FINALS - Ch. 21 (Organization of the Body) Flashcards
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Disorder that can be detected by performing a blood clotting test
Hemophilia
The study of the function of the human body
Physiology
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
smooth, skeletal, and cardiac
The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane is specifically called what?
Osmosis
If a person displays symptoms such as easy bruising, spontaneous bleeding, and prolonged bleeding, they most likely suffer from which genetic disorder?
Hemophilia
Molecules are composed of:
at least two atoms bonded together
At what pH is a solution neither an acid nor a base?
7
When put in water, what release positively or negatively charged ions?
Electrolytes
What releases hydrogen ions in water?
Acids
What is primarily used to make energy?
Carbohydrates
When some type of pressure forces substances across a membrane, it is called:
Filtration
Glandular tissue is classified as what type of tissue?
Epithelial