Question | Answer |
Reproduction | produce again |
Autoregulation | cells self regulate |
Hypothalamus | specialized stuctures of enocrine system that produce hormones for regulation |
Pericardial | located around the heart |
Avascular | w/out blood flow |
Endocrine | system of specialized structures that produce hormones for regulation |
Tachycardia | elevated resting heart rate (more than 100 beats per minute) |
Bradycardia | depressed resting heart rate (less than 40 beats per minute) |
Cardiopulminary | heart and lungs linked through symmorphosis |
Adenosine bisphosphate (ADP) or triphosphate (ATP) | biological fuel |
Cutaneous | surface of the skin |
Subcutaneous | below the surface of the skin |
Cytogenetics | inheritable characteristics of cells |
Oligodendrocyte | specialized nerve cell that produces myelin |
Hepatocyte | liver cell |
Leukocyte | white blood cell |
Macrophage | immune cell that eats large quantaties (can eat 100 bacteria) |
Microphage | immune cell that eats small quantaties (neutrophil) |
Decomposition | breakdown to elemental particles (decay) |
Metabolism | sum of chemical reactions |
Catabolism | biochemical reactions that break things apart (to dissassemble) |
Anabolism | biochemical reactions that build things up |
Hydrophilic | water loving (soluble in water-carbs and proteins) |
Hydrophobic | water fearing (not water soluble-fats) |
Amphiphatic | molecule w/hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail |
Colloid | mixture that is not solid and not liquid |
Hydrostatic | pressure of fluids when in equal librium |
Glucose | simple sugar |
Glycogen | stored sugar |
Glycolosis | converting glucose into ATP |
Hyperkalemia | elevated potassium in blood |
Hypokalemia | depressed potassium in blood |
Deoxyribonucleicacid (DNA) | template of life |
Glycoproteins | signaling molecule of glucose and protein-receptor on outside of cell |
Extracellular | outside cells |
Intracellular | inside cells |
Interstitual | inbetween cells |
Epithelial | classification of tissues that line or cover |
Erythrocyte | red blood cells |
Epigastric | located above the stomach |
Hemocytology | study of blood cells |
Cellulitis | inflammation of the cells |
Hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
Lipolysis | breaking apart of lipids for ATP |
Microvascular | small blood network ex. capillaries |
Myocardia | muscle portion of the heart |
Pathology | study of disease |
Supraglenoid Fossa | located above shallow portion of glenoid |
Glycocalyx | signaling molecule |
Cytoskeleton | framework of the cell |
Microfilaments | proteins that make up the cytoskeleton |
Microtubules | proteins that make up the cytoskeleton |
Myosin | special muscle protein |
Microvilli-structures that increase surface area to increase absorption | |
Cytosol | fluid portion of cell |
Endoplasmic Reticulum | site for protein synthesis, fat, and CHO modefication |
Autolysis | self breakdown or destruction of cell by own action |
Denaturation | breaking apart of proteins |
Perinuclear | around the nucleus |
Transcription | DNA-->RNA |
Monosaccharide | single sugar |
polypeptides | large proteins |
Cytokinesis | movement of cells |
Endocytosis | pushing particles out of the cell |
Exocytosis | bringing particles in the cell |