Terminolgy Flashcards
Reproduction
To produce again
Autoregulation
Self regulation
Hypothalamus
A structure of the endocrine system that produces hormones for homeostatic regulation
Pericardial
Located around the heart
Avascular
Without blood flow
Endocrine
System that produces hormones for homeostatic regulation
Merocrine
A strategy of secreting hormones via exocytosis
Apocrine
A strategy of secreting hormones in which the apical (top) portion of the cell is destroyed to release the hormones
Holocrine
A strategy of secreting hormones in which the entire cell is destroyed to release the hormones
Autocrine
The cell that releases the hormones is affected by it
Paracrine
Secretion of hormones that affects the neighboring or surrounding cells
Tachycardia
Elevated resting heart rate >100 bpm
Bradycardia
Low resting heart rate < 60 bpm
Cardiopulmonary
The heart and lungs
Adenosine diphosphate (ADP)/Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Biological fuel
Cutaneous
Surface
Subcutaneous
Below the surface
Cytogenetics
The inheritable characteristics of the cell
Oligodendrocyte
A specialized nerve cell that produces myelin
Hepatocyte
Liver cell
Leukocyte
White blood cells or immune cells
Macrophage
Immune cells that eat or engulf large quantities
Microphages
Immune cells called neutrophils that eat or engulf small amounts
Decomposition
To break down to the elemental particles
Metabolism
The sum of the chemical reactions
Catabolism
Chemical reactions that break things apart into smaller parts
Anabolsim
Chemical reactions that build things up into larger parts
Hydrophilic
Water soluble
Hydrophobic
Insolvable in water
Amphiphatic
A chemical or molecule that has a hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail to transport fat
Colloid
Not solid or liquid (gel like)
Hydrostatic
Blood pressure
Hypertonic
Hyperosmotic, more particulate and less water
Hypotonic
Hypoosmotic, less particulate and more water
Glucose
Useable sugar
Glycogen
Stored sugar
Glycolysis
Chemical process of converting sugar into ATP
Hyperkalemia
Elevated blood potassium