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Stack #4541172
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The normal reading or range of normal is called the: | Set point |
| If the secretion of oxytocin during childbirth operated as a negative-feedback control loop, what effect would it have on uterine contractions? | Oxytocin would inhibit uterine contractions |
| Pathogenesis can be defined as: | The course of disease development |
| The body naturally changes some set points to different values at different times of the day. These daily cyles are called | Circadian cycles |
| Unsaturated fats: | will kink or bend because of the double bonds between the carbon atoms |
| Humans can synthesize 13 of 21 basic amino acids; the remaining 8, which must be included in the diet, are called: | essential amino acids |
| The term glycoprotein, a combination of two words, tells you that the compound is made of _____, with _____ being the dominant component. | carbohydrate and protein; protein |
| If one side of a DNA molecule is CTAGGCTG, the other side would be: | GATCCGAC |
| Materials can be moved from a low concentration to a high concentration through: | active transport |
| A saline solution that contains a higher concentration of salt than a red blood cell would be | hypertonic |
| The papillary layer of the dermis | produces the ridges that make fingerprints |
| Mucous membranes are important because they lubricate and protect passageways. | true |
| Areolar tissue usually contains which types of cells in the greatest number? | fibroblasts |
| The cells responsible for active erosion of bone minerals are called: | osteoclasts |
| A condition that is caused by an abnormally increased roundness in the thoracic curvature is: | Kyphosis |
| epiphyseal plate | |
| After the age of 50, the density of bone: | decreases slowly because of a shift in the remodeling activity |
| Which structures are unique to the fetal skull and provide additional space for molding the head shape as the baby passes through the birth canal? | fontanels |
| Bones grow in diameter by the combined action of which two of the three bone cell types? | osteoblasts and osteoclasts |
| An open fracture is also known as a compound fracture. | true |
| Three phases of the twitch contraction are the | latent period, contraction phase, and relaxation phase. |
| The chief function of the T-tubules is to: | allow for electrical signals to move deeper into the cell |
| Which type of muscle is responsible for peristalsis? | Single-unit smooth |
| After it is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum, the calcium combines with which protein? | troponin |
| The type of movement possible at a synovial joint depends on the: | shape of the articulating surfaces of the bones |
| Which type of joint joins the two pubic bones together? | Symphysis |
| The contractile unit of a muscle cell is the | sarcomere |
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