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Hennessy Vergara
Physiology/Weeks-16
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Integrator | known as the control center of the feedback loop |
| Effectors | organs such as molecules or glands that directly influence controlled physiological variables |
| Functional group | used to describe certain arrangements of atoms attached to the carbon core of many organic molecules |
| Free radical | functional group that is temporarily unattached and is highly reactive because of unpaired electrons |
| Osmotic pressure | the pressure in a solution that prevents movement of water by osmosis from pure water to move into it |
| Exocytosis | the process by which large molecules, notably proteins, can leave the cell even though they are too large to move out through the plasma membrane |
| Keloid | atypical and unusually thick scar that may develop in the lower layer of the skin |
| Mucous membranes (mucosa) | epithelial membranes that line the body surfaces opening directly to the exterior |
| Periosteum | dense, white fibrous membrane that covers bone except at joint surfaces, where articular cartilage forms the covering |
| Symphysis | a joint in which a pad or disk of fibrocartilage connects two bones |
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