Ions

Question 0

Particle that carriers an electrical charge

Answer 0

Ion

Question 1

Temporary change in the electrical charge of the interior of a cell membrane from negative to positive, which allows an impulse to spread to adjacent cells

Answer 1

Action potential

Question 2

Property of being able to respond to a stimulus

Answer 2

Excitability

Question 3

Provision of nutrients, O2, other substances to the cellular level through adequate tissue capillary circulation

Answer 3

Perfusion

Question 4

State of dynamic equilibrium maintained by the body through process of feedback and adjustment

Answer 4

Homeostasis

Question 5

Substance secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas that decreases blood glucose levels by allowing glucose to enter cells for energy

Answer 5

Insulin

Question 6

Watery fluid, such as that secreted by the membranes of the peritoneum lining the abdominal cavity

Answer 6

Serous fluid

Question 7

Unique property of cardiac cells that allow them to initiate their own electrical impulse

Answer 7

Automaticity

Question 8

Finger like projection of certain cells that increase their surface area for absorption

Answer 8

Vile

Question 9

Amount of air that is moved into the lungs (and then out) with each normal ventilation

Answer 9

Tidal volume

Question 10

Property of a structure that allows a electrical impulse to travel along it

Answer 10

Conductivity

Question 11

Difference between systolic BP and diastolic BP

Answer 11

Pulse pressure

Question 12

Process by which the body stops bleeding

Answer 12

He stasis

Question 13

Molecule that acts as a chemical messenger between the axon of one nerve cell and the dendrites of another neuron

Answer 13

Neurotransmitter

Question 14

Substances that act as a chemical messengers when secreted into the blood by endocrine tissue

Answer 14

Hormone