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A ball-and-socket joint is also called an ellipsoidal joint. - Correct Answers-false
A molecule that carries energy in a form the cell can use is - Correct Answers-ATP
A motor unit is - Correct Answers-a motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates
A mutation can cause disease if - Correct Answers-the DNA sequence changes so that one
amino acid is substituted for another in a way that affects the encoded protein's functioning.
A person is exposed to a drug that prevents vesicles from forming in neurons. Predict the effect
this will have on nerve function. - Correct Answers-Neurotransmitters won't be released into
the synapse via exocytosis.
A pole vaulter keeps track of his position in mid-air through - Correct Answers-
proprioceptors
A protein is formed from a sequence of amino acids. - Correct Answers-true
A soldier suffers a brain injury, and becomes unable to speak. The damage is likely in -
Correct Answers-Broca's area
A test organism develops a genetic mutation that causes neurons to develop without synaptic
knobs. How will this impact neuronal function? - Correct Answers-No neurotransmitters will
be released into the synapse to signal the postsynaptic neuron, as the synaptic knob is where
they are stored.
A tooth root attached to a jawbone by a periodontal ligament is a __________ . - Correct
Answers-gomphosis
Action potentials are related to impulses conducted along an axon in that - Correct Answers-
propagation of a series of action potentials along a nerve fiber constitutes an impulse.
Blood with excess oxygen causes cyanosis. - Correct Answers-false
, Bones of a synovial joint are held together by - Correct Answers-joint capsule
Cartilage tissues are likely to be slow in healing following an injury because - Correct
Answers-chondrocytes do not have direct blood supplies.
Cell membranes are described as a fluid mosaic that maintains stability while still allowing
movement. What component maintains most of the flexibility of the membrane? - Correct
Answers-phospholipid bilayer
Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by __________ and it __________. - Correct Answers-
choroid plexuses in the ventricles; protects the brain from blows to the skull
Chemistry deals with - Correct Answers-the composition and changes of substances that
make up living as well as non-living matter.
DNA and RNA are nucleic acids. - Correct Answers-true
During metaphase of mitosis, chromosomes first condense and become visible when stained
and viewed under a microscope. - Correct Answers-false
Eccrine sweat glands - Correct Answers-respond primarily to elevated body temperature.
Epidermis is __________, whereas dermis is __________. - Correct Answers-composed of
stratified squamous epithelial tissue; composed of connective tissue, smooth muscle, and nerve
cell processes
Epithelial tissue functions in - Correct Answers-secretion, absorption, and protection.
Every neuron has - Correct Answers-cell body
For which of the following organelles are the structure and function correctly described? -
Correct Answers-Endoplasmic reticulum—a network of interconnected membranes forming
sacs and canals that packages protein molecules for secretion
Golgi tendon organs are stimulated more when - Correct Answers-you are straining a muscle
hard and causing increased tension.
Histology is the study of - Correct Answers-tissues
Homeostasis is the body's maintenance of an unstable internal environment. - Correct
Answers-false
How do pain receptors differ from other somatic receptors? - Correct Answers-they adapt
very little, if at all