Define the Following Terms

question 18

Short Answer

Define the following terms:
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Definitions:

Ultraviolet Radiation

A type of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than visible light but longer than X-rays, capable of causing chemical reactions and damage to living organisms.

X-rays

A form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of UV rays, commonly used in medicine for imaging internal structures.

Myosin

Muscle protein making up the thick filaments in a sarcomere; it pulls actin to shorten the sarcomere, yielding muscle contraction. See also actin.

Insulin

Hormone, released by the pancreas, that serves to lower blood glucose levels by stimulating the uptake of glucose by cells, especially muscle and liver cells.