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Lab #1 Definitions Flashcards

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Reproduction

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To produce again

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Autoregulation

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Self regulation

(Auto)=self

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Hypothalamus

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A specialized structure of the endocrine system that produces hormones for homeostatic regulation

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Pericardial

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Located around the heart

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Avascular

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Without blood flow

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Endocrine

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A system of specialized structures that produces hormones for homeostatic regulation

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Merocrine

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A strategy of secreting hormones via exocytosis

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Apocrine

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A strategy of secreting hormones in which the apical portion of the cell is destroyed to release the hormones

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Holocrine

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A strategy of secreting hormones in which the entire cell is destroyed to release the hormones

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Autocrine

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The cell that releases the hormone is affected by it

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Paracrine

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Secretion of hormones that effects the neighboring or surrounding cells

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Tachycardia

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Elevated resting heart rate >100

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Bradycardia

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Low resting heart rate <60

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Cardiopulmonary

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Heart and lungs

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Symmorphosis

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Matching of linked systems
Cardiac system + pulmonary system =
Cardiopulmonary

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Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) or Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

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Biological fuel

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Cutaneous

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Surface

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Subcutaneous

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Below the surface

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Cytogenetics

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The inheritable characteristics of the cell

Remember genetics are inheritable and cyto =cell

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Oligodendrocyte

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A specialized nerve cell that produces myelin
Oligo= lipid dendro= nerve cyte =cell
Myelin is the fatty covering over nerves

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Hepatocyte

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Liver cells

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Leukocyte

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White blood cells or immune cells

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Macrophage

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Immune cells that eat or engulf large quantities

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Microphages

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Immune cells called neutrophils that eat or engulf small amounts

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Decomposition
To break down the elemental particles
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Metabolism
The sum of the chemical reactions
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Catabolism
Chemical reactions that break things into smaller parts
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Anabolic
Chemical reactions that build things up into larger parts
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Hydrophilic
Water soluble
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Hydrophobic
Insoluble in water
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Amphiphatic
A chemical or molecule that has a hydrophilic head and a hydrophobic tail used to transport fat
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Colloid
Not solid Or liquid Gel like
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Hydrostatic
Blood pressure
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Hypertonic
Hyper osmotic | More particulate matter and less water
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Hypotonic
Hypo osmotic | Less particulate matter and more water
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Glucose
Usable sugar
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Glycogen
Stored sugar
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Glycolysis
Chemical process of converting sugar into ATP
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Hyperkalemia
Elevated blood potassium
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Hypokalemia
Low blood potassium
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
The blueprint or textbook of | Life that translates into the making of all structures
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Glycoproteins
A signaling molecule that is made from protein and carbohydrates
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Extra cellular
Located outside the cell
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Intercellular
Located inside the cell
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Interstitial
Located between the cells
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Epithelial
A classification of tissue that lines or covers
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Erythrocyte
Red blood cells
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Epigastric
Located above the stomach
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Hemocytology
Study of blood and its components
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Celluitis
Inflammation of the interstitial space
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Hepatitis
Inflammation of the liver
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Lipolysis
The break down of lipids or the conversion of lipids for fuel
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Micro vascular
Small blood networking tubing
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Myocardium
Heart muscle
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Pathology
The study of disease
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Supraglenoidfossa
Located above the shallow depression of the glenoid
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Glycocalyx
A coating on the surface of the epithelial cells
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Cytoskeleton
The frame work of the cells
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Microfilaments
Special proteins that make the cytoskeleton
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Microtubules
Special proteins that make the cytoskeleton
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Myosin
Specialized muscle protein responsible for contraction
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Microvilli
Used to increase the surface areas on the cells which increases absorption
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Cytosol
Cytoplasm, the fluid portion inside the cell
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Endoplasmic reticulum
A cellular organelle that is responsible for protein synthesis, fat and carbohydrate modification
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Autolysis
A process of self cutting on proteins that makes them active
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Denaturation
To unravel, break apart , or unfolding of proteins
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Peri nuclear
Located around the nucleus
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Transcription
The process of DNA➡️RNA
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Monosaccharide
A single single molecule
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Monoaclyglyceride Or Monoglyceride
A single fat molecule
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Polypeptide
Many or large proteins
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Cytokinesis
The process of cell movement
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Endocytosis
The process of moving particulate matter into the cell
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Exocytosis
The process of moving particulate matter out of the cell
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Hemolysis
RBC destruction
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Endothelium
The inside layer or lining of a structure
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Exogenous
Manufactured or taken in from outside the body
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Endogenous
Manufactured from inside the body
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Kinase
An enzyme that transfers a phosphate
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Transmembrane
Across the membrane
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Antiangeogenesis factor
A chemical that inhibits the growth of new blood cells
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Osteocytes
Bone cell
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Subserous fascia
Connective tissue located under the serous lining
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Dysphasia
Abnormal growth
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Pericarditis
Inflammation around the heart
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Peritonitis
Inflammation of the peritoneum of the stomach
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Pleuritis
Inflammation of the pleural lining of the lungs
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Epidermal
Outside covering (skin)
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Pseudostratisfied
A special category of epithelial tissue that is characterized by false layering
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Osmolality
The quantity of particulate matter dissolved in some standard volume of solution. Normal human osmolality is 286 mOsm
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Isoosmotic
Isotonic: a solution that represent 286 mOsm or physiological norm
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Hyper-osmotic
Hypertonic, a solution with more particulate matter and less water which is above 286 mOsm
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Hypoosmotic
Hypotonic, a solution with less particles and more water that is less than 286 mOsm

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