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Trixie Cate Medina
Physiology Week 7-13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When current leaps across an insulating myelin sheath from node to node, the type of impulse conduction is called | saltatory conduction |
| Severe depression can be caused by a deficit in certain brain synapse of | amines |
| Impulses from the _______ play a part in arousing or alerting the cerebrum. | thalamus |
| A mixed nerve is one that | carries both sensory and motor fibers. |
| Clearness or sharpness of visual perception is known as | visual acuity |
| The receptors responsible for sensing crude and persistent touch are the | Ruffni corpuscles |
| Circulatory shock causd by a drop in the amount of blood in the circulatory system is called ______ shock. | hypovolemic |
| a glycoprotein hormone that is secreted to increase oxygen concentration in the tissue is | erythropoietin |
| Memory cells | become plasma cells when exposed to an antigen. |
| The movement of phagocytes from blood vessels to an inflammation site is called | diapedesis |
| Gas exchange, the lungs/ main vital function, takes place in the | alveoli |
| The term used to describe the volume of air exchanged during normal inspiration and expiration is | tidal volume |
| The hormone thought to be a messenger causing release of digestive enzymes from the intestinal mucosa is | vasoactive intestinal peptide. |
| The enterogastric reflex causes | inhibition of gastric peristalsis. |