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If a small, nonpolar solute is more concentrated outside of a cell than inside, which way will it diffuse?

Which tissue is best for protection, insulation, & energy storage?

The walls of digestive organs have to contract to propel food and beverages forward and slosh them back and forth to help break them down.  What type of tissue is responsible for these actions?

The diffusion of water across a cell membrane is called:

Organs consist of one type of tissue operating with a specific function.

Plasma membranes are generally impermeable to water.

Which of these tissues can be controlled voluntarily?

The tough layer of waterproof material that makes up the outermost portion of the epidermis is called the stratum lucidum.

An adult spills a pan of boiling water over the perineum and anterior of one leg.  How much of the body is burned?  (Use rule of nines)

Amino acids are hydrophilic solutes.  Suppose a particular type of amino acid is more concentrated in extracellular fluids than in intracellular fluids.  By which method will this amino acid enter the cell if needed?