Midterm Review Clicker Flashcards
Damage or injury to which nerve is often
associated with radiating leg and pack pain?
A. Radial Nerve
B. Femoral Nerve
C. Sciatic Nerve
D. Phrenic Nerve
C. Sciatic Nerve
In the nervous system, ganglion:nucleus as?
A. tract:nerve
B. nerve:tract
C. soma:axon
D. axon:soma
A. tract:nerve
Do G-proteins stimulate or inhibit effector
proteins?
A. G-proteins only stimulate effector proteins
B. G-proteins only inhibit effector proteins
C. G-proteins neither stimulate nor inhibit effector proteins
D. G-proteins either stimulate or inhibit effector proteins
D. G-proteins either stimulate or inhibit effector proteins
This branched portion of a spinal nerve forms
a network called a plexus that serves muscles and skin in upper and lower limbs:
A. Posterior ramus
B. Anterior ramus
C. Meningeal branch
D. Posterior root
E. Anterior root
B. Anterior ramus
In an electrical synapse, an excitatory signal
in the presynaptic cell results in an inhibitory
response in the postsynaptic cell.
True or False?
A. True
B. False
B. False
Match Lobes of Cerebrum to
Primary Function:
- Frontal
- Temporal
- Parietal
- Occipital
A. Auditory
B. Visual
C. Somatosensory
D. Motor
- Frontal - D. Motor
- Temporal - A. Auditory
- Parietal - C. Somatosensory
- Occipital - B. Visual
What of the following activates the alpha subunit of a trimeric G-Protein?
A. GTP binding
B. GTP hydrolyzed to GDP
C. Phosphodiesterase
D. Ligand binding to ionotropic receptors
A. GTP binding
Match Neurotransmitter to Precursor Molecule:
- Dopamine
- Acetylcholine
- Norepinepherine
- ATP
- Serotonin
A. Tyrosine
B. Tryptophan
C. Acetyl-CoA
D. Adenine
- Dopamine - A. Tyrosine
- Acetylcholine - C. Acetyl-CoA
- Norepinephrine - A. Tyrosine
- ATP - D. Adenine
- Serotonin - B. Tryptophan
Which describes the “shortcut pathway” of
neurotransmitter-induced cellular response?
A. NT binds to a metabotropic receptor, and the g-protein activates and opens an ion channel
B. NT binds to an ionotropic receptor, which opens an ion channel immediately
C. NT binds to a metabotropic receptor, and the g-protein activates adenylyl cyclase
D. NT binds to a metabotropic receptor, and the g-protein deactivates adenylyl cyclase
B. NT binds to an ionotropic receptor, which opens an ion channel immediately
This spinal cord structure contains only the axons of motor neurons in the anterior horn that conduct nerve impulses from the CNS to effectors (such as muscles and glands):
A. Lateral column
B. Ventral horn
C. Anterior root
D. Posterior root
E. Central Canal
C. Anterior root
A change in membrane potential from -70 to
-60mV is a(n):
A. Depolarizing graded potential.
B. IPSC.
C. Hyperpolarizing graded potential.
D. Action potential threshold.
E. Supra-threshold stimulus
A. Depolarizing graded potential.
This region of the brain contains the cardiovascular center and the respiratory centers:
A. Midbrain
B. Thalamus
C. Pons
D. Medulla oblongata
E. Cerebrum
D. Medulla oblongata
Which of the following is a cys-loop receptor?
A. iGluR
B. nAChR
C. mGluR
D. P2X
B. nAChR
The Nernst equation is a mathematical formula that:
A. demonstrates K+ is more concentrated on the inside, and Na+
and Ca2+ more concentrated on the outside of the cell
membrane.
B. takes into consideration the relative driving force acting on
multiple ions.
C. calculates the permeability and direction of current flow at a
given membrane voltage.
D. determines the equilibrium potential for a particular ion.
D. determines the equilibrium potential for a particular ion.
Gray matter contains ______________, while white matter is made up of ______________.
A.Somatic cells; Neurons
B.Glial cells; Dendrites
C.Cell bodies; Myelinated axons
D.Neurons; Glia
E.Glia; Neurons
C. Cell bodies; Myelinated axons
