[SOLVED] NR 283 Exam 1 (Units 1 and Unit 2)

NR 283 Exam 1

UNIT 1

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• Cellular communication– when cells send and receive messages to and from each other. These messages are in the form of chemicals such as hormones and neurotransmitters.

• Cellular respiration– process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen.

• Cell metabolism– sum of all chemical reactions in the cell.

• Cellular transport– movement of materials into and out of or within a cell.

• Necrosis– (tissue death) sum of all cellular changes after local cell death and the process of cellular autodigestion.

• Metaplasia– change in cell or tissue structure. Reprogramming of stem cells and reversible replacement.

• Atrophy– wasting away of a body organ or tissue, progressive decline or failure. ( older population)

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