How are peroxisomes different from lysosomes?
What will be an ideal response?
Some of the peroxisomes are oxidases that use oxygen to detoxify harmful substances. They are very good at neutralizing free radicals. Peroxisomes divide by simply budding. Lysosomes have powerful hydrolytic enzymes that will pretty much destroy anything they come in contact with. They are manufactured by the Golgi apparatus.
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A proximal LAD lesion is a blockage in the left anterior descending artery, also known as the anterior interventricular artery. Explain why a heart attack caused by an obstruction of this artery is sometimes referred to as the “widow maker” heart attack.
What will be an ideal response?
The ________ is the inner lining of the uterus
A) endometrium B) epimetrium C) perimetrium D) myometrium E) exometrium
Mastication is a process that facilitates
A. propulsion of materials through the intestine, and it involves simultaneous secretion of enzymes. B. mixing of food within the stomach, and it occurs with simultaneous hormone secretion there. C. swallowing of food, and it increases the surface area of the food for exposure to enzymes. D. absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream, and it involves carrier proteins in the epithelium.
Which of the following is involved in draining blood and CSF from the lateral portion of the brain from the cavernous sinus to the internal jugular veins?
A) external jugular veins B) superior sagittal sinus C) temporal veins D) petrosal sinus E) straight sinus