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Physiology 1
Assignment 1
| 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. |
| RNA and DNA have the same pyrimidine bases but different purine bases. | False |
| All proteins have which four elements? | carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen |
| The two processes of protein synthesis are | transcription and translation. |
| The total number of 46 chromosomes per cell is referred to as _________ number. | diploid |
| Apocrine sweat glands can be found in all of the following areas except the: | soles of the feet. |
| In which skin layer does the process of keratinization begin? | Stratum granulosum |
| Which cells of the skin act as a type of antigen-presenting cell in the skin? | Dendritic cells |
| The cell organelles that synthesize organic matrix substances in bone formation are: | endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus. |
| Young children’s bones have a greater risk of fracturing because of incompletely ossified bone. | False |
| Normally, bone loss will begin to exceed bone gain between the ages of _____ years. | 35 and 40 |
| During childbirth, a baby passes through an imaginary plane called the: | pelvic outlet. |
| Due to how the clavicle articulates with the scapula, all shoulder movements involve the sternoclavicular joint. | True |
| In a myelinated neuron, the impulse can travel under the myelin between nodes of Ranvier. | True |
| Which membrane receptor acts to directly change ion permeability when stimulated? | Gated-channel receptor |
| A membrane that exhibits a membrane potential is said to be | polarized |
| The energy required for muscular contraction is obtained by hydrolysis of | ATP |
| The first event to occur in muscle relaxation is that: | the sarcoplasmic reticulum begins actively pumping calcium back into its sacs. |