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Astrid Casillas
Physiology Midterm
| Define Homeostasis | is when an organism is able to maintain a stable internal environment such as temperature without changing its external environment |
| What are the elements all proteins have? | carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen |
| What are the subunits of nucleic acid? | sugar, nitrogen base, phosphate bond |
| What is an enzyme? | A protein that acts as a catalysts |
| What is a condon? | a sequence of three base pairs in a DNA molecule |
| What is hyerpolarization? | it is the movement of the membrane potential away form zero |
| Define stimulus-gated channel | it is an ion channel that opens when it responds to a sensory stimulus |
| What are the classes of neurotransmitters? | Amino acids, amines, neuropeptides |
| What is the energy required for muscular contraction that is gained by hydrolysis? | ATP |
| How does lactate form? Anaerobic or aerobic respiration? | Lactate acid forms with the result of anaerobic respiration due to incomplete catabolized molecules |