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week 6 flashcards
Question | Answer |
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The gallbladder lies in the: | abdominal cavity |
several kinds of tissues working together are termed: | organ |
Mitochandria, Golgi apparatus, and endoplasmic reticulum are examples of: | organelles |
The number of abdominal regions is: | 9 |
Popliteal refers to the: | area behind the knee |
An x-ray technician has been asked to make x-ray films of the liver. Which of the abdominopelvic regions must be included. | Right hypochondriac, epigastric and left hypochondriac |
Blood production is a function of which system? | Lymphatic |
As the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) increases, the: | solutions becomes more acidic |
The hydrogen isotope tritium consists of: | one proton and two neutron |
When atoms combine, they gain, lose, or share: | electrons |
The process of the digestion of food is an example of which type of reaction? | Decomposition |
Atomic mass is determined by the number of: | protons and neutrons |
A solutions that contains a greater concentration of hydroxide ions (OH-) than hydrogen ions (H+)is an: | alkaline |
The formation of sucrose involves the removal of a molecule of water. | dehydration synthesis |
The inner membrane of what double-membrane structure is contorted into folds called cristae? | mitochondrion |
A list of cell fibers from largest to smallest would read: | microtubles, intermediate filaments, microfilaments |
Rafts are stiff groupings of membrane molecules | Help organize the various components of plasma, play an important role in the pinching parent cells into two daughter cells, sometimes allow the cell to form depressions that form a means of carrying substances into the cell. |
The nucleolus is composed chiefly of: | rRNA |
The enzyme catalase is an important chemical in the functioning of the: | Peroxisomes |
Which type of tissue has cube-shaped cells and can be found lining the kidney tubules. | simple cuboidal epithelium |
which of the following tissues lacks a direct blood supply and consequently heals very slowly? | cartilage |
The epidermis is composed of several types of epithelial cells. One type, called keratinocytes, become filled with a tough, fibrous protein called: | keratin |
which of the following muscles does not move the upper arm? | Trapezius |
skeletal muscles constitute approximately____ of our body weight | 50% |
the origin of a muscle is on the femur, and the insertion is on the tibia. When it contracts, it bends the knee. Its fibers run parallel to the body. Which ofthe following terms might be part of its name? | Flexor |
The latissimus dorsi muscle is an example of a ___muscle. | spiral |
Muscles that contract at the same time as the prime mover are called: | Synergists, fixators |