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Study stack 2 Physio
Week 7-13
Question | Answer |
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A membrane potential maintained by a nonconducting neuron's plasma membrane | Resting Membrane Potential |
The membrane potential of a neuron that is conducting an impulse. AKA nerve impulse | Action Potential |
What are the two types of synapses? | Electrical and Chemical |
These act as the "wiring" that forms the "circuits" of the nervous system | Neurons |
This is a complex, organized fluid that fills the spaces between the cells and is part of the ECM | Interstitial fluid |
These are oval structures enclosed by a fibrous capsule | Lymph Nodes |
This closely resembles blood plasma in composition but has a lower percentage of protein | Lymph |
Activities that result in a central flow of lymph | lymphokinetic actions |
Form a broken ring under the mucous membranes in the mouth and back of the throat | Tonsils |
The primary organ of the lymphatic system | Thymus |