A graded change in membrane potential within a sensory receptor cell is always called a(n)
A) action potential.
B) receptor potential.
C) hyperpolarization.
D) depolarization.
B) receptor potential.
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A) glomerulus B) nephron C) renal pyramid D) renal pelvis
The specialized cells found in the capsule epithelium are called ________. These cells have long cytoplasmic extensions called ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The membrane of a contractile cardiac muscle cell contains
A. fast voltage-gated sodium channels and slow voltage-gated calcium channels. B. fast voltage-gated sodium channels and fast voltage-gated calcium channels. C. slow voltage-gated sodium channels and fast voltage-gated calcium channels. D. slow voltage-gated sodium channels and slow voltage-gated calcium channels.
The largest human cell is about how much larger than the smallest human cell?
a. about 20 times larger b. about 10 times larger c. about 5 times larger d. about twice as large