Neurophysiology of Nerve Impulses ACTIVITY 1 The Resting Membrane Potential 1. Explain why increasing extracellular K+ reduces the net diffusion of K+ out of the neuron through the K+ leak channels. If the extracellular K+ increases then the concentration of intracellular K+ will decrease causing a decrease in the steepness of the concentration gradient and fewer K+ ions would be drawn out. 2. Explain why increasing extracellular K+ causes the membrane potential to change to a less negative
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LAB ONE: Exercise 4 – Endocrine System Activity 1: Metabolism and Thyroid Hormone Part 1: 1. The normal rat had the fastest basal metabolic rate. 2. The metabolic rates differed between the normal rat and the surgically altered rats because the surgically altered rats didn’t have a thyroid or pituitary gland and therefore‚ the normal rat had a faster basal metabolic rate. The results turned out to be the way I predicted them to be. 3. T3 and T4 would be missing in the animal’s blood
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Biochemistry of Muscle Contraction Fred P. Guillergan M.D.‚ FPCP Outline histology and biochemistry of muscles (Striated & smooth) – Myosin – Actin‚ Tropomyosin‚ Troponin – Accessory proteins of muscles Biochemical events in muscle contraction Calcium‚ Ca2+-binding proteins and Ca2+ channels in muscle contraction Biochemistry of Cardiac & Smooth muscle contraction Energetics of muscle contraction ☻Able to understand the normal anatomy and physiology of different types of muscles
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Lab 6: Amphibian Muscle Contraction Results: For this experiment‚ Isometric contractions of the gastrocnemius muscle of a frog were analyzed and from this data the latent period‚ twitch‚ motor unit summation‚ tetanus‚ fatigue & mechanical summation were measured. The data was used to quantify the effect of passive tension on the twitch force‚ effect of stimulus intensity on the twitch force‚ effect of stimulus frequency on contractile force of xenopus gastrocnemius muscle. The threshold voltage
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ACTIVITY 1: THE RESTING MEMBRANE POTENTIAL 1. Explain why increasing extracellular K+ reduces the net diffusion of K+ out the neuron through the K+ leak channels? When the diffusion is greater on one side‚ the other side will slow down. 2. Explain why increasing extracellular K+ causes the membrane potential to change to a less negative value. How well did the results compare with your predictions? There are two potassium’s for every sodium so the increase of potassium will make it more
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Fitness‚ and Nutrition A Muscle Contraction Muscle Contraction is part of an organ in the body that is tensive. It may have a process of tensions that may be developed with muscle tissues. Contraction can be a meaning of shortening or long. Muscle Contraction can also produce a muscle cell that is for movement of the body. Myosin and Actin is an interaction protein to Muscle Contraction‚ it can be changed by shape but not by volume. Skeletal Muscle contraction is produce by heat. The muscles may
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There are three phases for muscle cell contraction: initiation of action potential in the sarcolemma‚ excitation-contraction coupling‚ and contraction‚ sliding of the myofilaments. ATP and calcium ions are two essential elements for muscle contraction. When ATP attaches to the myosin head‚ it gets hydrolyzed to ADP and Pi. Calcium ions bind to the troponin molecules and help expose the binding sites of actin filaments to allow for the attachment of the myosin heads. After the sliding of the myofilaments
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EXERCISE 9: RENAL SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGYHere is 9 got 95% Still need help on final 132 | ACTIVITY 1: The Effect of Arteriole Radius on Glomerular Filtration Answers 1. According to your lab manual‚ in humans the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ranges from _____ to _____ ml/minute. 80 140 2. When the radii of both the afferent arteriole and efferent arteriole were set at 0.45mm‚ the GFR was approximately ______ ml/minute. a. 40 b. 60 c. 80 d. 120 C. 3. True or
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Exercise 3: Neurophysiology of Nerve Impulses: Activity 7: The Action Potential: Conduction Velocity Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results You scored 100% by answering 5 out of 5 questions correctly. 1. An action potential can be propagated along an axon because there are __________ channels in the membrane. You correctly answered: d. voltage-gated 2. The units of conduction velocity are You correctly answered: d. meters/second. 3. Which of the following will affect axonal conduction velocity? You correctly
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Where Do You Feel Contractions? During labor‚ your uterus contracts its powerful muscles and your cervix softens and widens to allow the birth of your child. Where do you feel contractions? You feel the tightening of your uterine muscles as the uterus pulls upward and pushes your baby down your birth canal. These contractions‚ which consist of shortening and tightening of the muscles at the top of the uterus can cause a lot of pain and discomfort. Each mother-to be may experience pain differently
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