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Study Stack 1
Week 1 - 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| homeostasis | concept of internal stability - standing still |
| biology | study of life |
| matter | anything that has mass and oc-cupies space |
| metabolism | describe all the chemical reactions that occur in body cells |
| anabolism | many chemical reactions that build larger and more complex chemical molecules from smaller subunits |
| Compound | atoms of two or more elements joined to form chemical combinations |
| glucose | the most important simple sugar |
| Cholesterol | steroid found in the plasma membrane sur-rounding every body cell |
| enzymes | are functional proteins that bring molecules together or split them apart in chemical reactions |
| Nerve cells | Detect changes in internal or external environment |
| Muscle cells | Contract (shorten) to allow movement of body parts |
| Red blood cells | Transport oxygen in the bloodstream (from lungs to other parts of the body |
| diffusion | phenomenon caused by the tendency of small particles to spread out evenly within any given space |
| Osmosis | Passive transport of water through a selectively permeable membrane in the presence of at least one impermeant solute |
| semipermeable membrane | allows water to pass through the membrane, but blocks the passage of at least one solute |
| phagocytosis | condition of the cell eating |
| Pinocytosis | condition of the cell drinking |
| organelles | little organs |