Medical Terminology
This term refers to a disease that is continuously present in a population in a particular region.
What is endemic?
This type of membrane protein changes shape to move substances across the plasma membrane.
What is a transporter?
This process decreases a concentration gradient.
What is osmosis?
This term means "farther from the midline of the body."
What is lateral?
These are unicellular organisms that do NOT contain a nucleus and include chlamydiae.
What are bacteria?
Headaches resulting from drug therapy are an example of this type of disease.
What is an iatrogenic disease?
This protein aids in moving water through the plasma membrane.
What is aquaporin?
If a cell lacked centrioles, it would not be able to perform this function.
What is cell division?
The iliac region of the abdomen is also known as this.
What is the inguinal region?
True or False: Bacteria are always harmful.
What is False?
The process of transcription involves the synthesis of this molecule.
What is mRNA?
Droplets of fluid are taken into the cell using this process.
What is pinocytosis?
The anatomical term that describes the back of the knee is this.
What is popliteal?
True or False: Bacteria are smaller than viruses.
What is False?
The major lipids in the plasma membrane are these two substances.
What are phospholipids and cholesterol?
The activation of a clotting factor stimulating the production of the enzyme that activates the clotting factor is an example of this process, which is NOT homeostasis.
What is positive feedback?
Ribosomes participate in this process.
What is translation?
A rise in blood calcium levels stimulating the release of a hormone that lowers blood calcium levels is an example of this type of feedback.
What is negative feedback?