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1
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solutes are

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dissolved substances

2
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solutes include ____ and _____

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electrolytes and nonelectrolytes

3
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electrolytes can be ____ or ____

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cations (+) or anions (-)

4
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electrolytes are measured in ____ or ____

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milliequivalent per liter (mEq/L) or milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl)

5
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nonelectrolytes include ____, _____, _____

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glucose, urea, and creatinine

6
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nonelectrolytes do not _____ when placed in solution

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dissociate

7
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passive transport occurs when ___ and ___ move through pores

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water and small electrically charged molecules move through pores

8
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passive transport does not require

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energy

9
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list the four types of passive transport

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  1. diffusion (concentration gradient)
  2. passive mediated transport (facilitated diffusion)
  3. filtration (hydrostatic pressure)
  4. osmosis
10
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diffusion occurs when a solute is moved from _____ to ____

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an area of greater concentration to an ares of lesser concentration

11
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passive mediated transport occurs when a ______ moves solute molecules through cellular membranes without _____

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a protein transporter moves solute molecules through cellular membranes without expanding metabolic energy

12
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filtration occurs when water and solutes move through a membrane because of…

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a greater pressure on one side of the membrane than on the other side

13
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osmosis occurs when water moves ____ a _____

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down a concentration gradient

14
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osmotic pressure is the amount of _____ required to oppose the ______

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hydrostatic pressure required to oppose the osmotic movement of water

15
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_____ or ______ is the overall osmotic effects of colloids, such as plasma proteins

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oncotic pressure or colloid osmotic pressure

16
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tonicity is the…

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effective osmolality of a solution

17
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osmolarity is the measure of the number of _____ or the concentration of ______

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the measure of milliosmoles per liter of solution or the concentration of molecules per volume of solution

18
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osmolality is the measure of the number or ______ or the concentration of _____

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the measure of the number of milliosmoles per kilogram of water or the concentration of molecules per weight of water

19
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isotonic means the same ______ or ______ as the intracellular fluid (ICF) or extracellular fluid (ECF)

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same osmolality or concentration of particles (285 mOsm/kg) as the intracellular fluid or extracellular fluid

20
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hypertonic is a concentration of more than ___ to ____

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more than 285 to 294 mOsm/kg

21
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hypotonic is a _____ concentration, more ____ than body fluids

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lower concentration, more dilute than body fluids

22
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mediated transport can be ____ or ____

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passive or active

23
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active transport is when _____ and _____ are moved into the cell

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larger molecules and molecular complexes (i.e. ligand-receptor complexes) are moved into the cell

24
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active transport requires

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expenditure of energy

25
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active transport moves molecules across a

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concentration gradient

26
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active transport is mediated by

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proteins

27
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example of active transport pump

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ion channels with carrier (potassium-sodium pump)

28
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endocytosis is ____ transport by vesicle formation

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active

29
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list two types of endocytosis

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pinocytosis and phagocytosis

30
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endocytosis means ____

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taking in

31
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______ is an internalized process during which a section of the plasma membrane enfolds substances from outside the cell and invaginate and separates from the plasma membrane, forming a vesicle that moves inside the cell

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endocytosis

32
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pinocytosis is when ____ of ECF and its contents occur

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cell ingestion

33
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phagocytosis is when large molecular substances/microbes are ____ by the plasma membrane and enter the cell so these substances can be ____ and ____ by ____ enzymes

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large molecular substances/microbes are engulfed by the plasma membrane and enter the cell so these substances can be isolated and destroyed by lysosomal enzymes

34
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exocytosis is also a form of ____ which is ____

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active transport which is expelling

35
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____ is the difference in voltage across the plasma membrane

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resting membrane potential

36
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all body cells are _____

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electrically polarized

37
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the inside of the cell is more ____ charged than the outside

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the inside of the cell is more negatively charged than the outside

38
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5 steps in action potential

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  1. depolarization
  2. threshold potential
  3. repolarization
  4. refractory period (absolute and relative)
  5. hypopolarization and hyperpolarization
39
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a completed cycle of cell reproduction takes approximately ___-____

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12-24 hours

40
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different rates occur in the ____ of cell reproduction

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phases

41
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cell growth factors are AKA

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cytokines

42
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______ stimulates connective tissue growth

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platelet-derived growth factor

43
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4 tissue types

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  1. epithelial
  2. connective
  3. muscle
  4. neural
44
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____ tissue covers most internal and external body surfaces

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epithelial tissue

45
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epithelial tissue can be:
1. \_\_\_ vs \_\_\_\_
2.
3. 
4.
5.
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  1. simple or stratified
  2. squamous
  3. cuboidal
  4. columnar
  5. pseudo stratified
46
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structures on epithelial tissue include ___ and ____

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cilia and microvilli

47
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4 functions of epithelial tissue

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protection, absorption, secretion, and excretion

48
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5 types of connective tissue

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cartilage, bone, vascular, adipose, organs

49
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4 functions of CT

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  1. framework for forming organs
  2. binding
  3. supporting
  4. storing excess nutrients
50
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2 basic components of CT (loose or dense)

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  1. ground substance

2. fibers

51
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muscle tissue is mostly composed of

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myocytes

52
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3 examples of muscle tissue

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skeletal, smooth, cardiac

53
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contractile tissue of muscle tissue enables ___ and ____ movement

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involuntary and voluntary movement

54
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5 structures in neural tissue

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  1. neurons
  2. synapses
  3. cell body
  4. axons
  5. dendrites
55
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function of neural tissue is to…

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receive and transmit electrical impulses very rapidly across junctions called synapses (neurotransmitters)