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Mariam Krasnodemskiy
Physiology weeks 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The normal reading or range is called the | set point |
| What term describes a signal traveling toward a particular center or point of reference? | afferent |
| A very large molecule composed of subunits of sugar, a nitrogen base, and a phosphate bond is a | nucleic acid |
| The carbon-containing molecules formed by living things are often called | organic molecules |
| A molecule or other agent that alters enzyme function by changing its shape is called a(n) | allosteric effector |
| Replication of DNA occurs in which phase of interphase? | S phase |
| Which cells of the skin are filled with a tough, fibrous protein and account for most of the epidermal cells of the skin? | Keratinocytes |
| Which skin layer has cells that look prickly because of the desmosomes that join the cells together? | Stratum spinosum |
| The external portion of the bone is known as | Cortical bone |
| Without red bone marrow, bones would not be able to | make blood cells |
| The muscle’s ability to stretch or extend and to return to its resting length is called | extensibility |
| Which type of movement occurs between the carpal and tarsal bones and between the articular facets of adjoining spinal vertebrae? | gliding |