Missed Q's

The kidneys, ureters, adrenal glands, aorta, and inferior vena cava are all located

retroperitoneally.

_____________ is the process in which ____________ forces water and small solutes such as salts through narrow clefts between capillary cells.

Filtration; hydrostatic pressure

Proteins can serve all of the following functions except

store hereditary information.

Table sugar is a disaccharide called __________ and is made up of the monomer(s) __________.

sucrose; glucose and fructose

This system regulates blood volume and pressure, stimulates red blood cell formation, and controls fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance.

urinary system

______ is a monosaccharide, whereas ______ is a polysaccharide.

Glucose; starch

Which of these bring nonspecific material into a cell?

Pinocytosis

Both the nucleus and the mitochondrion are surrounded by two layers of unit membrane. True or False?

True

Which of the following processes could occur only through the plasma membrane of a living cell?

active transport

Proteins are ______ built from ______ different amino acids.

polymers; 20

Nucleic acids are ______ of ______.

polymers; nucleotides

The Golgi complex makes peroxisomes but not lysosomes. True or False?

False

The sodium-glucose transport protein (SGLT) is one example of an active transport process involving a uniport carrier. True or False?

False

The thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity are lined by

Serous membranes

The heart is in the _____ cavity and is covered by the _____.

thoracic; pericardium

Insulin is taken up by endocytosis by endothelial cells lining capillaries, and then transported across the cell to the other side, where it is released. This transport is called

transcytosis.