BIOL 108 Exam 4 Study Quiz

Pregunta 1 de 116

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Selecciona la opción correcta de los menús desplegables para completar el texto.

Select the correct term in the drop box for each statement.
1. ( 1. Brain stem, 1. Cerebellum, 1. Cerebrum, 1. Diencephalon ) Connects the brain to the spinal cord; regulates heart rate and blood pressure and generates respiratory rhythms
2. ( 2. Brain stem, 2. Cerebellum, 2. Cerebrum, 2. Diencephalon ) Regulates body temperature and contains your biological clock
3. ( 3. Brain stem, 3. Cerebellum, 3. Cerebrum, 3. Diencephalon ) Receives and processes visual and other sensory input, responsible for conscious thought and personality, controls voluntary movements of skeletal muscle
4. ( 4. Brain stem, 4. Cerebellum, 4. Cerebrum, 4. Diencephalon ) Monitors body position and modifies motor impulses from your conscious brain

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 116

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Select the following term(s) that can be measured using a spirometer.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Residual volume
Tidal volume
Respiratory rate
Total lung capacity
Vital capacity

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 116

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The two hormones that regulate blood calcium levels are calcitonin and thyroxine (T3/T4).

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

VERDADERO
FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 116

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Selecciona la opción correcta de los menús desplegables para completar el texto.

Select the correct term in the drop-down box for each sentence.

1. ( 1. Antidiuretic hormone, 1. Epinephrine, 1. Growth hormone, 1. Insulin, 1. Releasing/inhibiting hormones ) Released from the pituitary; binds to receptors on cells in the kidneys
2. ( 2. Antidiuretic hormone, 2. Epinephrine, 2. Growth hormone, 2. Insulin, 2. Releasing/inhibiting hormones ) Released from the adrenal medulla in response to activity of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system as a response to short-term stress
3. ( 3. Antidiuretic hormone, 3. Epinephrine, 3. Growth hormone, 3. Insulin, 3. Releasing/inhibiting hormones ) Stimulates cells in the liver to pull glucose molecules out of the blood and build them into a storage molecule called glycogen
4. ( 4. Antidiuretic hormone, 4. Epinephrine, 4. Growth hormone, 4. Insulin, 4. Releasing/inhibiting hormones ) Nearly every cell in the body has receptors that bind this hormone; increases metabolic rate of target cells; released from the pituitary
5. ( 5. Antidiuretic hormone, 5. Epinephrine, 5. Growth hormone, 5. Insulin, 5. Releasing/inhibiting hormones ) Released from the hypothalamus; binds to receptors in the anterior pituitary gland where it regulates the secretion of other hormones
6. ( 6. Antidiuretic hormone, 6. Epinephrine, 6. Growth hormone, 6. Insulin, 6. Releasing/inhibiting hormones ) Released from the pancreas; stimulates cells throughout the body to increase glucose transport

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 116

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Haz click en los puntos naranjas y selecciona una respuesta correcta para cada uno de ellos

Label the following highlighted elements of this diagram.

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Pregunta 6 de 116

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Hormones will have a stronger effect on the body whehn they are more abundant or when there are more receptors for that hormone.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

VERDADERO
FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 116

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Type II diabetes is an autoimmune disorder in which the pancreatic cells that produce insulin are destroyed, which causes a lack of insulin production; it can be corrected with insulin shots.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

VERDADERO
FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 116

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The endocrine system has certain characteristics that set it apart from the nervous system. Which characteristics are typical of the endocrine system, but NOT the nervous system?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Hormones released from a gland can affect the activity of cells in a variety of locations within the body, whereas one action potential travels to one specific location within the body.
Signals have an immediate effect on target cells.
Signals are sent using a combination of electrical and chemical signals
Hormones rely on cell receptors to transfer a message but neurotransmitters do not require receptors.

