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Lab Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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What are the two major branches of the efferent neural pathways?

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Autonomic and somatic motor neurons

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Positive or negative feedback loop?
Decrease in carbon dioxide below normal levels.

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Negative

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3
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Positive or negative feedback loop?
Increase in blood pressure above normal levels?

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Negative

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4
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Positive or negative feedback loop?
Uterine contractions during the birthing process.

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Positive

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5
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Positive or negative feedback loop?
Accumulation of hydrogen ions in body fluids.

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Negative

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The structure that can act to adjust the system/ environment based on the specific stimulus

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Effector

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7
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The outcome of the action taken by the effector.

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Response

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8
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The structure that serves as a communication pathway between the structure that detects the stimulus and the structure that can process information about it

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Afferent pathway

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9
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The change in a physiological variable/ measure in the body’s environment

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Stimulus

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10
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What the effector does

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Effector’s action

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11
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The structure that detects a change in the physiological variable.

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Sensor

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The structure that serves as a communication pathway between the structure that processes information about the stimulus and the structure that can act to adjust the system/ environment

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Efferent pathway

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13
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The structure that can process information about the physiological change.

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Integrating center

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14
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What type of sensor detects this stimulus?
Blood oxygen

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Chemoreceptor

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15
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What type of sensor detects this stimulus?
Body fluid H+

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Chemoreceptor

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16
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What type of sensor detects this stimulus?
Light

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Photoreceptor

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17
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What type of sensor detects this stimulus?
Body temerature

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Thermoreceptor

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18
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What type of sensor detects this stimulus?
Blood carbon dioxide

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Chemoreceptor

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19
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What type of sensor detects this stimulus?
Pain

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Nociceptor

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20
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What type of sensor detects this stimulus?
Osmolarity of body fluids

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Osmoreceptor

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21
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What type of sensor detects this stimulus?
Blood pressure

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Baroreceptor

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22
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Name the integrating center for this stimulus.
Blood pressure

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Medulla oblongata and hypothalamus

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23
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Name the integrating center for this stimulus.
Appetite

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Hypothalamus

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24
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Name the integrating center for this stimulus.
Blood CO2

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Medulla oblongata and pons

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25
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Name the integrating center for this stimulus.
Osmolarity

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Hypothalamus

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26
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Name the integrating center for this stimulus.
Blood pH

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Medulla oblongata and pons

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27
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Name the integrating center for this stimulus.
Temperature

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Hypothalamus

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28
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Name the integrating center for this stimulus.
Hearing

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Primary auditory cortex

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29
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Name the integrating center for this stimulus.
Smell

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Primary olfactory cortex

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30
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Name the integrating center for this stimulus.
Ventilation

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Medulla oblongata and pons

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31
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Name the integrating center for this stimulus.
Thirst

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Hypothalamus

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32
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The thermoregulatory center is located here:

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Hypothalamus

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33
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Change in temperature is detected by this type of sensor:

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Thermoreceptor

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34
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Body temperature below the normal range is called:

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Hypothermia

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35
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Body temperature above the normal range is called:

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Hyperthermia

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36
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The average body temperature in the human body is: (in degrees C)

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37 degrees C

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37
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The generation of heat is called:

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Thermogenesis

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38
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Heat transfer from direct contact with an object, such as gaining heat from the water in a hot tub, is this type.

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Conductive

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39
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This type of heat loss is significantly reduced on a humid day.

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Evaporative

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40
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Rapid muscle contraction-relaxation cycles are responsible for this type of heat production.

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Shivering thermogenesis

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41
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The effectors for evaporative heat loss are:

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Sweat glands

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42
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The most dangerous condition related to hyperthermia is ______, which has a 50% mortality rate.

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Heat stroke

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43
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______ blood vessels/ arterioles that are located just below the skin surface are involved in maintaining body temperature in the cold and in the heat.

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Cutaneous

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44
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The effector for generating heat in the body when temperature is well below normal is: ______.

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Skeletal muscles

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45
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These signal molecules are cytokines that can increase the set point for temperature and cause fever during infection.

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Pyrogens

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46
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Acceleration - general receptor type?

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Mechanoreceptor

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47
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Acceleration - specific receptor cell(s)?

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Hair cells

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48
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Acceleration - stimulus/stimuli detected?

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Rotational and linear acceleration

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49
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Hearing - general receptor type

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Mechanoreceptor

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50
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Hearing - specific receptor cell(s)?

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Hair cells

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51
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Hearing - Stimulus/ stimuli detected?

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Sound pressure waves

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52
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Taste - General receptor type?

