Human Anatomy
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ISBN: 9780135168059
Author: Marieb, Elaine Nicpon, Brady, Patricia, Mallatt, Jon
Publisher: Pearson Education, Inc.,
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Chapter 2, Problem 6CRCAQ
The drug vinblastine is used in cancer therapy to stop the runaway division of cancer cells. Vinblastine inhibits the assembly and growth of microtubules. Explain how the action of this drug prevents mitosis (refer to Figure 2.17).
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Human Anatomy
Ch. 2 - What are the three general regions of a cell?Ch. 2 - What types of macromolecules compose the plasma...Ch. 2 - By what process does water enter and leave the...Ch. 2 - Which transport process carries large...Ch. 2 - Which cellular organelles are involved with...Ch. 2 - Which organelle produces the energy needed for...Ch. 2 - Which organelle would be prevalent in a cell that...Ch. 2 - Which cytoskeletal element functions to resist...Ch. 2 - What does the nucleolus produce?Ch. 2 - Which cytoplasmic organelle is continuous with the...
Ch. 2 - How does the appearance of extended chromatin...Ch. 2 - In which phase of the cell life cycle does the...Ch. 2 - Prob. 13CYUCh. 2 - Which cellular structures would be abundant in...Ch. 2 - Which organelles would be abundant in cells that...Ch. 2 - According to which aging theory presented here can...Ch. 2 - The endocytotic process in which particulate...Ch. 2 - The nuclear substance composed of histone proteins...Ch. 2 - Final preparations for cell division are made...Ch. 2 - Prob. 4RQCh. 2 - Identify the cell structure or organelle described...Ch. 2 - Prob. 6RQCh. 2 - The trans face of the Golgi apparatus (a) is its...Ch. 2 - Prob. 8RQCh. 2 - Name the appropriate stage of mitosis (prophase,...Ch. 2 - Name the cytoskeletal element (actin...Ch. 2 - Prob. 11RQCh. 2 - Which of these processes involves specific...Ch. 2 - List all the cytoplasmic organelles that are...Ch. 2 - Martin missed a point on his anatomy test because...Ch. 2 - In this chapter, we claimed that mitochondria are...Ch. 2 - Define chromosome, then compare the arrangement of...Ch. 2 - Prob. 17RQCh. 2 - Use the analogy of the cell as a manufacturing...Ch. 2 - Prob. 1CRCAQCh. 2 - Kareem had a nervous habit of chewing on the inner...Ch. 2 - The normal function of one tumor-suppressor gene...Ch. 2 - In their anatomy labs, many students are exposed...Ch. 2 - The sedative phenobarbital is a lipid-soluble...Ch. 2 - The drug vinblastine is used in cancer therapy to...Ch. 2 - Use the word roots listed at the start of Chapter...
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