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Physiology Stack 2
Physiology Assignment 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Give an example of amine neurotransmitter. | Serotonin |
| Dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine are classified as: | Catecholamines |
| There are two types of synapses—the electrical synapse and the __________ synapse. | Chemical |
| A type of nerve that carries both sensory and motor fibers. | Mixed nerve |
| The sequence of auditory ossicles in the middle ear starting at the tympanic membrane and ending at the oval window is: | Malleus, incus, and stapes |
| The receptors responsible for sensing crude and persistent touch are the: | Ruffini corpuscles |
| The olfactory tract carries impulses associated with: | Smell |
| Sensory impulses ending in what part of the CNS trigger imprecise or “crude” sensation awareness? | Thalamus |
| Clearness or sharpness of visual perception is known as: | Visual Activity |
| The clear and potassium-rich fluid that fills the labyrinth is? | Endolymph |
| The major hormone produced by the corpus luteum is: | Progesterone |
| Visceroceptors are located in which of the following? | Internal Organs |
| Inhibition of sympathetic vasoconstrictor impulses is considered a major mechanism of | Vasodilation |
| The localized pressure gradient needed to maintain blood flow in a tissue is called | Perfusion Pressure |
| This apparatus aids in measuring the blood pressure | Sphygmomanometer |
| Which are the two baroreceptors that are located near the heart? | Aortic and Carotid Baroreceptors |
| The physiological mechanism that dissolves clots is known as: | Fibrinolysis |
| Circulatory shock caused by a drop in the amount of blood in the circulatory system is called _____ shock. | Hypovolemic Shock |
| Lymphocytes that kill many types of tumor cells and cells infected by different kinds of viruses are known as | Natural Killer Cells |
| Which organ has several functions, including defense, hematopoiesis, red blood cell and platelet destruction, and blood reservoir? | Spleen |
| Which of the following is not a regulated process associated with the functioning of the respiratory system? | Control of Cell Metabolism rate |
| About 98.5% of the oxygen carried by systemic arterial blood is attached to: | Hemoglobin |
| Which of the following is not one of the openings that must be blocked when food moves from the pharynx into the esophagus? | Oropharynx |
| The hormone that stimulates the release of bicarbonate substance from the pancreas is: | Secretin |
| When classified according to the kind of chemical reactions catalyzed, digestive enzymes are referred to as _____ enzymes. | Hydrolyzing |