Define these terms:
What will be an ideal response?
a. negative pressure inhalation—The suction caused by the negative pressure created in the lungs by the contraction of the muscles of inspiration. The air flows because pressure is higher outside than inside the lungs. b. positive pressure exhalation—The size of the thorax and pleural sacs decreases, pressure in the lungs increases, and air flows out of the body down its concentration gradient.
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Active sites on the actin become available for binding after
A) actin binds to troponin. B) troponin binds to tropomyosin. C) calcium binds to troponin. D) calcium binds to tropomyosin. E) myosin binds to troponin.
All sensory information, except for smell and proprioception, passes through this area of the brain, called the ________
A) thalamus B) hypothalamus C) frontal lobe D) basal nuclei
The placenta and its attached fetal membranes, expelled from the uterus during the placental stage of labor, are collectively referred to as ________
A) the vertex position B) the afterbirth C) dystocia D) parturition
By which method does the following move into the cell: Movement of large particles, bacteria, or cellular debris by endocytotic vesicle
A)Osmosis B)Receptor-mediated endocytosis C)Diffusion D)Pinocytosis E)Phagocytosis