Science
What happens at the "threshold"?
Voltage gated sodium channels open, beginning the rising phase of the action potential
In the reality in which people watch sports in person, how many hours of TV are broadcast per day?
What is the name for a device that helps musicians maintain a steady pulse?
Metronome
What is the term for embalming and wrapping of the human body for preservation?
Mummification
An infinite amount
When do voltage gated potassium channels begin to open?
Once the potential reaches 0mV
Who was Ethel?
She was Orr's aunt
What is the origin of the word "cinema"?
Lumière's Cinématographe
What does Pantheon mean in Greek?
Pan, means all, and Theos means gods, so all gods
If entry and exit are easy, then elasticity will be
What do mitochondria do?
Help produce the ATP that powers many important aspects of synaptic transmission and other cellular processes
At the onset of the First Interstellar War, the slopes of the nearby mountains are set afire. What sets them on fire?
The lava flow (from the erupting volcano)
Méliès
How is it possible that so many Roman structure have endured over two thousand years so far?
The internal concrete construction that came within walls and domes created stabilizing layers that allowed them to shift slightly with the movements of the earth
Define inelastic demand.
If a one percent change in price results in a less than one percent change in the quantity demanded
By insulating the axon
At the dentist
Which of Méliès's films included hand-tinted prints?
Méliès Voyage dans la lune
What is at the very top of the Pantheon? Give its dimensions
Name the factors that affect price elasticity of supply.
Ease of entry and exit, scarce resources. and time horizon
What is the name of the process when the action potential reaches the bottom of the axon, and a variety of different events occur in order to alter the type of signal sent to the next neuron?
Synaptic transmission
If Orr asked to have a different psychiatrist, why would the Medical School probably deny his request?
Because Orr is a psychiatric case (and couldn't be trusted to understand what's right, etc.)
What Lumière film featured a sensational and frightening image of a locomotive?
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station
Under whose reign was the Pantheon built, and who was it dedicated to?
Emperor Hadrian, dedicated to the five planetary gods: Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, and Venus
List four factors that influence the price elasticity of demand.
Substitutes, necessities, market definition, and time horizon