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Yvette Lara

Physiology

QuestionAnswer
Maintained in the body Homeostasis
They oppose a change by creating a response that is opposite in direction to initial disturbance Negative Feedback
Compounds contain the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen Carbohydrates
Simple sugars Monosaccharides
Do not dissolve in water Nonpolar
Most abundant of lipids, body's most concentrated source of energy Triglycerides
They have four elements carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen Proteins
Binds the carboxyl group of one amino acid to the amino group of another amino acid Peptide Bond
Small particles spread out evenly within any given space Diffusion
Movement of water through a semipermeable membrane Osmosis
A chemical that reduces the amount of activation energy needed to start a chemical reaction Catalyst
To interpret or "translate" the genetic code and form a sequence of amino acids Translation
Prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase is to process of what? Mitosis
Cell division that occurs only in primitive sex cells during the process of becoming mature sex cells Meiosis
Cover and protects the body surface, lines body cavities and in moving substances in and out of the body Epithelial Tissue
The growth of functional new tissue Regeneration
smooth, slick and secrete a thick colorless lubricating fluid Synovial Fluid
Rigid, mineralized structures Bones
Main shaft like portion of the bone Diaphysis
small cells that synthesize and secrete an organic matrix Osteoblasts
80 bones make up the _______ skeleton Axial
Forms the forehead and the anterior part of the calvaria, or top of the cranium Frontal Bone
Part of the infant skull, so that baby can pass through the birth canal Fontanels
The clavicle and the scapula make up the shoulder gridle
decreases the angle between the bones, it bends or folds one part on another Flexion
when the foot is tilted upward, decreasing the angle between the top of the foot and front of the leg dorsiflexion
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