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Jessica Pano
Week 6: Assignment - StudyStack Set 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The outer boundary of a human cell is called the? | plasma membrane. |
| Which area of the cytoplasm near the nucleus coordinates the building and breaking of microtubules in the cell? | centrosome. |
| The reference position of the body when it is in an erect, or standing, posture with the arms at the sides and palms turned forward is called the? | anatomical position. |
| Processes for maintaining or restoring homeostasis are known as? | homeostatic control mechanisms. |
| What term describes a signal traveling toward a particular center or point of reference? | afferent. |
| The concept that information may flow ahead to another process to trigger a change in anticipation of an event that will follow is called? | feed-forward. |
| Events that lead to an immune response to an infection or the formation of a blood clot are examples of? | positive feedback. |
| The most abundant element essential to life is? | carbon. |
| What determines how a protein performs? | shape. |
| A saturated fatty acid is one in which? | all available bonds of its hydrocarbon chain are filled. |