highly branched fibers that carry signals to cell body
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Rest
Front
myosin head binding sites on actin are blocked by troponin and tropomyosin
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Macrophage Recognition of Foreign Cells
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macrophages engulf the foreign cells then cut the antigen off and binds it to a MHC that gets displayed on cell surface and promotes WBC armies
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Progesterone
Front
causes the uterine lining to thicken and can inhibit the pituitary from releasing FSH
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MHC Proteins (major histocompatibility complex)
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self markers on cell surface
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Helper T Cells
Front
secrete interleukins that induce T or B lymphocytes to divide which increases the numbers so more cells are there to fight infection
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Antibodies
Front
produced by B lymphocytes and bind and destroy antigens floating in tissue fluids
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Cytotoxic T Cells
Front
kills cells that are labeled with an antigen/MHC complex and uses perforins
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Synapse
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junction between two neurons or between a neuron and a muscle cell
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Follicle
Front
primary oocyte and cell layer surrounding it that nourishes it
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Sarcomere
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basic unit of muscle contraction composed of actin and myosin
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Contraction
Front
actin on each side of sarcomere moves towards the center shortening the distance between z lines
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Axon
Front
long fiber that carries signals away from cell body
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Peptide Hormone
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water soluble that binds to receptors on the plasma membrane and activates specific membrane bound target systems
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Sensory Neurons
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convey signals from sensory receptors into the CNS
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Hormone Specificity
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hormones can only influence cells that have a protein receptor for that particular hormone
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Neurons
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cells specialized to transmit nervous impulses
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GnRh
Front
stimulates anterior pituitary to release FSH; produced in Hypothalamus
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Hormones
Front
secretory products of endocrine cells that travel through the bloodstream to target cells and influence their activities
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Motor Nuerons
Front
convey signal from CNS to effectors (muscle)
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Negative Feedback
Front
increase in hormone that triggers activities that inhibit further secretion
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HIV
Front
infects helper T cells and takes them over when it invades host
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Rh Negative
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produce antibodies against Rh positive blood if they come into contact with it
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Antigens
Front
proteins on a foreign cell
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Positive Feedback
Front
increase in hormone triggers activities that stimulate further secretion
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Steroid Hormone
Front
lipid soluble that pass through membrane; specific shape allows it to interact with a specific part of the cell's DNA inhibiting or stimulating transcription
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Calcium Ions
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released from sarcoplasmic reticulum and attaches to troponin to uncover tropomyosin
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Macrophage Recognition of Self Cells
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white blood cells recognize MHC on cells from own body and ignore them
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Resting Potential
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when no signal is being passed (+ outside and - inside)
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Ovulation
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fluid escapes and carries a secondary oocyte with it
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Action Potential
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propagates itself along neuron that is an all or none event
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LH
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causes the follicle to produce progesterone and helps develop the follicle into the corpus luteum after rupturing
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Sliding Filament Model
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described how a sarcomere is shortened during muscle contraction
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Agglutination
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antibodies circulating in plasma bind with foreign cells and cause them to clump
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Perforins
Front
moecules that break apart the cell membrane and break apart the cell
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Myofibrils
Front
striated protein structures that make up muscle fibers
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CD4 & CCR5
Front
receptors on white blood cells that HIV uses to invade host cells
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Glucagon
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binds to receptor and triggers secondary messenger (cAMP) that causes a reaction cascade