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Quiz 1-3
Physiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The physical process by which water and solute move through a membrane when a hydrostatic pressure gradient exists across the membrane is called what? | Filtration |
| When the chromosomes align themselves across the equator of the spindle fibers, what phase of mitosis is this? | Metaphase |
| Extensive weight training causes the muscle cells to do what? | Hypertrophy |
| Water moves through the cell membrane by what process? | Osmosis |
| Sometimes referred to as animal starch, what is the main polysaccharide in the body? | Glycogen |
| The formation of sucrose involves the removal of a molecule of water. What is this process called? | Dehydration synthesis |
| The alpha helix is an example of which level of protein structure? | Secondary structure |
| Pathogenesis can be defined as what? | The course of disease development |
| Shivering to try to raise your body temperature back to normal would be an example of what kind of body process? | The body trying to maintain homeostasis / a negative-feedback mechanism |
| Epidemiology is the study of the _____ of diseases in human populations. | Occurrence, distribution, and transmission |