Physiology Principles exam 2 review

_______ _______ _____ consists of the brain and spinal cord

_______ _______ ________ consists of nerves and ganglia

Cells that transmit information from sensory receptors to the CNS, and from the CNS to the effectors

• Neurons

• Axons

• axon terminal

• hormones

Neurons are EXCITABLE CELLS, and they generate electrical signals called ______ _______ that allow information transfer between cells

The plasma membrane does NOT have restricted permeability that creates differences in the solute compositions between the ECF and ICF

• True

• False

In the ECF, charged solutes are MOSTLY _______

In the ICF, there is a combination of ions and charged molecules such as:

• Proteins

• collagen

• amino acids

• nucletoides

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

The body as a whole is ________ _________, and all body fluids are an electrically neutral

Sodium ions are NOT the major cation of the ECF, and their positive charges are NOT balanced by the chloride and bicarbonate anions

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Potassium ions are the major component of the ICF, and their positive charges are balanced by the negative charges of proteins and nucleotides

• True

• False