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Brittney Giron
Physiology midterm weeks 1-7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To accomplish self-regulation, a highly complex and integrated communication control system or network is required. This type of network is called a(n) | a feedback control loop |
| Processes fro maintaining or restoring homeostasis are known as | homeostatic control mechanisms |
| When two amino acids are joined, a peptide is formed and an H+ ion is released. True or False. | False |
| In which stage of mitosis do chromosomes move to the opposite ends of the cells along the spindle fibers? | Anaphase |
| If oxygen is available, the pyruvate molecules formed by glycolysis are prepared to enter the next phase of aerobic cellular respiration, called the | Citric acid cycle |
| Which cells of the skin act as a type of antigen-presenting cell in the skin? | Dendritic cells |
| Which skin layer has cell that look prickly because of the desmosomes that join the cells together? | Stratum spinosum |
| Bones grow due to activity it the... | Epiphyseal plates |
| The more muscle fibers contracting at the same time, the stronger the contraction of the entire muscle. The number of muscle fibers contracting depends on how many motor units are | Recruited |
| A membrane that exhibits a membrane potential is said to be | Polarized |