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Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 3
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Cosmetology
12th Grade
11/20/2013

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ANATOMY
Definition
THE STUDY OF ORGANS AND SYSTEMS OF THE BODY
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PHYSIOLOGY
Definition
THE STUDY OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ORGANS AND SYSTEMS OF THE BODY.
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GROSS ANATOMY
Definition
THE STUDY OF STRUCTURES THAT CAN BE SEEN WITH THE NAKED EYE.
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HISTOLOGY/MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY
Definition
THE STUDY OF STRUCTURES TOO SMALL TO BE SEEN EXCEPT THROUGH A MICROSCOPE.
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CELLS
Definition
BASIC UNITS OF LIVING MATTER.
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NUCLEUS
Definition
CONTROL CENTER OF CELL ACTIVITIES
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CYTOPLASM
Definition
PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT OF THE CELL, WHERE MOST OF THE CELL'S ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE.
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CELL MEMBRANE
Definition
OUTER SURFACE OF THE CELL, WHICH ENCLOSES THE PROTOPLASM.
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METABOLISM
Definition
THE CHEMICAL PROCESS IN WHICH CELLS RECIEVE NUTRIENTS FOR CELL GROWTH AND REPRODUCTION.
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ANABOLISM
Definition
THE PROCESS OF BUILDING UP LARGER MOLECULES FROM SMALLER ONES.
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CATABOLISM

 

Definition
THE PROCESS OF BREAKING DOWN LARGER MOLECULES OR SUBSTANCES INTO SMALLER ONES.
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TISSUES
Definition
GROUPS OF CELLS OF THE SAME KIND.
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ORGANS
Definition
SEPARATE BODY STRUCTURES THAT PERFORM SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS. COMPOSED OF TWO OR MORE DIFFERENT TISSUES.
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SYSTEM
Definition
A GROUP OF BODY STRUCTURES AND/ OR ORGANS THAT, TOGETHER, PERFORM ONE OR MORE VITAL FUNCTIONS FOR THE BODY.
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SKELETAL SYSTEM
Definition
THE PHYSICAL FOUNDATION OF THE BODY, COMPOSED OF 206 BONES.
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OSTEOLOGY
Definition
THE STUDY OF BONE
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MYOLOGY
Definition
THE STUDY OF MUSCLES, INCLUDING THEIR STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND DISEASES.
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BLOOD
Definition
THE STICKY, SALTY FLUID THAT CIRCULATES THROUGH THE BODY BRINGING NOURISHMENT AND OXYGEN TO ALL BODY PARTS AND CARRYING TOXINS AND WASTE PRODUCTS TO THE LIVER AND KIDNEYS TO BE ELIMINATED.
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ERYTHROCYTES
Definition
RED BLOOD CELLS.
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LEUKOCYTES
Definition
WHITE BLOOD CELLS.
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THROMBOCYTES
Definition
BLOOD PLATELETS. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CLOTTING OF BLOOD.
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PLASMA
Definition
THE FLUID PART OF THE BLOOD IN WHICH RED AND WHITE BLOOD CELLS AND BLOOD PLATELETS ARE SUSPENDED, TO BE CARRIED THROUGHOUT THE BODY BY THIS LIQUID'S FLOW.
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EPITHELIAL TISSUE
Definition
THE PROTECTIVE COVERING ON THE MUCOUS MEMBRANE.
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CYTOPLASM
Definition
FOOD MATERIALS FOR CELLULAR GROWTH AND SELF REPAIR ARE FOUND HERE.
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REPRODUCTION

 

Definition
THE NUCLEUS OF THE CELL CONTROLS THIS.
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HOMEOSTASIS
Definition
THE MAINTENANCE OF NORMAL, INTERNAL STABILITY OF AN ORGANISM.
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