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Lazaro Cervantes
Anatomy Flascards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Homeostasis | The mechanisms involved in the maintanace of a stable, internal environment.The body's ability to physiologically regulate its inner environment to ensure stability. |
| Negative feedback | A mechanism of homeostasis that acts in oppositions to the stimulus. |
| Positive feedback | A physiolocal mechanism that acts to enhance the original stimulus. |
| Layers of the epidermis | -stratum basale -stratum spinosum -stratum lucidum -stratum corneum |
| Functions of the hypodermis(subcutaneous) layer. | -insulates -protects -stores energy |
| Atom | The smallest unnit of matter that cannot bebroken down by chemical means(contains a nucleus with protons and neutrons and an electron cloud) |
| Subatomic particles | -protons -neutrons -electrons |
| Element | A pure substance made of only one kind of atom and represented by a symbol. |
| Compound | Substances made up of two or more atoms of different elements. |
| Chemical bonds | Force that joins atoms. |