Chapters 9-15 Flashcards
Which of the following is false or incorrect?
Select one:
a. An inhibitory postsynaptic potential occurs if the inhibitory effect is greater than the excitatory, causing hyperpolarization of the membrane.
b. An excitatory postsynaptic potential occurs if the excitatory effect is greater than the inhibitory effect but less than threshold.
c. A nerve impulse occurs if the excitatory and inhibitory effects are equal
c. A nerve impulse occurs if the excitatory and inhibitory effects are equal
Myoglobin \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. Select one: a. breaks down glycogen b. produces the end plate potential c. is a protein involved in the direct phosphorylation of ADP d. stores oxygen in muscle cells
d. stores oxygen in muscle cells
In what way does the interior surface of a cell membrane of a resting (nonconducting) neuron differ from the external environment? The interior is ________.
Select one:
a. positively charged and contains more sodium
b. negatively charged and contains less sodium
c. negatively charged and contains more sodium
d. positively charged and contains less sodium
b. negatively charged and contains less sodium
Select the correct statement about serial processing.
Select one:
a. Spinal reflexes are an example of serial processing.
b. Smells are processed by serial pathways.
c. Memories are triggered by serial processing.
d. Input travels along several different pathways.
a. Spinal reflexes are an example of serial processing.
Which of the following is not a member of the hamstrings? Select one: a. semimembranosus b. biceps femoris c. gracilis d. semitendinosus
c. gracilis
Which of the following best describes the orbicularis oris?.
Select one:
a. It allows blinking, squinting, and various other protective mechanisms for the eye.
b. It pulls the lower lip down and back.
c. It closes, purses, and protrudes the lips.
d. It draws the eyebrows together.
c. It closes, purses, and protrudes the lips.
Which of the following describes the nervous system integrative function?
Select one:
a. responds to stimuli by gland secretion or muscle contraction
b. analyzes sensory information, stores information, makes decisions
c. senses changes in the environment
b. analyzes sensory information, stores information, makes decisions
The substance released at axon terminals to propagate a nervous impulse is called a(n) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. Select one: a. ion b. cholinesterase c. biogenic amine d. neurotransmitter
d. neurotransmitter
Neuroglia that control the chemical environment around neurons by buffering potassium and recapturing neurotransmitters are \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. Select one: a. Schwann cells b. microglia c. astrocytes d. oligodendrocytes
c. astrocytes
Which of these is not a way of classifying muscles? Select one: a. muscle shape b. muscle location c. the type of action they cause d. the type of muscle fibers
d. the type of muscle fibers
When a sensory neuron is excited by some form of energy, the resulting graded potential is called a(n) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. Select one: a. generator potential b. action potential c. excitatory potential d. postsynaptic potential
a. generator potential
Which of the following is not a chemical class of neurotransmitters? Select one: a. amino acid b. ATP and other purines c. acetycholine d. nucleic acid e. biogenic amine
d. nucleic acid
Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter secreted by motor neurons innervating skeletal muscle? Select one: a. norepinephrine b. cholinesterase c. acetylcholine d. gamma aminobutyric acid
c. acetylcholine
A cute, little curly-haired child is sitting behind you in church. You turn around for a moment and she sticks her tongue out at you. Which tongue muscle did she use? Select one: a. orbicularis oris b. genioglossus c. hyoglossus d. stylohyoid
b. genioglossus
Which of the following muscles does not act in plantar flexion? Select one: a. tibialis posterior b. popliteus c. flexor digitorum longus d. gastrocnemius and soleus
b. popliteus
What is the functional unit of a skeletal muscle called? Select one: a. the sarcoplasmic reticulum b. a myofilament c. a myofibril d. a sarcomere
d. a sarcomere
What are ciliated CNS neuroglia that play an active role in moving the cerebrospinal fluid called? Select one: a. ependymal cells b. oligodendrocytes c. astrocytes d. Schwann cells
a. ependymal cells
When a sensory neuron is excited by some form of energy, the resulting graded potential is called a(n) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. Select one: a. generator potential b. action potential c. excitatory potential d. postsynaptic potential
a. generator potential
A nursing infant develops a powerful sucking muscle that adults also use for whistling. What is this muscle called? Select one: a. buccinator b. masseter c. platysma d. zygomaticus
a. buccinator
Immediately after an action potential has peaked, which cellular gates open? Select one: a. sodium b. calcium c. chloride d. potassium
d. potassium
Neuroglia that control the chemical environment around neurons by buffering potassium and recapturing neurotransmitters are \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. Select one: a. Schwann cells b. microglia c. astrocytes d. oligodendrocytes
c. astrocytes
Which of the following describes the suprahyoid muscles?
