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Elizabeth Capito
Physiology Weeks 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 mechanism. |
| Osmosis ca be defined as? | The net movement of water molecules from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration. |
| Which vitamin is absorbed through the skin? | Vitamin A, D, K |
| When an astronaut is in space for 2 months what may happen to their bone density as compared to a person living on earth? | The astronaut will experience bone loss at an increase rate as a person on earth. |
| What are the end product of the breakdown of ATP? | An organic phosphate, energy that can be used in muscle contraction, ADP. |
| What are painful muscle contractions or involuntary twitches? | Cramps |
| The lactate produced by anaerobic respiration is converted back to glucose in the? | Liver |
| The energy required for muscular contraction is obtained by hydrolysis of? | ATP |
| The purpose of creatinine phosphate in muscle contraction is to? | Replenish energy supply |
| The substance that attracts oxygen in the myoglobin molecule is? | Iron |