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Medical Mcqs

The absolute refractory period of an action potential is due to _______________?

The absolute refractory period of an action potential is due to _______________?

A. Insufficient neurotransmitter
B. Depletion of intracellular Na+
C. Inactivation of Na+ k+ ATPase
D. Voltage inactivation of the Na+ channel

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Increase in threshold level on applying subthreshold, slowly rising stimulus is known as ___________?

Increase in threshold level on applying subthreshold, slowly rising stimulus is known as ___________?

A. Adaptation
B. Accommodation
C. Refractoriness
D. Electrotonus

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Succinyl choline acts to block neuromuscular transmission by_______________?

Succinyl choline acts to block neuromuscular transmission by_______________?

A. Inhibiting cholinesterase
B. Inhibiting the CNS
C. Depolarizing the motor end plate of skeletal muscle
D. Blocking the release of acetyl choline at the end plate

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A motor unit is made up of______________?

A motor unit is made up of______________?

A. A flexor muscle and an extensor muscle
B. A single skeletal muscle and all the motor peurons that supply it
C. A single motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates
D. All the motor neurons in which response are observed after maximal stimulation of a single sensory nerve

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