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Week 7 study stack 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Homeostasis | stability, balance, or equilibrium within a cell or the body. |
| Effectors | organs that directly influence controlled physiological variables. |
| Positive Feedback | Event that leads to an immune response to an onfection or the formation of a blood clot are |
| Set point | A normal reading |
| Free Radical | A function group that is temporarily unattached and is highlu reactive becuase of unpaired electrons |
| DNA | A double-helix stand of nucleotides |
| An individual's entire set of DNA is referred to as | Genome |
| Aquaporins | Small water channels in the cell membrane |
| Diffusion | a concentration gradient |
| Phases of mitosis | prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase |
| Tissue | A group of similiar cells that perform a common function |
| What is refered as true skin? | Dermis |
| Osteoporosis | age-related skeletal disease that is characterized by loss of bone mineral density and increased bone fragility |
| Osteoclasts | The cell responsible for actuve erosion of bone minerals |
| Three phases of twitch contraction | Latent period, contraction phase, and relaxation phase |
| Aerobic Respiration | Produces the maximum amount of energy available from each glucose molecule |
| Glucose can be in the muscle as | Glycogen |