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Physiology week 1-7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The normal reading or range of normal is called the | set point |
| The contraction of the uterus during the birth of a baby is an example of _________________ feedback | positive |
| If the secretion of oxytocin during the childbrith operated as a negative feedback control loop, what effect would it have on uterine contractions? | Oxytocin would inhibit uterine contractions |
| In base pairing of DNA molecules, _______ is bound to _________ | adenine, thymine |
| Proteins are polymers of | amino acid |
| The most important monosaccharide is | glucose |
| The first sound we heard using stethoscope is most likely due to _____________ | closing of the AV valves |
| what does the P wave represent | atrial depolarization |
| skin layer also called barrier area | stratum corneum |
| small cells that synthesize and secretes a specialized organic matrix are | osteoblasts |
| Hematopoiesis is carried out in the | red bone marrow |
| a condition that is caused by an abnormally increased roundness in the thoracic curvature | kyphosis |
| an example of a hinge joint is the | interphalangeal joints |
| a contraction in which the tension within the muscle remains the same but the length changes is called an ___________ contraction | isotonic |
| two types of synapse | chemical and electrical |
| the membrane potential maintained by a non conducting neuron's plasma membrane is called the __________ membrane potential | resting |
| movement of the membrane potential away from zero (below the usual RMP) is called | hyperpolarization |