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Human Physiology-

WEEKS 1-6 and WEEKS 6-12

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To accomplish self-regulation , a highly complex and intergrated communication control system or network is called Effector control loop
Homeostatic control mechanisms are categorized as what/ organs that are directly influenced by physiological variables or mechanisms
daily cycles are called? circadian cycles
Feedback control loop consist of? sensor mechanism integrating center effector feedback
Most complex organs are? Tapeworms
Proteins are polymers of ? amino acids
Polymers are? any large molecule made up of many identical small molecules ex: polysaccarides are polymers of monosaccharides
Disaccharides double sugars
Polysaccharides complex sugars
carbohydrates are two or more simple sugars bonded/ together through dehydration synthesis
Most important monosaccharide is glucose
Chaperone proteins... assist in the proper folding of other proteins so they can have the correct functional shape.
In base pairing of DNA molecules, ADENINE is bound to THYMINE
RNA and DNA have the same pyrimidine bases and same purine bases. TRUE
A saturatted fatty acid is one in which all available bonds of it's hydrocarbon chain are filled.
What determines how a protein performs? Shape
Hydrophilic means "water-loving"
permissive
synergism
antagonism
augmentation
Wavelengths of the brain
olfactory carries impulses associated with SMELL
CHARACTERS OF ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
WHAT ARE VISCORECEPTORS AND WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED?
Thyroid Hormone is stimulated by another hormone from the Anterior pituitary gland
types of pain fibers
Describe pain receptors
Hormones that function as negative-feebbacl loops
Hormones that function as positive -feedback loops
cupula
macula
otoliths
crista ampullaris
Movement of hair cells in the organ of Corti against the _____ membrane can stimulate nerve impulse condition. tectorial
The two-point discrimination test can be used to measure: the sensitivity of the skin in various parts of the body.
The immediate effect of a steroid hormone on a cell is the: transcription of RNA.
The clear and potassium-rich fluid that fills the labyrinth is endolymph.
perilymph
exolymph
The major hormone produced by the corpus luteum is: progesterone.
estrogen
LTH
chorionic gonadotropin
nonsteroid hormones
steroid hormones
Sensory impulses ending in what part of the CNS trigger imprecise or “crude” sensation awareness? Correct! Thalamus
Dynamic equilibrium depends on the functioning of the crista ampullaris.
Acid balance- pretains mechanisms, pretains to hydrogen ion concentration in body fluids, many of the body's moost biologically important molecules contain chemical groups.
Alkalosis range is? pH > 7.45 (LESS THAN)
Acidosis range is ? pH < 7.35 (GREATER THAN)
Normal pH is? 7.35-7.45
Acid is a releasing substance
Base is combining substance
Anaerobic respiration results in the formation of an incompletely catabolized molecule called lactate
Anaerobic without oxygen
types of joint in the body Fibrous Joints. Cartilaginous Joints. ... Synovial Joints. ... Ball and Socket Joints. ... Pivotal Joints. ... Hinge Joints. ... Saddle Joints. ... Condyloid Joints.
If a structural classification is used, joints are named according to the type of _____ tissue that joins the bones together. connective tissue
Functions of the muscles posture, heat production, movement,joint stability
Three phases of the twitch contraction are the latent period, contraction phase, and relaxation phase
TRUE OR FALSE: The more muscle fibers contracting at the same time, the stronger the contraction of the entire muscle. True
The contractile unit of a muscle cell is the sarcomere
The energy required for muscular contraction is obtained by hydrolysis of ADRENOTRIPHOSPHATE
According to the sliding filament theory actin moves past myosin
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