Chapters 3&4 Flashcards
The body stores energy within a molecule in a cell called what?
ATP (adenosine triphoshate)
Where is the energy required for active transport coming from?
ATP
What is dialysis?
Movement of solutes across a selectively permeable membrane by the process of diffusion
What is osmosis?
Movement of WATER(Solvent) from an area of high concentration of water to low concentration, through a selectively permeable membrane
What is hypertonic solution?
A solution that contains a HIGHER concentration of salt than living red blood cells
What is a solution that contains a LOWER concentration of salt than RBC called?
Hypotonic
A solution that contains the SAME concentration of salt as RBC is called?
Isotonic
What are the protein factories of the cells?
Ribosomes
At what level of organization does similar cells act together to perform a common function?
Tissue
CYTO is a root word that refers to?
Cell
DERMA means?
Skin
MEGALY means?
Enlarged
ITIS means?
Inflammation
PATHY mean?
Disease (ex. Neuropathy-nerve disease)
PERIUMBILICAL means?
Surrounding the naval
