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Tina J

SCI221-05 Human Physiology Week 7-13

TermDefinition
Resting membrane potential (RMP) The membrane potential maintained by a nonconducting neuron’s plasma membrane.
Hyperpolarization Movement of the membrane potential away from zero.
Falx cerebri Projects downward into the longitudinal fissure to form a kind of partition between the two cerebral hemispheres.
Ventricles The four large, fluid-filled spaces within the brain.
Sciatic nerve In the thigh, they form the largest nerve in the body.
Dermatome Each skin surface area supplied by sensory fibers of a given spinal nerve.
Postganglionic neuron Second neuron conducts impulses away from the ganglion and to the effector.
Norepinephrine Axon terminals of autonomic neurons release either of two neurotransmitters.
Adaptation The process by which the magnitude of the receptor potential decreases over time in response to a continuous stimulus.
Somatic senses The senses of which we are usually consciously aware.
Gustatory cells Each taste bud is like a banana cluster that contains 50 to 125 of these chemoreceptors.
Otoscope Used to examine the external ear canal and outer surface of the tympanic membrane.
Neuroendocrine system Each system may work alone, or they may work in concert with each other as a single.
Tropic hormones Hormone molecules can be classified in various useful ways.
Down-regulation The number of receptors, and thus the sensitivity of the target cell, go down, this phenomenon.
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) Stimulates structures within the ovaries, primary follicles, to grow toward maturity.
Oxytocin It stimulates rhythmic contraction of smooth muscles in the uterus, and it causes milk ejection from the breasts of lactating women.
Anemias Conditions that result in decreased RBC numbers.
Erythropoiesis The entire process of RBC formation is a type of hematopoiesis.
Serous pericardium Within the fibrous pericardium is a double layer of smooth, moist serous membrane.
Fibrous pericardium Tough, loose-fitting, and inelastic sac around the heart
Capillaries Are the microscopic vessels that carry blood from arterioles to venules.
Muscular arteries Carry blood farther away from the heart to specific organs and areas of the body.
Perfusion pressure This local pressure gradient needed to maintain blood flow in a tissue.
Cardiac output (CO) The amount of blood that flows out of a ventricle of the heart per unit of time.
Lymphangiography This method of visualizing lymphatic vessels.
Tonsillectomy They are sometimes removed surgically if antibiotic therapy is not successful or if swelling impairs breathing.
Nonspecific immunity Includes mechanisms that resist a wide variety of threatening agents or conditions, innate immunity.
Antigens These molecular markers visible to the immune system.
Cytokines The chemical messengers released by T cells.
Lymphotoxin Powerful poison that acts more directly, quickly killing any cell it attacks.
Pulmonary ventilation A technical term for what most of us call breathing.
Elastic recoil The tendency of the thorax and lungs to return to their preinspiration volume is a physical phenomenon
Spirometer Used to measure the volume of air exchanged in breathing
Partial pressure The pressure exerted by any one gas in a mixture of gases or in a liquid.
Chloride shift This counter transport of negative ions.
Haldane effect Refers to the increased total CO2 loading caused by a decrease in Po2.
Mucosa The innermost layer of the GI wall the layer facing the lumen, or open space, of the tube.
Ingestion To accomplish the function of making nutrients available to each cell of the body, the digestive system uses various mechanisms.
Retropulsion The pyloric sphincter remains closed most of the time, the chyme is forced to move backward.
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