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BI 301: Anatomy and Physiology (Portland State University) Ed Degrauw
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
10/26/2011
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As humans, we store carbohydrates as
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glycogen
Term
The sweat glands of the skin produce fluid to aid in thermoregulation, the mode of secretion for these glands, which does not damage the cells and and uses simple exocytosis, is:
 Definition
Merocrine
Term
You have been sentenced to die in the gas chamber for murdering your A&P professor, as the cyanide gas permeates your cells you remember back to your studies of A&P and remember that cyanide binds to cytochromes in the electron transport chain, preventing the formation of ATP, so with your last thought you remember that the organelles the cyanide is acting on are the
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mitochondria
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Sodium, which has an atomic number of 11, will react with chlorine, which has an atomic number of 17. When these two atoms react, both become stable. To become stable, sodium will _____, while chlorine will _____.
 Definition
give up an electron, gain an electron
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An anion is which of the following? Cl-, HCO3-, K+, Ca++, Cl- & HCO3-
 Definition
Cl- & HCO3-
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Most kidney tubules are made of _____ tissue specialized for absorption and secretion.
 Definition
Term
The sweat glands of the skin produce fluid to aid in thermoregulation, the mode of secretion for these glands, which does not damage the cells and and uses simple exocytosis, is:
 Definition
Merocrine
Term
You have been sentenced to die in the gas chamber for murdering your A&P professor, as the cyanide gas permeates your cells you remember back to your studies of A&P and remember that cyanide binds to cytochromes in the electron transport chain, preventing the formation of ATP, so with your last thought you remember that the organelles the cyanide is acting on are the
 Definition
mitochondria
Term
Sodium, which has an atomic number of 11, will react with chlorine, which has an atomic number of 17. When these two atoms react, both become stable. To become stable, sodium will _____, while chlorine will _____.
 Definition
give up an electron, gain an electron
Term
An anion is which of the following? Cl-, HCO3-, K+, Ca++, Cl- & HCO3-
 Definition
Cl- & HCO3-
Term
Most kidney tubules are made of _____ tissue specialized for absorption and secretion.
 Definition
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