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Physiology
| Front | Back |
|---|---|
| Homeostasis | describes the relatively constant states maintained by the body |
| Examples of homeostasis | - temperature regulation - regulation of blood carbon dioxide level - regulation of blood glucose level |
| What are the four major groups of organic substances in the body? | |
| What are the different types of lipids? | |
| Replication of DNA occurs in which phase of interphase? | S phase |
| Osmosis | the net movement of water molecules from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration. |
| Diffusion | the net movement of molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. |
| Which type of tissue has the greatest capacity to regenerate? | Epithelial |
| The type of tissue that contains cells called neurons is called: | nervous |
| Which type of connective tissue helps newborns maintain body temperature by producing heat? | Brown fat |
| The primary ossification center of a long bone is located in | the diaphysis |
| Hematopoiesis occurs in the | red bone marrow. |
| osteoblasts | Small cells that synthesize and secrete a specialized organic matrix |
| plantar flexion | Stretching the foot down and back and pointing the toe |
| Skeletal muscles are innervated by: | somatic motor neurons. |