Larger Animals Generally Need More Energy and Building Blocks Than

question 29

True/False

Larger animals generally need more energy and building blocks than do smaller animals.

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Definitions:

Local Potential

Depolarization that is not propagated and that is graded or proportional to the strength of the stimulus.

Summate

To add together or accumulate to a total; in physiology, refers to the additive effect of repeated stimuli on a nerve or muscle.

Gray Matter

Regions of the brain and spinal cord with a high concentration of cell bodies, dendrites, and axon terminals of neurons, distinguished from white matter.

Cortex

The outer layer of the cerebrum in the brain, involved in many advanced brain functions, including memory, attention, perceptual awareness, and language.