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Arlene F. Physio
Weeks 6-14
| The shoulder joint is an example of a _____ joint. | multiaxial, freely movable, ball and socket |
| The type of movement possible at a synovial joint depends on the: | shape of the articulating surfaces of the bones |
| When a neuron is resting, the inner surface of its plasma membrane is slightly positive compared with its outer surface. | False |
| A synapse can occur only between an axon and: | any of the above. |
| An ion channel that opens in response to a sensory stimulus is a(n) | stimulus-gated channel. |
| The set of coordinated commands that control the programmed muscle activity mediated by extrapyramidal pathways is called the | motor program. |
| During fetal circulation, what opening in the septum, between the right and left atria, directs most of the blood so that it bypasses the fetal lungs? | foramen ovale |
| Which are the two baroreceptors that are located near the heart? | aortic baroreceptors and carotid baroreceptors |
| Recognition of antigens by antibodies occurs when an | antigen’s epitopes fit into and bind to an antigen molecule’s antigen-binding site. |
| The ability of the lungs and thorax to stretch is referred to as | compliance. |
| Stimulation of gastric juice secretion occurs in all of the following phases except the _____ phase. | digestive |