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 116

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Which of the following events associated with the transmission of an impulse across a synapse occurs last?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Neurotransmitter is released into synaptic shift
Action potential arrives at the end of an axon (the axon terminal, or bulb)
Neurotransmitter binds to receptors on postsynaptic membrane
Neurotransmitter is broken down by enzymes or transported into presynaptic axon

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 116

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The central nervous system is composed of

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Nerves and ganglia
The brain and spinal cord
The nerves and tracts
The cerebrum and cerebellum

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 116

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Breathing in carbon monoxide can cause health problems because

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

It competes with oxygen for binding sites on hemoglobin, which reduces oxygen loading at the lungs and delivery to the tissues
It impairs pacemaker cells in the heart and slows the heart rate, which reduces blood flow to the body's tissues
It can come out of the solution while circulating in theh blood, whihc forms tiny, painful bubbles in the blood
It affects the brain in a way that is similar to excess alcohol consumption--ie, it has an intoxicating effect

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 116

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Caffeine affects the nervous system by

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Inhibitnig the release of antidiuretic hormone
Blocking the receptors for adenosine
Inhibiting activity in the cerebellum
Enhancing the effects of cortisol

Explicación

Pregunta 13 de 116

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Physicians recommend that people breathe through their noses instead of their mouths. Which of the following occurs as air is drawn into the blood through the nose?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Air is dried
Carbon dioxide is removed from the air
Air is warmed and filtered
Moisture is removed from the air

Explicación

Pregunta 14 de 116

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Neurons store neurotransmitters in vesicles located within

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Synaptic terminals of axons
Schwann cells
Dendrites
Myelin

Explicación

Pregunta 15 de 116

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As you exhale, the diaphragm

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Contracts and becomes less dome shaped
Relaxes and becomes less dome shaped
Contracts and becomes more dome-shaped
Relaxes and becomes more dome-shaped

Explicación

Pregunta 16 de 116

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Where does the cerebral cortex dedicate the most space to processing sensory input from?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Fingertips
Soles of the feet
Neck
Forearm

Explicación

Pregunta 17 de 116

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If you consume caffeine daily for weeks at a time, its effects on your nervous system are reduced because

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

The blood-brain barrier becomes less permeable to caffeine, which makes it less able to get into your brain
The neurons in hyour brain add more receptors that bind caffeine
The hypothalamus secretes inhibiting hormones that reduce the effect of caffeine on your brain
The neurons in your brain make fewer receptors that bind caffeine

Explicación

Pregunta 18 de 116

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Which of the following is NOT an endocrine gland?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Liver
Pituitary
Thyroid
Adrenal cortex

Explicación

Pregunta 19 de 116

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Select the following true statements regarding the effect of smoking on the respiratory system:

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

The production of mucus decreases in response to the presence of smoke.
Smoking inhibits the activity of cilia lining the respiratory tract
Particles and debris from the smoke accumulate in the mucus of the airway and increase risk for infections by pathogens

Explicación

Pregunta 20 de 116

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Steroid hormones differ from non-steroid hormones in that steroid hormones...

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Are water soluble
Can typically be introduced to the body through ingestion of an oral (pill) form
Cause a change to occur in the target cell
Bind to a receptor on the outer surface of the cell membrane

Explicación

Pregunta 21 de 116

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Humans must constantly breathe in oxygen in order to stay alive, because they use oxygen

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

To make carbon dioxide, which is thehn used to produce ATP
To efficiently make large quantities of ATP
As an important source of energy for cells
To convert amino acids and fatty acids to glucose, which the cell can use to make energy

Explicación

Pregunta 22 de 116

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The left and right cerebral hemispheres are connected by the corpus callosum, which can be severed as a a treatment for severe cases of

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

epilepsy
multiple sclerosis
drug addiction
carbon monoxide poisoning

Explicación

Pregunta 23 de 116

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Which of the following would cause an acceleration of heart rate, an increase in blood pressure, and a slowing of digestive processes?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Motor division of the somatic nervous system
Sensory division of the central nervous system
Sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
Parasympathetic division of the automatic nervous system

Explicación

Pregunta 24 de 116

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Selecciona la opción correcta de los menús desplegables para completar el texto.

Select the correct term from the drop-down box for each of the following statements.

1. ( 1. Axon, 1. Dendrite, 1. Ganglion, 1. Myelin sheath, 1. Nerve, 1. Neuron ) A bundle of axons located outside of the brain or spinal cord
2. ( 2. Axon, 2. Dendrite, 2. Ganglion, 2. Myelin sheath, 2. Nerve, 2. Neuron ) Increases the speed of transmission of an action potential
3. ( 3. Axon, 3. Dendrite, 3. Ganglion, 3. Myelin sheath, 3. Nerve, 3. Neuron ) A cluster of neuron cell bodies located outside of the brain or spinal cord
4. ( 4. Axon, 4. Dendrite, 4. Ganglion, 4. Myelin sheath, 4. Nerve, 4. Neuron ) A relatively long cytoplasmic extension from the cell body of a neuron that transmits action potentials
5. ( 5. Axon, 5. Dendrite, 5. Ganglion, 5. Myelin sheath, 5. Nerve, 5. Neuron ) A short, branched cytoplasmic extension from the cell body of a neuron that transmits graded potentials toward the cell body
6. ( 6. Axon, 6. Dendrite, 6. Ganglion, 6. Myelin sheath, 6. Nerve, 6. Neuron ) An electrically excitable cell

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Pregunta 25 de 116

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Selecciona la opción correcta de los menús desplegables para completar el texto.

