Respond appropriately to each statement below either by completing the statement or by answering the question raised. 1. The cellular unit of the nervous system is the neuron. What is the major function of this cell type? 2 and 3. What characteristics are highly developed to allow the neuron to […]

Professors instructions: In lab you selected a pathogen to create a case study. As you write your case study think about how you can give enough information to allow your fellow students to identify the pathogen without making it too easy. Several diseases have similarities in their presentation so you […]

A neuron with an intracellular Cl- concentration of 50 mM is placed in a solution that contains 100 mM Cl- at 25 degree celcius. The membrane potential of the neuron is -60 mV. Assuming the neuronal cell membrane has channels that allow facilitated diffusion of Cl-, do you expect Cl- […]

You are studying a set of mouse genes whose expression increases when cells are exposed to the hormone cortisol, and you believe that the same cortisol-responsive transcriptional activator regulates all of these genes. Which of the following statements believe should be TRUE if your hypothesis is correct? A. The cortisol-responsive […]