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1 | | Physiology is the study of biological function of how the body works, from cell to tissue, tissue to organ, organ to system, and of how the organism as a whole accomplishes particular tasks essential for life. |
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2 | | If a theory survives testing then it might be incorporated into a more general hypothesis. |
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3 | | Comparative physiology is relatively useless in understanding human physiology. |
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4 | | Bias in scientific studies is minimized by obtaining blind measurements. |
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5 | | Homeostasis is best conceived as a state of dynamic constancy of the internal environment, in which body conditions are stabilized slightly above and below the set point by negative feedback mechanisms. |
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6 | | Animal models are often rats or mice that are genetically susceptible to diseases that are similar to human diseases. |
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7 | | Insulin is a hormone that raises the level of glucose in the blood. |
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8 | | During homeostasis, the action of effectors to amplify those changes that stimulate the effectors originally is known as positive feedback. |
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9 | | "Intrinsic" regulatory mechanisms are those mechanisms that are involved in maintaining homeostasis from within, or are "built-in" to the organs being regulated. |
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10 | | Organ systems consist of organs that have a common function. |
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11 | | Histology is the study of disease processes in the body. |
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12 | | The four primary tissues are muscle, bone, nervous, and epithelial tissues. |
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13 | | During development myoblasts give rise to skeletal muscle fibers after the myoblasts undergo fusion. |
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14 | | Intercalated discs are special areas of contact between adjacent muscle fibers found in both myocardial and skeletal muscle cells. |
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15 | | Peristalsis is the process of rhythmic, wavelike contractions of circular and longitudinal layers of smooth muscle that pushes food from one end of the digestive tract to the other. |
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16 | | Neuroglia are not neurons; rather they are cells of nervous tissue that provide the neurons with anatomical and functional support. |
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17 | | In the nervous system, neurons are specialized to conduct electrical information and all of them continue to divide during the life of the individual. |
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18 | | Exocrine glands secrete chemicals through a duct that leads to the outside of a membrane and thus to the outside of a body surface. |
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19 | | The epidermis of the skin is keratinized, or cornified stratified squamous epithelium. |
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20 | | Epithelial membranes are attached to the underlying connective tissue by a layer of proteins and polysaccharides known as the basement membrane. |
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21 | | The eccrine (or merocrine) sweat glands, located in the axillae (underarms) and pubic region, secrete a protein-rich fluid. |
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22 | | Blood is usually classified as a type of connective tissue. |
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23 | | Ligaments connect bone together at joints whereas tendons connect muscle to bone. |
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24 | | Both endocrine and exocrine glands are formed from glandular epithelial membranes. |
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25 | | Dentin is a highly calcified material that is harder than bone. |
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26 | | The skin is the largest organ in the body due to its large surface area. |
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27 | | Fat cells, such as those that comprise adipose tissue, are a type of connective tissue. |
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28 | | The skin is an endocrine gland since it produces and secretes vitamin D (derived from cholesterol under the influence of ultraviolet light), which then functions as a hormone. |
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29 | | Both blood plasma and interstitial tissue fluid belong to the intracellular compartment of the body. |
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30 | | The extracellular compartment contains the intracellular fluid and blood plasma. |
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