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Weeks 7-13

Anatomy - Week 7-13

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The fastest nerve fibers in the body can conduct impulses up to approximately _____ meters per second. 130
Which of the following statements about amino acid neurotransmitters is incorrect? They are all inhibitory neurotransmitters.
Severe depression can be caused by a deficit in certain brain synapses of: neuropeptides.
Which of the following is not used by the body as a neurotransmitter? Peroxide
The only ion(s) that can diffuse across a neuron’s membrane when the neuron is at rest is (are): potassium.
When current leaps across an insulating myelin sheath from node to node, the type of impulse conduction is called: saltatory conduction.
Afferent nerves or fibers are found only in the _____ nervous system. sensory / autonomic
If the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal nerve were destroyed, a person would lose _____ related to that pathway. sensory perception
Cerebrospinal fluid is formed by filtration of blood in the: choroid plexuses.
Normal infants will show the Babinski reflex up to the age of _____ years. 1
Which of the following is not a function of the hypothalamus? Regulation of motor activity
Which of the following is not true of the knee jerk reflex? It is a flexor reflex.
Which is not true of the hormone somatostatin? It inhibits the secretion of glucagon. / It stimulates the secretion of insulin.
Which of the following statements is not true of the pineal gland? Melatonin is stimulated by the presence of sunlight.
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