Vocabulary
The study of tissues.
Histology
The process where DNA in the nucleus is copied into mRNA.
Transcription
Multiple layers of round flat cells.
Stratified squamous epithelium
Define homeostasis.
A state of dynamic equilibrium in the body with respect to its internal environment and functions.
This protein is found in most types of connective tissue.
Collagen
Transportation of material from inside the cell to outside the cell.
Excocytosis
The 4 stages of mitosis
How oxygen and nutrients get to epithelial tissue.
Diffuse across the basement membrane through the epithelial cells.
The two body systems that are control centers for homeostasis.
Central nervous system and endocrine glands.
If an injury occurs to labile parenchymal cells, will normal function be restored? If yes, quickly?
Yes, quickly
The study of how the parts of the human body function and work together.
The specific organelle in the cytoplasm where translation is performed.
Ribosome
Name the 4 types of tissue in the human body.
Define control center in regards to homeostasis.
It receives information about a variable, determines a set point, and signals a response to correct imbalances.
Name the 3 types of membranes found in the body.
Mucous, synovial, and serous.
Ductless glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream.
Endocrine glands
The descriptive name for the plasma membrane.
Phospholipid bilayer
Name the 4 types of connective tissue.
Connective tissue proper, cartilage, bone, blood.
What type of feedback loop is commonly involved in creating and establishing homeostasis?
Negative feedback loop
Name the 4 types of connective tissue proper.
Loose connective tissue, adipose tissue, dense irregular, and dense regular.
Cells that cannot undergo mitosis.
Permanent cells
Three proteins that are found in the plasma membrane.
Channel proteins, glycoproteins, receptor proteins.
The function of this tissue is to protect and create boundaries.
Epithelial tissue
The parathyroid gland releases a hormone that causes kidney cells to increase the amount of calcium ions returned to the blood. What is the homeostatic effector in this system?
Kidney cells
Active transport