Category Archives: Musculoskeletal Block

How Can the Conductance be Greater For K+ than for Na+ But the Currents Be Equal and Opposite?

I’m getting this one a lot.  Its #21 in the on exam questions after the Synaptic Transmission lecture but #7 after the resting potential lecture is similar: A membrane is permeable to Na+ and K+ only and the equilibrium potential … Continue reading

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The IGF-1/Growth Hormone Negative Feedback System

I’ve been asked about this question at the end of the Growth Session Notes several times: A 7 year old child is given a drug that alters the action of growth hormone on the liver. Late studies reveal that the child’s … Continue reading

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The Time Course of PTH Actions

I was asked to post an explanation for the following question by some students after today’s workshop.  I was told that a number of students didn’t understand the answer.  The question is found at the end of my Growth Self-Study: … Continue reading

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