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PHYSIOSTACK2
Physiology Study stack set 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Of the five epidermal cell layers, the only one that can undergo mitosis is the stratum: | Basale |
| Thick myofilaments extend the length of the: | A-band. |
| The contraction of the uterus during the birth of a baby is an example of _____ feedback | Positive |
| Which of the following is a protein substance with no DNA or RNA and is thought to be the cause of mad cow disease? | Prion |
| Shivering to try to raise your body temperature back to normal would be an example of | The body trying to maintain homeostasis and negative feedback mechanism |
| Augtoregulation is also known as | intrinsic control |
| The formation of sucrose involves the removal of a molecule of water. This is called: | Dehydration synthesis |
| Amino acids frequently become joined by: | Peptide bonds |
| What is the most important factor in determining the physical and chemical properties of fatty acids? | Degree of saturation |
| Which lipid is a part of vitamin D | Fatty acids |
| A saline solution that contains a higher concentration of salt than a red blood cell would be | Hypertonic |
| The humerus articulates proximally with the | scapula |
| In bone formation, the cells that produce the organic matrix are the: | Osteoblasts |
| Nerves that innervate the floor of the pelvic cavity and some of the surrounding areas are found in the _____ plexus. | Coccygeal |
| The knee jerk can be classified as a segmental reflex because: | Impulses that mediate it enter and leave the same segment of the cord |
| The vomiting reflex is mediated by the: | Medulla |
| Which two factors promote the return of venous blood to the heart? | blood-pumping action of respirations and skeletal muscle contractions |
| What is the functional significance of large areas of cardiac muscle being electrically coupled to form a single functional syncytium? | Because they form a syncytium, muscle cells can pass an action potential along a large area of the heart wall, stimulating contraction in each muscle fiber of the syncytium. |
| The ingestion and destruction of microorganisms or other small particles is called | phagocytosis |
| A type of breathing characterized by gradually increasing tidal volume for several breaths followed by several breaths with gradually decreasing tidal volume is | Cheyne-Stokes respiration. |
| The thirst center, which contains specialized cells called osmoreceptors, is located in the | hypothalamus. |
| The hormone that causes the follicle to rupture and the egg to be expelled is: | LH |
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