ECPI A&P 1 Final Exam Questions And
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What is a genetic code is the set of rules used by living cells to translate information
encoded within genetic material into proteins.
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living
organisms as the main const...
What is a genetic code is the set of rules used by living cells to translate information
encoded within genetic material into proteins.
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living
organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.
smooth muscle Involuntary muscle found inside many internal organs of the body
cardiac muscle Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart.
skeletal muscle A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton and provides the
force that moves the bones.
Nucleus A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and
reproduction
myocyte muscle cell or muscle fiber
, ECPI A&P 1 Final Exam Questions And
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Chondrocytes mature cartilage cells that reside in lacunae. a cell which has secreted the
matrix of cartilage and become embedded in it.
Osteocytes a bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has
secreted.
Adipocytes fat cells
Erythrocytes red blood cells (RBC); no nucleus, contain hemoglobin which carries
oxygen
Aponeurosis strong sheet of tissue that acts as a tendon to attach muscles to bone
What is the matrix composed of? fibrous proteins and ground substance
What are the layers of the bone? periosteum, compact bone, spongy bone, bone marrow
, ECPI A&P 1 Final Exam Questions And
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Interphase Cell grows, performs its normal functions, and prepares for division; consists
of G1, S, and G2 phases
Prophase Chromosomes become visable, nuclear envelop dissolves, spindle forms
Metaphase second phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes line up across the
center of the cell
Anaphase the third phase of mitosis, during which the chromosome pairs separate and
move toward opposite poles
Telophase phase of mitosis in which the distinct individual chromosomes begin to spread
out into a tangle of chromatin
Cytokinesis division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells
muscle spindles receptors sensitive to change in length of the muscle and the rate of that
change
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