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Physio 1 - Midterm

Nightingale Physiology Midterm

Impact of effector activity on sensors may be positive or negative. Homeostatic mechanisms are categorized as... Organs that are directly influenced by physiological variables or mechanisms
Negative feedback control systems oppose changes that are opposite in direction to disturbances, they are.... Slowed or maintained in the homeostatic range
Define Autoimmunity Self-Immunity
Term that means course of disease development Pathogenesis
Where is the body's thermostat located Hypothalamus
What is ATP Form of Energy that cells generally use
What is a nucleic acid composed of Subunits of sugar, nitrogen base and phosphate bond
Four elements of proteins Carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen
What type of lipid forms hormones Steroids
How is maltose formed When two molecules of glucose join
What does a prostaglandin act as "tissue hormone"
What is an enzyme A protein that acts as a catalyst
What happens during anaphase Chromosomes move to opposite ends of the cells along the spindle fibers
How does RNA make protein Translation
Stage of mitosis where the centrioles move to opposite poles of the cell Prophase
What happens with an active transport Materials move from a low concentration to a high concentration
Statum basale Layer where keratinization begins
Barrier area of the skin Stratum corneum
What tissue causes a keloid scar Connective
What does brown fat do Helps newborns maintain body temp
External portion of the bone.. Cortical Bone
Function of axial skeleton Framework for muscles that anchor and stabilize appendicular bones
Where is the zone of hypertrophy in the epiphyseal plate Third layer
Kyphosis Condition caused by abnormal roundness in the T-Spine
What is isometric contraction Muscle tension increases, but muscle length stays the same
Pillow-like structure in some synovial joints Bursa
What kind of joint is a gliding joint Multiaxial
The major functions of muscle? Movement, Support, Protection, Heat Generation
Another name of aerobic training Endurance Training
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