Which Is a Physiological Description Rather Than an Anatomical One

question 107

Multiple Choice

Which is a physiological description rather than an anatomical one?

• A) The muscles of the intestinal wall contract slowly and involuntarily.
• B) The walls of blood capillaries are composed of a thin epithelium.
• C) The muscles of the thigh are composed of skeletal muscle tissue.
• D) There are fenestrations (openings) in the epithelial cells of capillary walls.
• E) The esophageal wall includes a middle layer of dense irregular connective tissue.

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Definitions:

Asymmetric Carbon

A carbon atom bonded to four different groups, leading to molecules with chirality and the possibility of existing as enantiomers.

Solvolysis Reaction

A chemical reaction in which the solvent plays the role of one of the reactants, typically involving the cleavage of a bond and the addition of a solvent molecule.

Alkyl Chlorides

Organic compounds where a chlorine atom has replaced one hydrogen atom in an alkane, creating a haloalkane.

Rearrangement

A type of chemical reaction in which the structure of a molecule is rearranged to form a new molecule without the removal or addition of elements.