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Physiology Ch 1-6
Question | Answer |
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In what type of conduction a nerve impulse "Leaps" from node to node along the myelinated fiber? | Saltatory Conduction |
Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, and Polysaccharides are classifications of what? | Carbohydrates |
The body is in an erect, or standing, posture with the arms at the sides and palms forward. The head and feet are also pointing forward. | Anatomical Position |
temperature regulation is an example of what? | Negative feedback loop |
What is the main source of energy used in muscle contraction and movement, of active transport, and of biosynthesis? | ATP |
Sensor mechanism. Integrator or control center. Effector mechanism. Feedback. Are the 4 components of what? | Feedback control Loop |
Simple diffusion | Movement of particles through the phospholipid bilayer from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration—that is, down the concentration gradient |
Osmosis | Passive transport of water through a selectively permeable membrane in the presence of at least one impermeant solute |
Normal red blood cells placed in a ________ solution swell and can even burst | hypotonic |
three ____ ions out of the cell and two _______ ions into the cell | sodium, potassium |
At rest, a neuron’s membrane potential is typically maintained at about _________. The membrane potential maintained by a nonconducting neuron’s plasma membrane is called the ____ _______ ________(RMP). | -70mV resting membrane potential |