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Homeostasis
maimaintenancelatively constant internal conditions despite changes in either
Term | Definition |
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Homeostasis | The maintenance of relatively constant internal conditions despite changes in either the internal or the external environment that characterizes homeostasis. |
Metabolism | Is the process by which your body converts what you eat and drink into energy. |
Mayor group of organic substances in the body | 1. Carbohydrates 2. Lipids 3. Proteins 4. Nucleic acids and related molecules |
PASSIVE TRANSPORT PROCESSES Diffusion | Molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration |
Tissue | Tissue is a group of similar cells that perform a common function |
Type of tissues in the body | Connective Tissue, epitelial tissue, muscle tissue and nervous tissue. |
Cell layers | Stratum basale, Stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, Stratum lucidum, Stratum corneum. |
FUNCTIONS OF BONE | Bones are rigid, mineralized structures that help perform five major roles in the body. |
Hyoid Bone | Hyoid bone is a single bone in the neck—a part of the axial skeleton. |
Muscle Tone | Tonic contraction is a continual, partial contraction in a muscle organ. At any |