Exam 1 Flashcards
sound travels as waves that are detected by _________ receptors. The vibration created by the sound waves are transferred to the _______ membrane which is attached to the _______.
Mechanoreceptors, tympanic membrane, BLANK
context: sound traveling in the ear
The _______ attached to the ______ window, which is the entrance to the fluid filled ________. The ________ is the organ for hearing and is located within the ________ membrane, located within the cochlea.
ossicles, oval, BLANK, olithi, basilar,
Context: sound traveling in the ear
_______ cells contain ______receptors which translate cochlear fluid vibrations into action potentials. these cells upon bending towards the tallest member release ______, causing depolarization and opening ______ voltage gated channels, which trigger the release of _____, causing an action potential.
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during the stress response _______ is secreted from the hypothalamus to stimulate secretions of ACTH in the ____ pituitary.
Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), anterior
during stress response ACTH acts to stimulate the secretion of _______ from the ______ ________ of the adrenal _______ ro regulate metabolism via a _____ receptor.
cortisol, BLANK, BLANK, BLANK, BLANK
a stressor can cause the hypothalamus to stimulate the _______ nervous system, which stimulates the adrenal ________ to secrete _________ and ________.
sympathetic, medulla, epinephrine, norepinephrine
during stress response epinephrine and norepinephrine are ________ and act via _______ receptors. stress can cause increased _________ releases from the ________ pituitary, which controls blood flow.
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what happens to the pupil under red light conditions?
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what happens to the photoreceptors under red light conditions?
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what happens to the disc of the rod in the eye under red light conditions?
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what happens to the Cones in the eye under red light conditions?
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what happens to the retina under red light conditions?
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calculate normal equilibrium potential for potassium.
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calculate equilibrium potential for potassium if extracellular potassium were to be increased to 40mM
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what normally determines membrane potential?
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