Ch. 07 Anatomy and Physiology Key Terms
swelling of the tissues
edema
the outer protective covering of the cell
cell membrane
a form of asexual reproduction
mitosis
made up of special cells called neurons
nerve tissue
refers to the cause of the disease
Etiology
prediction of a medical condition or disease
prognosis
located in the cytoplasm and near the nucleus
Centrosome
transmitted from parents to the child genetically
Inherited
a semifluid inside the cell but outside the nucleus
cytoplasm
the study of the processes of living organisms
Anatomy
located in the nucleus and made of DNA and protein
chromatin
microscopic structures that carry on all the functions of life
Cell
a fine network of tubular structures located in the cytoplasm
endoplasmic reticulum
pocket-like folds in the cell membrane
pinocytic vesicles
a constant state of natural balance within the body
Homostasis
the total mass of genetic instructions humans inherit from their parents
genome
covers the surface of the body and is the main tissue in the skin
epithelial tissue
a deterioration of the function or structure of body tissues and organs
degenerative
caused by a pathogenic (germ-producing) organism, such as bacteria or a virus
infectious
Organs and other body parts joined together to perform a particular function are called a system
system
oval or round bodies found throughout the cytoplasm (have digestive enzymes that digest and destroy old cells, bacteria, etc.)
lysosomes
can transform themselves into any of the body’s specialized cells and perform different functions
stem cells
acquired during the development of an infant in the uterus or dating from birth (club foot, cleft lip, etc.)
Congenital
the study of how diseases occur and the responses of living organisms to disease processes
Pathophysiology
pouchlike structures found throughout the cytoplasm that have a vacuolar membrane with the same structure as the cell membrane
vacuoles