click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Assignment 1
Human Physiology Assignment #1
Question | Answer |
---|---|
Homeostasis is defined as | the relative constancy of the normal body's internal (fluid) environment. |
What are the four minimum basic components in every feedback control loop? | Sensor mechanism, integrator or control center, effector mechanism, and feedback. |
How many elements occur naturally on earth? | 92. |
What is atomic mass? | The sum of the number of protons plus the number of neutrons in the atom's nucleus. |
The term atomic weight refers to | the average mass number for a particular element based on the typical proportion of different isotopes found in nature. |
Radioactivity is | the emission of radiation from an atom's nucleus. |
An ionic bond is | the strong electrostatic force that binds the positively and negatively charged ions together in a crystal. |
What are the three basic types of chemical reactions? | Synthesis reactions, decomposition reactions, and exchange reactions. |
In synthesis reactions, | two or more substances called reactants combine to form a different, more complex substance called a product. |
Decomposition reactions | result in the breakdown of a complex substance into two or more simpler substances. |
Exchange reactions | permit two different reactants to exchange components and, as a result, form two new products. |