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Jameka Smith
Anatomy Week 1-6
Question | Answer |
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In directional terms, superior means | toward the head. |
In the cell membrane, the hydrophilic part of the phospholipid molecule | faces both the interior and exterior parts of the cell. |
What is the function of the integral membrane proteins | They act as receptors, signal transduction, and identify "self" |
What is osmosis? | Osmosis is the physical process by which water and a solute move through a membrane when a hydrostatic pressure gradient exists across the membrane |
As the concentration of hydrogen atoms increases, the ph goes _______ and the solution becomes more _______ | Down, acidic |
The epithelial are held tightly together | by tight junctions |
Which of the following is not a type of connective tissue? a.adipose b.cardiac c.blood d. cartilage | B. Cardiac |
What is the function of the bones? | The bones store mineral, protect organs of the body, and hematopoiesis, support the body and movement. |
What group of muscle facilitates chewing movement? | The masseter, temporals and pterygoid muscles. |
What is articulation? | Articulation is a joint, point of contact between bone. |
How does the body maintain posture? | Gravity is pulling on different parts of the body at all times while the muscles are pulling the body in the opposite direction of the gravitational pull. |
What is the most abundant element essential to life? | Carbon is the most abundant element essential to life. |
Which region of the long bone can the yellow bone marrow be found? What is stored in this portion of the long bone? | Fat can be found in the medullary cavity . |
What is the name of the bone that articulates with the temporal bone in the only movable joint in the skull? | The mandible |
The fascicle or muscle fibers the biceps brachia run in which direction? | The fibers run parallel, optimizing maximum range of motion |