Vocab 1

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Microfilaments
Special protiens that make up the cytoskeleton
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Microtubules
Major components in the cytoskeleton
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Myosin
Specialized muscle protien that is responsible for contraction
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Cytoskeleton
Framework of the cell
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Glycocolyx
Coating on the surface of the epithelial cells
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Pathology
Study of disease
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Supraglenoid fossa
Above the shallow depression of the glenoid
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Myocardium
Heart muscle
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Microvascular
Small blood networking tubing
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Lipolysis
The breakdown of lipids or the conversion of lipids for fuel
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Hepatitis
Inflammation of the liver
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Celluitis
Inflamation of the interstitial space
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Hemocytology
The study of blood and its components
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Epigastric
Above the stomach
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Erythrocyte
RBC
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Epithelial
Classification of tissue that lines or covers
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Interstitial
Between the cells
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Intracellular
Inside the cell
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Extracellular
Outside the cell
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Microvilli
Used to increase surface areas on cells which increase absorption
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Cytosol
Cytoplasm, fluid portion inside the cell
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Endoplasmic reticulum
Cellular organelle responsible for protien synthesis fat + carbohydrate modification
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Autolysis
Process of self cutting on protiens that makes them active
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Denaturation
To unravel, break apart, or unfold protiens
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Perinuclear
Located around the nucleas
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Transcription
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 protiens
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Cytokinesis
Process of cell movement
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Endocytosis
Process of moving particulate matter into the cell
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Exocytosis
Process of moving particulate matter out of the cell
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Hemolysis
RBC destruction
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Endothelium
Inside layer or the lining of a structure
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Exogenous
Manufactured from inside the body
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Kinase
Enzyme that transfers a phosphate
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Transmembrane
Across the membrane
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Antiangeogenesis factor
Chemical that inhibits the growth of new blood vessels
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Osteoxyte
Bone cell
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Subserous fascia
Connective tissue located under the serous lining
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Colloid
Not solid or liquid, gel-like
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Hydrostatic
Blood pressure
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Hypertonic
Hyperoosmotic, less particulate matter + less water
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Hypotonic
Hypoosmotic, less particulate matter + 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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Deoxyribonucleicacid (DNA)
The blueprint or textbook of life that translates into the making of all structures
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Glycoprotiens
A signaling molecule that is made from protien and carbohydrates
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Microphages
Immune cells called neutrophils that eat or engulf small amounts
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Decomposition
To break down to 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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Anabolism
Chemical reactions that build things up into larger parts
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Hydrophilic
Insoluble in water
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Amphiphatic
A chemical or module that has a hydrophilic head and a hydrophobic tail used to transport fat
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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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Pseudostratified
A special category of epithelial tissue characterized by false layering
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Isoosmotic
Isotonic, solution that represents 286 mOsm or physiological norm
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Osmolality
Quantity of particulate matter dissolved in some standard volume of solution
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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 particulate matter and more water. Less than 286 mOsm
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Hypothalamus
A specialized structure of the endocrine system that produces hormones for homeostatic regulation
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Reproduction
To produce again
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Autoregulation
Self regulation
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Avascular
Without blood flow
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Pericardial
Located around the heart
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Endocrine
A system of specialized structures that produce hormones for homeostatic regulation
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Merocrine
A strategy of secreting hormones via exocytosis
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Holocrine
A strategy of secreting hormones in which the entire cell is destroyed to release hormones
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Apocrine
A strategy of secreting hormones in which the apical (top) portion of the cell is destroyed to release hormones
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Autocrine
The cell that releases the hormone is affected by it
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Paracrine
Secretion of hormones that affects the neighboring or surrounding cells
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Tachycardia
Elevated resting heart rate > 100bpm
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Bradycardia
Low resting heart rate < 60 bpm
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Cardiopulmonary
The heart and lungs
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Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) or Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Biological fuel
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Cutaneous
Surface
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Subcutaneous
Below surface
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Cytogenetics
Inheritable characteristics of the cell
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Oligodendrocyte
A specialized name cell that produces myelin
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Hepatocyte
Liver cell
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Leukocyte
White blood cells or immune cells
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Macrophage
Immune cells that eat or engulf large quantities
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