Cell Membrane/
Communication
Communication
This molecule in the cell membrane helps support fluidity and rigidity.
What is cholestrol?
Erythropoietin, the hormone responsible for telling the bone marrow to make more red blood cells, is produced in this organ.
What are the kidneys?
Diabetic dogs who exercise more frequently may experience insulin overdose because...
Exercising more frequently leads to less need for insulin, possibly making it so dosage of insulin is too high.
This molecule blocks the actin binding sites in muscles
What is tropomyosin?
This part of the brain is responsible for thermoregulation.
What is the hypothalamus?
Von Willebrand's Factor is associated with this type of hemostasis.
What is primary?
Cheetahs have a lot of this type of muscle fiber
What is Type 2?
Name the three types of endocytosis.
What are...
-Pinocytosis
-Receptor-mediated endocytosis
-Phagocytosis
Name the four Starling's Forces.
What are...
Plasma Hydrostatic Pressure
Interstitial Fluid Hydrostatic Pressure
Plasma Colloid Osmotic (aka Oncotic) Pressure
Interstitial Fluid Colloid Osmotic (Oncotic) Pressure
Secretion of this hormone takes several weeks, but is helpful for conserving body heat.
What is thyroxine?
Name the Vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors.
What are 2, 7, 9, and 10?
At a neuromuscular junction, the action potential stimulates the opening of these channels, causing acetylcholine to be released to muscle receptors.
What are voltage-gated Calcium ion (Ca2+) channels?