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StudyStack Set 2
Weeks 7-13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |