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Karen Rodriguez
Human physiology week 1-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What is homeostasis? | The body‘s ability to maintain and stable internal environment, despite external changes |
| Negative feedback mechanisms | A mechanism that reverses a deviation from the set point to maintain hemostasis |
| Positive feedback mechanism is what? | A mechanism that amplifies a deviation from the set point |
| The human body is mostly made of what | Water |
| What are the types of organic molecules? | Carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids and proteins |
| Cell membrane help cells, maintain what? | Homeostasis stable, internal balance |
| Types of active transport | Exocytosis, endocytosis, pinocytosis, phagocytosis |
| What is the integumentary system? | Consist of skin it’s accessory structures, including the hair nails, sebaceous glands and sweat glands |
| What is the dermis? | Is beneath the epidermis and is composed of connective tissue |
| What is sebaceous glands ? | They are tiny ducks that open into each hair follicle |
| Sudoriferous glands are? | Sweat glands |
| Long bones | Humerus |
| Flat bone | Parietal bone of skull |
| Short bone | Carpals of wrist |
| Irregular bones | Vertebrae, hip, auditory ossicles |
| Skeletal muscles | Require stimulation from the nervous system in order to contract |
| Action potential(AP) | Intellectual impulse travels down the Exxon of the motor neuron to the end bulb |
| Gliding | Bones move side to side, no significant altercations and angle between bones |
| Tendon | It’s a fibrous connective tissue which attaches muscles to bone |
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