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Physiology-Week 7
Assignment - StudyStack Set 1 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Homeostasis can best be described as: | a state of relative constancy. |
| Unsaturated fats: | will kink or bend because of the double bonds between the carbon atoms. |
| The physical process by which water and solute move through a membrane when a hydrostatic pressure gradient exists across the membrane is the process of: | filtration. |
| Which of the following vitamins is(are) absorbed through the skin? | Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin K |
| During childbirth, a baby passes through an imaginary plane called the: | pelvic outlet. |
| During which phase of the twitch contraction is there a triggering of the release of calcium ions into the sarcoplasm? | Latent period |
| Local control or _____, intrinsic mechanisms often make use of chemical signals. | autoregulation |
| A saturated fatty acid is: | all available bonds of its hydrocarbon chain are filled. |
| In which skin layer does the process of keratinization begin? | Stratum granulosum |
| The external portion of the bone is known as | Cortical bone |