bio Flashcards
1
Q
what is the largest organ in the body
A
the skin
2
Q
what is the section of our genome that doesn’t code for anything yet constituteds 10% of our genome
A
the Alu regiment
3
Q
what are sections of our genome that we don’t know the function of called
A
the dark dna
4
Q
meissner corpuscle
ruffini corpuscle
merkel cells
pacinian corpuscles
A
light touch
temp
pressure
vibration
5
Q
meissner corpuscles prominent where
A
in erogenous parts of body
6
Q
what is it called when a human body adapts to altered environmental circumstances?
A
phenotypic plasticity
7
Q
two types of skin? what are they called and where is the first type?
A
with hair and without
- without called glabrous
- lips, nipples and genitalia
