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Physiology Week 1-6
Question | Answer |
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The state of steady internal, physical, and chemical conditions maintained by living systems. | homeostasis |
Minerals in your body that have an electric charge. | electrolyte |
Study of the functioning of a living organism. | physiology |
Smooth muscle tissue is also called______________ | visceral muscle tissue |
The inside of a cell is composed of a gel like substance called | cytoplasm |
The hair follicle is found in the: | dermis |
Which skin layer has cells that look prickly because of desmosomes that join the cells together? | stratum spinosum |
The types of lipids found that form hormones, such as cortisone, estrogen, and testosterone are: | steroids |
Of the 11 major body systems, which is the least involved in maintaining homeostasis? | reproductive |
Twenty-three chromosomes per cell in humans is referred to as: | haploid |