Match the correct brain area from the drop-down box to its correct description.

1. ( 1. Wernicke's area, 1. Prefrontal area, 1. Motor area, 1. Somatosensory area ) Controls personality, thoughts, reasoning
2. ( 2. Wernicke's area, 2. Prefrontal area, 2. Motor area, 2. Somatosensory area ) Output to skeletal muscles; tells them to move
3. ( 3. Wernicke's area, 3. Prefrontal area, 3. Motor area, 3. Somatosensory area ) Receives input from sensory receptors that monitor external environment
4. ( 4. Wernicke's area, 4. Prefrontal area, 4. Motor area, 4. Somatosensory area ) Plans speech and interprets meaning of speech

Explicación

Pregunta 26 de 116

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If you live long enough, hyou will eventually need reading glasses, because of age-related chages to the...

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Retina
Cornea
Pupil
Lens

Explicación

Pregunta 27 de 116

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Which structure is in direct contact with the air?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Pupil
Sclera
Cornea
Iris

Explicación

Pregunta 28 de 116

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Which of the following can readily cross the blood-brain barrier?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Oxygen
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Viruses

Explicación

Pregunta 29 de 116

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Which of hese endocrine structures is part of the brain?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Pituitary gland
Hypothalamus
Adrenal medulla
Cerebellum

Explicación

Pregunta 30 de 116

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This subconscious (involuntary) brain region monitors body position and modifies motor plans to coordinate muscle activity

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Diencephalon
Brain strem
Cerebellum
Cerebrum

Explicación

Pregunta 31 de 116

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Oligodendrocytes are similar to Schwann cells in that they both

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Help neurons regenerate after injury
Are a glial cell that forms a myelin sheath around axons
Are located in the central nervous system
Conduct nerve impulses

Explicación

Pregunta 32 de 116

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Which of the following structures contains muscles that adjust the diameter of your pupil to regulate how much light enters your eye?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Cornea
Sclera
Ciliary body
Iris

Explicación

Pregunta 33 de 116

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Which structure contains the highest density of cones, whihc provides the highest visual acuity (ie, clearest vision) when you focus an object directly onto this structure?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Macula lutea
Optic disc
Ciliary body
Lens

Explicación

Pregunta 34 de 116

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Neurons store neurotransmitters in vesicles located within

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Dendrites
Myelin
Synaptic terminals of axons
Schwann cells

Explicación

Pregunta 35 de 116

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The peripheral nervous system is composed of

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Nerves and tracts
The cerebrum and cerebellum
Nerves and ganglia
The brain and the spinal cord

Explicación

Pregunta 36 de 116

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Which of the following pairs of hormones antagonize each other, meaning that they have the opposite effect on body cells?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) and estrogen
Epinephrine and cortisol
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH)
Insulin and glycogen

Explicación

Pregunta 37 de 116

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Hormones are specific to particular tissues because

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

They are released next to target tissues, so they cannot interact with other cells
Target tissues display the appropriate receptor for a particular hormone
They only affect the cell that releases the hormone

Explicación

Pregunta 38 de 116

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Action potentials travel along these cytoplasmic extensions of a neuron

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Cell bodies
Axons
Myelin sheaths
Dendrites

Explicación

Pregunta 39 de 116

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This structure contributes the most to the bending of light rays as they enter the eye, although it does it in a non-adjustable way

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Ciliary body
Iris
Cornea
Lens

Explicación

Pregunta 40 de 116

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A neuron at rest has a charge difference across its cell membrane, with the interior of the cell negative relative to the exterior. This difference in charge across the plasma membrane is referred to as ____ potential

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Graded
Depolarization
Resting
Refractory
Action

Explicación

Pregunta 41 de 116

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Which of these causes the release of neurotransmitter molecules?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

The opening of voltage-regulated calcium channels and the diffusion of calcium ions out of the neuron
An action potential reaching the end of the cell body
An action potentila reaching the end of an axon
An action potential reaching the end of the dendrite

Explicación

Pregunta 42 de 116

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The space between an axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron is called a(n)

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Synaptic cleft
Node of Ranvier
Synapse
Synaptic terminal

Explicación

Pregunta 43 de 116

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Neurons store neurotransmitter molecules in vesicles located within

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Myelin
The synaptic cleft
Dendrites
Synaptic terminals

Explicación

Pregunta 44 de 116

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Cells that provide direct protection and physical support to neurons are

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Myelienated
Neuroglial cells
Found primarily in lymphatic fluids
Located only in the spinal fluid

Explicación

Pregunta 45 de 116

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An action potential....

