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Physiology Week 7-13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An ion channel that opens in response to a sensory stimulus is a(n) | stimulus-gated channel |
| What is the active transport mechanism in the plasma membrane that transports sodium and potassium ions in opposite directions and at different rates? | Sodium-potassium pump |
| What are the two types of synapses? | Electrical and chemical |
| What is another term for action potential? | Nerve impulse |
| What functions does the cerebellum perform? | Coordinates control of muscle action, helps control pressure, controls skeletal muscles to maintain balance |
| Cerebrospinal fluid is formed by filtration of blood in the | Choroid plexuses |
| What part of the brain can directly influence or inhibit the release of hormones from the pituitary? | hypothalamus |
| What is the clear and potassium-rich fluid that fills the labyrinth? | Endolymph |
| Clearness or sharpness of visual perception is known as | visual acuity |
| Somatic senses enable us to detect what sensations? | touch, temperature, pain |
| What is the immediate effect of a steroid hormone on a cell? | transcription of RNA |
| What tool is used to measure blood pressure? | Sphygmomanometer |
| What is the localized pressure gradient needed to maintain blood flow in a tissue? | perfusion pressure |
| What 3 hormones work together to regulate blood volume? | aldosterone, ANH, ADH |
| What 2 baroreceptors are located near the heart? | aortic baroreceptors and carotid baroreceptors |
| The term blood type refers to the type of blood cell | antigen |
| What physiological mechanism dissolves blood clots? | fibrinolysis |
| What role doe platelets play? | blood clotting |
| Memory cells: | become plasma cells when exposed to an antigen |
| What is the ingestion and destruction of microorganisms or other small particles? | phagocytosis |
| The function of lymph nodes are: | defense and hematopoiesis |
| Which protein interferes with the ability of viruses to cause disease? | interferon |
| What is the function of the spleen? | tissue repair, hematopoiesis, red blood cell and platelet destruction, blood reservoir |
| What constitutes total lung volume? | residual volume and vital capacity |
| Ciliated cells lining the respiratory tract: | help move the mucus blanket toward the pharynx |
| The tendency of the thorax and lungs to return to the pre-inspiration volume is called: | elastic recoil |
| Which blood vessel carries absorbed food from the GI tract to the liver? | portal vein? |
| Polysaccharides are hydrolyzed into disaccharides by enzymes known as | amylase |
| The major site for absorption of the end products of digestion is the | small intestine |
| Cellulose is a residue of digestion that comes from | carbohydrates |
| What is a function of the liver? | Detoxification, storage of iron and vitamins, production of bile |
| The process of swallowing is known as | deglutition |
| Bicarbonates are useful in the GI tract to | neutralize hydrochloric acid |
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