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Assignment StudySt2
Human Physiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| During a relative refractory period: | the action potential can be initiated with a strong stimulus. |
| The active transport mechanism in the plasma membrane that transports sodium and potassium ions in opposite directions and at different rates is the | sodium-potassium pump. |
| No impulse can be sent through a neuron: | during the absolute refractory period. |
| Which is not true of the hormone somatostatin? | It stimulates the secretion of insulin. |
| The chemoreceptors in the carotid bodies are particularly sensitive to: | hypercapnia. |
| During pregnancy, what happens to the oxygenated blood returned from the placenta via the umbilical vein? | It flows into the inferior vena cava. |
| _______ is the only antibody class with the ability to cross the placental barrier, providing passive immunity to the developing fetus during pregnancy. | IgG. |
| Internal respiration can be defined as: | the exchange of gases between the blood capillaries and the tissue cells. |
| The sodium cotransport or coupled transport acts to transport sodium ions and glucose molecules _____ the GI lumen. | passively out of |
| Glucose moves from the GI tract into the circulatory system by the process of: | cotransport. |