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Eva Fenton- Physio
Week 14
Question | Answer |
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A synapse consists of what 3 things? | a synaptic knob, a synaptic cleft, & the plasma membrane of a postsynaptic neuron. |
The fastest nerve fibers in the body can conduct an impulse that is how much faster than the slowest fibers in the body? | Almost 300 times faster. |
Parasympathetic stimulation has an effect on only what? | sweat glands. |
The two-point discrimination test can be used to measure what? | the sensitivity of the skin in various parts of the body. |
The chemoreceptors in the carotid bodies are particularly sensitive to what? | hypercapnia. |
Cardiac output is determined by | stroke volume and heart rate. |
Memory cells...? | become plasma cells when exposed to an antigen. |
The ability of our immune system to attack abnormal or foreign cells but spare our own normal cells is called...? | adaptive immunity. |
Ciliated cells lining the respiratory tract do what? | help move the mucus blanket toward the pharynx. |
Enzymes change chemically and are in the end products of the reaction... True or False? | False. |