The body’s ability to maintain a stable internal environment so all systems can work properly.

Negative Feedback Loop

A control process that reverses a change to bring the body back into balance (ex: sweating to cool the body).

The thin outer layer of a cell that controls what enters and leaves to keep internal conditions stable.

The movement of water through a membrane from low solute concentration to high solute concentration.

ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)

The main energy molecule that cells use for muscle movement, transport, and chemical reactions.

Tissue that covers body surfaces and lines internal organs and cavities to protect and absorb.

A bone cell that builds new bone tissue and helps in bone growth and repair.

Protein filaments inside muscle fibers that slide past each other to cause muscle contraction.

Neuromuscular Junction

The place where a motor neuron and a muscle fiber meet so a signal can cause contraction.

A nerve cell that sends and receives electrical and chemical signals through the nervous system.

The tiny gap between two neurons where neurotransmitters carry a signal to the next cell.

A brief electrical signal that travels along a neuron when it is activated to send information.

Help

Options

focusNode

Didn't know it?
click below

Knew it?
click below

Don't Know

Remaining cards (0)

Know

retry

shuffle

restart

0:00

Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

Normal Size Small Size show me how

EstherT. Set 1

Human Physiology: Weeks 1–6

Term	Definition
Homeostasis	The body’s ability to maintain a stable internal environment so all systems can work properly.
Negative Feedback Loop	A control process that reverses a change to bring the body back into balance (ex: sweating to cool the body).
Cell Membrane	The thin outer layer of a cell that controls what enters and leaves to keep internal conditions stable.
Osmosis	The movement of water through a membrane from low solute concentration to high solute concentration.
ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)	The main energy molecule that cells use for muscle movement, transport, and chemical reactions.
Epithelial Tissue	Tissue that covers body surfaces and lines internal organs and cavities to protect and absorb.
Osteoblast	A bone cell that builds new bone tissue and helps in bone growth and repair.
Actin and Myosin	Protein filaments inside muscle fibers that slide past each other to cause muscle contraction.
Neuromuscular Junction	The place where a motor neuron and a muscle fiber meet so a signal can cause contraction.
Neuron	A nerve cell that sends and receives electrical and chemical signals through the nervous system.
Synapse	The tiny gap between two neurons where neurotransmitters carry a signal to the next cell.
Action Potential	A brief electrical signal that travels along a neuron when it is activated to send information.

Created by: Esther190333

"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries: