The Most Important Issue Related to the Use of Technology

question 36

Multiple Choice

The most important issue related to the use of technology in sports is

• A)how to ban all forms of genetic engineering.
• B)regulating the ways that technologies are incorporated into sports.
• C)developing laws to restrict the involvement of scientists in sports.
• D)how to help girls and women overcome their fears about technology.

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Definitions:

Action Potential

A rapid rise and subsequent fall in voltage or electrical charge across a cellular membrane, typically neurons, signaling along the nerve.

Resting Membrane Potential

This refers to the voltage difference across the membrane of a resting (non-conducting) neuron, maintaining a balance of ionic gradients.

Plasma Membrane

The lipid double-layer that enwraps the cell's cytoplasm, directing the flow of substances into and away from the cell.

Sodium-Potassium Pump

A membrane-bound enzyme complex that exchanges sodium ions for potassium ions across the plasma membrane of cells, crucial for cellular function.