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Susan Kabira
Physiology Week 7-13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Movement of the membrane potential away from zero is called | hyper-polarization |
| Severe depression can be caused by a deficit in certain brain synapse of | Amines |
| A mixed nerve is one that | carries both sensory and motor fibers |
| Acetycholine can stimulate______receptors | Nicotinic |
| When a small amount of one hormone allow a second hormone to have its full effect , the phenomenon is called | permissiveness |
| The somatic senses enable us to detect sensation which include; | pain , touch & temperature |
| A decrease in the amount of white blood cells is called | Leukopenia |
| Which components are critical to coagulation | prothrombin, thrombin , fibrinogen and fibrin |
| ------refers to a phenomenon in which the genetic characteristics common to a particular kind of organism provide defense against certain pathogens | species resistance |
| The function of the lymph nodes are | defense and hematopoiesis |
| Excessive fluid in the pleural cavity would be most likely to cause | decrease in vital capacity |
| Vital capacity is defined | maximum volume of air that can be moved into and out of the lung during forced respiration |
| The hormone that stimulates the release of bicarbonate substance from the pancreas is | secretin |
| The major site for the absorption of the end products of digestion is the | Small intestine |