ECPI A&P 1 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Endocrine - ANSWER the body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set of glands that
secrete hormones into the bloodstream
red bone marrow - ANSWER found in cancellous bone; site of hematopoiesis, produces blood
cells
yellow bone marrow - ANSWER fatty tissue found in the medullary cavity of most adult long
bones
covalent bond - ANSWER A chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between
atoms in a molecule
ionic bond - ANSWER Formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to
another
hydrogen bond - ANSWER weak attraction between a hydrogen atom and another atom
Polar - ANSWER Molecule with partial charges. Mixes with water.having a pair of equal and
opposite charges
, Nonpolar - ANSWER No partial charges. Do not mix with water.equal sharing of electrons
What is a genetic code - ANSWER is the set of rules used by living cells to translate
information encoded within genetic material into proteins.
DNA - ANSWER deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living
organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.
smooth muscle - ANSWER Involuntary muscle found inside many internal organs of the body
cardiac muscle - ANSWER Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart.
skeletal muscle - ANSWER A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton and
provides the force that moves the bones.
Nucleus - ANSWER A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth
and reproduction
myocyte - ANSWER muscle cell or muscle fiber
Chondrocytes - ANSWER mature cartilage cells that reside in lacunae. a cell which has
secreted the matrix of cartilage and become embedded in it.
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Endocrine - ANSWER the body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set of glands that
secrete hormones into the bloodstream
red bone marrow - ANSWER found in cancellous bone; site of hematopoiesis, produces blood
cells
yellow bone marrow - ANSWER fatty tissue found in the medullary cavity of most adult long
bones
covalent bond - ANSWER A chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between
atoms in a molecule
ionic bond - ANSWER Formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to
another
hydrogen bond - ANSWER weak attraction between a hydrogen atom and another atom
Polar - ANSWER Molecule with partial charges. Mixes with water.having a pair of equal and
opposite charges
, Nonpolar - ANSWER No partial charges. Do not mix with water.equal sharing of electrons
What is a genetic code - ANSWER is the set of rules used by living cells to translate
information encoded within genetic material into proteins.
DNA - ANSWER deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living
organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.
smooth muscle - ANSWER Involuntary muscle found inside many internal organs of the body
cardiac muscle - ANSWER Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart.
skeletal muscle - ANSWER A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton and
provides the force that moves the bones.
Nucleus - ANSWER A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth
and reproduction
myocyte - ANSWER muscle cell or muscle fiber
Chondrocytes - ANSWER mature cartilage cells that reside in lacunae. a cell which has
secreted the matrix of cartilage and become embedded in it.
