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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The resting potential of neurons and many other cells is due to the calcium ATPase pump situated within the plasma membrane (T/F) | False (sodium/potassium pump) |
| A hyperpolarized state for neurons in the spinal cord is acheived by which transmitter? | Glycine |
| The drift up in teh positive direction when a neuron is undergoing depolarization is at first regulated by____? | Ligand gated Na+ channels |
| The most common type of synapse in the human body is the___? | Chemical Synapse |
| CAthecholamines generate___ inside the post-synaptic membrane neuron, which in-turn causes a graded leakage in of Na+ ions. | cAMP |
| Tropomyosin | The protein that wraps around the microfilaments in a helical array |
| Titin | Which protein prevents the loss of register of the thick filaments within the thin filaments |
| Ca+2 | This ion is instrumental in uncovering of the sites along actin where myosin globular heads can make contact and power contraction |
| This is a communicating junction within the intercalated disk of cardiac muscle | Gap junctions |
| The most effecient means of generating ATP for muscle contraction is through the process known as aerobic respiration. (T/F) | True |
| Under anerobic conditions, this leads to the production of lactic acid | Glycolysis |
| Both hormones and nervous stimulation will cause smooth muscle to contract. (T/F) | True |
| The extracellular matrix of hyaline cartilage contains abundant amount of type ___ collagen | II |
| The fluid portion of the blood | Plasma |
| Fibroblast | The most common cell type of general connective tissue |
| Fibroblasts and Reticular cells | Cells that produce fibers of the extracellular matrix of connective tissue |
| Areolar | The most abundant type of loose connective tissue |
| The pericondrium can be found surrounding these two types of cartilage | Hyaline and Elastic |
| How does elastic cartilage increase in size | By appositional and interstitial growth |
| Is cartilage vascular? | Nope |
| Lacunae can be observed in woven bone and fibrocartilage (T/F) | True |
| Osteocytes are found embedded in which types of bones? A. Compact B. Trabecular C. Woven | All of the above |
| What is involved in resorption of the bone and maitentance of blood calcium levels | Osteoclasts |
| Osteons are found in which type of bone? | Compact |
| The bones of the hand form by which type of ossification? | Endochondral |
| Striated, Non- striated, voluntary | Ways to functionally classify muscle tissue |
| Myofibrils can be found in which type of muscle | Skeletal |
| This is another name for slow twitch fibers | Red muscle fibers |
| T tubules of skeletal muscle fibers are a part of the ... | Sarcoplasmic Reticulum |
| Erythrocytes and Leukocytes are included in the formed elements of the blood | Yes |
| Granulocytes of the blod typically have what type of nucleus? | Lobed |
| Agranulocytes typically have this type of nucleus? | Round |
| The most numerous blood cell | Erythrocyte |
| Polycythemia | High red blood count |
| Pseudounipolar neurons can be found in the ... | Dorsal root ganglion |
| The depolarization signal is conducted toward the cell body of the neuron by its.. | Dendrites (toward cell body) |
| Schwann cells and oligodenrocytes produce what? | Myelin |
| Glial cells involved in the formation of the blood-brain barrier are the.. | Astrocytes |