Briefly describe the process of hearing. What structures are affected by sound waves?

Briefly describe the process of hearing. What structures are affected by sound waves?

Briefly describe the ionic and electrical events involved in a neural impulse (action potential). You can also draw the process with labels.

True or false: In general, infections of the brain are rare due to the increased permeability of the capillaries that form the blood-brain barrier.

True or false: The ability of the human brain to develop new neural connections, or its neuroplasticity, remains robust during aging.

Briefly describe the difference between systemic and pulmonary circulation.

List the four major risk factors for coronary artery disease.

True or false: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is entirely due to insufficient insulin secretion by the pancreas.

True or false: The loss of appropriate blood flow to tissues in type 2 diabetes reflects, in large part, a decrease in the microvasculature’s compliance properties resulting from increased glycosylation of the connective tissues.

Name several drug types used to treat osteoporosis. Describe how one of them works.