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Study stack 1: ch1q-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Shivering to try to raise your body temperature back to normal would be an example of: | the body trying to maintain homeostasis and a positive-feedback mechanism. |
| Intracellular parasites that consist of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat and sometimes by a lipoprotein envelope are called: | viruses |
| Negative-feedback control systems: | oppose a change |
| The impact of effector activity on sensors may be positive or negative. Therefore, homeostatic control mechanisms are categorized as | organs that are directly influenced by physiological variables or mechanisms. |
| What term describes a signal traveling toward a particular center or point of reference? | afferent |
| Because negative feedback control systems oppose changes that are opposite in direction to the initial disturbance, they are | slowed or maintained in the homeostatic range. |
| When two amino acids are joined, a peptide bond is formed and an H+ ion is released. | false |
| What term is often used to describe certain arrangements of atoms attached to the carbon core of many organic molecules? | Functional group |
| Transcription can be best described as the | synthesis of mRNA. |
| All of the following occur as a result of meiosis except: | chromosome number remains at 46. |
| The correct order of the phases of mitosis is: | prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase. |
| An individual’s entire set of DNA can be referred to as a: | genome. |
| Which is not true about the sodium and potassium pump? | Sodium moves into the cell and potassium moves out of the cell. |
| Which of the following is not a characteristic of the epiphyses? | Cylindrical in shape |
| During childbirth, a baby passes through an imaginary plane called the: | pelvic outlet. |
| Synovial joints are | freely movable. |
| he muscle’s ability to stretch or extend and to return to its resting length is called | extensibility. |