SOLUTIONS
Acetate Correct Answers Acetylcholinesterase breaks ACh
down into acetate
Acetylcholine (ACh) Correct Answers - PNS
- IPSP
- decreases HR by increasing efflux of K+ and opening funny
channels later
Acetylcholine Correct Answers Type of NT that is stored in the
NMJ and aids in skeletal muscle contraction
Acetylcholine receptor (AChR) Correct Answers Ligand gated
channel that binds ACh on NMJ to allow for net Na+ influx
Acetylcholine receptor Correct Answers receptor in muscle cell
membrane that binds acetylcholine (ACh) to release monatomic
plus 1 cations into the skeletal muscle cell (Na+ or K+)
Acetylcholinesterase Correct Answers the enzyme that breaks
down acetylcholine in the synaptic cleft
Actin filament Correct Answers Protein fibers involved in cross
bridge cycling and contraction of muscles
Aorta Correct Answers Largest artery in the body
Arteries Correct Answers carry blood away from the heart
, Arterioles Correct Answers small vessels that receive blood
from the arteries
ATP, ADP, Pi Correct Answers In crossbridge cycling, ATP is
hydrolyzed to ADP+Pi
Atria Correct Answers upper chambers of the heart
AV node Correct Answers relays electrical impulses from atria
into ventricles
AV valves Correct Answers between atria and ventricles
Bundle of His Correct Answers
Ca++ ATPase Correct Answers Pumps Ca2+ into SR out of
cytoplasm
Calcium pump Correct Answers AKA Ca2+ ATPase; pumps
Ca2+ from cytoplasm to SR; main rate out for Ca2+ in
cytoplasm
Capillaries Correct Answers Microscopic vessel through which
exchanges take place between the blood and cells of the body
Cardiac myocyte action potential Correct Answers
Cardiac myocytes Correct Answers heart muscle cells
Choline Correct Answers Acetylcholinesterase breaks ACh
down into choline