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Danielle Parmley
Physiology weeks 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is homeostasis? | Homeostasis is when the body is functioning and working with a specific set point or with certain criteria and is able to maintain it through various actions. |
| What is a negative feedback loop? | Negative feedback control systems are inhibitory. Negative feedback control systems stabilize physiological variables. |
| What is a positive feedback loop? | Positive feedback control systems are stimulatory. and amplify the stimulation of what is occurring as in childbirth labor is positive feedback. |
| What does DNA stand for? | DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid |
| The correct order of the phases of mitosis is? | The correct order is prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase. |
| Transcription can be best described as the process of? | The synthesis of mRNA. |
| What structure is formed by the union of the basal and reticular lamina? | The basement membrane is the structure formed by the union of basal membrane and the reticular lamina. |
| A tissue is? | Tissue a group of similar cells that perform a common function. |
| What bone is positioned most superiorly on the human skeleton? | The frontal. |
| Bones grow in diameter by the combined action of which two of the three bone cell types? | The osteoblasts and osteoclasts. |