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Samantha Oversole
Physiology 7-13
Term | Definition |
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Synapse | place where signals are transmitted from one neuron to another neuron |
Ventricles | Four large fluid filled spaces in the brain |
Myotome | skeletal muscle or group of muscles that receives motor axons from spinal nerves |
Pharmacology | Study of drug actions |
Adaptation | the process by which receptor potentials decrease over time as a response to a continuous stimulus |
Anosmia | Complete lack of smell |
Sex Hormones | Hormones that target reproductive tissues. |
Prolactinoma | Most common tumor of pituitary gland, benign in nature |
Hemoglobin | Red protien pigment in RBC |
Myocardial Infarction (MI) | Death of iscemic heart muscle (heart attack) |
Pulmonary Circulation | Flow of blood through the pulmonary system |
Baroreceptors | Receptors sensitive to changes in pressure |
Lymph Node | "Biological Filter" of body. |
Antigen | Molecular markers vsible to the immue system |
Immunoglobulin (Ig). | Family of protiens that includes antibodies |
Inspiration | Contraction of the diaphragm/diaphragm and the external intercostal muscles |
Chloride Shift | Countertransport of negative ions |
Deglutition | Process of swallowing |