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Anatomy and Physiology Lesson 3
Maintenance of the Internal Environment
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Nursing
Professional
01/01/2012

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pyrogens
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Fever inducers
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- Diffusion

- Carrier-mediated transport

- Endocytosis and exocytosis

Definition
The three major mechanisms by which soluts can move between the interior and exterior of cells.
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pinocytosis
Definition
"cell drinking"
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phagocytosis
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"cell eating"
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Exocytosis
Definition
Method by which cells secrete large quantities of substances tha could not permeate the plasma membrane by themselves.
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Hyperpolarization
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Term describing the effect of K+ channels opening in a cell: K+ moves out of the cell, leaving the cell more negatively charged.
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