What effect does a reverberating circuit have on the ability of the organism to function?
What will be an ideal response?
Reverberating circuits utilize positive feedback that will allow a circuit to continue to be stimulated until either synaptic fatigue or an inhibitory stimulus stops them. Reverberating circuits using neuronal pools in the brain may be involved in the maintenance of consciousness, muscular coordination, and normal breathing patterns.
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uppermost layer cannot peel off as easily as skin normally does. The part of the skin that is affected is the A) subcutaneous layer. B) dermis. C) basement membrane. D) epidermis.
What action is initiated when lymph enters a lymph node through the afferent vessel?
A) ?Surging of lymph to the next vessel B) ?Creation of blood cells C) ?Destruction of red blood cells D) ?Response of the immune system
The resting membrane potential is mainly determined by __________.
A)the concentration of Na+ B)the concentration of protein anions outside the cell C)the concentration of Cl- D)the concentration gradient of K+ and the differential permeability of the plasma membrane to K+ and other ions