders. |
| Medullary | Inner region or core of an organ |
| Antebrachial | Forearm |
| Antecubital | Depressed area just in front of elbow (cubital fossa) |
| Endocrine | Regulates homeostasis by secreting signaling hormones that travel through internal environment to effector cells |
| Cardiovascular | Maintains internal constancy by transporting nutrients, water, oxygen, hormones, wastes, and other materials and heat within the internal environment |
| Positive feedback | Tends to amplify or reinforce the change that is occurring. |
| Intracellular control | Operate at the cell level. Regulate functions within the cell, often by means of genes and enzymes. |
| Octet rule | Atoms with fewer than eight electrons in the outer energy level will attempt to lose, gain, or share electrons with other atoms to achieve stability. |
| Decomposition reactions | Result in the breakdown of a complex substance into two or more simpler substances. |
| Salt | Any compound that results from the chemical interaction of an acid and a base |