The study how of living organisms perform their vital functions
What is physiology?
When a cell develops a genetic mutation
What is cancer?
Hormone that causes vasodialtion and increased permeability
What is histamine?
A process in which a cells two identical daughter cells
What is mitosis?
The largest organ in the human body
What is skin?
The region located near the armpit
Where is the axillary region?
The process in which cells become disorganized and increase in number
What is dysplasia?
Type of white blood cell commonly used in an inflammatory response
What is a mast cell?
Stage in mitosis where the cell grows and makes a copy of its DNA before dividing
What is interphase?
The outermost layer of the skin
What is the epidermis
Divides the body into left and right
What is a sagittal plane?
Type of cell commonly found in the epidermis of the skin, which is the determinant of skin color
What are melanocytes?
Sign of increased temperature, swelling, and pain around a specific area in the body
What is an inflammatory response?
A phase in mitosis where the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
What is metaphase?
Layer of the skin that contains many blood vessels, hair follicles, glands, and sensory receptors.
What is the dermis?
The process that helps maintain steady conditions throughout the human body
What is homeostasis?
Controlled cell death in which the fragments of DNA occurs
What is apoptosis?
The layer of skin where abrasion is most common
What is the epidermis?
The structures that help move chromosomes during mitosis
What are spindle fibers?
The deeper layer underneeth the dermis that is made up of adipose connective tissue (fat)
What is the hypodermis/subcutaneous layer?
Flour is to bread, as cells are to tissues
What are the building blocks to life?
Early stage diagnosis of melanoma
What is the ABCDE method?
Alana was officially discharged from PT after fully recovering from an ACL repair last week. However, she is experiencig tension due to excess scar tissue around the incision.
What is fibrosis?
The resting or non-dividing stat the some cells enter
What is G0 phase?
Absorbs the UV radiation to help protect the body from DNA damage
What is melanin?