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Tara Leo

Physiology Set 2

TermDefinition
Resting Membrane Potential The membrane potential maintained by a nonconducting neuron’s plasma membrane
hyperpolarization Movement of the membrane potential away from zero (thus be-low the usual RMP)
adaptation the process by which the magnitude of the receptor potential decreases over time in response to a continu-ous stimulus
two-point discrimination test A subject reports the number of touch points felt when an investigator touches the skin simultaneously with two points of a compass or caliper
steroid hor-mone molecules are manufactured by endocrine cells from choles-terol, an important type of lipid in the human body
formed elements the various kinds of blood cells and cell fragments (platelets) that are normally present in blood
serous membrane Within the fibrous pericardium is a dou-ble layer of smooth, moist serous membrane
endocardium The lining of the interior of the myocardial
epidardium The outer layer of the heart wall
myocardium bulk of the heart wall is the thick, contractile, middle layer of specially constructed and arranged cardiac muscle cells
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