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Physiology
Week 14: Assignment - StudyStack Set 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the two types of synapses? | 1. Electrical Synapses 2. Chemical Synapses |
| How many spinal nerves does Peripheral nervous system (PNS) have? | The Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) has 31 pairs of spinal nerves. |
| What are two main types of cholinergic receptors? | 1. nicotinic (N) receptors 2. muscarinic (M) receptors |
| Two categories of sense organs or senses | 1. General (somatic) senses 2. Special senses |
| Two divisions External ear | 1. Auricle, or pinna 2. External acoustic meatus |
| This type of hormones are lipid soluble, and their receptors are normally found in the target cell’s cytosol | Steroid hormones |
| Tiny, pine cone–shaped structure located on the dorsal aspect of the brain’s diencephalons | Pineal Gland |
| Liquid part of blood; clear, straw-colored fluid; made up of 90% water and 10% solutes | Plasma |
| Complex, organized fluid that fills the spaces between the cells and is part of the ECM (extracellular matrix), resembles blood plasma in composition with a lower percentage of protein | Interstitial fluid (IF) |
| Phagocytes that ingest foreign particles, isolate protein segments (peptides), and display them as antigens on their surface to trigger an immune response when recognized by a specific (adaptive) immune cell | Antigen-presenting cells (APCs) |