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Physiology 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| During a relative refractory period: | the action potential can be initiated with a strong stimulus |
| Severe depression can be caused by a deficit in certain brain synapses of: | Amines |
| If the ventral nerve root of a spinal nerve were destroyed, a person would lose _____ related to that pathway. | Willed movement |
| The knee jerk can be classified as a segmental reflex because: | the center of the reflex arc lies in the spinal cord gray matter. |
| Sensory impulses ending in what part of the CNS trigger imprecise or “crude” sensation awareness? | Thalamus |
| The clear and potassium-rich fluid that fills the labyrinth is | Endolymph |
| The chemoreceptors in the carotid bodies are particularly sensitive to: | hypercapnia |
| The vagus is said to act as a “brake” on the heart. This situation is called | vagal inhibition. |
| During pregnancy, what happens to the oxygenated blood returned from the placenta via the umbilical vein? | It flows into the inferior vena cava |
| Activities that result in central movement or flow of lymph are called | lymphokinetic activities. |
| Because T cells attack pathogens more directly, T-cell immune mechanisms are classified as _____ immunity. | cell-mediated |