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Lazaro Cervantes
Anatomy Flascards
Term | Definition |
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Homeostasis | The mechanisms involved in the maintanace of a stable, internal environment.The body's ability to physiologically regulate its inner environment to ensure stability. |
Negative feedback | A mechanism of homeostasis that acts in oppositions to the stimulus. |
Positive feedback | A physiolocal mechanism that acts to enhance the original stimulus. |
Layers of the epidermis | -stratum basale -stratum spinosum -stratum lucidum -stratum corneum |
Functions of the hypodermis(subcutaneous) layer. | -insulates -protects -stores energy |
Atom | The smallest unnit of matter that cannot bebroken down by chemical means(contains a nucleus with protons and neutrons and an electron cloud) |
Subatomic particles | -protons -neutrons -electrons |
Element | A pure substance made of only one kind of atom and represented by a symbol. |
Compound | Substances made up of two or more atoms of different elements. |
Chemical bonds | Force that joins atoms. |