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Physio weeks 1-6
Physiology Week 1-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Homeostasis | This term means relatively constant state maintained by the body. In other words, standing or staying the same. |
| Plasma Membrane | This concept is made of a bilayer of phospholipid molecules arranged with their non-polar tails, pointing toward each other. Cholesterol molecules help stabilize the flexible bilayer structure to prevent breakage. |
| Deoxyribonucleic acid | This is a molecule that is a giant among molecules. Its size and the complexity of its shape exceed those of most molecules. The importance of its function - in a word, information surpasses that of any other molecule in the world. |
| Meiosis | This is a type of cell division that occurs only in primitive sex cells during the process of becoming nature sex cells. |
| Epithelial Tissue | This covers and protects the body surface, lines body cavities, specializes in moving substances into and out of the body or particular organs (secretion, excretion, and absorption) and forms many glands. |
| Mucous membrane | These are epithelial membranes that line body surfaces opening directly to the exterior. These membranes are sometimes called by their latin name, mucosa. |
| Connective Tissue | This is one of the most widespread and diverse tissues in the body and is found in or around nearly every organ of the body. This arises during embryonic development from stem cell tissue called mesenchyme. |
| Loose fibrous tissue | This is sometimes called areolar tissue. This is stretchable, and ordinary because it is one of the most widely distributed of all tissues. |
| Reticular tissue | A 3 dimensional web; like a net. This tissue is slender, branching reticulin fibers with cells overlying them compose of reticular meshwork. |
| Compact Bone Tissue | This type of bone tissue forms the hard shell of a bone. |