E-G Flashcards

(35 cards)

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ECCRINE SWEAT GLANDS

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accessory structures, originating throughout dermis of the human body
secretes sweat used primarily for thermoregulation (doesnt smell)

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ELECTRON

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negatively charged atomic particle

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ELEMENT

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pure substances that cannot be broken into simpler substances

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ENDOCRINE GLAND

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duct-less gland that secretes hormones.

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ENDOTHERMIC

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involving absorption of heat

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ENZYMATIC DIGESTION

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breakdown of food by enzymes for absorption

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ENZYME

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substance produced by living things that act as a catalyst.
speeds up a chem rxn by lowering activation energy;
in cells, most enzymes are proteins

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EPIDERMID

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outer layer of the skin

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EPINEPHRINE

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polar, water-solulable homone released by adrenals in response to stress. aka ADRENALINE

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EPIPHYSEAL PLATE

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hyaline cartilage in long bones where bone elongation happens. aka GROWTH PLATE

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ESTROGEN

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female sex hormone released by ovaries

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EXCRETION

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elimination of metabolic waste from body

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EXOCRINE GLAND

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gland that produces secretions having extracellular effect, such as chemical digestion. These secretions leave the gland by way of duct

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EXOTHERMIC

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involving release of heat

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FALLOPIAN TUBES

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tubes that carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus

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FATTY ACID

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molecule composed of a long hydrocarbon chain with a carboxylic acid group on one end

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FILTRATE

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materials, including water, that leave the blood through the walls of glomerular capillaries to enter the Bowman’s Capsule

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FLAT BONES

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thin bones that have a plate-like shape

ex) cranium

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FOLLICLE

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saclike structure that contains and allows for maturation of the female ovum (egg) within the ovary

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FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE

aka FSH

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secreted by the anterior pituitary that stimulates development of eggs in ovaries and sperm in testes

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GALL BLADDER

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organ that stores bile

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GAMETE

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sex cells.

sperm in males, ova (eggs) in females

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GENE

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sequence of DNA that is the basic unit of heredity

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GENETIC CODE

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set of 64 codons that specify 20 amino acids

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GENOME
complete set of genetic information in a cell
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GENOTYPE
genetic makeup of an individual
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GIGANTISM
excessive growth from overproduction of growth hormone
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GLAND
an organ that secretes substance
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GLOMERULUS
network of capillaries from which blood pressures pushes water, salt, glucose, amino acids, and urea from the blood
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GLUCAGON
hormone secreted by the pancreas stimulates its target cells in the liver t convert hepatic glycogen stores into glucose and release that glucose into blood
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GLYCEROL
sugar compound that serves as the backbone for triglycerides and phospholipids
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GONAD
reproductive organ that produces gametes; in males the testes, in females the ovaries
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GRADUATED CYLINDER
narrow cylinder used to measure liquid volume
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GROWTH HORMONE
secretion of the ANTERIOR PITUITARY that stimulates tissue growth. aka somatotropin
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GROUP
column of elements in periodic table