EMS 210 QUIZ 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Acetylcholinesterase is a natural occurring chemical that:
a. increases epinephrine production
b. causes a natural slowing of the heart rate
c. stimulates activity of the vagus nerve
d. breaks down acetylcholine in the body
breaks down acetylcholine in the body
chemical that relay electrically conducted signals from one neuron to another are
called:
a. endorphins
b. neurotransmitters
c. catecholamines
d. hormones
neurotransmitters
in order to ensure proper electrolyte distribution and maintain the polarity of the
cell membrane, the sodium-potassium pump
a. moves three sodium ions and three potassium ions back into the cell
b. moves calcium and potassium ions back into the cell by a process called
passive transport
c. moves two sodium ions into the cell for the every three potassium ions it
, moves out of the cell
d. moves two potassium ions into the cell from every three sodium ions it moves
out of the cell
moves two potassium ions into the cell from every three sodium ions it moves out of the
cell
Myelin functions by:
a. insulating the neuron, thus decreasing the speed of electrical conduction
between two neurons
b. covering the neurons in the body that do not require rapid conduction of an
electrical impulse
c. briefly delaying the condition of an electrical impulse between the synaptic
cleft and dendrite
d. allowing the neuron to send its signal consistently along the axon without
losing its electricity
allowing the neuron to send its signal consistently along the axon without losing its
electricity
oxygen and carbon dioxide pass across the alveolar capillary membrane through
a process called:
metabolism
perfusion
osmosis
diffusion
diffusion
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Acetylcholinesterase is a natural occurring chemical that:
a. increases epinephrine production
b. causes a natural slowing of the heart rate
c. stimulates activity of the vagus nerve
d. breaks down acetylcholine in the body
breaks down acetylcholine in the body
chemical that relay electrically conducted signals from one neuron to another are
called:
a. endorphins
b. neurotransmitters
c. catecholamines
d. hormones
neurotransmitters
in order to ensure proper electrolyte distribution and maintain the polarity of the
cell membrane, the sodium-potassium pump
a. moves three sodium ions and three potassium ions back into the cell
b. moves calcium and potassium ions back into the cell by a process called
passive transport
c. moves two sodium ions into the cell for the every three potassium ions it
, moves out of the cell
d. moves two potassium ions into the cell from every three sodium ions it moves
out of the cell
moves two potassium ions into the cell from every three sodium ions it moves out of the
cell
Myelin functions by:
a. insulating the neuron, thus decreasing the speed of electrical conduction
between two neurons
b. covering the neurons in the body that do not require rapid conduction of an
electrical impulse
c. briefly delaying the condition of an electrical impulse between the synaptic
cleft and dendrite
d. allowing the neuron to send its signal consistently along the axon without
losing its electricity
allowing the neuron to send its signal consistently along the axon without losing its
electricity
oxygen and carbon dioxide pass across the alveolar capillary membrane through
a process called:
metabolism
perfusion
osmosis
diffusion
diffusion
