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39 Cards in this Set
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MAIN ELEMENTS OF THE CELL
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CELL MEMBRANE
CYTOPLASM ORGANELLES |
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CELL MEMBRANE
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THE OUTER COVERING OF A CELL; ALSO CALLED PLASMA MEMBRANE
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SEMIPERMEABLE
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ABLE TO ALLOW SOME, BUT NOT ALL, SUBSTANCES TO PASS THROUGH. CELL MEMBRANES ARE SEMIPERMEABLE
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CYTOPLASM
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THE THICK FLUID THAT FILLS THE CELL; ALSO CALLED PROTOPLASM
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ORGANELLES
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STRUCTURES THAT PERFORM SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE CELL
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NUCLEUS
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THE ORGANELLE WITHIN A CELL THAT CONTAINS DNA, OR GENETIC MATERIAL; IN THE CELLS OF HIGHER ORGANISMS, THE NUCLEUS IS SURROUNDED BY A MEMBRANE.
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ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)
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A HIGH-ENERGY COMPOUND PRESENT IN ALL CELLS, ESPECIALLY MUSCLE CELLS; WHEN SPLIT BY ENZYME ACTION IT YIELDS ENERGY
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STRUCTURAL HIERARCHY OF THE BODY
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CELLS-TISSUES-ORGANS-ORGAN SYSTEMS-ORGANISM
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TISSUE
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A GROUP OF CELLS THAT PERFORM A SIMILAR FUNCTION
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EPITHELIAL TISSUE
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THE PROTECTIVE TISSUE THAT LINES INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL BODY TISSUES; SKIN, MUCOUS MEMBRANES, THE LINING OF INTESTINAL TRACT
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MUSCLE TISSUE
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TISSUE THAT IS CAPABLE OF CONTRACTION WHEN STIMULATED.
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THREE TYPES OF BODY TISSUE
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CARDIAC
SMOOTH SKELETAL |
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WHERE IS CARDIAC TISSUE FOUND
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HEART
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WHERE IS SMOOTH MUSCLE FOUND
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INTESTINES AND SUROUNDING BLOOD VESSELS
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WHAT DOES SKELETAL MUSCLE DO?
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ALLOWS SKELETAL MOVEMENT
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CONNECTIVE TISSUE
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THE MOST ABUNDANT BODY TISSUE; IT PROVIDES SUPPORT, CONNECTION, AND INSULATION.
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STRIATED MUSCLE
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SKELETAL MUSCLE
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EXAMPLES OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE
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BODE, CARTILAGE, FAT AND BLOOD
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NERVE TISSUE
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TISSUE THAT TRANSMITS ELECTRICAL IMPULSES THROUGHOUT THE BODY
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ORGANISM
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THE SUM OF ALL THE CELLS, TISSUES, ORGANS, AND ORGAN SYSTEMSOF LIVING THINGS
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HOMEOSTASIS
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THE NATURAL TENDENCY OF THE BODY TO MAINTAINA STEADY AND NORMAL INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
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ANATOMY
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THE STRUCTURE OF AN ORGANISM, BODY STRUCTURE
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PHYSIOLOGY
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THE FUNCTIONS OF AN ORGANISM; THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROCESSES OF A LIVING THING
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METABOLISM
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THE TOTAL CHANGESTHAT TAKE PLACE DURING THE PHYSIOLOGY PROCESS
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EFFECTS OF DISEASE
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LOCAL (AT THE SITE OF THE ILLNESS OR INJURY)
SYSTEMIC (THROUGHOUT THE BODY) |
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NEGATIVE FEEDBACK LOOP
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BODY MECHANISMS THAT WOEK TO REVERSE, OR COMPENSATE FOR A PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
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CONTROL SYSTEMS
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NERVOUS SYSTEM
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM |
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TOTAL BODY WATER (TBW)
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THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE BODY AT A GIVEN TIME
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INTRACELLULAR FLUID
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THE FLUID INSIDE THE BODY CELLS
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EXTRACELLULAR
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THE FLUID OUTSIDE THE BODY CELLS CONPRISED OF INTRAVASCULAR FLUID AND INTERSTITIAL FLUID
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INTRAVASCULAR FLUID
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THE FLUID WITHIN THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM; BLOOD PLASMA
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INTERSTITIAL FLUID
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THE FLUID IN BODY TISSUESTHAT IS OUTSIDE THE CELLS AND OUTSIDE THE VASCULAR SYSTEM
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SOLVENT
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A SUBSTANCE THAT DISSOLVES OTHER SUBSTANCES FORMING A SOLUTION
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DEHYDRATION
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EXCESSIVE LOSS OF BODY FLUIDS
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TURGOR
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NORMAK TENSION IN A CELL; THE RESISTANCE OF THE SKIN TO DEFORMATION
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OVERHYDRATION
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THE PROCESS OF RETENTION OF AN ABNORMALLY HIGH AMOUNT OF BODY FLUID
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ELECTROLYTE
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A SUBSTANCE THAT, IN WATER, SEPARATES INTO ELECTRICALLY CHARGES PARTICLES
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DISSOCIATE
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SEPARATE; BREAK DOWN
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A CHARGED PARTICLE; AN ATOM OR GROUP OF ATOMS WHOSE ELECTRICAL
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