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defined as: the course of disease
de- velopment.
2. Epidemiology is the study of the of S
diseases in human populations. t
r
e
3. Which of the following is not one of the basic s
compo- nents in a feedback control loop? s
Effector mechanism
Transmitter L
Sensor i
Integrating f
center e
s
4. Of the 11 major body systems, which is the
t
least in- volved in maintaining homeostasis?
y
5. Intracellular parasites that consist of DNA or l
RNA surrounded by a protein coat and e
sometimes by a lipoprotein envelope are All of the
called: above
6. Intrinsic control:
a. usually involves the endocrine or nervous
system.
b. operates at the cellular level.
c. is sometimes called autoregulation.
d. operates at the system or organism level.
7. Which of the following may put one at risk
for devel- oping a given disease?
Environment
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Transmitter
reproductive
viruses
c
all of the above
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8. The normal reading or range of normal is called the: set point.
9. Positive-feedback control systems: accelerate a change.
have no effect on the deviation from set
point. accelerate a change.
ignore a change.
do not exist in human systems.
10. Homeostasis can best be described as: a state of relative
constan- cy
11. Amino acids frequently become joined by: peptide bonds
12. Sometimes referred to as animal starch, b. They are
is the
the main polysaccharide in the body. body's
primary
13. Which energy-releasing or energy-transferring source o
energy.
mole- cule does not contain a nucleotide?
14. The type of lipoprotein associated with "bad"
choles- terol and the production of
atherosclerotic changes in blood vessels is:
15. DNA:
a. is a single strand of nucleotides.
b. contains the sugar ribose.
c. is a double-helix strand of nucleotides.
d. transports amino acids during protein
synthesis.
16. Which of the following is not true of
carbohydrates?
a. They include substances commonly called sugars.
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Creatine phosphate
LDL
c
d
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