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Chere Ballah
Physiology Weeks 6-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What would be the effect of poor posture? | leads to fatigue, puts more strain on ligaments, puts abnormal strain on bones, and interferes with respiration, heart action, and digestion. |
| Three phases of the twitch contraction are the? | latent period, contraction phase, and relaxation phase. |
| Stimulus-gated channels open in response to | sensory stimuli and the influx of potassium. |
| During a relative refractory period | the action potential can be initiated with a strong stimulus. |
| Sympathetic responses generally have widespread effects on the body because | preganglionic fibers synapse with several postsynaptic fibers. |
| The cerebellum performs all of the following functions except | controls cardiac function. |
| The two-point discrimination test can be used to measure | the sensitivity of the skin in various parts of the body |
| Which of the following is true about pain receptors | Alpha fibers are associated with sharp, localized pain. |
| Recognition of antigens by antibodies occurs when an | antigen’s epitopes fit into and bind to an antigen molecule’s antigen-binding site |
| The tendency of the thorax and lungs to return to the pre inspiration volume is called | elastic recoil |