584 Answered Questions for the topic physiology

Physiology Anatomy

05/01/19

The ________ circulation picks up oxygen for cellular use and drops off carbon dioxide for removal from the body.
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Physiology

05/01/19

What STARTS the countercurrent mechanism?
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04/30/19

Which of the following components of a "typical" spinal nerve contains ONLY sensory (afferent) nerve fibers?
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Physiology Anatomy

04/30/19

What occurs at the alveoli and pulmonary capillaries?
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04/30/19

What are the effects of caffeine on the mammalian circulatory system?
A friend of mine told me an anecdote about his mother, who drank too much caffeine, to the point she became hypotensive and would pass out. Because caffeine acts as a stimulant, I'm assuming the... more
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Physiology Anatomy

04/29/19

Which function of the skeletal system would be especially important if you were in a car accident?
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Physiology

04/29/19

What is a surgical incision into a nerve called?
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Physiology Nutrition

04/29/19

When oxygen is used to break down glucose, it is called _________________ metabolism.
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04/28/19

Can humans live without their right atrium?
The right atrium is one of four chambers (two atria and two ventricles) in the hearts of mammals (including humans) and archosaurs (which include birds and crocodilians). It receives deoxygenated... more
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Physiology Biology

04/28/19

Mention the physiological effects of ethylene.
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Physiology Genetics Evolution

04/26/19

Is there any reason for the variation in mitochondrial DNA size?
As my textbook *An Introduction to Genetic Analysis* points out, yeast mitochondrial DNA has approximately 78 kb of genetic data, while the human mitochondrial DNA contains 17 kb. Is there any... more
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Physiology

04/26/19

The kidneys filter out a waste product called _________________.
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04/26/19

How fast can a human run?
I'm a runner (cross country) and I'm always amazed at how fast Olympic sprinters are. There's a lot of hype about those in the 100-meter dash being the fastest in the world, and we're constantly... more
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Physiology Biology Nutrition

04/26/19

How do you boost your metabolism?
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04/25/19

Why is most tissue cellular?
Most tissue is comprised of cells. Why? It would seem inefficient to have so many individual nucleus, membranes, etc.?Specifically: Not all tissue is cellular. Much tissue is extracellular matrix.... more
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Physiology Anatomy

04/25/19

Explain the role of bile salts and lecithin in the emulsification of lipids (fats).
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Physiology

04/24/19

What would take place if the frontal lobe was damaged?
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Physiology

04/24/19

What type of protein makes up nerve cells?
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Physiology Anatomy Nursing

04/24/19

A person with AB- blood should not receive blood from which other blood type?
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Physiology

04/24/19

Can human eyes/the brain be trained to see with bidirectional monocular vision?
Most people have a dominant eye, and while it uses its non-dominant eye in tandem with the dominant eye most of the time, the brain, being an expert in eliminating redunant information, ignores the... more
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Physiology

04/24/19

What are the two divisions of the nervous system, and how do they work together?
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Physiology Anatomy

04/24/19

Without red marrow, bones would not be able to ________.
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Physiology Anatomy

04/24/19

Hemolytic disease of the newborn is a risk during a subsequent pregnancy in which ________.
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Physiology Anatomy

04/24/19

What is Sepsis and why is it so hard to treat?
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Physiology Anatomy

04/23/19

What part of the brain gives humans the ability to think and reason, and how is that part of the brain different from other species'?
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