Chiro Board Review App Flashcards
A lower motor neuron lesion extends from the _____ to the _____
Spinal cord, effector
Alkaloids are detected by which tastes sensations?
Bitter
Ammonia is carried in the bloodstream by?
Glutamine
An increase in thyroid hormone would result in which of the following?
Increased fat metabolism
Destruction of what area results in the inability to formulate sentances?
Broca’s area
During the resting phase of a neuron what is secreted?
Na+ out
How is glucose transported within the presence of a carrier protein channels?
Facilitated diffusion
Laminar blood flow is characterized by?
Parabolic velocity profile
Lymphatic tissue is predominantly found in?
Skin & gut
Neurons which mediate conscious control over single muscle groups are located in the?
Pre-motor Cortex
Node to node conduction best describes?
Saltatory conduction
Osmoreceptors are located in?
Hypothalamus
Pre-ganglionic sympathetic fibers arise from what part of the spinal cord?
Intermediolateral
Proprioceptive fibers for sensory information from joints, tendons, muscles & ligaments are carried by what ascending tract?
Spinocerebellar
Protein metabolism can best be measured through?
Urea in the urine
Saltatory conduction is described as conduction or an action potential through which type of fiber?
Myelinated nerve fber
Secretin causes release of?
Bicarbonate
Stimulation of baroreceptors cause an increase in?
Vagal stimulation of the heart
Stimulation of gut smooth muscle by the sympathetic nervous system causes?
Hyperpolarization & Decreased function
Systemic circulation differs from pulmonic circulation in that it has a _____ pressure and a _____ resistance to flow?
Higher, higher
The absolute refractory period is responsible for which of the following?
To prevent tetany
The action of norepinephrine of the SA node is mediated by what type of transmembrane reaction?
Ca2+
The air remaining in the lungs after maximal expiration is known as?
Residual volume
The amount of air left in the lung after maximal forced expiration is called what volume?
Residual
The autorhythmicity of the heart is contolled by?
SA node
The bodies primary response to rapid hemorrhage with blood loss is?
Increase renin production of the JG cells
The chemosensitive area of the medulla oblongata is most sensitive to?
H ions
The descending pain modular system specifically inhibits which of the following?
Internal C fiber in the horn