Biol250 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. Question: Which bones serve a point of attachment for muscles? 2. Question: With respect to their direct effects on osseous tissue, which pair of hormones has actions that oppose each other? 3. Question: What increases length of long bones, enhances mineralization and improves bone density? 4. Question: Fracture that occurs sloped down or up at an angle. 5. Question: Which of the following foods is best for bone health? 6. Question: The skeletal system is the body system composed of bone...

1. Question: Transcription and translation take place in the___________ and , ___________respectively. 2. Question: All of the genetic material inside a cell is located in the __________. 3. Question: Which type of stem cell gives rise to red and white blood cells? 4. Question: Which of the following is NOT a difference between DNA and RNA? 5. Question: The jelly-like substance found within cells that provides the fluid medium necessary for biochemical reactions is called ________. 6. Quest...

1. Question: Which nucleus in the medulla is connected to the inferior colliculus? 2. Question: The comparison of cerebral motor commands and proprioceptive feedback occurs where? 3. Question: The thalamus is the transfer point for most sensory tracts to reach the cerebral cortex. An exception would be which of these? 4. Question: Which region of gray matter in the spinal cord contains motor neurons that innervate skeletal muscles? 5. Question: Axons in which tract are considered to be both ...

1. Question: Which of the following receptors responds to vibration? 2. Question: Which of the following skin conditions results from long-term, unrelieved pressure over certain body parts that are bony, leading to death of the overlying tissue? 3. Question: Which of the following is NOT part of the epidermis? 4. Question: The cuticle of the nail is also known as the ___________. 5. Question: Regarding the ABCDE mnemonic of a skin evaluation, "E" stands for ____________. 6. Question: Whic...

1. Question: Which of the following are considered primary requirements of life for a multi-celled organism? 2. Question: Humans have the most urgent need for a continuous supply of ________ 3. Question: The ability of an organism to adjust to changes in either its internal or external environments is called __________. 4. Question: Every cell in an animal is separated from other cells and from the extracellular environment by a cell (plasma) membrane. Which of the following are found inside ...

1. Question: Which nucleus in the medulla is connected to the inferior colliculus? 2. Question: The comparison of cerebral motor commands and proprioceptive feedback occurs where? 3. Question: The thalamus is the transfer point for most sensory tracts to reach the cerebral cortex. An exception would be which of these? 4. Question: Which region of gray matter in the spinal cord contains motor neurons that innervate skeletal muscles? 5. Question: Axons in which tract are considered to be both ...

1. Question: What is human physiology? 2. Question: What is the study of the interrelationships of all the structures within a specific body region? 3. Question: Water makes up approximately what percentage of an adult's body mass? 4. Question: Which organ system is responsible for processing food used by the body and removing waste from undigested food? 5. Question: What level of organization is composed of two or more different organs that work closely together to perform the functions of...

1. Question: This directional term describes the front or towards the front of the body. 2. Question: This directional term describes a position above or higher than another part of the body. 3. Question: Which is the largest cavity in the human body? 4. Question: Which body plane divides the body or an organ into an anterior and posterior portion? 5. Question: Which body plane divides the body vertically into equal right and left sides? 6. Question: This directional term describes a positi...

1. Question: Which property allows muscle tissue to pull on its attachment points and shorten with force? 2. Question: Where does a muscle fiber first respond to signaling from a motor neuron? 3. Question: Which structures of cardiac muscle allows the cells to contract in waves so the heart can work as a pump? 4. Question: Which structures of cardiac muscle allows the cells to contract in waves so the heart can work as a pump? 5. Question: Upon skeletal muscle membrane depolarization, what s...

1. Question: Which type of contraction allows a muscle to produce tension without changing the angle of a skeleton joint all moving a load? 2. Question: Mooth muscle tissue can be found in all but which of the following places? 3. Question: All but which of the following are characteristics of aerobic respiration? 4. Question: Which structures of cardiac muscle allows the cells to contract in waves so the heart can both as a pump? 5. Question: Slow oxidative (SO) muscle fibres: 6. Question:...