BIOS 251 Final CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING Actual Exam Latest Update 2024-2025 200 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
Accessory structures of the skin - CORRECT ANSWER: hair, glands, nails
Acid - CORRECT ANSWER: dissociates into one or more hydrogen ions, donates a
proton
Albinism - CORRECT ANSWER: a congenital disorder characterized by the complete
or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes due to a defect of an enzyme involved in the production of melanin
Anaphase - CORRECT ANSWER: centromeres of chromosomes split and sister
chromatids move toward opposite poles of cell
Apocrine secretion - CORRECT ANSWER: a portion of the cell membrane that
contains the excretion buds off
Appendicular skeleton - CORRECT ANSWER: limbs and girdles
Axial skeleton - CORRECT ANSWER: skull, vertebrae, ribs, sternum
Base - CORRECT ANSWER: dissociates into hydroxide ions and cations, removes a
proton from solution
Bone deposition - CORRECT ANSWER: addition of minerals and collagen by
osteoblasts
Bone remodeling - CORRECT ANSWER: removing old bone matrix, adding new matrix
Bone remodeling phase - CORRECT ANSWER: Last step of fracture and repair that
involves the bony callus being remodeled
Bone resorption - CORRECT ANSWER: removal of minerals and collagen by
osteoclasts
Calcitonin - CORRECT ANSWER: -made by thyroid works to reduce blood calcium
levels -bones strengthen
Calcitriol - CORRECT ANSWER: -stimulated by PTH
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Cell cycle stages - CORRECT ANSWER: G1, S, G2, mitosis
Cells of the epidermis - CORRECT ANSWER: keratinocytes, melanocytes,
intraepidermal (dendriditc/langerhans), tactile (merkel)
Ceruminous glands - CORRECT ANSWER: modified sweat glands located in ear canal
Components of the homeostatic control loop - CORRECT ANSWER: receptor, control
center, effector
Connective tissue functions - CORRECT ANSWER: -structural support
-transporting fluids and dissolved materials -defense and protection of organs/organ system/organism -energy storage
Connective tissue proper - CORRECT ANSWER: -variety of cells mixed w/many fibers
-types: loose, dense, embryonic, etc.
Endochondral ossification - CORRECT ANSWER: bone replaces existing cartilage
template, long bones
Endocytosis - CORRECT ANSWER: cell takes up specific ligands that bind to cell
surface receptors into a vesicle
Epiphyseal plate - CORRECT ANSWER: where endochondral ossification occurs for
long bones to grow in length
Epithelial tissue functions - CORRECT ANSWER: -selective barrier
-secretory surface -protective surface to resist abrasions
Epithelial tissue general location - CORRECT ANSWER: line exposed surfaces of body and make up glands
Exocytosis - CORRECT ANSWER: -membrane-enclosed secretory vesicles fuse w/the
plasma membrane and release their contents into the ECF -used to secretions such as sweat, oil
Factors that influence diffusion across a cell membrane - CORRECT ANSWER: -
steepness of concentration gradient -temperature -mass of diffusing substance -surface area -diffusion distance
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