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Makenna Staples

Physiology weeks 1-6

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What is homeostasis? Homeostasis is the bodies way of maintaining an equilibrium. An example includes regulating body temperature.
What are three examples of carbs? Three examples of carbs include monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides.
What are the effects of too much androgens in the body? Too much testosterone in the body will result in more oily acne prone skin, aggressive behavior, and an increase in muscle mass. Too much estrogen will result in many health conditions like PCOS, fibroids, ovarian tumors, and even endometriosis.
What is DNA? DNA also known as deoxyribonucleic acid is what makes us who we are. DNA is made up of four building blocks or nucleotides known as adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine.
How are enzymes classified and named? Enzymes are functional proteins and they are classified to the kind of chemical reaction catalyzed. They make up six different groups; oxidation-reduction enzymes, hydrolyzing enzymes, carboxlyases, mutases, and hydrases.
What are two functions of the integumentary system? Two functions of the integumentary system include hormone production and homeostasis of body temperature.
What is the all or none principle? The all-or-none principle of action potentials is known as the point in time in which that certain membrane depolarizes and if it reaches the threshold or not and whether the action potential is triggered.
What is skin? Our skin is the largest organ in our body and from the outside going in its layers are composed of the epidermis, dermis and the hypodermis.
What is the purpose of the skeleton? The skeleton acts as a protective shield to guard our brain inside our skull and our heart and lungs inside the rib cage. Without this we would endure a lot more trauma to our vital organs.
What two proteins are involved with muscle contractions? Myosin and actin use ATP for chemical and mechanical energy to help contract muscles.
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