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vet. anatomy
cell terminology
Term | Definition |
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Anabolism | The building metabolic phase; grows, maintains, and repairs body structures |
Biology | The study of life and life processes |
Catabolism | The breaking-down metabolic phase; producing energy from food and oxygen. |
Chromosomes | Short, tightly coiled rods that contain genes |
CYT/O- | A cell |
Cytoplasm | A substance between the plasma membrane and nucleus of all cells |
DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid, the chemical genes are made of |
Genes | Regions of DNA organized into the body’s “blueprint” |
KARY/O- | The nucleus |
Karyoplasm | The substance of the nucleus |
Karyotype | A picture of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell |
Metabolism | The chemical processes by which cells obtain and use energy |
Nucleus | The spheroid body within a cell that dictates protein production; controls transport, metabolism, growth, heredity |
Organelles | Structures within cytoplasm |
-PLASM | Formative, formed material |
Plasma membrane | The outside boundary of the cell |
RNA | Ribonucleic acid, needed for production of protein within cells |
Tissue fluid | A saltwater solution that bathes every cell in the body |