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BHugo Phys. Wk 7-13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What charge does the inside of a neuron have, compared to the outside? | Negative |
| What is the first thing that happens when adequate stimulus is applied to a neuron? | Some of the sodium channels at the point of stimulation open. |
| An injury affecting the ability to do fine motor tasks such as eating with utensils affects what? | The voluntary motor pathways outside the CNS. |
| What part of the brain assists in the maintenance of balance? | The cerebellum. |
| Visceroceptors are located in which of the following? | Internal organs. |
| Dynamic equilibrium depends on the functioning of the | Crista ampullaris. |
| 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. |
| What membrane do hair cells in the organ of Corti move against to stimulate nerve impulse? | Tectorial |
| At what point does the fetal heartbeat begin? | After about 4 weeks. |
| The process by which neutrophils migrate out of blood vessels and into tissue spaces is? | Diapedesis |
| What three hormones regulate blood volume? | Aldosterone, ANH, and ADH. |
| What is the functional significance of large areas of cardiac muscle being electrically coupled to form a single functional syncytium? | Because they form a syncytium, muscle cells can pass an action potential along a large area of the heart wall, stimulating contraction in each muscle fiber of the syncytium. |
| What cells become plasma cells when exposed to an antigen? | Memory cells. |
| External respiration is? | The exchange of gases between the lung and the blood capillaries in the lung and the exchange of gases between the blood capillaries and the tissue cells. |
| Which phase(s) of gastric secretion is(are) stimulated by the sight, taste, and smell of food? | Cephalic phase. |
| What hydrolyzes polysaccharides into disaccharides? | Amylase. |
| What is the end product of fat digestion? | Glycerol. |