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In homeostatic mechanism, regardless of whether or not it is positive or negative feedback, what is the term for the component that alters the variable?
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Effector
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Catabolism
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Breaks things down.
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What part of the homeostatic mechanism provides info to the rest of the system?
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Control Center
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Which type of homeostatic feedback system is the response to the deviation in like manner as the deviation (in the same direction)?
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Positive
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Axial Portion
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head, neck & torso
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Sereous membrane that lines the abdominal cavity.
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Peritoneal
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Inner layer of the pericardial membrane.
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Visceral
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If a cylindrical body part is cut directly along its longitudal axis, it is termed a
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Longitudal
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The urinary bladder is located in which of the abdominopelvis quadrants/regions?
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Hypogastric Region
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The gallbladder is located in which of the abdominopelvis quadrants/regions?
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R. lower quadrant
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Surface Anatomy: Point of the shoulder
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Acromial
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Most bonds in biochemistry are:
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Convalent Bonds
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Atoms & molecules that have an uneven distropution of electrical charges.
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Polar
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Enzymes are _____ that usually have a _______ structure.
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Protein-Teriary
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Loss of biological activity due to the changing of the shape of enzymes is termed
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Denaturization
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T/F: Cholestrol molecules are inserted in the phospholipid bilayer for purposes of providing rigitity.
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true
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Stem cells are:
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Very primitive, unspecialized cells that are capable of becoming many other kinds of cells.
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Lipid molecules, such as cholestrol of trigcericides...
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pass freely through entirety of the cell membrane.
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What cellular structure plays a major role in cellular recognition and possibly in autoimmune disease?
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Transmembrane Proteins
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The normal osmolarity of the cell of refrence, the RBC is (RBC = red blood cell)
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300 m/usmoles
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If RBCs are placed in an isotonic solution, the effect exerted on the RBC's would be...
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the net amount of water diffusing in and out would be equal
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After Judith R had awakened from her surgery and another physian was present, what signs and symptoms did this physian become aware of?
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Dull sound (tapping), Swelling of abdomen, Discolored area around the belly button, increased heart rate, and decreased blood pressure.
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While the first physian who examined Judith R was most likely an emergency room specialist, not an internist, was this first exam within reason by ER standards and was this standard of quality to be expected?
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yes.
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A certain number of grams of a substance dissolved to make a liter of solution is called
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Molarity
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Tonicity is determined by...
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The effect on cell shape that osmolarity has
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If RBC's are placed in a hypotonic solution, the effect exerted on the RBCs would be
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lysing of the RBC
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T/F. Osmosis uses filtration when it is functioning as an active process of molecular transport.
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False.
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Was the 2nd exam more appropriate in Judith R's case and worthy of doing another surgery?
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Yes.
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