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40 Cards in this Set
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Does negative feedback result in a response which opposes that of the original stimulus? |
Yes |
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What type of muscle is found in association with blood vessels? |
Not striated, Smooth |
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What is responsible for the lubrication of the skin? |
Sebaceuos glands |
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In what muscles, would intercalated discs be found? |
Cardiac |
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What is the minimum number of primary tissues organs are comprised of? |
2 |
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What process would cells lacking lysosomes be unable to undergo? |
apoptosis |
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In DNA, _________ forms a complimentary base with guanine. |
cytosine |
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Acids release _______ into solutions. |
Hydrogen ions |
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Structural and functional unit in the body. |
cell |
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Genetic code. |
Found within DNA |
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Hypertrophy
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When cells increase in size it causes the growth of a tissue
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When is lactic acid produced?
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During anaerobic cellular respiration
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Where does glycolysis occur?
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Cytoplasm
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Cannon
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Coined the phrase homeostasis
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What does an integrating center detect?
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Deviation from the norm
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What primarily stimulates insulin secretion?
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Increased blood glucose concentrations
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Characteristics of blood
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Has liquid extracellular matrix
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Characteristics of cardiac muscle |
1. Cells are branched 2. Striations are visible microscopically 3. Intercalated discs connect adjacent cells |
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Define neuroglial cells
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Cells providing support for nervous tissue
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Examples of where you would find different kinds of epithelial cells/tissues
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Simple cuboidal epithelium is found in lining of the kidney tubules
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Define goblet cells, hormones, and dentin |
Mucus secreting cells found associated with columnar epithelium. Chemical regulators secreted by endocrine glands. Similar to bone. |
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What glands does thermoregulation directly involve?
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Eccrine glands; same as sweat.
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Where is dense connective tissue found? |
Capsules and sheaths around organs, tissues and ligaments. Not in large arteries. |
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Where is adipose tissue found?
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Within the hypodermal layer of the skin.
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Integumentary system
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protection and thermoregulation
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Define proton, covalent bonds and ionic bonds |
Charged particle found in the atomic nucleus. Bonds that are formed between oxygen and hydrogen. Bond found in sodium chloride. |
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What happens as the pH of a solution increases?
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Its hydroxyl ion concentration increases. Becomes more basic. (Bases will accept hydrogen ions in a solution.)
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What element do proteins have that other organic molecules don’t?
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Nitrogen.
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What causes Ketosis?
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When stored fats are rapidly degraded by the body
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What is found in DNA?
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Deoxyribose, guanine, cytosine, adenine, thymine.
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What types of cells are found in the ovaries?
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Cells which are haploid and contain large numbers of mitochondria
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Steroids are not water soluble but may pass through the cell membrane.
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True |
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Where are flagella found in human body?
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Testes/ sperm
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Stages of the cell cycle
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S phase before G2 > I > PMAT
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Characteristics of DNA and RNA.
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DNA is only found in the nucleus and RNA is found in both the nucleus and in the cytosol.
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Genetic translation occurs where?
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cytosol
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When chromatids move to opposite poles.
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Anaphase
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Prophase
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Centrioles do not replicate
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interphase
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centrioles replicate
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What does the Epithelial do? |
Protects |
