PNB 2274 EXAM 2 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The region of the sarcomere containing only actin filament - Ans:-I band
Reflexes are classified by each of the following EXCEPT: - Ans:-by the response they generate
The mechanism of contraction in smooth muscle is different from skeletal muscle i...
By increasing twitch frequency, muscles can generate: - Ans:✔✔-Greater tension, unfused tetanus, &
fused tetanus
While working in an electrophysiology laboratory, an undergraduate student measures the resting
membrane potential (Vm) of a mammalian cell to be +70mV rather than the typical -70mV. The
discrepancy is likely due to - Ans:✔✔-The student measuring the potential outside the cell relative to the
inside
The afferent (sensory) and efferent (motor) axons together form the - Ans:✔✔-Peripheral nervous
system
During repolarization of the action potential (going from +30mV down to -80mV) - Ans:✔✔-The
equilibrium potential for K+ [EK] is approached
What would most likely happen if the concentration of calcium ions outside a neuromuscular junction
was decreased? - Ans:✔✔-Less neurotransmitter would be released from a presynaptic terminal in
response to an action potential.
Stargazer mice have difficulty maintaining posture and moving normally. This defect has been attributed
to a defect in some potassium channels that allows Na+ as well as K+ to pass through the channel.
Increasing the sodium permeability will have what effect on the membrane potential of the neuron? -
Ans:✔✔-The membrane potential will become less negative
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