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Week 14 Assignement

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Neurons are the only living cells that maintain a difference in the concentration of ions across their membranes False
If the threshold potential is surpassed, the full peak of the action potential is always reached. True
When a neuron is resting, the inner surface of its plasma membrane is slightly positive compared with its outer surface. False
An ion channel that opens in response to a sensory stimulus is a(n) Stimulus- gated channel
Many cerebral functions have typical locations. This fact is known as Cerebral localization
The somatic motor system includes all the _____ motor pathways _____ the CNS. Voluntary; outside
Both sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions are tonically active, which means they continually conduct impulses to autonomic effectors.
A reflex consists of either a muscle contraction or a glandular secretion.
The receptors responsible for sensing crude and persistent touch are the: Ruffini Corpuscles
If you slammed your finger in a car door, it would stimulate _____ pain fibers. acute
One of the few hormones that functions on a positive-feedback loop is: oxytocin
Visceroceptors are located in which of the following? internal organs
Platelets play an important role in blood clotting
Erythrocytes begin their maturation sequence in red bone marrow from nucleated cells known as: hematopoietic stem cells
Which are the two baroreceptors that are located near the heart? aortic baroreceptors and carotid baroreceptors
The ingestion and destruction of microorganisms or other small particles is called phagocytosis
Complement can best be described as a(n): enzyme in blood.
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