Key Terms Flashcards
Cytology
Study of cells
Histology
Study of tissues
Anatomy
Study of the structures that form the body
Physiology
How/process of the parts of the body work
Pathology
Study of abnormalities/diseases
Metabolism
Sum of all the chemical processes in the body
Reproduction
Formation of new cells
Differentiation
Development from undifferentiated to specialised state
Intracellular fluid
Inside cells
Extracellular fluid
Outside cells
Interstitial fluid
Within/between cells/tissue
Free radicals
Unstable oxygen molecules that can cause oxidative damage
Cytosol
Basic watery fluid inside a cell
Organelles
Small specialised structures within a cell
Cytoplasm
Cell content excluding the nucleus, found between the cell membrane and nucleus
Phospholipid bilayer
Fatty & phosphanous double layered membrane that makes up the composition of a cell membrane
Hydrophobic lipids
Water hating lipid tails
Hydrophilic
Water loving phosphate heads
Somatic cells
Body cells
Gametes
Sex cells
Phagocytes
White blood cells specialised for eating cells
Fibroblasts
Large & most numerous cells that secrete protein fibres to make collagen & elastic fibres which are active in repair & healing
Adipocytes
Adipo=fat
Cells that store triglycerides (fatty acids)
Leukocytes
White blood cells
What are body membranes
In the body combination of epithelial & connective tissue
Goblet cells
Found in the epithelial tissue layer that produce & secrete mucous which protects & traps
Erythrocytes
Red blood cells
Thrombocytes
Platelets - clotting cells
What is Conjugation
The Binding of a chemical group onto something to make it easier to get rid of
