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Anslem Ufombah
Physiology week 7-13
Question | Answer |
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When an impulse reaches a synapse? | chemical transmitters are released |
Which neuron could transmit a nerve impulse the fastest? | A large-diameter neuron with myelin |
Neurotransmitters are released in a synapse and bind to? | receptors on the postsynaptic neuron |
What would the result be if the phrenic nerve received an impulse from the cervical plexus? | The diaphragm would stop contracting |
A mixed nerve is one that: | carries both sensory and motor fibers. |
The olfactory tract carries impulses associated with | smell |
Clearness or sharpness of visual perception is known as? | visual acuity |
A decrease in the amount of white blood cells is called? | leukopenia |
Blood volume per kilogram of body weight varies inversely with? | body fat |
Glucose moves from the GI tract into the circulatory system by the process of? | cotransport |
The process of swallowing is known as? | deglutition |