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^->QV\or\S. Written records from these individuals (their ethnicity) were the earliest recorded reference to the brain.
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2 . T h e t w o m a j o r d i v i s i o n s o f t h e n e r v o u s s y s t e m a r e t h e \ / CDV
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jrr ( i t s a p r o t e i n ) is i n v o l v e d in b o t h e s t a b l i s h i n g
t h e r e s t in g m e m b r a n e p o t e n t i a l as w e l l as r e t u r n i n g th e m e m b r a n e p o t e n t i a l b ac k to re s t f o l l o w i n g an a c t i o n
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l a ) W h a t are the s t e p s of t h e s c i e n t i f i c p r o c e s s ? 3 p t s )
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2 a ) D e s c r i b e the p r o c e s s of m a k i n g p r o t e i n / p e p t i d e c h a i n f r o m the m R N A c o d e . ( S p t s )
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ID))Describe t he p r o c e s s of m a k i n g m R N A ( t h a t w i l l be u s e d to m a k e p r o t e i n ) f r o m D N A . ( S p t s )e s c r i b e the p r o c e s s of m a k i n g m R N A ( t h a t w i l l be u s e d t o m a k e p r o t e i n ) f r o m D N A . ( S p t s )
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3a) Select three organelles and describe their role in cell function. (3pts)OR
3b) Select two of the three cytoskeletal proteins and describe their structure and their function within the cell (3pts)
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4b) Wha t i s the bloo d-brai n-barr ier? Wh at factors (and how do they) cont r ibu te to the blood-b rain-b arr ie r? (3pts)
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5 3 ) E x p l a i n w l i a t t h i s e q u a t i o n m e a n s : R = 1/ g . W h a t is its r e l e v a n c e to n e u r o n s ? ( 6 p ts )O R
^ ) W h a t is O h m s la w ( l= g V )? H o w c o u l d y o u use t h i s la w to e x p l a i n the c u r r e n t ( n o n u m e r i c a l v a l u e n e e d e d ) for s o d i u n n
(Na+) in t h e a x o n ? F o r c h l o r i d e CI-)? ( 6 p t s ) / J J ^ VA X ^ - O U C ^^
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7 ) N a m e a n d d e s c r i b e t h e t y p e s o f a x o p l a s m i c t r a n s p o r t w i t h i n a n e u r o n . M a k e s u r e t o i n c l u d e t h e p a r t i c u l a r p r o t e i n
i n v o l v e d i n e a c h t y p e o f t r a n s p o r t a s w e l l a s t h e s p e e d a n d d i r e c t i o n o f t r a n s p o r t i n y o u r a n s w e r . 6 p t s )
8 ) W h a t a r e f o u r w a y s in w h i c h n e u r o n s ca n be c l a s s i f i e d ? G i v e n a n e x a m p l e f o r e a c h c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . 4 p t s )
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9 ) N a m e and d e s c r i b e the two d i f f e r e n t t y p e s of ion c h a n n e l s t h a t e x i s t w i t h i n the n e u ro n a l m e m b r a n e . Th e a x o n
m e m b r a n e c o n t a in s c h a n n e l s f or w h a t i o n s ? M a k e s u r e to i n c l u d e in y o u r a n s w e r w h a t t y p e of ion c h a n n e l yo u are
r e f e r r i n g t o . ( 4p t s )
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e a c h ion (No n e e d t o w r i t e the e q u a t i o n . J u s t p r o v i d e t he n a m e ) ? W h a t d o e s t h i s e q u a t i o n fa i l to t a k e i n t o
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