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19 Cards in this Set
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Identify adenosine triphosphate |
A compound that stores energy in muscles |
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Anabolism |
Chemical processes in the body that join simple compounds to form more complex compounds of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids |
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Atrophy |
A decrease in the size of a body part or organ caused by a decrease in the size of cells |
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Carbohydrates |
Sugars, starches, and cellulose composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
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Cell |
The basic structural unit of a living organism |
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Know what constitutes for 1/4 of the protein in the body |
Collagen. |
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Characteristics and components of elastic fibers |
Found in stretchy tissues, they,are made up of elastin which has the ability to return to its normal length and are yellow colored. |
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What substance contains only a single atom |
Element |
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What is the capacity to work |
Energy |
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What specialized tissues cover and protect the surface of the body and it's parts, line body cavities and form glands |
Epithelial tissues |
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What is the movement of substances out of a cell |
Diffusion or exocytosis |
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Gross anatomy |
The study of body structures and how it looks to the naked eye |
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High-energy bond |
Covalent bonds created in specific organic substrates in the presence of enzymes |
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Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of a cell which results in an increase in the size of a body part or organ |
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Know what the quality of not permitting entry of a substance is called |
Impermeable |
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Interphase |
The period during which a cell grows and carries on its internal activities but is not yet dividing |
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Lipids |
Organic compounds that gave carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms but in a different proportion than that of carbohydrates |
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What is the basic substance between the cells of a tissue? |
Matrix |
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What is composed of amorphous ground substance consisting of molecules that expand when water molecules and electrolytes bind to them |
Matrix |
