Questions from Hell Test 2 Flashcards
Are ion channels active/passive?
Passive
If you open a Na+ channel in the membrane:
- which way does Na+ flow? (in or out of cell
IN
If you open a Na+ channel in the membrane: - does the cell’s membrane potential become more positive, or more negative?
MORE POSITIVE
If you open a K+ channel in the membrane:
- which way does K+ flow? (in or out of cell)
out bitch
If you open a K+ channel in the membrane:
- does the cell’s membrane potential become more positive, or more negative
More nega-i-tive
_______ binds Ca2+ in a muscle fiber.
Troponin
_______ covers the myosin-binding sites of actin when muscle fiber is “at rest”.
Tropomyosin
The voltage-gated Ca2+ channel is located where (to cause neurotransmitter release): ____________
Axon Terminal of NMJ
The ____-gated ___ channel is activated at “threshold”.
Voltage Gaited Na Channel
The ACh receptor functions as a ____-gated ___ channel.
ligand(chemically) gaited Ion Channel
Where is the ACh receptor is located? (Be as specific as possible in your description so that it is not ambiguous.)
Sarcolemma
T/F: Muscle fibers conduct Action Potentials, like neurons.
True
What does sarcomere mean?
cytoplasam of muscle fiber
fundamental unit of muscle is…..?
sarcomere
Classify each as Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth (unitary), or Smooth (multi-unit). May be true for more than type.
Has sarcomeres
skeletal, cardiac
Classify each as Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth (unitary), or Smooth (multi-unit). May be true for more than type.
Cells are electrically coupled by gap junctions
cardiac,smooth
Classify each as Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth (unitary), or Smooth (multi-unit). May be true for more than type.
Site of Ca2+ regulation is calmodulin
smooth
Classify each as Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth (unitary), or Smooth (multi-unit). May be true for more than type.
Site of Ca2+ regulation is troponin
skeletal, cardiac
When muscles burn ATP to do work, which molecule acts as the ATPase?
myosin
ATP hydrolysis is needed for which step of the cross-bridge cycle?
cocking of myosin head
Order these items from smallest to largest: troponin Muscle fiber myosin Myofibril sarcomere
troponin myosin sarcomere myofibril muscle Fiber
Which is NOT a component of osteoid? Glycoproteins Inorganic Phosphate (Pi) Ca2+-binding proteins Collagen fibers
Inorganic Phospate
Which cell secretes osteoid? Osteoclast Osteocyte Osteoblast Osteogenic cell Both A & B
Osteoblast
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is secreted in response to hypocalcemia. Thyroid hormone Parathyroid hormone Testosterone Osteocalcin
Parathyroid
Wolff’s Law applies to: Changes in height of individuals Appositional growth Interstitial growth The epiphyseal plate
appositional growth
Which protein covers the myosin-binding sites of actin in the absence of intracellular Ca2+? Myosin Tropomyosin Troponin Tropism
Tropomyosin