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Phsyio
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Homeostasis | the process by which an organism maintains a stable internal environment, such as body temperature and blood sugar, despite changes in its external environment |
| bone marrow | a soft, spongy tissue located inside the hollow cavities of most bones. It plays a crucial role in the production of blood cells. |
| ossification | process in how bone tissue is formed |
| transcription | synthesis of mRNA |
| glycolysis | the metabolic pathway that breaks down glucose into pyruvate to generate energy in the form of ATP |
| osmosis | the net movement of water molecules from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration |
| mesenchyme | a loosely organized, mainly mesodermal embryonic tissue which develops into connective and skeletal tissues, including blood and lymph |
| hyperpolarization | the initial increase of the membrane potential to the value of the threshold potential |
| depolarization | a process where the negative charge inside a cell's membrane becomes less negative, moving closer to a positive charge |
| salatory conduction | The action potential seems to “leap” from node to node along a myelinated fiber |
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