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Midterm
Week 1-6
Question | Answer |
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Negative feedback mechanisms: | minimize changes in blood glucose levels. |
Of the pathogenic organisms, which one is the most complex? | Tapeworms |
Homeostasis can best be described as: | a state of relative constancy. |
If a sequence of nitrogen bases in nucleic acid were A-U-C-G-A, which of the following would be true about the nucleic acid? | It would contain ribose sugar. |
Osmosis: | the physical process by which water and soluvent move through a membrane when a hydrostatic pressure gradient exists across the membrane. |
Areolar tissue usually contains which types of cells in the greatest number? | Fibroblasts |
Which vitamin(s) is/are absorbed through the skin? | Vit A, Vit D, Vit K |
Which of the following is not a protoglycan found in the matrix of connective tissue? Collagen, Glucosamine, or Hyaluronic Acid | Collagen |
Name the two cell organelles that synthesize organic matrix substances in bone formation. | Golgi apparatus & Endoplasmic reticulum |
What is responsible for bone growth in diameter, cell-wise? | osteoBLASTS & osteoCLASTS |
TRUE or FALSE, when the knee is flexed, the patella can be EASILY distinguished? | FALSE |
TRUE or FALSE, young childrens' bones have an increased risk of fracturing because of incompletely ossified bone? | FALSE |