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100
pH measures the concentration of what element ion in solution?
H, hydrogen
100
What do microvilli provide cells
A larger surface area for absorption of nutrients
100
Describe what the term lateral means
Away from the midline
100
Give an example of an area in the body that a mucous membrane would line?
Esophagus
100
What are the two divisions of the skeleton
Axial and appendicular
200
What are the four macromolecules of life?
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Nucleic Acids, Proteins
200
What kind of compound makes up the bulk of the plasma membrane?
Phospholipids
200
What does anterior mean?
toward the front of the body
200
Sheathe around the hair root
hair follicle
200
What is the only freely moveable part of the skull
mandible
300
What type of the four macromolecules provides us with the blueprint of life?
Nucleic Acids
300
What is the difference between a solute and a solvent?
The solvent is in the larger amount and dissolves the solute
300
Describe what the term superficial means
Toward the outside of
300
Constriction of the arrector pilli cause these to occur
goose bumps
300
How many arches in the foot are there
3
400
The polar nature of H2O occurs because ____________________.
Oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen
400
Which organelle within the cell modifies and packages proteins? (hint: we compared it to a UPS center!)
Golgi Apparatus
400
What type of dissecting cut separates an organisms right from its left?
Midsaggital
400
What benefit does the epidermis being keratinized provide to the skin?
It provides a hard, tough outer surface that can better protect our bodies
400
What is the name of the plate in the spongy tissue of our long bones that allows for long bone growth?
Epiphyseal plate
500
Energy can be converted from one form to another. What type of energy conversion is involved when you shiver on a cold day?
Chemical energy converted to mechanical energy
500
When talking about the cell volume vs. surface area ratio, it is important that cells do not grow too large, because the volume of the cell increases much faster than surface area with increasing cell size. Why is this a problem for cells that have grown too large?
The membrane transport of the cell will not be able to keep up with its huge cell volume
500
Describe a cut in a dissection that would separate superior from inferior
Transverse
500
Why do blisters form?
Heat or friction causes a separation between the epidermis and dermis. The separation fills with interstitial fluid, forming the blister
500
What is the difference between a simple and a compound fracture
Compound fractures include the bone actually penetrating the skin whereas simple fractures do not
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