What is the highlighted part of the hip bone called?
iliac crest
Exocytosis is an active or passive process?
Active process
Melanocytes are located in which layer of the skin?
basal layer of the epidermis
Master blueprint that holds the code for protein is called?
DNA
Skull, vertebral column, rib cage all make up the ___?
Axial Skeleton
what is this suture in the skull called?
Coronal suture
Diffusion is movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. What increases diffusion rate?
High temperature, High concentration of molecules, small molecule size.
Name at least one function of hair?
- Warn of insects on skin
– Hair on head guards against physical trauma
– Protect from heat loss
– Shield skin from sunlight
How is DNA replicated?
First step separate 2 strands (helicase) unzip
Primase puts the RNA down
Polymerase puts DNA down
What type of bone shape is this?
Long bone
what is this bone?
Zygomatic bone
The organelle that modifies and packages proteins
Golgi apparatus
What is thickened portion of bed responsible for nail growth called?
Nail matrix
Process of transferring code held in DNA gene base sequence to complementary base
sequence of mRNA, is called what?
Transcription
Bones have 3 levels of structure, what are they called?
– Gross
– Microscopic
– Chemical
what type of ribs are these called?
Floating ribs
What is Apoptosis?
Also known as programmed cell death, causes certain cells (examples: cancer cells,infected cells, old cells) to neatly self-destruct
What are the two types of sweat glands?
Eccrine sweat gland, Apocrine sweat gland
Protein synthesis occurs in 2 steps, what are these called?
Transcription, Translation
Any bony prominence is called
Process
What is the name of this vertebrae?
Cervical vertebrae
What are the three ways cells can bound to each other?
Tight junctions, Desmosomes, Gap junctions.
What is this sweat gland called?
Eccrine sweat gland
What makes protein fold up into specific shapes?
Hydrogen bonds
What is a large rounded projection called?
Tuberosity