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chemoreceptor

53
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Taste - specific receptor cell(s)?

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Taste cells in taste buds

54
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Taste - stimulus/ stimuli detected

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Molecules in food

55
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Olfaction - general receptor type?

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Chemoreceptor

56
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Olfaction - specific receptor cell(s)?

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Primary olfactory neurons

57
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Olfaction - stimulus/ stimuli detected?

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Odorant molecules

58
Q

The process of converting one type of signal into another (e.g., odorant molecules into a neural signal by the olfactory receptors) is called ______?

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Sensory transduction

59
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Signals from this special sense do not pass through the thalamus.

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Olfaction

60
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The stimuli for this special sense are molecules that bind to the receptive regions of neurons called ______ that are located in the nasal cavity.

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Dendrites

61
Q

Reduced transmission of sound waves through the middle ear to the oval window is referred to as _______ deafness.

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Conduction

62
Q

Which test is used to evaluate for conduction deafness?

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Rinne’s

63
Q

Another type of deafness is due to auditory nerve damage. This is called ______ deafness.

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Sensory

64
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This test is used to evaluate for sensory deafness.

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Weber’s

65
Q

If light with a wavelength of 450 nm were to enter your eye, you would see the color ______.

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blue

66
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Which cone type(s) will activate for blue?

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Blue cones only

67
Q

Immediately following the chair spinning exercise, the eyes moved rapidly from side to side. This eye movement is called ______.

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Nystagmus

68
Q

The receptor cells that detect the rotational acceleration are called ______ cells.

A

Hair

69
Q

(In the chair spin lab) The coordination of hair cells and the eyes is due to the activation of the ______ reflex.

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Vestibulo-ocular

70
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Exposure to a specific color for a few minutes or an extremely bright light can cause someone to see an image even after the image has been removed. What is “seen” is called an ______ and is due to the slow return of the photoreceptor’s pigment to its resting shape.

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Afterimage

71
Q

The temporarily altered state of the pigment, after exposure to a specific color for a few minutes or an extremely bright light, is called _______.

A

Bleaching

72
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The ability to see only parts of the color scale by the activation of only two different cone types is called _____ vision.

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Dichromatic

73
Q

Someone with all 3 functional cone types would have ______ vision.

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Trichromatic

74
Q

The test used to assess color vision in class is called the _______ test.

A

Ishihara

75
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Skeletal muscles cells are innervated by these neurons.

A

Somatic motor neurons

76
Q

Extensions of the sarcolemma that run deep into the muscle cell are called:

A

Transverse tubules

77
Q

The technical term for a resting cell’s membrane potential becoming more positive is:

A

Depolarization

78
Q

The electrical activity in cells is caused by the movement of ______ into or out of the cell.

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Ions

79
Q

The data collection system used in this class to measure physiological activity in some organ systems is named:

A

Biopac Student Lab

80
Q

At what length is the muscle able to produce the greatest amount of force (tension)?

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Mid-length

81
Q

At what length is there the least alignment between the myosin and actin?

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Longest

82
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What is this test called? And what does it test? What kind of results would you expect for a person that has “enhanced” or better-than-normal vision?

A

The Snellen Eye Chart. It is a test of visual acuity. 20/15 would be better-than-normal vision.

83
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At what length Is the thin filament crossing in the middle, preventing the binding of some of the myosin heads? (Choose from shortest, mid-length, longest)

A

Shortest

84
Q

At what length is the overlap between the thick and thin filaments and the alignment of actin and myosin optimum for force development? (Choose between shortest, mid-length, and longest)

A

Mid-length

85
Q

At the fastest velocity, how much can the muscle lift (i.e., load)?

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Light loads

86
Q

Name all of the structures in this figure.

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  1. Whole muscle
  2. Fasicle
  3. Muscle cell/fiber
  4. Tendon
87
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Name all of the structures in this figure.

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  1. Muscle cell/fiber
  2. Transverse Tubules
  3. Nucelus
  4. Sarcoplasmic reticulum
  5. Sarcolemma
  6. Mitochondrion
  7. Myofibril
  8. Myofillaments
  9. Terminal Cisternae for Ca2+ Ions
88
Q

The relationship between force and the rate of the muscle shortening can best be described as:

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Indirect/ inverse

89
Q

Reflexes that involve two or more synapses in the spinal cord are called:

A

Polysynaptic reflexes

90
Q

Reflexes that require input from the brain are called:

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Cranial reflexes

91
Q

These reflexes typically involve sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons.