Select one:
a. They move the pharynx superiorly during swallowing.
b. They are a group of muscles that lie superior to the hyoid bone and help form the floor of the oral cavity.
c. They are often called strap muscles.
d. They depress the larynx and hyoid bone if the mandible is fixed.
b. They are a group of muscles that lie superior to the hyoid bone and help form the floor of the oral cavity.
Paralysis of which of the following muscles would make an individual unable to flex the knee? Select one: a. brachioradialis b. gluteal muscles c. hamstring muscles d. soleus
c. hamstring muscles
Muscle tone is ________.
Select one:
a. a state of sustained partial contraction
b. the feeling of well-being following exercise
c. the ability of a muscle to efficiently cause skeletal movements
d. the condition of athletes after intensive training
a. a state of sustained partial contraction
Which of the following is false or incorrect?
Select one:
a. A nerve impulse occurs if the excitatory and inhibitory effects are equal.
b. An inhibitory postsynaptic potential occurs if the inhibitory effect is greater than the excitatory, causing hyperpolarization of the membrane.
c. An excitatory postsynaptic potential occurs if the excitatory effect is greater than the inhibitory effect but less than threshold.
a. A nerve impulse occurs if the excitatory and inhibitory effects are equal.
Which of the following statements is false or incorrect?
Select one:
a. Cardiac muscle fibers can use lactic acid to make ATP.
b. Under normal resting conditions, cardiac muscle tissue contracts and relaxes about 75 times per minute.
c. Cardiac muscle contracts when stimulated by its own autorhythmic muscle cells.
d. Cardiac muscle fibers depend mostly on anaerobic cellular respiration to generate ATP.
d. Cardiac muscle fibers depend mostly on anaerobic cellular respiration to generate ATP.
Which of the choices below is the major muscle for breathing? Select one: a. diaphragm b. rectus abdominis c. temporalis d. latissimus dorsi
a. diaphragm
Which of the following is not a chemical class of neurotransmitters? Select one: a. amino acid b. nucleic acid c. acetycholine d. ATP and other purines e. biogenic amine
b. nucleic acid
What do the geniohyoid, hyoglossus, and stylohyoid muscles have in common?
Select one:
a. All names reflect direction of muscle fibers.
b. Each acts synergistically to elevate the jaw.
c. All act on the tongue.
d. All names indicate the relative size of the muscle.
c. All act on the tongue.
Adductor magnus, adductor longus, and adductor brevis are parts of a large muscle mass of the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. Select one: a. posterior muscle group of the thigh b. medial compartment of the thigh c. anterior compartment of the thigh d. lateral rotators
b. medial compartment of the thigh
Which group of muscles flexes and rotates the neck? Select one: a. the iliocostalis b. the splenius c. the scalenes d. the spinalis
c. the scalenes
The sliding filament model of contraction involves ________.
Select one:
a. the Z discs sliding over the myofilaments
b. actin and myosin shortening but not sliding past each other
c. the shortening of thick filaments so that thin filaments slide past
d. actin and myosin sliding past each other and partially overlapping
d. actin and myosin sliding past each other and partially overlapping
Bipolar neurons are commonly \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. Select one: a. found in ganglia b. called neuroglial cells c. motor neurons d. found in the retina of the eye
d. found in the retina of the eye