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The cell membrane is most permeable to

potassium

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The ion found in high concentration inside the cell cytoplasm

potassium

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The equilibrium potential for K+ is

-90mV

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Intracellular Na+ concentration is lower than the extracellular Na+ concentration

True

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A resting membrane potential of -70 mV prevents any diffusion of Na+ into the cell.

False

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A neuron at rest has both Na+ and K+ concentrations in equilibrium across the membrane.True

False

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Neurons can

all of these

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'Voltage regulated' means that the membrane

gates are controlled by changes in membrane potential

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Arrange the events of an action potential in the proper order:

1. membrane depolarization 2. K+ gates open 3. K+ gates close

4. Na+ gates open 5. Na+ gates close 6. Membrane repolarization

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Which statement about action potential is false?

the membrane potential does not exceed 0 mV

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When a stronger stimulus is applied to a neuron

identical action potentials are formed more frequently

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As the intensity of the stimulus increases, the frequency of action potentials ____________ and the amount of neurotransmitter released ____________,

increases, increases

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Which of the following is NOT a property of chemically regulated channels?

they respond to membrane potential changes

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Voltage-regulated gates which initiate the formation of action potentials are located on the

axon hillock

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The action potential arriving at the end of the axon will appear different from the one generated at the beginning of the axon.

False

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The relative refractory period occurs while K+ gates are closed.

False

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Neurons are excitable and they make connections with other cells. Which of the following is also excitable?

skeletal muscles

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Which of the following is Trueif ?

if a chemical binds to a receptor to open a gate, we are actually changing the tertiary structure of the channel protein

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Membrane potential is negative when the inside of the cell is less positive compared to the outside.

True

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When a neuron is at rest, which of the following are TRUE? Choose all that apply

There is a charge gradient for negative vs positive charges.

Some channels are always open for potassium

There is an voltage gradient ... of high to low for sodium and another for potassium

Ion channels are closed for sodium

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Which statement about sensory receptor cells is FALSE? (Hint: you may need to read the slides that I skipped over)

Each type of sensory receptor responds only to the stimulus that defines the receptor.

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A graded potential within a sensory receptor cell is a(n)

receptor potential

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Which is/are responsible for a receptor adapting to a stimulus?

Na+ channel inactivation or K+ channel opening

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Tonic receptors ______________________.

slowly decrease the frequency of action potentials generated to a constant stimulus

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A decrease in perception of a stimulus whose intensity has not changed due to higher neural inhibition is

habituation

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The two-point discrimination test is used to measure

receptive field size for touch receptors

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Large receptive fields with neurons more spread out are correlated with higher sensitivity.

False

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The corticospinal tract is an ascending sensory pathway that carries information from touch, pressure, and pain signals.

False

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The receptors of equilibrium and hearing are the

hair cells

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With the exception of olfaction, all sensory pathways first travel to the ________, which acts as a relay and processing station.

thalamus

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Put these structures of the visual system in the order that they transmit visual information from the retina. 1. optic disk 2. visual cortex of the occipital lobe 3. optic chiasm 4. lateral geniculate body of the thalamus

1, 3, 4, 2

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Which of these is not TRUE for the efferent nervous system?

receptors

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Which of the following is TRUE for a motor unit?

motor neurons that exit the ventral portion of the spinal column

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When comparing somatic efferent vs autonomic efferents, which are true for the somatic efferent?

includes posture and balance

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When comparing diffuse varicosities to a neuromuscular junction... the neurotransmitter released in both cases is the SAME neurotransmitter

False

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The somatic nervous system versus the autonomic nervous system has which of these in common?

refers to motor efferent neurons.

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The neurotransmitter acetylcholine is released by the neurons at the neuroeffector junction for both the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems.

False

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Which of the following is FALSE about the adrenal medulla?

produces steroid hormones

is found in both parsympathetic and sympathetic reactions

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Sympathetic tone is the regulation of blood vessel diameter due to increasing or decreasing frequency of action potentials.

True

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The abrupt ending of this video IS NOT a problem, because I intend to address the acetylcholine and norepinephrine receptors in the next video.

True

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From what you see in this slide, which of the following is/are true?

The type of receptors for acetylcholine are called cholinergic receptors.

Preganglionic Ach will bind to nicotinic receptors.

Cholinergic receptors are found in both sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons.

Postganglioniic Ach will bind to muscarinic receptors

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Cholinergic nicotinic receptors are found in _________________

the autonomic ganglia

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Thinking about adrenergic receptors, which of the following is TRUE?

the alpha 1 and alpha 2 receptors have the effect of increasing heart rate and breathing rate while decreasing digestive system activity

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Which combination is true for the parasympathetic response for decreasing heart rate?

acetylcholine, muscarinic receptors

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The autonomic control centers for parasympathetic system includes the motor cortex and the cerebellum

False

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The medications for asthma and hypertension, are known to target the sympathetic receptor sites. For asthma, the use of albuterol is a sympathomimetic agent.

True

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(As a review of the two ANS videos-- I want you think this through...) Sweat glands have cholinergic receptors.

True

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(As a review of the two ANS videos-- I want you think this through...) For blood vessel diameter... sympathetic tone is determined by the rate of action potentials.

False

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Which of the following is NOT a catecholamine?

acetylcholine

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Which of the followng is NOT a collateral ganglion?

cervical

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Which of the following are NOT cholinergic neurons?

postganglionic sympathetic fibers

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Which of the following is NOT true about parasympathetic neurons?

they may synapse in paravertebral ganglia

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Which of the following is NOT true about sympathetic neurons?

they emerge from the CNS in the cranial and sacral regions

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Which system is NOT innvervated by postaganglionic fibers from the collateral ganglia?

respiratory

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The effects of sympathetic and parasympathetic innervation on the digestive tract are

antagonistic

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Which of the following tissues is not an effector innervated by autonomic motor neurons?

skeletal muscle

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Which of the following is NOT a B-adrenergic response?

constriction of vascular smooth muscle

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Which of the following is innervated ONLY by the sympathetic nervous system?

all of these

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Which part of the brain most directly controls autonomic activity?

the medulla oblongata

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Sympahetic preganglionic neurons synapse in either paravertebral or collateral ganglia.

True

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Neurons whose cell bodies are found in the medulla oblongata and whose axons are found within cranial nerves are parasympathetic neurons.

True

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Parasympathetic stimulation of pacemaker cells increases heart rate

False

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Nicotinic and muscarinic receptors are both able to bind to ACh.

True

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Cholinergic effects of preganglionic autonomic neurons may be either excitatory or inhibitory.

False

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Binding of NE with a-adrenergic receptors typically causes blood vessels to constrict.

True

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Sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons typically release different neurotransmitters from their postganglionic axons.

True

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Muscarinic receptors are adrenergic receptors that are stimulated by extracts from poisonous mushrooms.

False

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Sympathetic innervation of sweat glands is unusual because these neurons release acetylcholine instead of norepinephrine.

True

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