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Elizabeth Willyard
Anatomy Weeks 1-5
Question | Answer |
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The nucleolus is composed chiefly of: | rRNA |
Skin cells (epithelial) are held tightly together by: | desmosomes |
A frontal plane is the same as a ____ plane. | Coronal |
The atomic number tells you the | number of protons in the nucleus |
Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of life? | Balance |
If your reference point is “farthest from the trunk of the body” versus “nearest to the trunk of the body,” where does the knee lie in relation to the ankle? | Proximal |
The enzyme catalase is an important chemical in the functioning of the: | peroxisomes |
Approximately what percentage of the body weight of an adult female is water? | 50% |
Blood production is a function of which system? | Balance |
The approximate pH of gastric fluid is | 2 |
The largest human cell, measuring about 150 μm, is a: | female sex cell or ovum |
The outer boundary of a human cell is called the | Plama Membrane |
A spherical membrane-bound structure that contains the genetic material of the cell and is often referred to as the “command center” of the cell is the | Nucleus |
A major function of the cell membrane is to | control what enters and leaves the cell. |
Name 4 basic components of a feedback loop | Sensor, Control center, Effector, Feedback |
Name the four types of tissue in the body. | Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, and Nervous. |
Name the 10 basic structures of a cell. | Cell membrane, cytoplasm, Endoplasmic reticulum, Ribosomes, Golgi Apparatus, Lysosomes, Proteasomes, Peroxisomes, Mitochondria, and nucleus. |
What is Passive transport? and name the 4 processes | Passive transport is the movement of substance between cells that does not require energy. Diffusion, Osmosis, Channel-mediated transport, Carrier-mediated transport. |
What is active transport? Name the four processes | Active transport is the movement of substances between cells that requires energy (ATP). Pumping, Phagocytosis, Pinocytosis, Exocytosis. |
Which of the following bonds are the weakest? | Hydrogen |
An example of a catabolic process is | Hydrolysis |
Atomic mass is determined by the number of: | Protons and Neutrons |
The basic determinant of skin color is | Melanin |
Cartilage is classified as _____ tissue. | connective |
The very small bone that lies just posterior and lateral to each nasal bone is the | lacrimal |
Which of the following is not a type of bone? | regular |