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Reianna Dominguez
Physiology week 1-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| homeostasis | “Standing or staying the same,” |
| Afferent | means that a signal is traveling toward a particular center or point of reference, |
| efferent | means that the signal is moving away from a center or other point of reference. |
| four major groups of organic substances | Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic acids and related molecules |
| proteins have four elements | carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen. |
| four levels of increasing complexity in protein organization | Primary (first level), Secondary (second level), Tertiary (third level), Quaternary (fourth level) |
| Osmosis | the movement of water through a semipermeable membrane. |
| endocytosis | plasma membrane “traps” some extracellular material and brings it into the cell. |
| active site | is the portion of the enzyme molecule that chemically “fits” the substrate molecule or molecules. |
| allosteric effector | A molecule or other agent that alters enzyme function by changing its shape |
| four principal tissues | Epithelial tissue, Connective tissue, Muscle tissue, Nervous Tissue |
| three types of epithelial tissue membranes | cutaneous membrane, serous membranes, and mucous membranes |
| Types of bones | long bones (humerus); short bones (carpal bone); irregular bones (vertebra); flat bones (sternum); and sesamoid bones (patella and sesamoid of thumb). |
| chondrocytes | cartilage cells |
| Types of Cartilage | hyaline cartilage, elastic cartilage, and fibrocartilage |
| MOVEMENT AT SYNOVIAL JOINTS | Angular, Circular, Gliding, Special |
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