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22 Cards in this Set
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ANATOMY
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STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE OF LIVING ORGANISMS.
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PHYSIOLOGY
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STUDY OF THE FUNCTION OF LIVING ORGANISMS.
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CYTOLOGY
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THE STUDY OF CELLS.
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ATOM
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SMALLEST PARTICLE OF AN ELEMENTAL SUBSTANCE. COMPOSED OF PROTONS, NEUTRONS, AND ELECTRONS.
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MOLECULE
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TWO OR MORE ATOMS JOINED BY CHEMICAL BONDS.
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ORGANELLE
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CELLULAR STRUCTURES THAT PERFORM SPECIFIC METABOLIC FUNCTIONS AS A WHOLE.
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CELL
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STRUCTURAL UNIT OF ALL LIVING THINGS.
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TISSUE
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SIMILAR CELLS AND THEIR INTER CELLULAR SUBSTANCE TO PERFORM A SPECIFIC FUNCTION. EPITHELIAL, CONNECTIVE, MUSCLE, AND NERVOUS TISSUE.
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ORGAN
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PART OF THE BODY FORMED BY TWO OR MORE TISSUES ADAPTED TO CARRY OUT ABOUT A SPECIFIC FUNCTION, IE THE STOMACH.
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ORGAN SYSTEM
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GROUP OF ORGANS THAT WORK TOGETHER TO PERFORM A VITAL BODY FUNCTION, IE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
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POSITIVE FEEDBACK
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FEEDBACK TO CAUSE THE LEVEL OF THE VARIABLE TO CHANGE IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE INITIAL CHANGE.
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NEGATIVE FEEDBACK
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COMMON HOMEOSTATIC CONTROL MECHANISM. THE SYSTEM SHUTS OFF THE ORIGINAL STIMULUS OR REDUCE IT'S INTENSITY.
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HOMEOSTASIS
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STATE OF BODY EQUILIBRIUM OR STABLE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE BODY.
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METABOLISM
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SUM TOTAL OF THE CHEMICAL REACTIONS OCCURRING IN THE BODY CELLS.
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ANABOLISM
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BUILDING PHASE OF METABOLISM WHERE SIMPLE SUBSTANCES COMBINE TO FORM COMPLEX SUBSTANCES.
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CATABOLISM
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LIVING CELLS BREAK DOWN SUBSTANCES INTO SIMPLER SUBSTANCES.
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COVALENT BOND
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CHEMICAL BOND CREATED BY ELECTRON SHARING BETWEEN ATOMS.
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IONIC BOND
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CHEMICAL BOND FORMED BY ELECTRON TRANSFER BETWEEN ATOMS.
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HYDROGEN BOND
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WEAK BOND IN WHICH A HYDROGEN ATOM FORMS A BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO ELECTRON HUNGRY ATOMS, AN INTRAMOLECULAR BOND.
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PEPTIDE BOND
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BOND JOINING THE AMINE GROUP OF ONE AMINO ACID TO THE ACID CARBOXYL GROUP OF A SECOND AMINO ACID WITH THE LOSS OF A WATER MOLECULE.
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PH UNIT
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THE MEASURE OF ACIDITY OR ALKALINITY OF A SOLUTION.
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HYDROGEN ION
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A HYDROGEN ATOM MINUS IT'S ELECTRON AND THEREFORE CARRYING A POSITIVE CHARGE
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