Berne & Levy Physiology

The Special Senses

Learning Objectives Objectives Heading Upon completion of this chapter, the student should be able to answer the following questions: 1. What is the dark current, and how does the absorption of a photon change it? 2. What are the synaptic…

The Somatosensory System

Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter the student should be able to answer the following questions: 1. What are the major modalities of somatosensory information, and what are the corresponding pathways that convey each from the periphery to the…

Synaptic Transmission

Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter the student should be able to answer the following questions: 1. What are the characteristics of electrical synapses? 2. What are the specializations found in the presynaptic and postsynaptic elements of a chemical…

Generation and Conduction of Action Potentials

Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, the student should be able to answer the following questions: 1. How is a nerve membrane's response to small-amplitude stimuli like a passive electric circuit comprising batteries, resistors, and capacitors? 2. What factors…

Principles of Cell and Membrane Function

Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, the student should be able to answer the following questions: 1. What organelles are found in a typical eukaryotic cell, and what is their function? 2. What is the composition of the plasma…