Question 1

Week 7: 
What is true of an action potential

Accepted Answer

The outside of the plasma membrane is negatively charged, and the inside is positively charged

Question 2

A synaptic knob would be located on an

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Axon

Question 3

Stimulus-gated channels open in response to:

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Sensory stimuli

Question 4

Neurotransmitters are released in a synapse and bind to

Accepted Answer

Receptors on the postsynaptic neuron.

Question 5

Dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine are classified as

Accepted Answer

Catecholamines.

Question 6

Week 8: 
Most effectors of the autonomic nervous system are dually innervated by sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons. (True or False )

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Parasympathetic stimulation has no effect on any of the following areas except

Accepted Answer

Sweat glands

Question 8

The vomiting reflex is mediated by the

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Medulla

Question 9

The part of the brain that assists in the maintenance of balance is the

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Cerebellum

Question 10

Conduction by the sixth cranial nerve results in sensations of hearing. (True or False)

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Week 9: 
Clearness or sharpness of visual perception is known as

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Visual acuity

Question 12

The receptors responsible for sensing crude and persistent touch are the

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Ruffini corpuscles

Question 13

The two-point discrimination test can be used to measure

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The sensitivity of the skin in various parts of the body.

Question 14

The immediate effect of a steroid hormone on a cell is the

Accepted Answer

Transcription of RNA.

Question 15

When you are looking at a large green field, which cones would be sending the green wavelength to the brain

Accepted Answer

M

Question 16

Week 10: 
A decrease in the amount of white blood cells is called

Accepted Answer

Leukopenia

Question 17

The vagus is said to act as a “brake” on the heart. This situation is called

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Vagal inhibition

Question 18

The term blood type refers to the type of blood cell

Accepted Answer

Antigen

Question 19

During pregnancy, what happens to the oxygenated blood returned from the placenta via the umbilical vein

Accepted Answer

It flows into the inferior vena cava

Question 20

The term used to describe the collection of mechanisms that influence the circulation of blood is

Accepted Answer

Hemodynamics

Question 21

Week 11: 
Adaptive immunity, part of the body’s third line of defense, is orchestrated by two different classes of a type of white blood cell called the

Accepted Answer

Lymphocyte

Question 22

Complement can best be described as an

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Enzyme in blood

Question 23

Memory cells

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Become plasma cells when exposed to an antigen

Question 24

The function of which antibody is basically unknown

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IgD

Question 25

Pyrogen molecules trigger the fever response by promoting the production of

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Prostaglandins

Question 26

Week 12: 
About 98.5% of the oxygen carried by systemic arterial blood is attached to

Accepted Answer

Hemoglobin

Question 27

Dalton law states that the partial pressure of a gas in a mixture of gases is ___ to the total pressure of the mixture

Accepted Answer

Directly related to the concentration of that gas in the mixture and

Question 28

The function of the vibrissae in the vestibule is to

Accepted Answer

Provide an initial “filter” to screen particulate matter from air that is entering the system

Question 29

By the time the blood leaves the lung capillaries to return to the heart, what percentage of the blood’s hemoglobin has united with oxygen

Accepted Answer

97%

Question 30

Gas exchange, the lungs main and vital function, takes place in the

Accepted Answer

Alveoli

Question 31

Week 13: 
The substances absorbed into the lymph capillaries are

Accepted Answer

Glycerol and fatty acids

Question 32

The hormone thought to be a messenger causing release of digestive enzymes from the intestinal mucosa is

Accepted Answer

Vasoactive intestinal peptide.

Question 33

The final product of carbohydrate digestion is a

Accepted Answer

Monosaccharide.

Question 34

Bicarbonates are useful in the GI tract to

Accepted Answer

Neutralize hydrochloric acid

Question 35

Glucose moves from the GI tract into the circulatory system by the process of

Accepted Answer

Cotransport

Liana Movsesyan

Human Physiology Week 7-13

Question	Answer
Week 7: What is true of an action potential	The outside of the plasma membrane is negatively charged, and the inside is positively charged
A synaptic knob would be located on an	Axon
Stimulus-gated channels open in response to:	Sensory stimuli
Neurotransmitters are released in a synapse and bind to	Receptors on the postsynaptic neuron.
Dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine are classified as	Catecholamines.
Week 8: Most effectors of the autonomic nervous system are dually innervated by sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons. (True or False )	True
Parasympathetic stimulation has no effect on any of the following areas except	Sweat glands
The vomiting reflex is mediated by the	Medulla
The part of the brain that assists in the maintenance of balance is the	Cerebellum
Conduction by the sixth cranial nerve results in sensations of hearing. (True or False)	False
Week 9: Clearness or sharpness of visual perception is known as	Visual acuity
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 immediate effect of a steroid hormone on a cell is the	Transcription of RNA.
When you are looking at a large green field, which cones would be sending the green wavelength to the brain	M
Week 10: A decrease in the amount of white blood cells is called	Leukopenia
The vagus is said to act as a “brake” on the heart. This situation is called	Vagal inhibition
The term blood type refers to the type of blood cell	Antigen
During pregnancy, what happens to the oxygenated blood returned from the placenta via the umbilical vein	It flows into the inferior vena cava
The term used to describe the collection of mechanisms that influence the circulation of blood is	Hemodynamics
Week 11: Adaptive immunity, part of the body’s third line of defense, is orchestrated by two different classes of a type of white blood cell called the	Lymphocyte
Complement can best be described as an	Enzyme in blood
Memory cells	Become plasma cells when exposed to an antigen
The function of which antibody is basically unknown	IgD
Pyrogen molecules trigger the fever response by promoting the production of	Prostaglandins
Week 12: About 98.5% of the oxygen carried by systemic arterial blood is attached to	Hemoglobin
Dalton law states that the partial pressure of a gas in a mixture of gases is ___ to the total pressure of the mixture	Directly related to the concentration of that gas in the mixture and
The function of the vibrissae in the vestibule is to	Provide an initial “filter” to screen particulate matter from air that is entering the system
By the time the blood leaves the lung capillaries to return to the heart, what percentage of the blood’s hemoglobin has united with oxygen	97%
Gas exchange, the lungs main and vital function, takes place in the	Alveoli
Week 13: The substances absorbed into the lymph capillaries are	Glycerol and fatty acids
The hormone thought to be a messenger causing release of digestive enzymes from the intestinal mucosa is	Vasoactive intestinal peptide.
The final product of carbohydrate digestion is a	Monosaccharide.
Bicarbonates are useful in the GI tract to	Neutralize hydrochloric acid
Glucose moves from the GI tract into the circulatory system by the process of	Cotransport

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