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Q: Describe the process of spermatogenesis

A: The male gamete - sperm is a reduced cytoplasm haploid cell. Sperm have two very important regions e...

Q: Distinguish between, and compare, cardiac muscle and skeletalmuscle

A: Muscle cells allow movement by responding to stimuli. The muscles are contractile; they can adjust t...

Q: Which of the following is an example of positive feedback? Select one: a. Insulin stimulates cells...

A: The endocrine system consists of specialized glands that produce chemical messengers called hormones...

Q: What does hemopoiesis mean? After birth, what one celltype is the starting point for all hemopoiesis...

A: Hemopoiesis can be defined as the process in which the formation of the blood cells in living organi...

Q: Body temperature 98.8° F 98.6° F 98.4° F Time (min) Based on the graph above, what is the normal ran...

A: The graph helps to show daily fluctuation in body temperature at different times of the day. The tem...

Q: Define cochlear nucleus

A: Cochlear nuclei or Cochlear nucleus is a type of auditory structure located in auditory regions. It ...

Q: A term that means nearer the attached end of a limb isa. distal. c. medial. e. superficial.b. latera...

A: Anatomical terms are helpful in precisely identifying and describing the location and direction or s...

Q: Define chemoreceptor

A: Chemoreceptors can be defined as the specialized sensory receptor cell that transduces a chemical si...

Q: A tissue with a large number of collagen fibers organized parallel toeach other would most likely be...

A: Tissues are formed when the cells which have similar kind of function and structure formed the group...

Q: Describe the mechanism by which sound waves in theouter ear are converted into nerve impulses in the...

A: Hearing is the mechanism through which the ear, in the natural world, converts sound stimuli into ne...

Q: what happens if only the dorsal white matter is damaged on only ONE side of the spinal cord, includi...

A: The white matter in the spinal cord is also referred to as a superficial tissue because it is locate...

Q: What are the effects of growth hormone and parathyroidhormone on bone growth and/or bone mass?

A: A peptide hormone synthesized by the anterior pituitary's somatotroph cells that function to stimula...

Q: What is the primary source of body heat? What are somelesser sources?

A: Heat is generated as a by-product in almost every physiological reaction and various other activitie...

Q: Tropic hormones stimulate a target gland to secrete other hormones. Some examples of trophic hormone...

A: The hormones are chemical messengers present in the human body which plays a crucial role in various...

Q: Drug X 100mg is administered as an intramuscular injection and has the following pharmacokinetic par...

A: Pharmacokinetics is the study of drug action and equilibrium in a given system. Pharmacokinetics stu...

Q: Joint movements may be nonaxial, uniaxial, biaxial, or multiaxial. Define what each of these terms m...

A: A joint, also called an articulation, is any place where adjacent bones or bone and cartilage come t...

Q: Name the fat-soluble vitamins and the water-soluble vitamins.

A: Vitamins are defined as essential organic molecules that are required by the body in small amounts f...

Q: Why an ECG cannot detect valve inefficiency?

A: An electrocardiogram is a very essential machine that records the electrical signals in our heart. I...

Q: #6

A: Heart is a derived from mesodermal layer of embryo , present in the thoracic cavity and tilted towar...

Q: Explain T cell tolerance. Include in your answer positive and negative selection as well as what per...

A: Immune tolerance is where there is an unresponsiveness response of the immune system to any foreign ...

Q: Define puberty in the male.

A: The time in the life cycle of males or females when they become sexually active is termed puberty. M...

Q: Growth hormone therapy has been widely used to help people with dwarfism and has helped certain indi...

A: Growth hormone is secreted by the pituitary gland that functions in the growth of different parts of...

Q: The general name of the monomers thatcompose DNA and RNA; the three universalstructural components o...

A: Nucleic acid is hereditary genetic material of cells consisting of mixtures of basic protein and a p...

Q: What special terms are given to the plasma membrane,cytoplasm, and smooth ER of a muscle cell?

