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Week 14 physiology study stack
Question | Answer |
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A membrane carrier structure attracts a solute to a binding site, changes shape, and releases the solute on the other side of the cell membrane. This describes the process of: | carrier-mediated transport. |
Which of the following is not true of RNA? | It contains deoxyribose sugar. |
The correct order of the phases of mitosis is: | prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase. |
Which cells help destroy pathogens and damaged tissue in the brain? | Microglia |
Which type of connective tissue helps newborns maintain body temperature by producing heat? | Brown Fat |
Connective tissue forms from stem cell tissue called: | mesenchymal cells |
Normally, bone loss will begin to exceed bone gain between the ages of _____ years | 35 and 40 years |
Calcification of the organic bone matrix occurs when | complex calcium salts are deposited in the matrix. |
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the epiphyses? | Cylindrical in shape |
An age-related skeletal disease that is characterized by loss of bone mineral density and increased bone fragility is | osteoporosis |
A condition that is caused by an abnormally increased roundness in the thoracic curvature is | Kyphosis |
Which organ has several functions, including defense, hematopoiesis, red blood cell and platelet destruction, and blood reservoir? | spleen |
Small cells that synthesize and secrete a specialized organic matrix are | Osteoblasts |
An example of a pivot joint is(are) the: | Head of the radius articulating with the ulna. |
Attempting to pick up an object too heavy to lift would result in which type of muscle contraction? | ISOMETRIC |
The largest and most frequently injured joint is the: | knee |
White fibers are also called _____ fibers. | fast |