Misc For Quiz 1 Flashcards
study in which experimental subjects unknowingly become control subjects, and vice versa, at some point in the study
double blind crossover
in blank all the carrier sites are occupied and further increasing the concentration of solute will have no effect on the rate of diffusion
saturation
The uneven clustering of cutaneous receptors in order to provide sensitivity to body areas that need it most
punctate distribution
describes the state of vision where an object at infinity is in sharp focus with the eye lens in a neutral or relaxed state
emmetriopia
is the progressive activation of a muscle by successive recruitment of contractile units (motor units) to accomplish increasing gradations of muscle contraction
motor unit recruitment
these next few are receptor, effector, function
okay
inflammation
damaged skin cells, vasodilation to let blood in to repair cells, homeostasis
tendon jerk reflex
muscle spindles stretching, quadricep muscle, homeostasis
plantar reflex
touch receptor, plantar flexors, protection
blink reflex
photoreceptors, orbicularis muscles, protection
pupillary light reflex
photoreceptors, iris, homeostasis
romberg test
photoreceptors/vestibules, core muscles, homeostasis
ciliospinal reflex
nociceptors, iris, clinical
swallow reflex
touch, esophagus smooth muscles, homeostasis
eye convergence reflex
photoreceptors, extrinsic eye muscles, protection