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Daniella Villalpando
Physiology weeks 1-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bacterium | single cell organism without membranous organelles |
| Osmosis | passive movement of water through a semipermeable membrane from an area of lesser solute concentration to an area of greater concentration due to an imbalance of impermeant solutes across the membrane |
| Hydrophilic | describing a particle or substance that is attracted to water |
| Plasma Membrane | membrane that separates the contents of a cell from the tissue fluid, encloses the cytoplasm, and forms the outer boundary of the cell. |
| Protozoan | single-celled organism with a nucleus and other membranous organelles that can infect humans |
| Prion | a term that is short for "protenaceous infection particles"which are proteins that convert proteins of the cell into different proteins and the altered form of the protein may then be inherited; may act as pathogen forming abnormal protein ..... |
| Mitochondrion | organelle in which ATP generation occurs;often termed "powerhouse of cell" |
| Isotope | atoms with the same atomic number but different atomic masses |
| Simple Diffusion | movements of molecules through a membrane by means of the natural tendency of the molecules to spread and the ability of the spreading molecules to move through or permeate |
| Solvent | liquid portion of a solution in which a solute is dissolved |
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