This type of connective tissue makes up the dermis (indicated by arrow) of the skin: irregular connective tissue. Copyright Nielsen & Miller

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Q: question 4  the two arrows are pointing to the heart tissue called __________________?

A:   Heart is the major organ of the cardiovascular system. It is the mesodermally derived organ and it...

Q: Where are the blood vessels in the body of a human

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Q: assuming a patient is presented with 18% decrease in blood flow rate (Q) through a given portion of ...

A:    Blood is a connective tissue that consists of blood cells and the fluid medium that carries the c...

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A: The deoxyribonucleic acid found within the mitochondria or the chloroplasts estimates the phenotype ...

Q: Tell which two vessels are missing from the following sequence: Tracing the drainage of venous blood...

A: There are five blood vessels found all around the body, including the arteries, veins, arterioles, v...

Q: What is the functional benefit of the corpus spongiosum not having a tunica albuginea?

A: An erectile spongy tissue mass surrounding the tube-like structure for sperm and urine passage calle...

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Q: Explain how blood pressure changes as blood travels througharteries, capillaries, and veins

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Q: Why must cells divide and specialize?

A: The cells divide to form more new cells. This helps the organisms to grow. It increases the height a...

Q: Compare and contrast the locations and functions of osteoblasts, osteocytes, and osteoclasts.?

A: Different types of cells are found in the bones. Three main cells associated with bones are osteocyt...

Q: Name a structure that is on the ventral side of the heart, located more laterally within the axial r...

A: Heart is the muscular organ that is located behind and slightly left to the breastbone and it play a...

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A: Lipids are heterogeneous group of organic compound that represent highly reduced forms of carbon and...

Q: Define ciliary ring

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A: Eyes are complex sense organs. they gather information from the environmental stimulus, and the brai...

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A: Skeletal muscles are made up of individual muscle fibers and there are two types of skeletal muscle ...

Q: Define lymph

A:   The lymph system can be described as a highly specialized system in humans that consists of a netw...

Q: Define sarcomere

A: Sarcomere can be defined as the unit of contraction in the muscle fibres. It consists of the actin a...

Q: Imagine a group of arterioles that possess a receptors but neither B1 nor Breceptors. What is the ef...

A: The sympathetic nervous system is primarily responsible for stimulating the flight-or-fight response...

Q: Define carpel

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Q: Explain the mechanisms involved when a person blushes. What structures are involved in this response...

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Q: The substance that serves best to keep our skin smooth and protected isa. melanin.b. keratin.c. cort...

A: The skin is the major organ and a part of the integumentary system. This helps to protect the skin f...

Q: You have a beaker filled with a solution containing 2M glucose, 4M urea and 1M salt.Suspended in the...

A: Osmosis is a process that is passive in nature and does not require any energy. In this process, sol...

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A: The food we eat, enters the stomach through oesophagus. It is guided by the sphincter muscle known a...

Q: Insensible water loss is water lost via ________.a. skin evaporation and in air from the lungsb. uri...

A: Water loss from the body occurs in both the condition sensible and insensible both. Sensible water l...

Q: Identify the correct nerve for each question. _______________________ 1. A broken forearm resulted i...

A: The nerve can be defined as the organ of the nervous system which sends the information from all the...

Q: Define basilar membrane

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Q: Which of the following is not a function of blood?a. prevention of fluid lossb. nutrient and waste t...

A: The extracellular body fluid that flows in tube-like muscular organs called blood vessels is known a...

Q: Define acromion

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Q: Males who suffer from either benign prostatic hyperplasia (noncancerous prostate gland enlargement) ...

A: Benign prostatic hyperplasia is also called prostate gland enlargement which is a common condition a...

Q: Define chemotaxis

A: In physiology, the term chemotaxis is used to describe the movement of an organism or cell (that is ...

Q: Illustrate the synaptic transmission of glutamate and GABA?

A: Main function of synapse is to transmit the impulses that is the action potential from one neuron to...

Q: Define artery

A: The blood vessels can be described as one of the significant components of the circulatory system, w...

Q: How does Na+ reabsorption occur? Which two hormones are involved?

A: The reabsorption refers to the phenomenon in which nephrons functions in removing water and solutes ...

Q: Define base stacking

A: Hydrogen bonds helps to pair up bases. It is responsible for specific pairing and interaction of bas...

Q: Where are the blood vessels in the body of a human

A: Blood vessels are referred to as channels that are responsible for distributing the blood all over t...

Q: Name the muscles of mastication, and outline how each affectsmandibular movement.

A: The mechanical grinding of the food that occurs in the oral cavity, which represents the initial ste...

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A: Ultramarathon is also known as ultra-distance or ultra-running. It is a very long distance running r...

Q: Explain why it is important to study other organismsalong with humans.

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Q: Write a short note on wrist joint anatomy ?explain its radiology along with diagram?

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Q: Define actin filament

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Q: What branches of the internal iliac artery are seen in femalesonly?

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Q: Identify the factors that contribute to total peripheral resistance.

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

Q: Name the muscle and type, indicated by the arrow: pili muscle; muscle Conyright Nielsen & Mille

A: At the bottom of the hair follicle in the skin, there is a small muscle called the arrector pili mus...

Q: Define neoplasm

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Q: Define ossicle

A: Ossicle refers to the tiny or small bone that lies in the body. In humans, the three small bones cal...

Q: The pelvis ________.a. has a subpubic angle that is larger in femalesb. consists of the two hip bone...

A: The pelvis, the lower portion of the trunk of the human body, present in between the abdomen and the...