A: Muscle is a soft tissue like structure which is primarily responsible for the movement in the body. ...

Q: Contrast the epithelium of the esophagus with that of the stomach. Why is each epithelial type best ...

A: The esophagus is a tube that connects the throat with the stomach. It is lined by mucosa and runs be...

Q: How does blood return from the cardiac tissues to the right atrium?

A: Veins are channels of the blood that bring blood into the heart. It consists of deoxygenated blood t...

Q: question 4

A: 4. Internal elastic lamina 5. Tunica media . 

Q: Define Calvin cycle

A: Calvin cycle can be defined as the process which occurs in green plants and algae in which carbon di...

Q: question 10

A: It is gastric artery

Q: List four biological criteria of life and one clinical criterion.Explain how a person could be clini...

A: Life is a special character that differentiates the physical entities with biological processes from...

Q: What is the function of the optic chiasma?

A: Optic chiasma is found beneath the hypothalamus in the brain. It is found in all vertebrates.

Q: Describe the organization of the extraembryonic membranes.

A: Extraembryonic membranes consist of certain membranes that provide nutrition, protection, and suppor...

Q: Match the muscle names in column B to the facial muscles described in column A.

A: The facial muscles are a group of voluntary skeletal muscles that control the different movements of...

Q: Identify the position and location of the heart

A: The heart is the organ of the cardiovascular organ system of the body. Its function is to help in th...

Q: Describe how muscles generate different levels ofcontractive force.

A: Muscles are referred to as soft tissues present in the body composed of protein known as actin and m...

Q: question 1

A: The human circulatory system is one of the major eleven organ systems in the human body and is respo...

Q: What is the ejaculatory duct?

A: The ejaculatory duct is referred to as the tubular duct that functions in sperm delivery to the uret...

Q: The muscle used in breathing is the a. oblique. b. diaphragm. c. rectus abdominis. d. smooth.

A: Breathing is more commonly known as the process of respiration. It is the process during which air i...

Q: Distinguish between oxygen deficit and excesspostexercise oxygen consumption.

A: The amount of oxygen that is inhaled by our body and used each minute is known as oxygen consumption...

Q: Rickets results in improper bone development in children that arises from the malabsorption of calci...

A: Rickets is prevalent in children who are between 6 and 35 months old. Children usually experience ra...

Q: Why is ionizing radiation more harmful to children than adults?

A: The cells are basic structural and functional units of life. The human body contains many types of c...

Q: A nerve fiber,together with all of the muscle fibers it innervates, is called amotor unit. A motor u...

A: The plasma membrane of a neuron can change its potential from a resting potential to an action poten...

Q: Explain the transport of water and ions through theintestinal wall.

A: Small Intestine- The small intestine is the part of the stomach and the large intestine of the gast...

Q: Explain why damage to peripheral nerve fibers is often reversible, whereas damage to CNS fibers rare...

A: The cortex and spinal cord are the central nervous system. Many physical activities such as percepti...

Q: Region free of RBCS may occur in arteries:

A: RBCs or red blood cells are the blood cells that deliver oxygen to the different body tissues and ce...

Q: How is the placenta formed? What are the embryonic and maternal parts of the placenta?

A: As an adaptation to terrestrial life, the embryos of mammals develop within a fluid-filled amniotic ...

Q: What do the cavities of the neural tube become in theadult brain?

A: The basic life cycle consists of various steps: fertilization, cleavage, gastrulation, and germ laye...

Q: What is puberty?

A: The age of 11-12 years, where the body of a girl or boy begins to develop, and they become sexually ...

Q: For each of the following statements, select whether it corresponds to ADH, oxytocin, or both. Pro...

A: Oxytocin and ADH (vasopressin) are two hormones which are produced by the hypothalamus and stored in...

Q: What is Cauda-Equina?

A: Our body has 31 pairs of spinal nerves. Spinal nerves, each of them, is a mixed nerve. This means th...