Cells can remodel their membranes to preserve fluidity in a process known as __________ adaptation

Fill in the blank with the correct word.


Answer: Homeoviscous

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What mechanisms are responsible for producing concentrated urine?

a. the juxtamedullary nephrons become active. b. the counter-current mechanism pulls out much water. c. vasopressin causes facultative water reabsorption in distal tubule. d. both (a) and (b) above. e. all of these answers.

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Explain why the sympathetic nervous system is often call the "fight or flight" division of the ANS

What will be an ideal response?

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Which bone does not form part of the lateral or superior walls of the nasal cavity?

A) maxilla B) mandible C) nasal D) ethmoid E) sphenoid

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In a chemical reaction, ________ between atoms are broken as atoms are rearranged in new combinations to form different chemical substances.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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