F-words

Question 1

factilitated diffusion

Answer 1

passive transport of a molecule across a membrane along the concentration gradient, thus not using energy, but requiring help from a transporter

Question 2

facilitation

Answer 2

temporal increase of synaptic efficacy due to preceding activation of that synapse

Question 3

FAD

Answer 3

flavin-adenin-dinucleotid, coenzyme

Question 4

fibrillation

Answer 4

disorganized contraction of muscle fibers in the atria or ventricles

Question 5

fibrinogen

Answer 5

a glycoprotein in vertebrates that helps in the formation of blood clots

Question 6

filament

Answer 6

thin fiber made up of proteins: sliding of actin and myosin filaments on each other explains muscle contraction

Question 7

filtration

Answer 7

movement of water and small molecules through a membrane (capillary wall) because of the pressure difference

Question 8

fluid mosaic model

Answer 8

describes how membranes are built up of a lipid bilayer in which proteins can easily float horizontally

Question 9

fructose

Answer 9

ketohexose found in many fruits and honey

Question 10

functional residual volume

Answer 10

amount of air that remain in the lungs after a normal expiration

Question 11

functional syncytium

Answer 11

heart muscle cells that form a functional unit because of the electrical synapses between them