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anabolism |
Metabolic building of simple compunds into more complex substances needed by the body |
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anion |
Negatively charged particle (ion) |
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carcinogen |
Cancer causing substance |
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cartilage |
Type of hard connective tissue found at tge ends of bones; the tip of the nose, larynx, trachea, and the embryonic skeleton |
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catabolism |
Metabolic breakdown of substances into simpler substances I.e. the digestion of food and the oxidation of nutrient molecules for energy |
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cation |
Positively charged particle (ion) |
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collagen |
Flexible white protein that gives strength and resilence to connective tissue bone and cartilage |
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diffusion |
Movements of solutes from a region where they are in higher concentration to a region where they are in lower concentration |
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electrolyte |
Compound that seperates into ions in solution; Substance that conducts an electric current in solution |
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enzyme |
A protein that accelerates a specific chemical reaction |
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epithelium |
One of the four main types of tissues; Forms glands, covers surfaces and lines cavities |
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fascia |
Band or sheet of fibrous connective tissue |
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homeostasis |
State of balance within the body |
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isotonic |
Describing a solution that has the same concentration as the fluid within a cell |
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matrix |
The acellular background material in a tissue; The intracellular material |
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metabolism |
All the physical and chemical processes by which an organism is maintained |
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mitochondria |
Cellular organelles that manufacture ATP with the energy released from the oxidation of nutrients |
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phagocytosis |
Engulfing of large particles through the plasma membrane |
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osteocyte |
Mature bone cell; Maintains bone cell but does not produce new bone tissue |
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mitosis |
Type of cell division that produces two daughter cells exactly like the parent cell |
