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Carie Howard Stack 1
Homework assignment Week 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hypochondriac means: | under cartilage, referring to the rib cartilage |
| Epigastric means: | upon (around) the stomach |
| What is a free radical | It is a functional group that is temporarily unattached and is highly reactive because of unpaired electrons. |
| Hydrophobic means: | Water fearing |
| Hydrophilic means: | Water loving |
| What happens to a cell in hypertonic solution. | It loses water by osmosis and shrivels. If it shrivels too much, it may become permanently damaged and die. |
| What is the basement membrane | A thin, gluelike connection between a sheet of epithelial cells and the underlying fibrous connective tissue. |
| What is the basal lamina | A thin, flat network of fibers secreted by the basal membrane of epithelial cells that remain connected to the cells. |
| What are the 3 types of epithelial tissue membranes in the body. | 1. cutaneous membrane, 2. serous membranes and 3. mucous membranes. |
| What is Dense fibrous tissue | It consists mainly of fibers packed densely in the matrix. |