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assignment 2
Weeks 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Synarthrotic joints are | immovable. |
| The brief period during which a local area of an axon's membrane resists re-stimulation is called the __________ period. | refractory |
| If the magnitude of the local depolarization surpasses a limit called the _____, voltage-gated Na+ channels are stimulated to open. | threshold potential |
| There are two types of synapses—the electrical synapse and the __________ synapse. | chemical |
| The structure of the knee joint permits movements of | flexion and extension |
| The joints between the articulating surfaces of the vertebral processes are classified as what type of joint? | gliding |
| Joints joined by fibrocartilage are called | symphyses. |
| Three phases of the twitch contraction are the | latent period, contraction phase, and relaxation phase. |
| The external portion of the bone is known as | Cortical bone |
| Which of the following is NOT CONSIDERED a long bone. | C5 Vertebral Body |
| Adipocytes, found in the yellow bone marrow, stores and releases ____________________________ for energy. | fat and triglycerides |
| Without red bone marrow, bones would not be able to ________. | make blood cells |