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Nwamaka Aluyi
Physiology
| ORGANIC | The term organic is used to describe the enormous number of compound that contain carbon. |
| PLASMA MEMBRANE | Is a protective barrier that seperates the internal content of the cell from its external enviroment. |
| FLUID MOSAIC | Is a model showing the molecular arrangement of the cell membrane |
| CYTOPLASM | The crowding around the cytoplasm helps the molecules interact with one another and thus improves the efficiency of cellular metabolism |
| SKIN | Contains immune cells as LANGERHANS cells which help identify and combat invading microorganisms. |
| SENSORY RECEPTORS (in the skin) | Mechanoreceptor(for pressure and touch), Thermoreceptors(for temperature) Nociceptors(for pain) |
| LAYERS OF THE EPIDERMISE | (L) Stratum Lucidium G Stratum Granulosun S Stratum Spinosa B Stratum Basale |
| FEEDBACK LOOP | Senso Mechanisim, Integrating center, effector are all components of a feedback control loop. |
| CARTILAGE | is a tissue in the skeletal system that can act as a shock absorbing pad between articulating bone in the spine |
| BONE | acts as levers that muscles pull on to create motion. |