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Questions from Lecture Exams 1-4
1-26 = Exam 1
27-84 = Exam 2
85-121 = Exam 3
122-154 = Exam 4
Questions
A red blood cell is put into a solution and it shrivels up. This solution is probably... **
Answ** 3% NaCl
Which of the following represents the correct order in which the components interact in
a homeostatic control system? ** Answ** the receptor, the control center, and the
effector
Which of the following is the major positive ion inside cells? ** Answ** Potassium
The rough endoplasmic reticulum... ** Answ** makes proteins for secretion
What is the function of connective tissue? ** Answ** fuel reserve
One of the functional characteristics of life is excitability or responsiveness. This refers
to ________. ** Answ** Sensing changes in the environment and then reacting or
responding to them
Which of the following processes requires ATP? ** Answ** exocytosis
Forming glycogen as energy storage in the liver is an example of a(n) ______ reaction.
** Answ** Anabolic
Inability to absorb digested nutrients and secrete mucus might indicate a disorder in
which epithelial tissue? ** Answ** Simple columnar
Which of the following is INCORRECT about sodium? ** Answ** electronegative
High heat of _______ is what allows water to absorb and release large amounts of heat
without temp change ** Answ** capacity
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, The atomic number gives both the number of ________ and ________ of an element
** Answ** protons and electrons
The surface tension of water is caused by ______ bonds between water molecules **
Answ** hydrogen
The extracellular matrix in CT is secreted by cells and is made up of _______ and
______. ** Answ** Ground substance and fibers
The high energy bonds between ATP molecules are a form of _______ energy **
Answ** chemical
Acids are known as proton _______ , while bases are proton ______. ** Answ**
donors; acceptors
String of amino acids ** Answ** polypeptide
Fatty acid containing a double bond ** Answ** unsaturated
parietal pleura ** Answ** serous membrane
pollex ** Answ** thumb
site of protein synthesis ** Answ** ribosomes
distribute mechanical stress ** Answ** desmosomes
results in 2 identical daughter cells ** Answ** mitosis
solutes move "down" concentration gradient ** Answ** Diffusion
"sugar coating" outside of the cell ** Answ** glycocalyx
Same molecular formula, different shapes ** Answ** isomer
The layer of skin that is composed of areolar CT, capillary loops, and tactile corpuscles
** Answ** papillary dermis
The layer of hair that is responsible for "split ends" due to keratin wearing off **
Answ** cortex
These epidermal cells form an umbrella over the nucleus to protect it from UV damage
** Answ** Melanocytes
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