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Midterm Phys lab review
Midterm Phys lab review
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Physiology
Undergraduate 1
10/09/2012

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Term
Motor Unit
Definition
A somatic motor neuron or nerve fiber and all of the muscle fibers it innervates
Term
The amount of force generated by a muscle during a twitch depends on...
Definition

the amount of load placed on the muscle

the number of motor units available in the muscle

the number of motor units activated or recruited during the stimulation

the amount of stimulation applied to the motor units in the muscle

all of the above

 

Term
The Latent Period
Definition
The amount of time required for an electrical impulse to effectively cause a muscle to contract and produce force
Term
Summation
Definition
The observed increase in the amount of force that a muscle is able to exert by stimulating the muscle rapidly without giving the muscle an opportunity to relax
Term
The threshold value
Definition
The amount of electrical energy required to a motor unit before the muscle will contract and produce force
Term
complete fused tetanus
Definition
if a muscle is stimulated with increased frequency and increasing lengths of time, the peaks and valleys of the muscle twitches will begin to become indistinguishable from one another. This state is known as...
Term
isometric
Definition
the muscle remains at a fixed length
Term
isotonic
Definition
the muscle changes in length
Term
immune system
Definition
Our body's white blood cells and the mechanisms that it develops to protect itself from harmful pathogens
Term
Foreign invaders or antigens may include the following:
Definition
bacteria, viruses, mutated or cancerous cells, our own normal cells
Term
Our defense system operates within our lymphoid system which includes:
Definition
the spleen, lymph nodes, tonsils, peyer's patches and the appendix
Term
Helper b and helper t cells
Definition
the important lymphocytes for fighting off disease
Term
physical barriers
Definition
non specific defense mechanisms
Term
specificity, diversity, memory, self tolerance
Definition
specific immunity
Term
epitope
Definition
the site on an antigen which causes the production of a specific antibody
Term
immunological memory
Definition
when the body detects and antigen, it will form an antibody which will remain in the body to attack that antigen if exposed again.
Term
ELISA
Definition
Enzyme linked immunoabsorbent Assay
Term
Indirect ELISA
Definition
can detect the presence of the antibody and the amount of color change is directly proportional to the amount of antibody present in the sample
Term
Sandwich or Double antibody ELISA
Definition
can detect the presence of antigen in the sample, and the color change is directly proportional to the amount of antigen in the sample
Term
Competitive ELISA
Definition
can detect the presence of both the antigen and the antibody, and the color change is indirectly proportional to the amount of antigen or antibody present.
Term
In the ELISA, the purpose of the enzyme that is linked to the 2nd antibody is to
Definition
catalyze the enzyme-substrate complex reaction to produce a color change
Term
Even if a person is not in the active state of disease, you could attempt to see if that person has ever been exposed to a particular antigen by testing the person for the presence of the...
Definition
antibody
Term
It is possible to test negative for an antibody but still have been exposed to the antige
Definition
true
Term
an enzyme is basically a
Definition
protein
Term
The end product of the biochemical breakdown of protein is
Definition
amino acid / peptide
Term
The end product of the biochemical breakdown of carbohydrate is...
Definition
glucose molecule
Term
The end product of the biochemical breakdown of fats / lipids is...
Definition
fatty aid and glycerol
Term
co-factor
Definition
an ion or molecule that may be required to make an enzyme functional
Term
Litmus test
Definition
to test for a fatty acid in a solution
Term
Ninhydrin test
Definition
to test for amino acids in a solution
Term
iodine test
Definition
to test for complex carbohydrates
Term
benedicts test
Definition
to test for maltose or other simple sugar
Term
an enzyme is a catalyst and is not consumed by the digestive process. True or false
Definition
true
Term
Biuret's test
Definition
to test for proteins in a solution
Term
Iodine will remain a yellow color in the presence of a complex carbohydrate. True or false
Definition
false
Term
Benedicts solution will turn reddish orange and form a precipitate in the presence of maltose
Definition
true
Term
Factors that may influence the activity of an enzyme include which of the following:
pH
temp
Enzyme and/or substrate concentration
presence or absence of a co-factor
all of the above
Definition
all of the above
Term
Simply phrased, the process of digestion is dehydration synthesis. true or false
Definition
false - enzyme catalyzed hydrolysis
Term
Which organ produces pepsin or peptidase?
Definition
Stomach
Term
The rate of diffusion of ions or molecules through a density gradient may be affected by which of the following?
the size of the ion or molecule
the density of the gradient through which the ions or molecules must travel
the temperature of the density gradient
the presence of a barrier such as a cell wall
Definition
all of the above
Term
diffusion
Definition
the random movement of an ion or a molecule down its density gradient from a concentration of higher to lower
Term
dialysis
Definition
the movement of an ion or a molecule across a barrier down its concentration gradient from a concentration of higher to lower
Term
facilitated transport
Definition
the movement of an ion or molecule across a cell wall down its concentration gradient from a concentration of higher to lower with the assistance of another molecule
Term
osmosis
Definition
is the movement of water across a barrier down its concentration gradient from a concentration of higher to lower
Term
active transport
Definition
is the movement of an ion or molecule across a barrier against its concetration gradient from a concentration of lower to higher
Term
which of the following are examples of passive transport?
diffucion
dialysis
facilitated transport
osmosis
Definition
all of the above
Term
the most common energy source used in the human body to promote active transport is
Definition
atp
Term
if the gram molecular weight of glucose is 180 grams per mole, how would you make a 20% glucose solution
Definition
20 grams of glucose in 100 mL of water
Term
if the gram molecular weight of glucose is 180 grams per mole, how would you make a 2 molar aqueous solution of glucose
Definition
360 grams of glucose in 1 liter of water
Term
Assuming that the molecules within a given cell are impermeable to the cell membrane and that cell is placed into a solution that is hypertonic to the cell, the cell would
Definition
shrink and become smaller
Term
If that same cell is placed into a solution that is hypotonic to the cell, the cell would...
Definition
swell and perhaps lyse or break open
Term
If that same cell is placed into a solution that is isotonic to the cell, the cell would...
Definition
remain unchanged
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