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Holly Anderson
Physiology week 1-6
Question | Answer |
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the state of steady internal, physical, and chemical conditions maintained by living systems. | Homeostasis |
They oppose or “negate” a change (such as a drop in temperature). | Negative Feedback Loop |
to amplify or rein-force the change that is occurring. | Positive Feedback Loop |
Double; very long strand with Deoxyribose is what? | DNA |
Single or double Strand; short Ribose is what? | RNA |
Movement of particles through the phospholipid bilayer from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration—that is, down the concentration gradient | Diffusion |
Passive transport of water through a selectively permeable membrane in the presence of at least one impermeant solut | Osmosis |
Membranous and glandular are two types of what? | Epithelial Tissue |
the most widespread and diverse tissues in the body and is found in or around nearly every organ of the body. | Connective Tissue |
the muscles attached to bones | Skeletal Muscle Tissue |
found in the walls of the viscera (hollow internal organs, e.g., the stomach, intestines, and blood vessels) | Smooth Muscle Tissue |
makes up the wall of the heart | Cardiac Muscle Tissue |
dense and “solid” in appearance, is what type of bone? | Compact Bone |
rough cylindrical shape that is longer than it is wide. | Long Bone |
cube-or box-shaped structures that are about as broad as they are long. | Short Bone |
broad and thin with a flattened and often curved surface. | Flat Bone |
the movement of a limb or other part toward the midline of the body or toward another part. | Adduction |
the movement of a limb or other part away from the midline of the body, or from another part. | Abduction |