18 Questions
What is the most abundant type of cartilage in the body?
Hyaline cartilage
What is the deepest layer of the epidermis?
Stratum basale
What is the functional unit of compact bone?
Osteon
Which type of muscle tissue is involuntary and found in the digestive tract?
Smooth muscle
What is the classification of joints based on the degree of movement they allow?
Functional classification
What is the structure composed of osteoblasts, osteocytes, and osteoclasts?
Bone tissue
What is the primary function of lysosomes in a cell?
Waste management and cellular digestion
Which type of chemical bond is responsible for holding nucleotides together in DNA?
Hydrogen bond
What is the term for the maintenance of a stable internal environment despite changes in the external environment?
Homeostasis
Which type of cellular junction allows for the direct exchange of molecules between adjacent cells?
Gap junction
What is the term for the 'raw materials' that are used to synthesize biological molecules?
Monomers
What is the primary function of the endoplasmic reticulum in a cell?
Protein modification and transport
What is the primary component of thick filaments in muscle cells?
Myosin
Which of the following ions is involved in the action potential generation in muscle cells?
Sodium
What is the role of calcium in the cross-bridge cycle of muscle contraction?
It binds to troponin and tropomyosin
What is the most efficient mechanism of ATP regeneration in muscle tissue?
Oxidative phosphorylation
What structure allows communication between the two hemispheres of the brain?
Corpus callosum
What are the 5 lobes that make up the cerebral hemispheres of the brain?
Frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, and insular
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