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Physiology midterm
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| afferent | moves impulses to CNS |
| efferent | moves impulses to PNS |
| denatured protein | protein that has lost its shape and therefore functionM |
| phosphates in DNA | cytosine & guanine, adenine & thymine |
| phosphates in RNA | cytosine & guanine, uracil & adenine |
| endocytosis | process that allows extracellular material to enter the cell without actually passing through the plasma membrane |
| exocytosis | process that allows large molecules to leave the cell without actually passing through the plasma membrane |
| interstitial fluid | fluid located in microscopic spaces between cells |
| stem cell | cells that have the ability to maintain a constant population of newly differentiating cells |
| chondrification center | area of specialized mesenchymal cells; site of future cartilage formation |