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Arlene F Physio
| Local control or _____, intrinsic mechanisms often make use of chemical signals. | autoregulation |
| Of the 11 major body systems, which is the least involved in maintaining homeostasis? | Reproductive |
| Pathogenesis can be defined as: | the course of disease development. |
| RNA and DNA have the same pyrimidine bases but different purine bases. | False |
| RNA makes proteins by | translation. |
| The result of meiosis is | four daughter cells that are haploid. |
| 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. |
| In which skin layer does the process of keratinization begin? | Stratum granulosum |
| Which of the following is not a characteristic of skeletal muscles? | Having one nucleus per cell |
| Which of the following vitamins is(are) absorbed through the skin? | Vitamin A, D, & K |
| In bone formation, the cells that produce the organic matrix are the | osteoblasts. |
| Bones grow in diameter by the combined action of which two of the three bone cell types? | osteoblasts and osteoclasts |
| The shoulder joint is an example of a _____ joint. | multiaxial, freely movable, ball and socket |
| Which of the following is not among the structures that characterize synovial joints? | tendons |