In hormone replacement therapy, how is the hormone dose determined by the prescribing physician?

A motor unit consists of:
a. a specialized region of the motor end plate
b. a motor neuron and all of the muscle cells it innervates
c. a motor fiber and a neuromuscular junction
d. a muscle fiber’s plasma membrane

Diuretics are frequently given to people with persistent high blood pressure. Why?

Why did the asthmatic patient’s inhaler medication fail to return all volumes and capacities to normal values right away?____________

Circle the correct underlined term: During urine formation, the process of $\underline{{tubular secretion }}$ / $\underline{{tubular reabsorption }}$ leaves behind mostly salt water and wastes after moving most of the filtrate back into the blood

Describe the physical process underlying an accelerated erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Describe what happened to the pH and the carbon dioxide levels with hyperventilation. How well did the results compare with your prediction?

When a long-duration stimulus is applied, what two determinants of an action potential refractory period are being overcome?

Which of the following brain areas is responsible for regulating hunger and thirst?

a. Reticular activating system

b. Amygdala

c. Hypothalamus

d. Hippocampus

e. Brainstem

Describe the effect of epinephrine on heart rate and force of contraction.______________

All ventricles of the brain are paired except for the fourth ventricle. True or false?

What do temporal summation and spatial summation have in common?

a. Both involve the activity of only two neurons.

b. Both require a response from the brain.

c. Both depend on a combination of visual and auditory stimuli.

d. Both enable a reflex to occur in response to weak stimuli.

Compare and contrast:
temporal summation in motor neurons and summation in skeletal muscles

Some tissues (for example, cardiac muscle) have long absolute refractory periods. Why would this be beneficial?