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week 1-6SCI221
set 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What term describes a signal traveling toward a particular center or point of reference? | afferent |
| ATP | is the form of energy that cells generally use |
| The lipid that is often referred to as a tissue hormone is | prostaglandin |
| When two amino acids are joined, a peptide bond is formed and an H+ ion is released. | false |
| Which term means “water loving” and applies to the phospholipid head | hydrophilic |
| Phagocytosis is an example of: | endocytosis |
| Transcription can be best described as the: | synthesis of mRNA |
| The pairing of bases of a strand of DNA is obligatory. If a strand of DNA were composed of the base sequence of ATCG, what would be the obligatory sequence of its opposing base pairs? Correct! | TAGC |
| Materials can be moved from a low concentration to a high concentration through: | active transport |
| The correct order of the phases of mitosis is | prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase |
| Which of the following vitamins is(are) absorbed through the skin? | Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin K |
| Which cells form the blood-brain barrier that protects the brain from harmful substances in the blood? | Astrocytes |
| Which of the following is not a proteoglycan found in the matrix of connective tissue? | Collagen |
| Which tissue is most likely to form a keloid scar as it heals? | connective |
| true or false:Young children’s bones have a greater risk of fracturing because of incompletely ossified bone. | false |
| the cell organelles that synthesize organic matrix substances in bone formation are: | endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus. |
| Which type of muscle is responsible for peristalsis? | Single-unit smooth |
| The protein molecule that has heads jutting out for cross-bridging is: | myosin |
| Three phases of the twitch contraction are the | latent period, contraction phase, and relaxation phase |
| Attempting to pick up an object too heavy to lift would result in which type of muscle contraction? | isometric |