Lab 6 Neurophysiology Lab (PhysioEx)

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Which of the following statements about receptor potentials is FALSE?
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The receptor potential is carried by neuroglia.
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Which of the following is NOT a functional region of a neuron?
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medullary region
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The conducting region of the neuron is the _______.
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axon
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The typical concentration of sodium is _______.
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lower than potassium intracellularly.
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Which of the following describes a change from the resting membrane potential?
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a receptor potential, a synaptic potential or an action potential
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What effect did increasing the extracellular potassium have on the resting membrane potential?
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The resting membrane potential became less negative.
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What effect did decreasing the extracellular sodium have on the resting membrane potential?
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Only a small change occurred, because the resting neuron is not very permeable to sodium.
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The channels that provide for the movement of potassium in the resting neuron are _______.
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leakage
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Establishing the resting membrane potential requires energy through the use of the _______.
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sodium-potassium pump
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A nerve is _______.
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a bundle of axons
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The region on the neuron where action potentials are generated is called the ______.
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trigger zone
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In this simulation, ______ will be used to stimulate the axon.
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voltage
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We describe the regeneration of the action potential down the membrane of the axon of the neuron as ______.
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conduction or propagation
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The minimum voltage that is required to generate an action potential is called the _______.
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threshold voltage
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Increasing the voltage resulted in which of the following?
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no change to the action potential
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An axon that is more negative than the resting membrane potential is said to be _______.
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hyperpolarized
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If an increase in extracellular potassium hyperpolarizes a neuron, which of the following would be correct?
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It would change the membrane potential to a more negative value.
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An action potential requires ______.
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voltage-gated sodium channels to open and sodium to flow with its electrochemical gradient
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To reach threshold, the amount of sodium _______.
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entering the cell must overcome the potassium exiting
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Which of the following blocks voltage-gated sodium channels?
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tetrodotoxin and lidocaine
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Which of the following is used to block pain?
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lidocaine
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Which of the following occurred in the presence of tetrodotoxin?
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The number of action potentials decreased.
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Which of the following occurred within the presence of tetrodotoxin?
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An action potential was always seen at R1.
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The effects of lidocaine and tetrodotoxin were _______.
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similar, but tetrodotoxin had a greater effect
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Which of the following is described correctly?
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Schwann cells provide the myelination in the peripheral nervous system.
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The rate with which an action potential travels along an axon ____.
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is called the conduction velocity and is measured in meters/sec
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Which of the following describes a B fiber?
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medium diameter, lightly myelinated
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The nodes of Ranvier are _______.
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locations on the axon where the myelin sheath is absent
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Which fibers generate the smallest value for conduction velocity?
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C fibers
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The time interval for conduction would be shortest with
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the largest and most heavily myelinated axons
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Increasing the amount of myelination _____.
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decreases the time between action potentials
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In this activity, the stimulus voltage used was _______.
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the same for all of the axons and suprathreshold for all of the axons