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Is larger in response to larger stimuli
Is self-propagating
Travels faster in response to larger stimuli
Can travel in both directions down an axon or dendrite

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Pregunta 46 de 116

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Selecciona la opción correcta de los menús desplegables para completar el texto.

An impulse relayed along a myelinated axon "jumps" from ( (1) node of Ranvier, (1) Oligodendrocyte, (1) Schwann cell ) to ( (2) node of Ranvier, (2) Oligodendrocyte, (2) Schwann cell ).

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Pregunta 47 de 116

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What part of a neuron relays signals from one neuron to another neuron or to an effector?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Axon hillock
Synaptic terminal
Axon
Node of Ranvier

Explicación

Pregunta 48 de 116

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Select the following answers which are functions of the myelin sheath.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

It slows down the transmission of action potentials.
It is involved in the repair of damaged neurons in the peripheral nervous system.
It insulates a neuron and saves the neuron energy.
It plays an important role in synaptic transmission.

Explicación

Pregunta 49 de 116

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A nerve impulse moves toward a neuron's cell body along

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Dendrites
Axons
Oligodendrocytes
Nodes of Ranvier

Explicación

Pregunta 50 de 116

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When neurotransmitter molecules bind to receptors in the plasma membrane of the receiving neuron, ....

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Ion channels in the plasma membrane of the sending neuron open
Ion channels in the plasma membrane of the receiving neuron open
The receiving neuron becomes more negative inside
The receiving neuron becomes more positive inside

Explicación

Pregunta 51 de 116

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The small space between the sending neuron and the recceiving neuron is the

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Synaptic terminal
Calcium channel
Vesicle
Synaptic cleft

Explicación

Pregunta 52 de 116

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When calcium ions enter the synaptic terminal,

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

They cacuse an action potential in the sending neuron
They cause vesicles containing neurotransmiter molecules to fuse to the plasma membrane of the sending neuron
Neurotransmitter molecules are quickly remoed from the synaptic cleft
The inside of the receiving neuron becomes more negative

Explicación

Pregunta 53 de 116

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The peripherary nervous system includes a sensory division and a motor division.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

VERDADERO
FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 54 de 116

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The central nervous sytem is encclosed by membranes or meninges called the

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Dura mater, alma mater, and pia mater
Dura mater, pia mater, and arachnoid
Pleura, parietal, and arachnoid
Glial, Schwann, and interstitial

Explicación

Pregunta 55 de 116

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Which of the following is NOT directly involved in the production of a typical spinal reflex?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Brain
Interneuron
Motor neuron
Sensory neuron

Explicación

Pregunta 56 de 116

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Selecciona la opción correcta de los menús desplegables para completar el texto.

In general, the ( (1) sympathetic nervous system, (1) parasympathetic nervous system ) is most active during a crisis (eg, flight-or-flight) while the ( (2) parasympathetic nervous system, (2) sympathetic nervous system ) is most active during visceral functions.

Explicación

Pregunta 57 de 116

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Both sympathetic nerve fibers and parasympathetic nerve fibers use the same neurotransmitter.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

VERDADERO
FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 58 de 116

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Sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers may innervate the same organs, but they have generally opposite effects.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

VERDADERO
FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 59 de 116

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In general, the neurotransmitter of the sympathetic nervous system is acetylcholine, and the neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic nervous system is norepinephrine.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

VERDADERO
FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 60 de 116

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Selecciona la opción correcta de los menús desplegables para completar el texto.

White matter of the spinal cord contains ( (1) myelinated nerves, (1) unmyelinated cell bodies ), whereas gray matter contains ( (2) unmyelinated cell bodies, (2) myelinated nerves ).

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Pregunta 61 de 116

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Selecciona la opción correcta del menú desplegable para completar el texto.

Control of smooth muscle and internal organs is the role of the ( Autonomic, Somatic, Postsynaptic ) divsion of the nervous sytem.

