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stack assignment 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Positive-feedback control systems: | accelerate a change. |
| Intrinsic control: | is sometimes called autoregulation. |
| Pathogenesis can be defined as: | the course of disease development. |
| a protein substance with no DNA or RNA and is thought to be the cause of mad cow disease? | Prion |
| The alpha helix is an example of which level of protein structure? | Secondary |
| When two molecules of glucose are joined, they form which disaccharide? | Maltose |
| If one side of a DNA molecule is CTAGGCTG, the other side would be: | GATCCGAC |
| Which energy-releasing or energy-transferring molecule does not contain a nucleotide? | creatine phosphate |
| What is the most important factor in determining the physical and chemical properties of fatty acids? | Degree of saturation |
| A saline solution that contains a higher concentration of salt than a red blood cell would be: | hypertonic |
| The physical process by which water and solute move through a membrane when a hydrostatic pressure gradient exists across the membrane is the process of: | filtration |
| Phagocytosis is an example of: | endocytosis |
| A sequence of three bases forms a(n): | codon |
| During which stage of mitosis do the centrioles move to the opposite poles of the cell? | prophase |
| Diffusion of particles through a membrane by means of a carrier molecule is called: | facilitated diffusion |
| The pairing of bases of a strand of DNA is obligatory. If a strand of DNA were composed of the base sequence of ATCG, what would be the obligatory sequence of its opposing base pairs? | TAGC |
| The type of tissue that contains cells called neurons is called: | nervous |
| Which cells help destroy pathogens and damaged tissue in the brain? | microglia |
| Which of the following epithelial functions is a primary activity of glandular epithelium? | Secretion |
| A tissue is: | a group of similar cells that perform a common function. |
| Which type of tissue has the greatest capacity to regenerate? | Epithelial |
| The papillary layer of the dermis: | produces the ridges that make fingerprints |
| Which tissue is most likely to form a keloid scar as it heals? | Connective |
| If there is an injury to the occipital bone you may expect that which sense is damaged? | vision |
| Normally, bone loss will begin to exceed bone gain between the ages of _____ years. | 35 and 40 |
| An open fracture is also known as | a compound fracture |
| A condition that is caused by an abnormally increased roundness in the thoracic curvature is | kyphosis |
| Blood calcium levels involve secretion of which two hormones? | parathyroid and calcitonin |
| Which structures are unique to the fetal skull and provide additional space for molding the head shape as the baby passes through the birth canal? | fontanels |
| The humerus articulates proximally with the | scapula |
| The cell organelles that synthesize organic matrix substances in bone formation are: | endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus |