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Physiology Midterm
Caitlin Kelly
Question | Answer |
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The body naturally changes some set points to different values at different times of the day. These daily cycles are called | Circadian cycles |
The contraction of the uterus during the birth of a baby is an example of _____ feedback. | Positive |
What term is often used to describe certain arrangements of atoms attached to the carbon core of many organic molecules? | Functional Group |
When two molecules of glucose are joined, they form which disaccharide? | Maltose |
RNA makes proteins by | Translation |
Which type of tissue has the greatest capacity to regenerate? | Epithelial |
True or False: Hematopoietic stem cells that are found in red bone marrow can develop into a variety of different blood cells, including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. | True |
The joint present during the growth years between the epiphyses of a long bone and its diaphysis is the | synchondrosis |
A membrane that exhibits a membrane potential is said to be | polarized |
Attempting to pick up an object too heavy to lift would result in which type of muscle contraction? | Isometric |