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WENDY BERNARDINO
Physiology WK 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are four basic components of every feedback control loop? | -sensor mechanism -integrating center -effector -feedback |
| What term is used to refer to a signal traveling toward a particular center or point of reference? | afferent |
| What is homeostasis? | constant state maintained by the body |
| “Water loving” and applies to the phospholipid head refers to? | hydrophilic |
| What composes a nucleic acid? | -sugar -a nitrogen base -a phosphate bond |
| Any large molecule made up of many identical small molecules is called a? | polymer |
| Adenine is compatible to what DNA molecule? | thymine |
| Proteins are polymers of? | amino acids |
| What is ATP? | is the form of energy that cells generally use |
| All proteins have which four elements? | -carbon -oxygen -hydrogen -nitrogen |
| In which stage of mitosis do chromosomes move to the opposite ends of the cells along the spindle fibers? | anaphase |
| In the electron transport system, the final electron acceptor is? | oxygen |
| The result of meiosis is? | four daughter cells that are haploid |
| What is a codon? | In the DNA molecule, a sequence of three base pairs |
| The gland responsible for the waxy secretion in the external ear canal is. | ceruminous |
| What marrow makes red blood cells? | red marrow |
| The contractile unit of a muscle cell is the? | sarcomere |