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Noah stack
Study stack weeks 1-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Viruses | Intracellular parasites that consist of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat and sometimes by a lipoprotein envelope |
| Pathogenesis | The course of disease development. |
| Prostaglandin | Acts as a “tissue hormone” |
| Free radicals | Functional group that is temporarily unattached and is highly reactive because of unpaired electrons. |
| Filtration | When water and solute move through a membrane when a hydrostatic pressure gradient exists across the membrane |
| Carrier-mediated transport | When a membrane carrier structure attracts a solute to a binding site, changes shape, and releases the solute on the other side of the cell membrane |
| Prophase | Centrioles move to the opposite poles of the cell |
| Aquaporins | Small water channels in the cell membrane |
| Basement membrane | Composed of molecules made by connective and epithelial tissue |
| Hypodermis | Connects the dermis to underlying tissues |