During Contraction of Heart Muscle Cells

question 12

Multiple Choice

During contraction of heart muscle cells .

• A)some calcium enters the cell from the extracellular space and triggers the release of larger amounts of calcium from intracellular stores
• B)calcium is prevented from entering cardiac fibers that have been stimulated
• C)the action potential is prevented from spreading from cell to cell by gap junctions
• D)the action potential is initiated by voltage- gated slow calcium channels

Understand the impact of brain damage on emotions and decision-making.

Recognize the methods and challenges in measuring emotional responses and emotional intelligence.

Grasp the role of emotions in moral decision-making.

Comprehend the effects of prefrontal cortex damage on emotional expression and reasoning.

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Definitions:

Concrete Operational Stage

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development (approximately age 7-12) where children gain the ability to think logically about concrete events.

Transitive Inference

A form of reasoning that allows the deduction of relationships between items not directly compared, often formulated as "If A>B and B>C, then A>C."

Myelination and Pruning

The process of brain development where myelin sheaths grow around nerve fibers to speed up neural transmissions and unwanted connections are eliminated to enhance efficiency.

Brain Development

The process involving the growth and maturation of the brain, including neurogenesis, synaptogenesis, and myelination, primarily occurring during early childhood and adolescence.