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StudyStack Set 2
Weeks 7-13
Question | Answer |
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Serotonin is an example of what? | Amine neurotransmitter |
What happens when an impulse reaches a synapse? | Chemical transmitters are released |
Stimulus-gated channels open in response to what? | Sensory stimuli |
Normal infants will show the Babinski reflex up to what age? | 1.5 to 2 years |
Which are the neurotransmitters in a somatic motor pathway? | Acetylcholine |
A mix nerve is one that? | Carries both sensory and motor fibers |
Visceroceptors are located in which of the following? | Internal organs |
What is one of the few hormones that functions on a positive-feedback loop? | Oxytocin |
The olfactory tract carries impulses associated with what sense? | Smell |
Blood pressure is measured with the aid of an apparatus known as what? | Sphygmomanometer |
Blood volume per kilogram of body weight varies inversely with what? | Body fat |
What would a hematocrit of 56% be an indication of? | Polycythemia |
The primary organ of the lymphatic system is what? | Thymus |
Recognition of antigens by antibodies occurs when what happens? | Antigen's epitopes fit into and bind to an antigen molecule's antigen-binding site. |
The symbol HbNCOOH‾ is used for what? | Carbaminohemoglobin |
Normal, quiet breathing is known as what? | Eupnea |
What is the standard atmospheric pressure? | 760 mm Hg |
Bi carbonates are useful in the GI tract to do what? | Neutralize hydrochloric acid |
the enzyme pepsin begins the digestion of what? | Protein |
Rotavirus can cause what life-threatening condition in infants? | Diarrhea |