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human physiology
physiology week 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The normal reading or range of normal is called the: | set point |
| Intracellular parasites that consist of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat and sometimes by a lipoprotein envelope are called: Correct! | viruses |
| Of the 11 major body systems, which is the least involved in maintaining homeostasis? | Reproductive |
| If the secretion of oxytocin during childbirth operated as a negative-feedback control loop, what effect would it have on uterine contractions? | Oxytocin would inhibit uterine contractions. |
| The body’s thermostat is located in the: | hypothalamus |
| The lipid that is often referred to as a tissue hormone is | prostaglandin |
| What determines how a protein performs? | shape |
| in base pairing of DNA molecules, _____ is bound to _____. | adenine; thymine |
| The carbon-containing molecules formed by living things are often called Correct! | organic molecules. |
| DNA and RNA are important because | information molecules. |