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The posterior pituitary produces and secretes Oxytocin and ADH
True or False & Why?
False
An ___________ is the structure responsible for carrying out the directions of the control center.
Effector/ efferent
Ions diffuse across membranes through specific ion channels down ________.
their electrochemical gradients
Which of the following is a prime mover in head flexion?
sternocleidomastoid
What type of receptor cell is responsible for transducing pain stimuli?
nociceptor
The secretion of thyroid hormones is controlled by ________.
TSH from the anterior pituitary
The body system responsible for structural support and movement is the ________.
Skeletal system
DNA contains which bases?
adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine
What locations is where the greatest level of integration is taking place in the example of testing the temperature of the shower?
cerebral cortex
Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by which structure?
Choroid plexus
A drug that affects both divisions of the autonomic system is going to bind to, or block, which type of neurotransmitter receptor?
nicotinic
Sodium chloride exists as a white crystal that dissolves in water to produce Na+ and Cl-. What type of bond exists between these two atoms?
Ionic bond
Which of the following is the term for the 3 letter codes of the mRNA molecule that ribosomes use to synthesize new proteins?
What is the likely reason that osteoporosis is seen more frequently in women?
Menopause reduces estrogen levels which reduces osteoblast activity
Your fingertips are highly sensitive, yet geographically small areas of your body. You expect the area of the somatosensory cortex that receives afferent stimuli from them to be quite small as well.
True or false & Why?
False
What term describes hormones secreted by the hypothalamus that regulate the secretion of hormones from the anterior pituitary gland?
Hypophysiotropic hormones
Why is each element unique with respect to its chemical properties? Each element has a distinctive ________.
Number of protons
Which form of endocytosis is nonspecific, in that it occurs by the formation of an invagination of the plasma membrane, which then fills with interstitial fluid of the immediate area?
Pinocytosis
What two types of macromolecules are the main components of myelin?
lipids and proteins
What structure would send information on proprioception to structures within the brain
Spinocerebellar tract
_____________ is produced by the ______________ cells of the ________________ and _______________ blood glucose
Glucagon ; alpha ; pancreas ; increases
A covalent chemical bond is one in which ________.
outer-shell (valence) electrons of two atoms are shared so as to satisfactorily fill their respective orbitals
With which of the following nucleotides will uracil complementary pair?
adenine
Explain: the functional joint types with the amount of movement allowed
Synarthrosis: little to no movement
Amphiarthrosis: limited mobility
Diarthrosis: freely moveable across different axes
Procaine (Novocain) is a drug that blocks voltage-gated Na + channels. When present, what would happen in a neuron?
Graded potentials are possible, but the neuron will not have the depolarizing phase of the action potential.