Fatigue mechanisms — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Hyperkalemic and hypokalemic periodic paralysis are examples of _____ myopathies

Answer: ion channel

Flashcard 2: What is the major source of energy after a few minutes of exercise? _____

Answer: Aerobic metabolism

Flashcard 3: Decreased activity of which dopaminergic pathway produces prolactin excess? _____

Answer: Tuberoinfundibular pathway

Flashcard 4: During the plateau of a myocardial action potential, Ca2+ enters the cell through _____ receptors (L-type Ca2+ channels)

Answer: dihydropyridine

Flashcard 5: _____ motor neurons (alpha or gamma) make skeletal muscle contract

Answer: Alpha

Flashcard 6: Glucocorticoids have a _____ effect on peripheral skeletal muscle (anabolic/catabolic)

Answer: catabolic

Flashcard 7: Because prolonged CNS _____glycemia leads to irreversible neurological deficits and death, multiple counter-regulatory systems are activated in response

Answer: hypo

Flashcard 8: What kind of nerves carry inputs to the cerebellum?

Answer: climbing and mossy fibers

Flashcard 9: coordination of extremities

Answer: lateral cerebellum

Flashcard 10: Aδ type free nerve ending

Answer: myelinated, fast conduction

Extra: skin, viscerapain, temperature