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chapters 1,3,5,6 term/ definition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anatomy | stucture |
| cell | basic unit of life |
| organelle | specialized cellular compartments |
| physiology | function |
| tissue | two or more cells performing one function |
| organ | two are more tissues performing one function |
| concentration | differing concentration between two points; unequal distribution of ions |
| facilitated | passive movement through concentration using transport molecules |
| hydrophobic | water hating |
| hypotonic | cell sweat retains H2O |
| phagocytosis | engulf and eat |
| pinocytosis | a little "sip" |
| exocytosis | transportation out of the cell |
| hydrophilic | water loving |
| osmosis | net flow of H2O |
| chodrocytes | mature cartilage |
| collagen | tough flexible fiber |
| formed elements | rbc wbc and platelets |
| hyaline cartilage | clear glossy collagen fibers |
| fibrocartilage | course fiber bundles |
| lacunae | gap and depression |
| cardiac muscle | heart only pacemaker |
| smooth muscles | surround outside organ |
| skeletal muscle | attached to the bone ; movement |
| neuroma | cell body of neuron |
| axon | send signals |
| neuroglia | protect/support |
| osteon | canal and layers; numerous |
| Haversian canal | longitudinal bone gap |
| canaliculi | passages that connect lacune |
| periosteum | tough, fibrous tissue around the bone |
| osteocytes | mature bone cell |
| osteoclasts | cell dissolve bone |
| osteoblast | immature bone cell |
| Cilia | little hairs |
| Hypertonic solution | cause cell to lose H2O (iso=do nothing) |
| Facilitation diffusion | passive transport |
| Simple diffusion | passive transport |
| Filtration | passive transport |
| osmosis | passive transport |
| Simple epithelium | one-one layer |
| Nerve cell | neuron |
| Adipocytes | fat cells (energy reservoir) |
| Hyaline | cartilage |
| Elastic | cartilage |
| Fibrocartilage | cartilage |