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What is the function of enzymes?
Speeds up the rate of chemical reaction
What does the word peritoneum?
Small intestine
Amino acids aid the production of proteins. Which of the following bonds can be found in amino acids?
peptide bonds
Which disease is most likely to occur in people who have suffered low levels of vitamin d?
Ricketts
Which of the following is not a carbohydrate?
Phopholipids
What is the function of macromolecule protein?
The growth and repair of cells
Which of the following are the requirements of human life?
Atmospheric pressure, temperature, carbon dioxide
What is the minimum amount of energy needed to get a reaction started?
Activation energy
What is the deepest layer of epidermal tissue?
stratum basale
What is an autoimmune disease which causes joint stiffness and deformity?
Rheumatoid arthritis
The axial skeleton is made up of which of the following?
arms and legs
What organ system protects underlying tissues and regulates temperature?
Integumentary
The function of fibroblasts is to?
Produce new fibers
The function of macrophages is to?
Consume dead cells
What is a bone cancer that primarily affects the long bones?
Osteosarcoma
What does the word pleura mean?
Lungs
What organ system filters wastes from blood?
Circulatory
Epithelial tissue is attached to underlying connective tissue known as what?
basement membrane
What does the term viscera mean?
internal
What occurs when the body grows small projections on the edges of bones?
Bone spurs
What is the pericardium?
Heart
Macromolecules are made up of small building blocks called?
Monomers
Which of the following is not a function of epithelial tissue?
Production
one sugar unit
What is the most common bone disorder causing breakdown bone, that fracture easily and stunt growth
Osteoporosis