Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Physiology
Physiology Weeks 7-13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Severe depression can be caused by a deficit in certain brain synapses of: | Amines |
| During a relative refractory period: | The action potential can be initiated with a strong stimulus. |
| All of the following cranial nerves are involved in proprioception except the: | Vagus |
| How many pairs of lumbar nerves? | 5 |
| Sensory impulses ending in what part of the CNS trigger imprecise or “crude” sensation awareness? | Thalamus |
| Which of the following is not a characteristic of the endocrine system? | Chemical messenger travels a short distance. |
| In the extrinsic pathway of stage 1 of the clotting mechanism, chemicals released from damaged tissues trigger the cascade of events that ultimately result in the formation of | Prothrombin activator |
| Neutrophils are highly mobile and phagocytic. They migrate out of blood vessels and into tissue spaces. This process is called | diapedesis. |
| Which protein interferes with the ability of viruses to cause disease? | interferon |
| If a person were skiing high up in the mountains, she might feel that she is having trouble breathing (getting enough oxygen in her blood). This is because the: | lower atmospheric pressure lowers the PO2 and the diffusion gradient between the blood and the atmosphere is less. |
| Bicarbonates are useful in the GI tract to: | neutralize hydrochloric acid. |
| The sodium cotransport or coupled transport acts to transport sodium ions and glucose molecules _____ the GI lumen. | passively out of |
Created by:
SivienO
Popular Physiology sets