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week7physio

weeks 1-6

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membrane potential difference in electrical charge across the plasma membranes
four major groups of organic substances 1) Carbs 2) lipids 3) proteins, 4) Nucleic acids and related molecules
monosaccharides simple sugars
Osmosis passive transport of water through a selectively permeable membrane in the presence of at least one impermeant solute
Simple diffusion movement of particles through the phosolipid bilayer from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
Endocytosis plasma membrane "traps" some extracellular material and brings it into the cell
allosteric effector a molecule or other agent that alters enzyme function by changing its shape
cytokinesis the plasma membrane of the parent cell "pinches in" and eventually separates the cytoplasm and two daughter nuclei into two genetically identical daughter cells
meiosis cell division that only occurs in primitive sex cells during the process of becoming mature sex cells
atrophy decrease in cell size
hypertrophy increase in cell size
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