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week 14 study stack
Physiology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The contraction of the uterus during the birth of a baby is an example of _____ feedback. | positive |
| The normal reading or range of normal is called the: | set point |
| Homeostasis can best be described as: | a state of relative constancy. |
| Pathogenesis can be defined as: | the course of disease development. |
| The term that literally means self-immunity is: | autoimmunity. |
| Epidemiology is the study of the _____ of diseases in human populations. | occurrence, distribution, transmission |
| When two molecules of glucose are joined, they form which disaccharide? | Maltose |
| Which of the following is not one of the major groups of organic substances in the human body? | Salts |
| The element that is present in all proteins but not in carbohydrates is: | nitrogen. |
| The type of lipoprotein associated with “bad” cholesterol and the production of atherosclerotic changes in blood vessels is | LDL. |