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Autonomic reflexes

92
Q

The efferent pathway for reflexes involving skeletal muscle is always (major branch of the efferent division):

A

Somatic motor neurons

93
Q

Neurons that are completely contained within the central nervous system are called:

A

Interneurons

94
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Skeletal muscles reflexes use sensory receptors located in the muscles, joint capsules, and ligaments. They are called:

A

Proprioceptors

95
Q

Visceral reflexes use these efferent neurons (major branch of the efferent division):

A

Autonomic neurons

96
Q

When the Golgi tendon organ is activated, what neurotransmitter is released by the interneuron to the somatic motor neuron?

A

Glycine

97
Q

For the muscle spindle reflex, what is the stimulus?

A

Increased muscle stretch

98
Q

For the muscle spindle reflex, what is the sensor?

A

Muscle spindle in the belly of the agonist muscle

99
Q

For the muscle spindle reflex, what is the afferent pathway?

A

Sensory neurons

100
Q

For the muscle spindle reflex, what is the integrating center?

A

Spinal cord

101
Q

For the muscle spindle reflex, what is the efferent pathway?

A

Increased alpha motor neuron release of acetylcholine

102
Q

For the muscle spindle reflex, what is the effector?

A

Extrafusal fibers of agonist muscle with nicotinic receptors

103
Q

For the muscle spindle reflex, what is the effector’s action?

A

Agonist muscle contracts to support additional weight

104
Q

For the muscle spindle reflex, what is the response?

A

Decreased muscle stretch

105
Q

For the Golgi tendon organ reflex, what is the stimulus?

A

Excessive force on muscle

106
Q

For the Golgi tendon organ reflex, what is the sensor?

A

Golgi tendon organ in the musculotendonous junction

107
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For the Golgi tendon organ reflex, what is the afferent pathway?

A

Sensory neurons

108
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For the Golgi tendon organ reflex, what is the integrating center?

A

Spinal cord

109
Q

For the Golgi tendon organ reflex, what is the efferent pathway?

A

Decreased alpha motor neuron release of acetylcholine

110
Q

For the Golgi tendon organ reflex, what is the effector?

A

Extrafusal fibers of agonist muscle with nicotinic receptors

111
Q

For the Golgi tendon organ reflex, what is the effector’s action?

A

Agonist muscle relaxes and limb releases load

112
Q

For the Golgi tendon organ reflex, what is the response?

A

Decreased load on muscle

113
Q

For the muscle spindle reflex, was the agonist muscle excited or inhibited?

A

Excited

114
Q

For the Golgi tendon organ reflex, was the agonist muscle excited or inhibited?

A

Inhibited

115
Q

Which of Lab 7’s reflex tests were examples of stretch reflexes?

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Patellar, Achilles, and Biceps

116
Q

What is the sensor for the stretch reflex?

A

Muscle spindle

117
Q

If a patient had an abnormal response to the patella reflex, it might indicate that there are neural problems originating where in the spinal cord?

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(Lumbar region (L2-L4)

118
Q

During a normal response to the patellar tendon reflex, what type of signal (excitatroy or inhibitory) is being sent to the somatic motor neurons of the hamstring muscles?

A

Inhibitory

119
Q

The measurement of the number of cardiac cycles per minute is the definition of:

A

Heart rate

120
Q

The measurement of electrical activity in the heart is called:

A

Electrocardiography

121
Q

The pacemaker of the heart is the:

A

Sinoatrial node

122
Q

When this neurotransmitter binds to its receptors at the cells of the heart’s pacemaker, heart rate decreases.

A

Acetylcholine

123
Q

When this neurotransmitter binds to its receptors at the cells of the heart’s pacemaker, heart rate increases.

A

Norepinephrine

124
Q

The special 1% of myocardial cells that spread an impulse very rapidly through the heart are called ______ cells.

A

Conducting myocardial cells

125
Q

The amount of blood pumped out of the left ventricle with every contraction is called:

A

Stroke volume

126
Q

The amount of blood pumped out of the left ventricle every minute is called:

A

Cardiac output

127
Q

Starting with the heart’s pacemaker, put these steps of the Electrical Conduction Pathway in order from first to last.
- Atrioventricular node
- Bundle of His
- Internodal pathway
- Purkinje fibers
- Right and left bundle branches
- Sinoatrial node

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  1. Sinoatrial node
  2. Internodal pathway
  3. Atrioventricular node
  4. Bundle of His
  5. Right and left bundle branches
  6. Purkinje fibers
128
Q

Action potentials can spread from one cell to the next because myocardial cells have these cell-to-cell connections.

A

Gap junctions

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