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Physiology Weeks 1-6

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Homeostasis The process a living organism uses to keep its body balanced on the inside while continuing to adjust to conditions outside of the body or its environment.
Homeostasis can best be described as what? A state of relative constancy.
What is the term that literally means self-immunity? Autoimmunity.
Protein Proteins are essential to both anatomical and physiological aspects of the body; they play a vital role in repairing and building body tissues.
Protein enzymes They help break down large food molecules and act as a catalyst to speed up chemical reactions in the body.
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is like a blue print that contains genetic information about an organism. It dictates an organism's development and function and is passed down from parents to their children.
What are the basic building blocks of fats? Fatty acid and glycerol.
Where does meiotic division occur? Primitive sex cells.
What are the two functions of the integumentary systems? Vitamin D synthesis and sensory perception.
Excitation-contraction coupling The process that converts a nerve impulse into muscle contraction. It begins when an action potential travels down a motor neuron triggering acetylcholine (ACH) at the neuromuscular junction.
Muscle contractions will continue as long as? The calcium ions are attached to the troponin.
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