LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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How is a diverging circuit different from a reverberating circuit?
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- During the refractory period a) if a neuron reaches threshold the action potential goes to completion b) No stimulus of any strength will trigger a new action potential c) It is possible to trigger a new action potential but only with an unusually strong stimulus d) The signal grows weaker with distance e) The neuron fires at its maximum voltage if a stimulus depolarizes the neuron to thresholdarrow_forwardWhat is phonation?arrow_forwardWhich of the following is true regarding the difference between graded and action potentials? a.) Action potential occur only when the surface of the neuron is myelinated, but graded potentials occur in both in both myelinated and non-myelinated neurons. b.) The magnitude of action potential depends on the magnitude of the stimulus, whereas graded potentials are all or none. c.) The magnitude of graded potential depends on the magnitude of the stimulus, whereas action potentials are all or none.arrow_forward
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- What is a local current? How do local currents cause thepropagation of action potentials in unmyelinated axons?arrow_forward12) when K+ voltage-gated channels open, which of the following occurs? a) depolarization b) both depolarization and repolarization c) repolarization d) neither deolarization or repolarizationarrow_forwardWhat are the terms for dendritic, axonal, and synaptic morphologies and how can they be distinguished?arrow_forward
- Describe the following terms: specificity, stimulus, receptor potential, synapse, neurotransmitter, graded potential, an action potential?arrow_forwardWhen a neuron is polarized,. a) both positive and negative ions are concentrated inside the neural membrane b) positive ions are concentrated outside the neural membrane while negative ions are concentrated inside the membrane negative ions are concentrated outside the neural membrane while positive ions are concentrated inside the membrane d) both positive and negative ions are concentrated outside the neural membranearrow_forwardWhat value must depolarization reach in an electrical cellto trigger an action potential?arrow_forward
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