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Anamaria Gutierrez
Physiology week 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Negative-feedback control systems: | Oppose a change |
| Homeostasis can best be described as: | A state of relative constancy |
| Effectors can be described as | Organs that directly influence controlled physiological variables |
| What term describes a signal traveling toward a particular center or point of reference? | afferent |
| The types of lipids found that form hormones, such as cortisone, estrogen, and testosterone are: | steroids |
| A very large molecule composed of subunits of sugar, a nitrogen base, and a phosphate bond is a | nucleic acid |
| A membrane carrier structure attracts a solute to a binding site; changes shape and releases the solute on the other side of the cell membrane. This describes the process of: | carrier-mediated transport |
| Which cells form the blood-brain barrier that protects the brain from harmful substances in the blood? | Astrocytes |
| Which of the following is not a characteristic of smooth muscles? | Having intercalated disks |
| In intramembranous ossification, the process of appositional growth refers to the: | addition of an outside layer of osseous tissue on flat bones |
| The humerus articulates proximally with the | scapula |
| Rotator cuff surgery is performed quite commonly on professional baseball players, especially pitchers. Evidently, the throwing motion places enormous stress on the: | shoulder |
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