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Mariana Soliz
Physiology Chapters 7-13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Neurotransmitters are released in a synapse and bind to: | Receptors on the postsynaptic neuron |
| Serotonin is an example of an: | Amine Neurotransmitter |
| The vomiting reflex is mediated by the: | Medulla |
| Cerebrospinal fluid is formed by filtration of blood in the : | Choroid Plexuses |
| When you are looking at a large green field, which cones would be sending the green wavelength to the brain? | M |
| The receptors responsible for sensing crude and persistent touch are the: | Ruffini Corpuscles |
| Neutrophils are highly mobile and phagocytic. They migrate out of blood vessels and into tissue spaces. This process is called: | Diapedesis |
| Which vessels do not have the ability to constrict and dilate? | Capillaries |
| Lymphocytes that kill many types of tumor cells and cells infected by different kinds of viruses known as: | Natural Killer Cells |
| Which organ has several functions, including defense, hematopoiesis, red blood cell and platelet destruction, and blood reservoir? | Spleen |
| Ciliated cells lining the respiratory tract: | Help move the mucus blanket toward the pharynx |
| Boyle's law states that volume of gas varies _____ with pressure at a _____ temperature. | inversely; constant |
| The hormone that inhibits gastric muscle; slowing passage of food into the duodenum, is called: | Gastric Inhibitory Peptide |
| Cellulose is a residue of digestion that comes from: | Carbohydrates |