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Muscles make up how much of your weight? - Answer about 1/2 What are the three types of muscles? - Answer skeletal, smooth, cardiac Muscles are specialized to convert ____ energy to ____ energy. - Answer chemical, mechanical How many skeletal muscles are in the human body? - Answer more than 600 Skeletal muscle includes: - Answer skeletal muscle tissue, connective tissues, nerves and blood vessels Skeletal muscles do not contract until what occurs? - ...

Microorganism - Answer a small, microscopic organism consisting of a single cell or cell cluster Microscopic - Answer too small to see with the naked eye Microbiology - Answer the study of microorganisms (focused specifically on the small size) The main role of bacteria and archaea - Answer catalysts of biogeochemical cycles Bacteria and Archea made ___ - Answer life on Earth possible Animal and plant life are completely dependent upon - Answer ...

1) Actin is one of the most evolutionarily conserved proteins. What does this tell you about the structure and function of this protein in eukaryotic cells? - Answer Evolutionarily conserved-hasn't undergone much change since existence of eukaryotes. Tells us that this protein is vital for cellular function. Tells us it can do a variety of functions in cells. Its so conserved because it is very important for cells. Multifunctional makes it more well-conserved because monomers that mak...

Anatomy - Answer study of structure (size, shape, color, weight, location, composition) Physiology - Answer study of function (the contribution to the body) Why are anatomy and physiology studied together? - Answer The structure of a part of the body often reflects its function. Homeostasis - Answer maintaining a stable internal environment within the body Two sub disciplines of anatomy - Answer Cell biology and histology Two sub disciplines of physio...

Identify the components and functions of the nephron - Answer 1) Bowman’s Capsule: Epithelial layer 2)Glomerulus: filters blood, creates urine, keeps large parties out filtration 3)Proximal Convoluted Tubule: First section blood flows through; reabsorption of water, ions, sodium, chloride, potassium, and other nutrients 4)Loop of Henle: conserves water and reduces urine volume 5)Distal Convoluted Tubule: regulates reabsorption of water and sodium 6) Collecting Duct: returns water...

What is the W.H.O's definition of health? - Answer The World Health Organization's definition of health is the state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity (physical or mental weakness) What is pathophysiology? - Answer Pathophysiology is the combination of pathology and physiology. Ultimately, pathophysiology is the study of the changes that happen in the body in response to a disease/how disease may happen...

Why are the testes external to the body? - Answer Needs to be a cooler temperature for proper sperm development. Since sperm are created at puberty they must be kept separate from body or else immune system would destroy them What are the hormonal and non-hormonal roles of the sertoli cells - Answer -supplies nourishment to developing sperm during spermatogenesis -creates barrier between sperm and rest of the body -Secretes inhibin’s to regulate FSH levels. Increases testoster...

Liver - Answer produces bile for fat emulsion pancreas - Answer produces digestive enzymes. Accessory organ of the digestive system that is both an endocrine and exocrine gland components of bile - Answer minerals, bile pigments, bile acids (salts), phospholipids, cholesterol hepatic sinusoids - Answer blood filled channels between the layers of hepatocytes in the liver chymotrypsin and trypsin - Answer pancreatic enzymes that digest proteins hepatic ...

A 12-year-old male patient comes in complaining of leg pains, difficulty walking in a straight line as well as a limp that has gotten worse. As a child, he was in an accident leading to a broken leg. Upon x-ray, it is determined there is a difference in the length of the femur. What is most likely the initial injury that has led to this abnormality? a.The patient broke the shorter leg on the epiphyseal plate. b. The patient broke the longer leg on the periosteum. c. The patient broke the long...

Which of the following is not a function of lymph nodes - Answer produces erythrocytes where do T cell mature in the body - Answer thymus The largest lymphatic organ is - Answer spleen the structure of the lymphatic vessel is most like - Answer a vein Which is a following primary lymphatic organ in adults - Answer red bone marrow If the right lymphatic duct was blocked, edema would occur in the right arm - Answer true lymphatic trunks deliver...