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Jaclynn Cooper
Physio 1-6
Question | Answer |
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If the secretion of oxytocin during childbirth operated as a negative-feedback control loop, what effect would it have on uterine contractions? | Oxytocin would inhibit uterine contractions |
What term literally means self-immunity is? | Autoimmunity |
Of the pathogenic organisms, which is the most complex? | Tapeworms |
Which level of protein structure refers to the number, kind, and sequence of amino acids? | Primary |
Prostaglandins and steroids share which characteristics? | Both have a ring structure in their molecule |
The element that is present in all proteins but not in carbohydrates is? | Nitrogen |
When the chromosomes align themselves across the equator of the spindle fibers, it is characteristic of which phase of mitosis? | Prophase |
Diffusion of particles through a membrane by means of a carrier molecule is called what? | Facilitated diffusion |
How does water move through the cell membrane? | Osmosis |
Which cells form the BBB that protects the brain from harmful substances in the blood? | Astrocytes |
What is not a proteoglycan that can be found in the matrix of connective tissue? | Collagen |
What cells produce the organic matrix in bone formation? | Osteoblasts |
The humerus articulates proximally with the clavicle? | False |
What happens to the density of the bone after age 50? | Decreases slowly because of a shift in the remodeling activity |
An example of a hinge joint is the? | Interphalangeal joints |
The type of movement possible at a synovial joint depends on? | Shape of the articulating surfaces of the bones |
Which of the following proteins found in myofilaments contains the cross-bridges? | Myosin |
What protein combines with calcium after it is released from the SR? | Troponin |