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JOANITA KAMULALI

Physiology Weeks 1-5

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What are Effectors? Organs that directly influence controlled physiological variables.
What is homeostasis? The relatively constant state maintained by the body
How does the Negative-feedback control systems Oppose a change
Which energy-releasing or energy-transferring molecule does not contain a nucleotide? Creatine phosphate
What is the main function the skin? It protects the body from injury, infection, and water loss, while helping regulate temperature
What are the types of lipids found that form hormones, such as cortisone, estrogen, and testosterone? Steroids
How does RNA makes proteins? By translation
What is the result of meiosis? Four daughter cells that are haploid
what is phagocytosis? The cell process in which microorganisms or other large particles are engulfed
Which skin layer has cells that look prickly because of the desmosomes that join the cells together? Stratum spinosum
What is ceruminous? The gland responsible for the waxy secretion in the external ear canal
The muscle’s ability to stretch or extend and to return to its resting length is called? Extensibility.
Which type of movement occurs between the carpal and tarsal bones and between the articular facets of adjoining spinal vertebrae? Gliding
Normally, bone loss will begin to exceed bone gain between the ages of _____ years? 35 and 40
True or False, Young children’s bones have a greater risk of fracturing because of incompletely ossified bone. False
What are the cell organelles that synthesize organic matrix substances in bone formation? Endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus
Which structure allows the electrical signals to travel along the sarcolemma and move deeper into the cell? Transverse tubule
When does the ?alcification of the organic bone matrix occur complex calcium salts are deposited in the matrix
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