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Richelle Lim
Anatomy Weeks 1-5
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Anatomy | Study of the structure of an organism and the relationships of its parts. study of the structure of an organism and the relationships of its parts. study of the structure of an organism and the relationships of its parts. Word derived from Greek word part |
autopoiesis | Means “self-making. Concept where living organisms are self-organizing or self-maintaining and nonliving structures are not. |
hypercapnia | The carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in the blood is too high. |
Ph | The pH indicates the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a solution. As the concentration of H ions increases, the pH goes down and the solution becomes more acidic; normal blood PH is 7.34-7.45 |
Base | Bases taste bitter. Bases, or alkaline compounds, are electrolytes that, when dissociated in solution, shift the H/OH balance in favor of OH |
Acids | an acid is any substance that will release a hydrogen ion (H) when in solution. Acids, for example, taste sour |
Electrolytes | Electrolytes are substances that break up, or dissociate, in solution to form charged particles, or ions. |
Tissue | is a group of similar cells that perform a similar function. Tissues can be thought of as the fabric of the body which is sewn together to form the organs of the body and to hold all the organs together as a whole. |
histogenesis | During this process the cells in each germ layer become increasingly more differentiated to form specific tissues—a set of processes that are together called |
Epidermal dendritic cells (DCs) | also called Langer-hans cells, are branched cells that play a role in immunity. |