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Nurudeen Abdulwahab
Physiology 7-13
Question | Answer |
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The action potential seems to “leap” from node to node along a myelinated fiber. This type of impulse regeneration is called __________ conduction. | saltatory. |
Which chemicals allow neurons to communicate with one another? | neurotransmitters. |
What are the 3 primary vesicles in the embryonic development of the CNS? | Prosencephalon,Mesencephalon, and Rhombencephalon. |
What part of the brain is crucial for fear memories? | Amygdala. |
connective tissue forms from stem cell tissue called: | mesenchyme. |
When a small amount of one hormone allows a second hormone to have its full effect, the phenomenon is called: | permissiveness. |
A disease that develops as a result of the reaction of a mother’s Rh antibodies with her Rh-positive baby is | erythroblastosis fetalis. |
The functions of the lymph nodes are | defense and hematopoiesis. |
A type of breathing characterized by gradually increasing tidal volume for several breaths followed by several breaths with gradually decreasing tidal volume is: | Cheyne-Stokes respiration. |
f the ventral nerve root of a spinal nerve were destroyed, a person would lose _____ related to that pathway. | willed movement |
The process of fat emulsification consists of: | breaking fats into small droplets. |
An end product of fat digestion is | glycerol. |