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Pick the strongest base from the following pH values.
0
5.3
12.3
9.7
7.2
12.3
When an acid is dissolved in water it gives off:
H+
OH-
H+
The gastric juice secreted by the lining of the stomach is:
a strong base
a strong acid
a weak base
a weak acid
neutral
Check Answer
a strong acid
Death occurs if arterial blood pH falls below 6.8 or goes above 8.0 for more than a few seconds.
True
False
true
What type of reflex is a stretch reflex?
Monosynaptic
Polysynaptic
Monosynaptic
What type of reflex is a flexion reflex? (pain)
Monosynaptic
Polysynaptic
Polysynaptic
Choose the type of sensory receptor involved in perceiving vision.
Photoreceptors
Thermoreceptors
Mechanoreceptors
Chemoreceptors
Photoreceptors
Choose the type of sensory receptor involved in perceiving the temperature of your skin.
Photoreceptors
Thermoreceptors
Mechanoreceptors
Chemoreceptors
Thermoreceptors
The patellar reflex arc is:
monosynaptic.
polysynaptic.
monosynaptic
As you age, your ability to focus on near objects:
increases
decreases
decreases
As you age, the elasticity of your lenses:
increases.
decreases.
decreases
A reflex action requires processing by the brain in order to occur.
True
False
false
Which of the following processes in skeletal muscle contraction does not require ATP?
Breakdown of actin-myosin crossbridges.
Return of Ca2+ into the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
Release of ACh into the synaptic cleft.
Release of ACh into the synaptic cleft
Consider an individual undergoing strenuous exercise. What factor do you think is likely to make their muscles suffer from fatigue first?
Accumulation of lactic acid
Depletion of ATP
Loss of central drive
Loss of central drive
Which statement regarding a surface EMG recording is true?
Increased amplitude of the EMG recording reflects an increase in the strength of muscle contraction.
It produces consistent and accurate information that can be used to diagnose disease states.
Surface EMG is often used to analyze the activity of individual motor units.
Increased amplitude of the EMG recording reflects an increase in the strength of muscle contraction
When more motor units are stimulated, the muscle contraction is ________. When less motor units are stimulated the contraction is ________.
This is called ______ summation
stronger;weaker;spatial
How many motor units are shown here?
2
Motor neurons innervate (wrap around) certain cylinders of a muscle _____
fibers
The group of “muscle fiber cylinders” that the motor neurons innervate is called a _____ ____
motor unit
A motor unit consists of a motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates. (t/f)
true
A single muscle fiber may be innervated by two or more motor neurons. (t/f)
false
Many muscles contain motor units of different sizes. (t/f)
true
Neuron ________ = motor neuron wrapping around a group of muscle fibers (certain cylinders)
innervation
muscle ______ = Decreased force of contraction
fatigue
muscle _____ = Decreased velocity of muscle shortening (doesn’t contract as fast)
fatigue
muscle _____ = Insufficient oxygen for muscle
contraction
fatigue
muscle _____ = able to return to original force with a short period of rest
fatigue
Which of the following processes in skeletal muscle contraction does not require ATP?
Breakdown of actin-myosin crossbridges.
Return of Ca2+ into the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
Release of ACh into the synaptic cleft.
Release of ACh into the synaptic cleft
What does an EMG measure?
Electrical activity of motor nerves that innervate skeletal muscle fibers.
Electrical activity of skeletal muscle fibers.
Mechanical contraction of skeletal muscle fibers.
Electrical activity of skeletal muscle fibers
Which statement regarding a surface EMG recording is true?
Increased amplitude of the EMG recording reflects an increase in the strength of muscle contraction.
It produces consistent and accurate information that can be used to diagnose disease states.
Surface EMG is often used to analyze the activity of individual motor units.
Increased amplitude of the EMG recording reflects an increase in the strength of muscle contraction
_______ Respiration = produces lactic acid
Anaerobic
In EMGs the muscles RMS graph = _______ data
summarized
the blue data is the _______ muscle data
raw
the more weight you’re contracting = the _______ the wave amplitude
higher
the more weight you carry = ______ motor units were recruited
more
the higher the wave _______ = the more motor units were recuited
amplitude
While the biceps is contracting, there is no activity in the triceps.
True
False
false
When the biceps is contracting, there is some activity in the triceps. This is called _________
coactivation
As contractile strength increases, ____________ muscle motor units become involved in the contraction.
More
Less
more
A maximum strength skeletal muscle contraction can be sustained indefinitely.
True
False
false
A maximum strength of muscle contraction CANNOT be sustained indefinitely because the muscle will experience ______
fatigue
How to use a microscope
Start with the _______ magnification 4x
Have the stage as close as possible, and slowly _______ it.
lowest;lower
label this squamous cell (top to bottom)
nucleus;cytoplasm;cell membrane
Squamous cell epithelium is also known as human ____ cells
cheek
RBC contain ______
hemoglobin
RBC does NOT contain a ______
nucleus
Alkalosis = arterial blood pH rises above _____
7.45
Acidosis = arterial blood pH is below ___
7.35
The healthy pH of blood is between ____ to ____
7.35;7.45
When you add CO2 to phenol red pH indicator it turn _______
yellow
Adding CO2 to a pH solution = _____ its pH
lower
Water and carbon dioxide combine to form _______________ acid.
carbonic
True of false:
Increased activity (exercise) increases the amount of carbon dioxide produced by the body.
true
When acid is added to water, the pH of the solution it becomes more ______
acidic
When acid is added to a solution of water and buffer, the pH of the solution
increases a lot
decreases very little
increases very little
decreases very little
_____ = acts as a catalyst. speeds up chemical reactions
Enzyme
______ = Enzymes bind to this “go inside”
Substrate
Enzyme-substrate complex = temporary molecule when an enzyme _____ to its substrate
binds
______ = molecules that result from a chemical reaction catalyzed by an enzyme
________ are transformed => into product
products;substrates
example of substrate is ______
starch
example of product is ______
sugar
example of an enzyme is _____ ______
salivary amylase
When an enzyme comes out at the end of a reaction, it will look
the same as it started and can be used over again for the same reaction.
different since the process of the reaction changed the enzyme and it will not work agai
the same as it started and can be used over again for the same reaction
changing the pH can lead to a ______ in enzyme activity
decrease
a pH ______ maintains its pH level by either soaking up excess H+ or OH- ions
buffer
barrier between ICF and ECF
controls what enters and leaves the cell
plasma (cell) membrane
_______ tests for starch
Iodine
Benedicts Solution tests for _________
glucose
Silver ______ tests for salt
Nitrate
When _____ is present it turns dark blue
starch
when glucose is present it turns _____
copper
Benedict solution must be ______
heated