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Weeks 7-13
7-13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When current leaps across an insulating myelin sheath from node to node, the type of impulse conduction is called: | saltatory conduction. |
| The only ion(s) that can diffuse across a neuron’s membrane when the neuron is at rest is (are): | potassium |
| When an impulse reaches a synapse: | chemical transmitters are released. |
| The receptors responsible for sensing crude and persistent touch are the: | Ruffini corpuscles. |
| The two-point discrimination test can be used to measure: | the sensitivity of the skin in various parts of the body. |
| The movement of phagocytes from blood vessels to an inflammation site is called | diapedesis. |
| Complement can best be described as a(n): | enzyme in blood. |
| The approximate partial pressure of oxygen at standard atmospheric pressure is about _____ mm Hg. | 160 |
| When the pressure in the lung is greater than atmospheric pressure: | expiration occurs. |
| About 98.5% of the oxygen carried by systemic arterial blood is attached to: | hemoglobin. |