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Three Types of Muscle 

Written by Merel Dagher (PEACE Advisor)  Click “Read More” to see the answers.  The correct answer is d. Voluntary muscles must be moved consciously, whereas involuntary muscles perform their function continuously without conscious effort. Both skeletal and cardiac muscles are striated because they have multiple cell layers that make up the muscles; smooth muscles...

Ova and Sperm Processing

Written by Merel Dagher (PEACE Adivsor)  Click “Read More” to see the answer.  The correct answer is a. Both systems involve the hypothalamus, which produces GnRH, which then binds to the anterior pituitary and causes the production of FSH and LH. LH, in spermatozoa production, binds to the Leydig cells and causes the conversion...

Hormones and Inflammations: A Secret Romance 

Written by Merel Dagher (PEACE Advisor)  Press “Read More” to see the answer.  The correct answer is a. White blood cells are involved in both responses. In the hormone response, platelet cells form a platelet plug, which temporarily plugs the injury until prothrombin is converted to thrombin, which then triggers the conversion of Fibrinogen...

Hormones and their Responses 

Written by Merel Dagher (PEACE Advisor)  Press “Read More” to see the answers.  The correct answer is d. ACTH controls cortisol levels in response to long-term stress. ADH increases water levels in the blood; Erythropoietin increases oxygen levels in the tissues; renin increases blood pressure; oxytocin increases uterine contractions caused by the pressure of...

Tamoxifen and Breast Cancer Battles 

Written by Merel Dagher (PEACE Advisor) Click “read more” to see the answer.  The correct answer is d. Tamoxifen is an antagonist because it prevents the binding of estrogen to the estrogen receptor by binding their first. It’s binding produces no response and therefore limits the amount of cells produced, which limits the overall...

Gel Shift Assay Analyses 

Written by Merel Dagher  Click “Read More” to see the answers.  The correct answer is e. Steroid response is controlled by three different variables – the ability of the steroid to bind to the receptor, the ability of the receptor to bind to the DNA, and the ability of the receptor to bind to...

DNA Synthesis and tRNAs

Written by Merel Dagher (PEACE Advisor)  Click “Read More” to see the answer.  The correct answer is a. DNA grows in the 5’ → 3’ direction because the hydroxide group on the 3’ carbon will attack the phosphate group on the 5’ carbon, thus resulting in a phosphodiester bond formation between the 5’ carbon...

Osmolarity Regulation 

Written by Merel Dagher (PEACE Advisor)  Press “Read More” to see the answer.  The correct answer is a. Osmolarity refers to salt levels in your blood, which is increased via the intake of salty foods or dehydration. In response to high levels of osmolarity, the hypothalamus produces ADH which is stored and released by...

Mitosis v. Meiosis (Part II) 

Written by Merel Dagher (PEACE Advisor)  Click “Read More” to see the answer.  The correct answer is a. Cohesins keep sister chromatids together, whereas the synaptonemal complex keeps the homologous chromosomes paired. Telomeres are the caps at the end of the DNA strands; dynein and kinesin both use microtubules to “walk” along and dissolve...