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Reproduction

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To produce again

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Autoregulation

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Self regulation

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Hypothalamus

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A 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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System 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 (top) 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 hormones is affected by it

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Paracrine

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Secretion of hormones that affects the neighboring or surrounding cells

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Tachycardia

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Elevated resting heart rate >100 bpm

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Bradycardia

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Low resting heart rate < 60 bpm

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Cardiopulmonary

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The heart and lungs

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Adenosine diphosphate (ADP)/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

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Oligodendrocyte

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A specialized nerve cell that produces myelin

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Hepatocyte

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Liver cell

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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

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To break down to the elemental particles

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Metabolism
The sum of the chemical reactions
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Catabolism
Chemical reactions that break things apart into smaller parts
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Anabolsim
Chemical reactions that build things up into larger parts
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Hydrophilic
Water soluble
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Hydrophobic
Insolvable in water
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Amphiphatic
A chemical or molecule that has a hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail 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
Hyperosmotic, more particulate and less water
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Hypotonic
Hypoosmotic, less particulate and more water
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Glucose
Useable 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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DNA
The blueprint or textbook of life that translates into the making of all instructions
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Glycoproteins
A signaling molecule that is made from protein and carbohydrate
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Extracellular
Located outside the cell
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Intracellular
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
RBC
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Epigastric
Located above the stomach
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Cellulitis
Inflammation of the interstitial space
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Hepatitis
Inflammation of the liver
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Hemocytology
The study of blood and it's components
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Lipolysis
The breakdown of lipids or the conversion of lipids for fuel
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Microvascular
Small blood networking tubing
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Myocardium
Heart muscle
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Pathology
The study of disease
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Supraglenoid fossa
Located above the shallow depression of the glenoid
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Glycocalyx
A coating on the surface if epithelial cells
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Cytoskeleton
The framework of the cells
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Microfilaments
Special proteins that make up the cytoskeleton
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Microtubles
Specialized proteins that make up the cytoskeleton
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Myosin
Specialized muscle protein responsible for contraction
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Microvilli
Used to increase surface areas in cells which increase absorption
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Cytosol
Cytoplasm, fluid portion inside cells
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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 make them active
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Denaturation
To unravel, break apart, or unfolding proteins
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Perinuclear
Located around the nucleus
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Transcription
The process of DNA/RNA
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Monosaccharide
A single sugar molecule
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Monoacylglyceride
A single fat molecule
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Polypeptides
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 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 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 inherits the growth of new blood vessels
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Osteocyte
Bone cell
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Subserous fascia
Connective tissues located under the serous lining
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Dysplasia
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 represents 286 mOsm or physiological norm
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Hyperosmotic
Hypertonic, a solution with more particulate matter and less water (above 286 mOsm)
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Hypoosmotic
Hypotonic, a solution with less particles and more water (less than 286 mOsm)
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Symmorphosis
Matching of linked system
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Pinocytosis
Diffusion of water into the cell
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Osmosis
Diffusion of water in and out of the cell to make it isotonic

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