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SCI 221 Weeks 7-13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A synaptic knob would be located on a(n): cell body. axon. dendrite. cell body, axon, or dendrite. | axon |
| A term commonly used as a synonym for action potential is nerve impulse. stimulus. repolarization. depolarization. | nerve impulse. |
| Acetylcholine is in the same class of neurotransmitters as: serotonin. histamine. dopamine. none of the above. | none of the above. |
| Axon terminals of autonomic neurons release either of two neurotransmitters, norepinephrine and acetylcholine. norepinephrine and aldosterone. norepinephrine and dopamine. acetylcholine and aldosterone. | norepinephrine and acetylcholine. |
| The _____ nerve transmits impulses that result in sensations of equilibrium. vestibular cochlear vagus hypoglossal | vestibular |
| One of the few hormones that functions on a positive-feedback loop is: ADH. calcitonin. oxytocin. insulin. | oxytocin. |
| The major hormone produced by the corpus luteum is: progesterone. estrogen. LTH. chorionic gonadotropin. | progesterone. |
| The clear and potassium-rich fluid that fills the labyrinth is endolymph. perilymph. exolymph. none of the above. | endolymph. |
| _____ is used to determine the volume percentage of red blood cells in whole blood. Spectrin Hematocrit Hematopoiesis Hemocytometer | Hematocrit |
| A decrease in the amount of white blood cells is called leukocytosis. leukopenia. differential white blood cell count. hemostasis. | leukopenia. |
| Which of the following is not a formed element found in the blood? red blood cell white blood cell plasma platelet | plasma |
| _____ law states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure. Dalton’s Henry’s Boyle’s Charles’s | Boyle’s |
| In what form does oxygen travel in the blood? dissolved oxygen in the plasma associated with hemoglobin associated with bicarbonate ions both a and b | both a and b |
| Which oxygen-binding protein helps move oxygen out of the blood and into muscle cells? fetal hemoglobin myofibril myoglobin carbaminohemoglobin | myoglobin |
| Stimulation of gastric juice secretion occurs in all of the following phases except the _____ phase. cephalic digestive gastric intestinal | digestive |
| _____ is the passage of substances through the intestinal mucosa into the blood or lymph. Secretion Absorption Elimination Ingestion | Absorption |
| The chemical process in which a compound unites with water and then splits into simpler compounds is called dehydration synthesis. hydrolysis. emulsification. none of the above. | hydrolysis. |