Exam 1 Review Flashcards
Which of the following is not a tissue type?
Hair
What is the function of acetylcholinesterase (ACHase)?
Deactivation of ACH
The Na-K pump is an example of?
Active Transport
To move a limb closer to midline?
Adduction
What kind of modification do the cells that line the trachea have?
Ciliated
What type of tissue covers surfaces?
Epithelium
Neurons produce special chemicals called ______________ that are released at the synapse?
Neurotransmitters
Sympathetic response refers with Autonomic Nervous System response?
Flight or Fight or Freeze
“Origin”, “insertion”, and “action” are descriptive terms of what tissue?
Skeletal muscle
What ion is stored in the sarcoplasmic reticulum of skeletal muscle?
Ca++
Where are muscles found that have intercalated disks and can therefore work as a
syncytium?
The wall of the heart
How does the common anesthetic lidocaine work?
Blocks sodium channels
About what percent of the animal’s body is water?
70
Which cellular organelle is involved in the synthesis of ribosomal RNA?
Nucleolus
“The central purpose of physiology is to provide constancy of the internal
environment” defines what term?
Homeostasis
The junction between neurons is the _________________?
Synapse