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Exam 2 Review TODAY 5-7pm, 159 Mulford
The GSIs will hand out a practice exam and then go over the answers at
the review (practice exam and audio recording will be posted on bCourses)
Exam information
- Mostly multiple choice questions that are 2 points each
- A few short answer (matching, labeling, fill in the blank, lists, etc)
You wont have to write more than a few sentences
You will get about 1 hour and 15 minutes. PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY!
We will collect exams at 1:30-1:35 and 1:55 only to minimize
distractions. Please follow these rules and quietly pack up only at these
times.
Bring a pencil for the scantron (we provide scantron forms)
You will need to fill out your student ID number, GSIs name and section
number
Add two zeroes to the end of your SID if you are a returning student (if ID
number starts with 2)
Your name
GSI: Name, section number
Tues
Oct 18
Study session
2:30-3:30pm
Blue Door Cafe
Faculty discussion
4-5pm
4051 VLSB
GSI review
5-7pm
159 Mulford
Wed
Oct 19
Robin OH
11am-12:30pm
134 LSA
Study session
4:15-5:15
Free Speech Cafe
Thurs
Oct 20
Study Session
3-4pm
Free Speech Cafe
Fri
Oct 21
Danielle OH
10-11am
105 GPB
Robin extra OH
2-3pm
134 LSA
Mon
Oct 24
Jessica OH
2:10-3:10pm
238 Univ. Hall
Milena OH
4-5pm
1st floor LKS
Study session
7-8pm
2038 VLSB
Review question
The receptors in skeletal muscle are:
A) Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that cause a
hyperpolarizing or depolarizing graded potential
B) Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors that cause a
depolarizing graded potential
C) Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors that activate a Gprotein that opens Na+ channels
D) Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that are cationselective ion channels
Review of muscle
contraction
Review question
Which of the following does NOT influence the force
generated by an individual muscle fiber?
A) frequency of stimulation
B) fiber diameter
C) fiber length
D) recruitment
E) summation
Clicker question
There are three main types of muscle fibers, which have different
physical and functional properties.
Which of the following muscle fibers would be most likely to fatigue
quickly?
Fatigue = muscle cannot maintain a long-term constant force
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
Type IIA
Cross section through muscle and stained for mitochondria (blue) and
capillaries (black)
Clicker question
Which fiber type would be most prominent in a
marathon runners leg muscles?
A) Slow oxidative
B) Fast oxidative
C)Fast glycolytic
Introduction to reflexes
Stimulus
Clicker question
During this reflex, which
muscles in the right leg are
contracting?
A) Only quads contract
B) Only hamstrings
contract
C)Quads and hamstrings
contract
D)Neither muscle contracts
Descending
pyramidal
tract
Synapse onto
interneurons or
motor neurons
Body map in
motor cortex
Muscle
spindle
Clicker question
If a patient has a right hemisection of their spinal cord about
halfway down, they will be paralyzed in their ____________
and proprioception will be impaired in their _____________.
A) Right leg; right leg
B) Right leg; left leg
C)Left leg, right leg
D)Left leg; left leg
Practice questions
1) Label the patellar stretch reflex pathway and answer these questions
a) What structure is A
pointing to?
b) B is pointing to a neuron
that is entering the spinal
cord via what structure?
c) What kind of neuron is
letter C pointing to?
Practice questions
2) Tetanus toxin is produced by bacteria and when this toxin gets into humans
it specifically disables the inhibitory interneurons in the spinal cord. What
effects might you see in someone who is infected with this bacteria?
3) Muscles of the legs and back that help us maintain posture tend to
have a high proportion of what fiber type?
A) fast oxidative
B) slow glycolytic
C) slow oxidative
D) fast glycolytic
E) fast and slow glycolytic