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Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
The Bloodless Revolution.


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Plaque

Deposits of fatty substances, cholesterol, cellular waste products, calcium, and fibrin in the inner lining of an artery, which can lead to cardiovascular disease.

Domino Effect

A chain reaction where a small change causes a similar change nearby, leading to a sequence of events with potentially large impacts.

Absolutely Refractory Period

A phase immediately following the firing of a nerve in which the neuron is unable to fire again, ensuring the unidirectional flow of nerve impulses.

Resting Membrane Potential

The electrical potential difference across the membrane of a neuron at rest, typically around -70mV.

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