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Sarah Chouihni Phys
Physiology week 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Events that lead to an immune response to an infection or the formation of a blood clot are examples of | positive feedback. |
| Homeostasis can best be described as: | a state of relative constancy. |
| A saturated fatty acid is one in which | all available bonds of its hydrocarbon chain are filled. |
| When two molecules of glucose are joined, they form which disaccharide? | Maltose |
| If red blood cells containing 10% solute are placed in a solution containing 10% solute, what will happen? | Water will move into and out of the cells at equal rates. |
| Twenty-three chromosomes per cell in humans is referred to as: | haploid. |
| Which skin layer has cells that look prickly because of the desmosomes that join the cells together? | Stratum spinosum |
| Which of the following is not a function of adipose tissue? | Defends the body from microbes and injurious substances |
| Hematopoiesis is carried out in the: | red bone marrow. |
| Three phases of the twitch contraction are the | latent period, contraction phase, and relaxation phase. |