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Physio pt2
week 7-13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Which is true of an action potential? | The outside of the plasma membrane is negatively charged, and the inside is positively charged. |
| Acetylcholine is in the same class of neurotransmitters as: | none of the above |
| All of the following cranial nerves are involved in proprioception except the: | vagus. |
| Which of the following is true about pain receptors? | Alpha fibers are associated with sharp, localized pain. |
| The receptors responsible for sensing crude and persistent touch are the: | Ruffini corpuscles. |
| Dynamic equilibrium depends on the functioning of the | crista ampullaris. |
| During pregnancy, what happens to the oxygenated blood returned from the placenta via the umbilical vein? | It flows into the inferior vena cava. |
| The vagus is said to act as a “brake” on the heart. This situation is called | vagal inhibition. |
| The chemoreceptors in the carotid bodies are particularly sensitive to: | hypercapnia. |
| The functions of the lymph nodes are | defense and hematopoiesis. |
| Which antibody is synthesized by immature B cells and then inserted into their plasma membranes? | immunoglobulin M |
| The PCO2 in alveolar air is _____ blood. | less than in the systemic venous equal to the systemic arterial |
| External respiration can be defined as: | the exchange of gases between the lung and the blood capillaries in the lung. pulmonary ventilation. |
| The hormone that inhibits gastric muscle, slowing passage of food into the duodenum, is called: | gastric inhibitory peptide. |
| Which of these is not an example of mechanical digestion? | Moistening the food |
| The hormone thought to be a messenger causing release of digestive enzymes from the intestinal mucosa is: | vasoactive intestinal peptide. |