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StudyStack set 1
Week 1-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mitochondria | the powerhouses of cells that provide energy needed by the cell to carry on day-to-day function-ing, growth, and repair. |
| Golgi Apparatus | sacs that provides a packaging service to the cell by storing material for future internal use or for export from the cell. |
| Endoplasmic Reticulum | network of channels within the cell that act as highways for the movement of chemicals and as sites for chemical processing. |
| Integrator | integration center or control center of the feedback loop. |
| Effectors | organs, such as muscles or glands, that directly influence controlled physiological variables. |
| Ionic Bond | the strong electrostatic force that binds the positively and negatively charged ions together in a crystal. |
| Covalent Bond | A chemical bond formed by the sharing of one or more pairs of electrons between the outer energy levels of two atoms. |
| Enzymes | functional proteins that bring molecules together or split them apart in chemical reactions. |
| Microtubules | The thickest of the cell fibers that are tiny, hollow tubes. |
| Simple Diffusion | When molecules pass directly through the phospholipid membrane. |