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Roberto Dominguez
Anatomy Weeks 1-5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anatomy | The study of the structure of an organism and relationship of its parts. |
| Eleven systems compose human body | integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic/ immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive. |
| Homeostasis | constant states maintained by the body |
| Anatomy | The study of the structure of an organism and relationship of its parts. |
| Catabolism | chemical reactions that break down larger food molecules into smaller chemical units and, in so doing, often release energy. |
| Anabolism | the term used to describe chemical reactions that join simple molecules together to form more complex biomolecules—notably, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. |
| Lipids | are water-insoluble organic bio-molecules. Lipids ordinarily do not dissolve in water because lipid molecules are generally nonpolar. |
| Peptide Bond | is one that binds the carboxyl group of one amino acid to the amino group of another amino acid. |
| Centrosome | The centrosome is a region of the cytoplasm near the nucleus that coor-dinates the building and breaking apart of microtubules in the cell. |
| Cytoplasm | gel-like internal substance of cells that includes many organ-elles suspended in watery intracellular fluid called cytosol |