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Turgor |
A cells swelling against its cell wall caused by the pressure of the cells contents |
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Isotonic |
Pertains to a muscular contraction in which the muscle remains to be in a relatively constant tension while its length changes, as in isotonic muscle. |
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Hypotonic |
having a lesser degree of tone or tension, as in a ‘hypotonic muscle |
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Hypertonic |
Of or pertaining to a solution (e.g. extracelllular fluid) with higher solute concentration compared with another. |
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Passive transport |
The diffusion of a substance through a biological membrane |
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Active transport |
The movement of a substance through a biological membrane against a concentrated gradient |
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Facilitated diffusion |
The spontaneous passage of molecules and ions, bound to specific carrier proteins, across a biological membrane down their concentration gradients |
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Endocytosis |
The cellular uptake of materials in which the plasma membrane surrounds and engulfs extra cellular materials |
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Exocytosis |
The release of macromolecules from a cell by the fusion of vesicles with the plasma membrane |
