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Karen Duran
Weeks 1-5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Two major cavities of the human body are: | Ventral / Dorsal |
| An organization of many similar cells that are specialized to perform a certain function is called a(n): | Tissue |
| The number of abdominal regions is: | Nine |
| Substances that accept hydrogen ions are called: | Bases |
| An example of a catabolic process is: | Hydrolysis |
| Approximately what percentage of the body weight of an adult female is water? | 50% |
| The _______ is often called the microtubule organizing center. | Centrosome |
| Skin cells are held tightly together by: | Desmosomes |
| The fundamental organizational unit of life is the: | Cell |
| The nucleolus is composed chiefly of: | rRNA |
| How do vesicles move from place to place in an organized way within the cell? | Molecular motors pull them along the microtubules and microfilament of the cytoskeleton. |
| The inner membrane of what double-membrane structure is contorted into folds called cristae? | Mitochondrion |
| Which cell fiber serves as part of our "cellular muscles?" | Microfilament |
| The dermis is composed of two layers, a thin papillary and a thick ________ layer. | Reticular |
| Two major categories of body membranes are: | Epithelial and connective |
| Adipose tissue is: | A storage tissue |
| The mixed secretions of sebaceous and ceruminous glands for a. brown waxy substance called the: | Cerumen |
| Where would you find a tarsal bone? | Foot |
| The main shaft- like portion of a long bone is the. | Diaphysis |