Question 1
The complete set of instructions for our physical and psychological characteristics is called our __________.
◦ phenotype
◦ recessive genes
◦ genome
◦ DNA
Question 2
Twin sisters Leah and Lily know they have the genetics for heart disease. Both sisters like to exercise, but Lily also has a high-stress job and only sleeps four hours a night. Leah is a yoga instructor and eats a mostly vegetarian diet. The field of epigenetics would suggest __________.
◦ the stress in Lily's life will increase her cortisol levels and therefore decrease her chance of heart disease
◦ the environment has the ability to change gene expression, so both women can change their risk of developing heart disease
◦ Leah will not get heart disease because she eats healthy and practices yoga
◦ the genetic predisposition will outweigh any lifestyle change, so they are both likely to develop heart disease
Filter in the vena cava prevents an embolus from traveling to the heart, lungs, or brain; A, Greenfi
Polycystic kidney disease.
Blood Flow through the Heart
Linings of the heart.
Alcoholic Liver Disease
Chambers of the Heart