Vet Science Ch.1 Vocan

Anesthize

To sedate animals so they lack sensitivity or awareness

Antibiotics

Drugs that fight bacterial infections

Cancer

Uncontrolled cell division

Lipid

Fat

Hydrophilic

Attracted to or soluable in water

Hydrophobic

Repelled by water

Glucose

Blood sugar

Diabetes

A disorder evident by elevated blood sugar levels more correctly diabetes mellitus

Glycogen

Polysaccharide, which is used to store cellular energy

Enzymes

Protein molecules that speed chemical reactions in the body

Antibodies

Infection fighting proteins

Exocytosis

The process which takes a membrane bound sac, joins it to the cell membrane, then releases it to the extracellular fluid

Metabolism

All reactions conducted in the cells

Anabolism

Cellular reactions that combine smaller reactions into larger ones

Catabolism

Cellular reactions that break larger molecules into smaller ones

Homeostasis

Maintenance of the extracellular fluid

Diffusion

Process that allows molecules to move across a membrane in an effort to equal concentration

Osmosis

Process that allows a solvent to move across a membrane in an effort to equalize concentration but will not allow large molecules of the solute to pass

Active Transport

Process allows the pumping of a substance into an area of higher concentration

Endocytosis

Process that allows the cell membrane to wrap around a particle and then section it into the cytoplasm as a vacuole.

Benign

Description of a tumor that is localized and will not spread to other areas of the body

Malignant

Description of a tumor that is localized and will not spread to other areas of the body

Pathologist

Scientists who interpret and diagnose changes in cells and tissues