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Pregunta 62 de 116

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Selecciona la opción correcta del menú desplegable para completar el texto.

The ( parasympathetic division, somatic division, autonomic divsion, sympathetic division ) of the nervous system dominates during the relaxed state.

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Pregunta 63 de 116

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Selecciona la opción correcta de los menús desplegables para completar el texto.

Information coming into the central nervous system arrives via ( sensory neurons, motor neurons, neuroglial cells, interneurons ), while information going from the central nervous system to the muscles, glands, and organs travels via ( motor neurons, sensory neurons, neuroglial cells, interneurons ).

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Pregunta 64 de 116

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Which of the following activities would be facilitated by the sympathetic nervous system?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Decreased heart rate
Decreased respiratory rate
Increased blood pressure
Increased digestion and absorption

Explicación

Pregunta 65 de 116

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Label the four main regions of the brain.

Arrastra la opción correcta a cada uno de los puntos naranjas

(4) Occipital lobe

(4) Parietal lobe

(4) Frontal lobe

(4) Temporal lobe

(3) Occipital lobe

(3) Parietal lobe

(3) Temporal lobe

(3) Frontal lobe

(2) Occipital lobe

(2) Parietal lobe

(2) Temporal lobe

(2) Frontal lobe

(1) Occipital lobe

(1) Parietal lobe

(1) Temporal lobe

(1) Frontal lobe

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Pregunta 66 de 116

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Select the following elements contained in the FRONTAL LOBE of the human brain.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Higher intellectual functions (decision-making, predicting the consequences of actions, controlling aggression, planning for the future)
Motor area (voluntary movement)
Somatosensory cortex
Sensory area (tactile sensation, self-awareness)
Visual area (processing visual information)
Auditory area (processing auditory information and some visual information)
Memory (and some emotion)

Explicación

Pregunta 67 de 116

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Select the following elements contained in the PARIETAL LOBE of the human brain.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Higher intellectual functions (decision-making, predicting the consequences of actions, controlling aggression, planning for the future)
Motor area (voluntary movement)
Somatosensory cortex
Sensory area (tactile sensation, self-awareness)
Visual area (processing visual information)
Auditory area (processing auditory information and some visual information)
Memory (and some emotion)

Explicación

Pregunta 68 de 116

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Select the following elements contained in the OCCIPITAL LOBE of the human brain.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Higher intellecctual functions (decision-making, predicting the consequences of actions, controlling aggression, planning for the future)
Motor area (voluntary movement)
Somatosensory cortex
Sensory area (tactile sensation, self-awareness)
Visual area (processing visual information)
Auditory area (processing auditory information and some visual information)
Memory (and some emotion)

Explicación

Pregunta 69 de 116

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Select the following elements contained in the TEMPORAL LOBE of the human brain.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Higher intellectual functions (decision-making, predicting the consequences of actions, controlling aggression, planning for the future)
Motor area (voluntary movement)
Somatosensory cortex
Sensory area (tactile sensation, self-awareness)
Visual area (processing visual information)
Auditory area (processing auditory information and some visual information)
Memory (and some emotion)

Explicación

Pregunta 70 de 116

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Which part of the brain is associated with conscious thought, memory, and personality?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Cerebellum
Pons
Medulla
Cerebral cortex

Explicación

Pregunta 71 de 116

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What part of the brain functions as a relay station for information to the limbic system and the cerebral cortex?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Hypothalamus
Midbrain
Medulla oblongata
Thalamus

Explicación

Pregunta 72 de 116

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Selecciona la opción correcta del menú desplegable para completar el texto.

An individual who has sufferd a stroke, which has caused damage in his cerebrum, and is now having problems with his hearing, has probably suffered damge to his ( temporal, occipital, parietal, frontal ) lobe.

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Pregunta 73 de 116

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Selecciona la opción correcta del menú desplegable para completar el texto.

The left and right sides of the cerebrum are interconnected by the ( corpus callosum, medulla oblongata, pons, thalamus, cerebral cortex ).

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Pregunta 74 de 116

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Selecciona la opción correcta de los menús desplegables para completar el texto.

( Short-term memory, Long-term memory ) involves quick bursts of action potentials in the limbic system, and ( long-term memory, short-term memory ) resides in the cerebral cortex and involves permanent changes in neurons and synapses.

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Pregunta 75 de 116

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Selecciona la opción correcta de los menús desplegables para completar el texto.

