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Nancy Garcia

Physiology Weeks 1-6

An example of a negative feedback loop shivering to try to raise body temperature and maintain homeostasis
Pathogenisis course of disease development
Tapeworms the most complex pathogenic organisms
Phospholipid and Steroid structural lipids found in cell membrane
NH3+ amino group in an amino acid
Glycoprotein compound made of carbohydrate and protein. protein being the dominant compound
Proteins Can be divided into structural and functional
Prostaglandins and steroids Both have a ring structure in their molecule
RNA contains ribose sugar, contains adenine, and is composed of smaller molecules called nucleotides
DNA double-helix strand of nucleotides
Diffusion Can occur in living and non-living cells and may occur both into and out of the cell
Transcription synthesis of mRNA
Active Transport materials can be moved from low concentration to a higher concentration
Hypertrophy extensive weight training in muscle cells
Examples of Passive Transport filtration, osmosis, dialysis
Neoplasm Synonymous with tumor
RNA single strand, contains uracil instead of thymine, base pairs are adenine and uracil, and guanine and cytosine
Obligatory sequence in DNA ATCG What is the opposing sequence? TAGC
Glucosamine and hyaluronic acid proteoglycans found in matrix of connective tissue
Keloid Scar forms in connective tissue
Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin K are vitamins absorbed through the skin
Astrocytes form the blood brain barrier
Ulna articulates proximally with the humerus
bone loss exceeds bone gain between ages 35-40
Zone of hypertrophy 3rd layer in epiphyseal plate
humerus articulates proximally with the scapula
Gliding joint example of a multiaxial joint
Example of circumduction head is dropped to the shoulder then to the chest, the to the other shoulder and then towards the back
Strength of muscle contraction is influenced by: amount of load, initial length of muscle fibers and recruitment of motor units
Smooth Muscle characterisitics No striations, No T-tubules, sarcoplasmic reticula are loosely organized
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