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Physiology

Study Stack #2, weeks 7-13

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The active transport mechanism in the plasma membrane that transports sodium and potassium ions in opposite directions and at different rates is sodium-potassium pump
There are two types of synapses—the electrical synapse and the __________ synapse. chemical
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
Nerves that innervate the floor of the pelvic cavity and some of the surrounding areas are found in the _____ plexus. coccygeal
Normal infants will show the Babinski reflex up to the age of _____ years. 1.5-2
The clear and potassium-rich fluid that fills the labyrinth endolymph
The sequence of auditory ossicles in the middle ear starting at the tympanic membrane and ending at the oval window is malleus, incus, and stapes
Visceroceptors are located in Internal organs
Erythrocytes begin their maturation sequence in red bone marrow from nucleated cells known as hematopoietic stem cells
A glycoprotein hormone that is secreted to increase oxygen concentration in the tissues is erythropoietin
a powerful poison that acts directly on any cell and quickly kills it? lymphotoxin
Memory cells.... become plasma cells when exposed to an antigen
Activities that result in central movement or flow of lymph are called lymphokinetic activities
Which antibody is synthesized by immature B cells and then inserted into their plasma membranes? immunoglobulin M
Ciliated cells lining the respiratory tract: help move the mucus blanket toward the pharynx
Boyle’s law states that the volume of a gas varies _____ with pressure at a _____ temperature. inversely; constant
Which gas law deals with the solubility of gases in solution? Henry
The sodium cotransport or coupled transport acts to transport sodium ions and glucose molecules _____ the GI lumen passively out of
openings that must be blocked when food moves from the pharynx into the esophagus? Oropharynx
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