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Physiology Week 1-5
Question | Answer |
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The roles played by proteins can be divided into which categories? | Structural and functional |
Which lipid acts as a “tissue hormone”? | Prostaglandin |
The type of lipoprotein associated with “bad” cholesterol and the production of atherosclerotic changes in blood vessels is: | LDL |
Sometimes referred to as animal starch, _____ is the main polysaccharide in the body. | glycogen |
Fingernail growth is the result of the mitosis of the cells in the stratum: | germinativum. |
Smooth muscles that produce goose pimples when they contract are the _____ muscles. | arrector pili |
In which skin layer does the process of keratinization begin? | Stratum granulosum |
The hair follicle is found in the: | dermis |
Which is not part of a hair? | LANUGO |
Which cells of the skin act as a type of antigen-presenting cell in the skin? | Dendritic cells |
Adipocytes, found in the yellow bone marrow, stores and releases ____________________________ for energy. | fat and triglycerides |
The fontenelles of an infant's skull consists of | fibrous membrane |
n bone growth, the medullary cavity is enlarged because of the activity of: | osteoclasts. |
Until bone growth in length is complete, a layer of the cartilage, known as the _____, remains between the epiphysis and diaphysis. | epiphyseal plate |
In the epiphyseal plate, the zone of hypertrophy is in the _____ layer. | THIRD |