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physiology
week 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| INTRINISIC CONTROL | MECHANISMS THAT OPERATE AT TISSUE AND ORGAN LEVELS, ALSO CALLED LOCAL CONTROL, AUTO REGULATION OFTEN MAKES USE OF CHEMICAL SIGNALS |
| OCTET RULE | ATOM WITH FEWER THAN 8 ELECTRONS IN THE OUTER ENERGY LEVEL WILL TRY TO LOSE, SHARE OR GAIN ELECTRONS WITH OTHER ATOMS TO ACHIEVE STABILITY |
| NUCLEUS | ONE OF THE LARGEST CELL STRUCTURES USUALLY OCCUPIES THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE CELL |
| HYPERPLASIA | AT TIMES CELL RESPOND TO CHANGE IN THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT BY INCREASING THEIR RATE OF REPRODUCTION |
| TRANSITIONAL EPITHELIUM | STRATIFIED TISSUE TYPICALLY FOUND IN BODY AREAS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO STRESS AND TENSION CHANGES |
| METABOLISM | INVOLVES THE BREAKDOWN OF NUTRIENT MATERIALS TO PRODUCE ENERGY AND TRANSFORM OF ONE NUTRIENT TO ANOTHER |
| ORGAN | STRUCTURE MADE UP OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT KINDS OF TISSUES ARRANGED SO TOGETHER THEY CAN PERFORM A SPECIAL FUNCTION |
| CELLS | SMALLEST AND MOST NUMEROUS STRUCTURAL UNITS THAT POSSESS AND EXHIBIT BASE CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING MATTER |
| MEDULLARY | INNER REGION OR CORE OF AN ORGAN |
| LUMEN | HOLLOW AREA OF AN ORGAN |