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Mary Serrano
Physiology chapter 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To accomplish self-regulation, a highly complex and integrated communication control system or network is required. This type of network is called a(n) | feedback control loop. |
| Which level of control operates at the cell level, often using genes and enzymes to regulate cell function? | intracellular regulation |
| Which lipid is part of vitamin D? | Steroids |
| What is the most important factor in determining the physical and chemical properties of fatty acids? | Degree of saturation |
| If a sequence of nitrogen bases in nucleic acid were A-U-C-G-A, which of the following would be true about the nucleic acid? | It contains ribose sugar. |
| Transcription can be best described as the: | synthesis of mRNA. |
| Bones grow in diameter by the combined action of which two of the three bone cell types? | osteoblasts and osteoclasts |
| Cytoplasm | gel-like internal substance of cells that includes many organelles suspended in watery intracellular fluid called cytosol |
| Two major groups of organelles | membranous and nonmembranous |
| The humerus articulates proximally with the | scapula. |
| Appositional growth of cartilage occurs when chondrocytes begin to divide and secrete | additional matrix |
| What structure is formed by the union of the basal and reticular lamina? | Basement membrane |