| | | |
100% verified answers | |
Which |is |a |physiological |description |rather |than |an |anatomical |one?
The |muscles |of |the |intestinal |wall |contract |slowly |and |involuntarily.
The |esophageal |wall |includes |a |middle |layer |of |dense |irregular |connective |tissue.
The |walls |of |blood |capillaries |are |composed |of |a |thin |epithelium.
The |muscles |of |the |thigh |are |composed |of |skeletal |muscle |tissue.
Fenestrations |(openings) |are |present |in |the |epithelial |cells |of |capillary |walls. |- |correct |
answersThe |muscles |of |the |intestinal |wall |contract |slowly |and |involuntarily.
What |is |the |basic |unit |of |function |and |structure |in |the |human |body?
Tissue
Atom
Cell |- |correct |answersCell
The |human |body |gains |energy |by |_________ |food, |via |the |mouth. |Food |is |then |broken |down |
to |basic |chemicals |through |the |process |of |_______ |In |the |small |intestine, |the |chemicals |from |
food |enter |the |body. |This |process |is |called |_____. |These |chemicals |are |then |transported |by |
the |blood |to |the |cells |of |the |body |in |a |process |called |______ |. |The |cells |will |use |these |
chemicals, |along |with |oxygen, |to |gain |energy |in |a |process |known |as |respiration |_______. |
Some |cells |will |use |these |chemicals |to |build |new |and |more |complex |chemicals. |Not |all |
substances |taken |into |the |body |are |used. |The |body |can |rid |itself |of |unabsorbed |materials |and |
waste |produced |by |metabolic |reactions |in |a |process |called |_____ |- |correct |answers1. |ingesting
|2. |digestion |3. |absorption |4. |circulation |5. |respiration |6. |excretion
The |knee |is |__________ |to |the |ankle. |- |correct |answersproximal |(or |superior)
,What |organ |system |would |include |the |thyroid |gland |and |pancreas? |- |correct |
answersEndocrine |system
The |serous |membrane |that |lines |the |wall |of |the |abdominal |cavity |is |called |the |__________. |
The |membrane |that |covers |the |surface |of |the |abdominopelvic |organs |is |called |the |
__________. |- |correct |answersparietal |peritoneum; |visceral |peritoneum
During |a |race, |the |body |temperature |of |a |runner |increases. |The |runner |responds |by |perspiring
|(sweating), |which |lowers |body |temperature. |This |process |is |an |example |of |a |__________. |- |
correct |answersnegative |feedback |mechanism
What |organ |system |is |responsible |for |coordination |and |integration |of |bodily |functions |as |well |
as |detecting |changes |inside |and |outside |the |body? |- |correct |answersNervous |system
The |physiological |events |that |obtain, |release, |and |use |energy |are |defined |as |__________. |- |
correct |answersmetabolism
The |lungs |are |__________ |to |the |heart. |- |correct |answerslateral |(away |from |the |midline)
Glucose |and |glycogen |are |examples |of |what |group |of |organic |compounds? |- |correct |
answersCarbohydrates
A |cation |is |formed |when |an |atom |__________ |an |electron. |- |correct |answersloses
Which |of |the |following |is |a |decomposition |reaction? |- |correct |answersHCl |→ |H+ |+ |Cl-
Match |the |general |functions |with |the |correct |type |of |organic |compound.
| Functions: |Cell |membrane |structure; |energy |storage
, Cell |membrane |structure; |energy |storage |
| Genetic |information |
| Cellular |fuel |
Enzymes, |transporters, |structural |components |- |correct |answers1. |Lipids |2. |Nucleic |acids |3. |
Glucose |4. |Proteins
What |type |of |chemical |bond |involves |the |sharing |of |a |pair |of |electrons |by |two |atoms |in |a |
molecule? |- |correct |answersCovalent |bond
The |primary |type |of |chemical |reaction |involved |in |the |digestion |of |a |meal |by |the |digestive |
system |is |a(n) |__________. |- |correct |answersdecomposition |reaction
What |type |of |substance |works |to |resist |changes |in |the |pH |of |a |solution? |- |correct |
answersBuffer
This |compound |is |a |subunit |for |what |class |of |organic |compounds? |- |correct |
answersCarbohydrates
Which |image |shows |the |structural |formula |for |a |molecule |that |has |the |molecular |formula |
C6H12O6? |- |correct |answers
The |function |of |a |protein |is |determined |by |its |three-dimensional |conformation. |Therefore, |the
|function |of |a |protein |is |ultimately |due |to |what |characteristic |of |the |protein? |- |correct |
answersIts |amino |acid |sequence.
The |building |blocks |for |DNA |and |RNA |molecules |are |called |__________. |- |correct |
answersnucleotides