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Rachelle Leib
Physiology Lab Week 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of synovial joint is a facet joint? | Multiaxial Gliding joint |
| What kind of joint classifies the intervertebral discs as well as the pubic symphysis? | Cartilaginous joint |
| The articulation between the atlas and dens of the axis in the cervical spine is known as what kind of joint? | Uniaxial Pivot joint |
| What is an example of a condyloid joint? | Between the radius and carpal bones |
| What is the name of the articulation between the root of a tooth and the alveolar process of the mandible or maxilla? | Gomphoses |
| True or false? Synarthroses classifies an immovable joint, amphiarthroses classifies a slightly moveable joint and darthroses classifies a freely moveable joint? | True |
| What kind of cartilage compose the costal cartilage and is found in the articular surfaces of moveable joints, walls of the respiratory tract and the epiphyseal plate in long bones? | Hyaline |
| What kind of collagen is found in the intervertebral discs as well as the pubic symphysis? | Fibrous |
| Syndesmoses, joints in which ligaments connect two bones, sutures of the skull, and gomphoses (periodontal membrane) are all examples of what kind of joint? | Fibrous joints (Synathroses) |
| What is a bursa and where are they typically found? | Closed pillowlike structures composed of synovial membrane filled with synovial fluid. Bursae are typically found in the shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. |
| Dopamine, epinepherine and norepinepherine are all classified as catchecholamones, True or False? | True |
| Which neurotransmitter has a class of it's own? | Acetylcholine |
| Convergence occurs when: | More than one presynaptic axon synapses with a single postsynaptic neuron |
| Divergence occurs when: | A single presynaptic axon synapses wirth many different post synaptic neurons |
| What is the term for when the sum of the local potentials reach threshold potential ? | Spacial summation |