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Marisa Rodriguez
Physiology Week 1-6
| Three phases of twitch contraction are. | 1. Latent period 2. contraction phase 3. relaxation phase |
| Continual, partial contraction in a muscle organ is a called. | tonic contraction |
| The "thermostat" part of the brain is. | hypothalamus |
| Tiny, primitive cells that lack nuclei are called. | bacteria |
| Two or more atoms bonded together is called a/an | molecule |
| The average mass number of isotopes typically found among atoms in nature is called the | atomic weight |
| The _______ separates the cell from its outer boundaries. | plasma membrane |
| The gel like substance of cells that include many organelles suspended in cytosol. | cytoplasm |
| The movement of water across a semipermeable membrane is called. | osmosis |
| This process breaks large molecules into smaller molecules and usually releases energy. | catabolism |
| This process builds large molecules from small molecules, usually consumes energy. | anabolism |