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Anabolism |
Metabolic building of simple compounds into more complex substances needed by the body |
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Anion |
Negatively charged particle (ion) |
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Catabolism |
Metabolic breakdown of substances into simpler substances; includes the digestion of food and the oxidation of nutrient molecules for energy |
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Carcinogen |
Cancer causing substance |
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Cartilage |
Type of hard connective tissue found at the end of the bones, tip of the node, larynx, trachea and embryonic skeleton |
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Cation |
Positively charged particle (ion) |
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Collagen |
Flexable white protein that gives strength and resilience to connective tissue such as bone and cartilage |
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Diffusion |
Movement of soulutes 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 separated into ions in solutions; substance that conducts an electrical current in solution |
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Enzyme |
A protein that accelerates a specific chemical reaction. |
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Epithelium |
One of the 4 main types of tissues, forms glands, covers surfaces and lines cavities |
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Fascia |
Band or sheet of fiborous connective tissue |
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Homeostasis |
State of balance within the body; maintenance of body conditions within set limits |
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Isotonic |
Describing a solution that has the same concentrate as fluid within a cell |
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Matrix |
The acelluler background material in a tissue; the intercellular material |
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Matabolism |
All the physical and chemical processed 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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Mitosis |
Type of cell division that produces 2 daughter cells exactly like the parent cell |
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Osteocyte |
Mature bone cell maintains bone but does not produce new bone tissue |
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Phagocytosis |
Engulfing of large particles through the plasma membrane |
