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Physiology Weeks 1-6
| Feedback loop | Output or response of a loop impacts or influences the input or stimulus |
| Homeostasis | The relatively constant state maintained by the body |
| Circadian Cycles | Changes in the body's set point at different times of the day is called |
| ATP | A form of energy in a cell |
| What two base pairs molecules make up DNA | Adenine; thymine and Cytosine; guanine |
| What health risk can be caused by high levels of LDL in the blood | Increase heart attack, stroke |
| Active Transport | Movement of ion molecules across a cell membrane from a lower to higher concentration requiring ATP |
| What is hypertrophy | Increase in size of a muscle |
| Name the layers of epidermis from the most superficial to deepest | Stratum Corneum, Stratum Lucidum, Stratum Granulosum, Stratum spinosum, Stratum Basale. Mnemonic I use is Can LaShawn Get Some Baklava |
| What part of the muscle connected to hair gives an "gooselike" appearance in the skin | Arrector pili |
| What layer of skin is called the true skin | Dermis |