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Lab Final PPT. Quizzes Flashcards

1
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Which type of muscle tissue is highly branched, possess intercalated discs and is comprised of cells having a single nucleus?

A

smooth

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Which cellular component/feature do skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle share?

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large number of mitochondria

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3
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Which type of muscle tissue is comprised of multinucleated, striated cells that are under voluntary control?

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skeletal

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4
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Why do skeletal muscle cells contain high numbers of mitochondria?

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to supply the ATP needed for skeletal muscle function

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5
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Which type of muscle tissue is comprised of cells that lack striations?

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smooth

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6
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What transport process is used when acetylcholine (ACh) is released into the synaptic cleft?

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exocytosis

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7
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Acetylcholine is a(n) __________, which is a type of chemical released by neurons that changes the plasma membrane permeability or other properties of another cell.

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neurotransmitter

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8
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What are two ways that ACh is removed from the synaptic cleft?

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diffusion and break down by acetylcholinesterase

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9
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During contraction, the entire skeletal muscle shortens and produces a pull on the tendons on either end of the muscle. This is called

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tension

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10
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When an action potential travels along the sarcolemma, it triggers the release of calcium ions by the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). What part of the SR releases calcium?

A

terminal cisternae

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11
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Interactions between thin and thick myofilaments of the sarcomere are responsible for ________.

A

muscle contraction

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12
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_______ covers the active sites of actin prior to calcium binding to troponin.

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tropomyosin

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13
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“Cocking” the myosin head requires energy. What molecule acts as an ATPase to break down ATP for the energy needed to cock the myosin head?

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myosin

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14
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An action potential in the axon terminal of a motor neuron opens what type of ion channels?

A

voltage-gated calcium channels

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15
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Binding of neurotransmitter to the receptors on the motor end plate opens what type of ion channels?

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chemically-gated channels

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16
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Once an action potential is propagated down the t-tubules, the terminal cisternae release ___________.

A

calcium ions

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17
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During events in the cross bridge cycle, which molecule has a binding site for calcium ions?

A

troponin

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18
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During events in the cross bridge cycle, which molecule covers the actin binding site?

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tropomyosin

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19
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During events in the cross bridge cycle, which molecule has a binding site for myosin heads?

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actin

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20
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What molecule must bind to the myosin head in order for it to disconnect with actin?

A

ATP

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21
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Hydrolysis of ATP returns the myosin molecule to the _________________________ conformation

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high energy

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22
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Latin words have been used to assign descriptive names to skeletal muscles. When naming muscles, magnus means __________.

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large

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23
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Latin words have been used to assign descriptive names to skeletal muscles. When naming muscles, brevis means __________.

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short

24
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Using your knowledge of scientific root words, joint movements, and how muscles are named, what is the description and function of the extensor hallucis brevis muscle?

A

short muscle that extends the big toe

25
Q

Which of the following muscles is a circular muscle?

A

orbicularis oculi

26
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Which of the following muscles is a convergent muscle?

A

pectoralis major

27
Q

Using your knowledge of the root word “soma”, which of the following descriptions would best define a “somatic cell”?

A

body cell

28
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Neurons have a structure called an axolemma. Using your knowledge of neural tissue and medical root words, prefixes, and suffixes, define axolemma

A

axons outer layer

29
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What neuron structure functions to propagate electrical signals (action potentials) to a target?

A

axon

30
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Dense areas of RER and ribosomes located in the neuron’s cell body are called __________.

A

nissl bodies

31
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What neuron structure receives information from other neurons?

A

dendrties

32
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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) neuroglial cells called _________ are responsible for the formation of a myelin sheath, while Central Nervous System (CNS) neuroglial cells called __________ are responsible for the formation of a myelin sheath.

A

Schwann cells/oligodendrocytes

33
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What CNS neuroglial cell type maintains the blood-brain barrier?

A

astrocytes

34
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Which CNS neuroglial cells remove cell debris, wastes, and pathogens by phagocytosis?

A

microglia

35
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Which type of neuroglial type would increase in number in the brain tissue of a person with a CNS infection?

A

microglia

36
Q

Ion channels that open or close when the membrane potential changes are called

A

Voltage gated Ion channels

37
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The major positive ion found in extracellular fluids; important for H2O balance, conduction of nerve impulses, and muscle contraction is called

A

sodium ion

38
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The major positive ion inside cells; important for conduction of nerve impulses and muscle contraction is called

A

Potassium ion

39
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Primary active transporter that simultaneously drives Na+ out of the cell against a steep gradient and pumps K+ back in is called

A

Sodium/Potassium pump

40
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The voltage that exists across a cell’s plasma membrane when the cell is at rest is called

A

Resting membrane potential

41
Q

A local change in membrane potential that varies directly with the strength of the stimulus, and declines with distance is called

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Graded Potential

42
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Feedback that tends to cause a variable to change in the same direction as the initial change is called

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Positive Feedback

43
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Loss of a state of polarity; a shift in the membrane potential to a less negative value is called

A

Depolarization

44
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Change in the membrane potential back to the initial resting (polarized) state is called

A

Repolarization

45
Q

At threshold, voltage-gated ion channels will open. This starts a positive feedback loop that results in

A

depolarization

46
Q

Identify the state of the described voltage-gated Na+ channel. The inactivation gate is open, but the activation gate is closed; no sodium ions can pass through. It is what we observe at the resting membrane potential.

A

closed

47
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Identify the state of the described voltage-gated Na+ channel. With sufficient depolarization, the activation gate opens, permitting sodium ions to pass through the channel.

A

open

48
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Identify the state of the described voltage-gated Na+ channel. This is observed during repolarization. The activation gate remains open, but the inactivation gate closes; this blocks sodium ion diffusion

A

inactivated

49
Q

During the resting state, the voltage-gated Na+ are ________ and K+ channels are ________.

A

closed:closed

50
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During depolarization, the voltage-gated Na+ channels are ______ and the voltage-gated K+ channels are _______.

A

open; closed

51
Q

During repolarization, the voltage-gated Na+ channels continue to _______ and the voltage-gated K+ channels are _______.

A

Inactivate; open

52
Q

During hyperpolarization, the Na+ channels __________ or close and the K+ channels remain ________.

A

inactivate; open

53
Q

During an action potential, when does membrane permeability to sodium increase most rapidly?

A

during the steepest portion of the depolarization phase

54
Q

During an action potential, when is membrane permeability to potassium the greatest?

A

during the steepest portion of the repolarization phase

55
Q

When the membrane potential of the initial segment reaches threshold, voltage-gated Na+ channels open, and Na+ moves __________ the cell causing __________.

A

into; depolarization

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