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Atlean Johnson
SCIENCE 221 Physiology - Weeks 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Negative feedback in a control system ______________________. | Produce an action that is opposite to the change that activated the system. |
| Building Blocks of protein | Amino Acids |
| Name the nitrogenous bases in RNA, and type pf sugar? | Sugar - Ribose Nitrogenous Bases - adenine, uracil, guanine, cytosine |
| Positive feedback in a control system _________________________. | Stimulatory, and amplify the change that is occurring. |
| Name the nitrogenous bases in DNA, and type pf sugar? | Sugar - Deoxyribose Nitrogenous Bases - adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine |
| What are the four distinct phases of mitosis? | Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase |
| What is bone marrow? | Soft, spongy tissue that is in the medullary cavities (centers) of bones. |
| Explain two types of bone marrow? | Red - found in virtually all bones in an infant or child's body functions to produce red blood cells Yellow - as individual ages. red marrow is replaced by yellow marrow, Marrow cells become saturated with fat and are no longer active in blood cell prod |
| Define the Axial skeleton? | 80 bones of the hear, neck, and torso 74 upright axis of the body, and 6 tiny bones in the middle ear. |
| Define Appendicular skeleton? | 126 bones that form the upper and lower appendages to the axial skeleton. |