Anatomy Questions
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the uneven separation of charge across the membrane acts as what? (circuit analogy)
Two types of pathways in the peripheral nervous system
at rest, what does the permeability of the neuronal membrane look like?
What is primarily responsible for setting resting membrane potential? (Vm)
T/F: the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve terminals CAN modulate the activity of each other.
Autonomic nerve fibers can innervate the organs they modulate directly. Why?
what structure collects input from the brain and then provides motor output to control the autonomic nervous system?
what is input from both the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions called?
what allows for versatile and integrative modulation of organ physiology in order to maintain homeostasis
depending on which neurotransmitter receptor is present, ____________
How are the right and left hempishphere connected?
What structure can trigger violent coughing when a a foreign object like food enters the respiratory system?a. Vocal cordsb. cricoid cartilagec. Carinad. lingual tonsils
Which of the following refers to the movement of air into and out of the lungs?a. pulmonary ventilationb. external respirationc. gas exchanged. internal respiration
Which of the following is an appropriate response to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning?a. hyperventilation to exhale CO from the bodyb. hyperbaric oxygen chamber to increase PO2 and clear CO from the bodyc. slow breathing into a paper bagd. immediate application of bicarbonate ions to facilitate removal of CO from Hb
Which structure is lined with simple squamous epithelium?a. tracheab. oropharynxc. alveolusd. nasopharynx
The most powerful respiratory stimulus for breathing in a healthy person isa. loss of oxygen in tissuesb. acidosisc. Increase of carbon dioxided. alkalosis
Which of the disorders below is characterized by destruction of the walls of the alveoli producing abnormally large air spaces that remain filled with air during exhalation?a. pneumoniab. tuberculosisc. coryzad. emphysema
Possible causes of hypoxia includea. getting very coldb. too little oxygen in the atmospherec. obstruction of the esophagusd. taking several rapid deep breaths
Which of the following is responsible for holding the lungs to the thorax wall?a. the diaphragm and the intercostal muscles aloneb. the smooth muscles of the lungc. the visceral pleurae and the changing volume of the lungsd. surface tension from pleural fluid and negative pressure in the pleural cavity
Inspiratory capacity is _______.a. functional residual capacityb. the total amount of exchangeable airc. the total amount of air that can be inspired after a tidal expirationd. air inspired after a tidal inhalation