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Faustina Adjei
Week 7: Assignment - StudyStack Set 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The ___________ regulates homeostatic mechanisms, sensing changes, integrating information, and sending signals to effectors | Nervous System |
| What passes genetic code containing information for forming a body and maintaining homeostasis to offspring | Reproductive System |
| What system regulates homeostasis by secreting signaling hormones that travel through internal environment to effector cells | Endocrine System |
| All __________ compounds contain the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen—usually in the ratio of 1:2:1 | carbohydrate |
| What four major groups of organic substances are very important in the human body? | 1. Carbohydrates 2. Lipids 3. Proteins 4. Nucleic acids and related molecules |
| What are the elements found in proteins? | 1. carbon, 2. Oxygen, 3. Hydrogen, 4. Nitrogen. |
| The movement of sodium from a low concentration to a higher concentration is an example of _________ . a. Active transport by vesicles b. Facilitated diffusion c. Simple diffusion d. Active transport by pumps | D |
| What phase does the cell enter into when it begins to divide, usually before cytokinesis, or “pinching in half,” becomes apparent. | The cell enters prophase |
| Name the four principal types of tissue | 1. Epithelial tissue 2. Connective tissue 3. Muscle tissue 4. Nervous tissue |
| Mucous membranes are epithelial membranes that line body sur-faces opening directly to the exterior. A. True B. False | A |
| Name three functions of bone | 1. Support 2. Protection 3. Movement 4. Mineral storage 5. Hematopoiesis |
| ____________ are small cells that synthesize and secrete an organic matrix called osteoid. | Osteoblasts |