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At rest the plasma membrane of neurones is
More permeable to Potassium than to Sodium
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A hormone that is bound to a plasma protein;
is inactive in its bound state
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Excessive secretion of growth hormone by the pituitary gland in adults only, results in;
acromegaly
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Somatomedines are a group of hormones involved in;
cell growth and division
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The final relay point for ascending sensory information that will be projected to the primary sensory cortex is the;
thalamus
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The negative feedback system for temperature control originates from the;
hypothalamus
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In an adult with loss of function of the left hemisphere, there is likely to be;
a paralysis of voluntary movement on the right side of the body
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connection pathways between the left and right cerebral hemispheres form the;
corpus callosum
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Concerning the central nervous system;
on its transit from the blood plasma to the neurones of the brain, oxygen must cross the blood-brain barrier
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The blood brain barrier in the human adult;
restricts entry of ions into the brain
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The olfactory bulb forms part of which system in the brain;
limbic system
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coordination of learnt movement patterns at the sub-conscious level is performed by the;
cerebellum
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With respect to spinal reflexes;
every reflex involves at least one synapse in the spinal cord
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Urine passes through the ureters by which mechanism?
peristalsis
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The tube connecing the renal hilus of the kidney to the bladder is the;
ureter
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A hormone that is bound to a plasma protein;

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is inactive in its bound state

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Excessive secretion of growth hormone by the pituitary gland in adults only, results in;

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Somatomedines are a group of hormones involved in;

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The final relay point for ascending sensory information that will be projected to the primary sensory cortex is the;

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