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Physiology
Physiology // Mid-Point
Question | Answer |
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Which os the following is a protein substance with no DNA or RNA and is thought to be the cause of mad cow disease? | Prion |
Homeostasis can best be described as | a state of relative constancy |
All of the following are organic except: lipids, electrolytes, carbohydrates, proteins | electrolytes |
A structural lipid found in the cell membrance is a: | phospolipid and steriod |
Transcription can best be described as the: | synthesis of mRNA |
Diffusion requires | a concentration gradient |
Which of the following is not a characteristic of epithelial tissue? | it is important in communicaton and control |
The area referred to as true skin is the | dermis |
Because of how the clavicle articulates with the scapula, all shoulder movements involve the sternoclavicular joint | True |
After the age of 50, the density of bone | decreased slowly becuase of a shift in the remodeling activity |
The lactate produces by anaerobic respiration is converted back to glucose in the: | liver |
Which typer of joint joins the two pubic bones together? | symphysis |
Severe depression can be cause by a deifict in certain brain synapses of: | amines |
Which is true of a neuron with a resting potential? | The sodium pump has moved Na+ to the outside of the plasma membrane |