Human Physiology: Nervous System
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What is the primary function of the Central Nervous System?

  • Central processing, storage, and interface between peripheral and central systems (correct)
  • Clusters of nerves in the gut, allocation of resources
  • Control of movement and sensation
  • Automatic responses and emotional responses
  • What is the term for the self-regenerating property of nerve signals to prevent signal degradation?

  • Pulse frequency modulation
  • All-or-none characteristic
  • Action potential (correct)
  • Integrate and fire property
  • What is the function of the Cerebrum in the brain?

  • Automatic responses and emotional responses
  • Memory, planning, and cognitive functions (correct)
  • Control of vital functions
  • Coordination of movement
  • What is the model that describes the ionic conductances and currents involved in the action potential?

    <p>Hodgkin-Huxley model</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the spread of current and voltage change around a depolarized section of the membrane?

    <p>Propagation of the AP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the dendrites in a neuron?

    <p>To receive signals from other neurons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of the passive spread of electrical activity in the membrane?

    <p>The initiation of an action potential in adjacent sections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the axon constant (A) in the equation for the longitudinal voltage variation?

    <p>It is a scaling factor for the transmembrane current</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the rate of accumulation of input and the rate of action potentials in a neuron?

    <p>The rate of action potentials is directly proportional to the rate of accumulation of input</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the equation that describes the longitudinal current change in the axon?

    <p>ΔI_i(x) = I_m/Δx</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of subthreshold stimulation in action potential propagation?

    <p>It allows for the passive spread of electrical activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the equation that describes the relation between the longitudinal voltage variation and the transmembrane voltage?

    <p>v_i(x) = V/(ri + re)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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