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Bio Stack 7 Houtchen
Cell Homeostasis
| Maintaining the internal balance of the physical and chemical conditions. | Homeostasis |
| Group of similar cells that perform a particular function | Tissue |
| Groups of tissues working together | Organ |
| Group of organs working together to perform a specific function | Organ System |
| Cells in an organism use ______________ signals to communicate | Chemical |
| Chemical signals pass through a ________________ junctions | Cellular |
| The chemical signal is received by a _______________ to which a signaling molecule can bind | Receptor |
| Water tight seal, blocks out everything, found in bladder This describes what type of junction? | Tight Junction |
| Holds cells together but space between cells, materials can pass through, found in stress tissues such as skin. Type of junction? | Desmosomes |
| Tunnel between cells, used by cells that send electrical signals, found in cardiac muscle and neurons. Type of junction? | Gap Junction |