Short-term memory is associated with the ( (1) limbic system, (1) cerebral cortex, (1) hypothalamus ), whereas long-term meory is associated with the ( (2) cerebral cortex, (2) limbic system, (2) hypothalamus ).

Explicación

Pregunta 76 de 116

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The coordination necessary for a musician to play the piano depends on control exerted by the

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Thalamus
Cerebral cortex
Medulla oblongata
Cerebellum

Explicación

Pregunta 77 de 116

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Which part of the brain is responsible for regulating the heart and respiratory rates and blood pressure?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Cerebral cortex
Thalamus
Cerebellum
Medulla oblongata

Explicación

Pregunta 78 de 116

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Which of the following are associated with storage of long-term memory?

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

The limbic system
Permanent changes in neurons
The formation of new synapses
The cerebral cortex

Explicación

Pregunta 79 de 116

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Some of the functions of the hypothalamus are the regulation of breast milk, carbohydrate metabolism, and temperature control.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

VERDADERO
FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 80 de 116

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Conscious thought is associated wiht the cerebellum.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

VERDADERO
FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 81 de 116

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Selecciona la opción correcta del menú desplegable para completar el texto.

Psychoactive drugs are characterized by the fact that they alter ( levels of neurotransmitters, the amplitude of action potentials, the travel speed of action potentials ).

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Pregunta 82 de 116

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Selecciona la opción correcta del menú desplegable para completar el texto.

The ( cerebellum, thalamus, pons, occipital lobe, medulla oblongata ) coordinates antagonistic muscle movements.

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Pregunta 83 de 116

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Which of the following parts of the brain effectively links the nervous system and the endocrine system?

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Cerebellum
Hypothalamus
Medulla oblongata
Cerebral cortex

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Pregunta 84 de 116

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Rods and cones are the photoreceptors of the eye.

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Pregunta 85 de 116

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The choroid is the tough layer that forms the "white" of the eye.

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Pregunta 86 de 116

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The ( lens, cornea, vitreous humor, optic nerve ) changes shape to focus light on the retina.

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Pregunta 87 de 116

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What is the opening that allows light into the interior of the eye?

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Sclera
Pupil
Optic nerve
Retina

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Pregunta 88 de 116

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Both the lens and the cornea are involved in focusing light.

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Pregunta 89 de 116

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As humans age, their ability to focus on nearby objects deteoriates. This is the result of

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Stiffening of the lens and loss of accommodation capability
The loss of rods and cones
Changing shape of the eyeball
Increased viscosity of the aqueous and vitreous humor

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Pregunta 90 de 116

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This is the path of light through the eye:
1. ( 1. Cornea, 1. Aqueous humor, 1. Pupil, 1. Lens, 1. Vitreous humor, 1. Retina )
2. ( 2. Aqueous humor, 2. Cornea, 2. Pupil, 2. Lens, 2. Vitreous humor, 2. Retina )
3. ( 3. Pupil, 3. Cornea, 3. Aqueous humor, 3. Lens, 3. Vitreous humor, 3. Retina )
4. ( 4. Lens, 4. Cornea, 4. Aqueous humor, 4. Pupil, 4. Vitreous humor, 4. Retina )
5. ( 5. Vitreous humor, 5. Cornea, 5. Aqueous humor, 5. Pupil, 5. Lens, 5. Retina )
6. ( 6. Retina, 6. Cornea, 6. Aqueous humor, 6. Pupil, 6. Lens, 6. Vitreous humor )

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Pregunta 91 de 116

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The retina regulates the amount of light entering the eye.

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Pregunta 92 de 116

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Lasik treatment functions to improve eyesight by changing the shape of the cornea.

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FALSO

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Pregunta 93 de 116

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The "blind spot" is associated with the...

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Vitreous humor
Choroid
Lens
Optic disk

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Pregunta 94 de 116

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The primary function of the ( Inner ear, Middle ear, Outer ear ) is amplifying sound waves.

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Pregunta 95 de 116

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The following sequence is the pathway by which soundwaves travel through the ear:

1. ( 1. External auditory canal, 1. Eardrum, 1. Oval window, 1. Cochlea )
2. ( 2. External auditory canal, 2. Eardrum, 2. Oval window, 2. Cochlea )
3. ( 3. External auditory canal, 3. Eardrum, 3. Oval window, 3. Cochlea )
4. ( 4. External auditory canal, 4. Eardrum, 4. Oval window, 4. Cochlea )

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Pregunta 96 de 116

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The part of the ear involved with the sense of equilibrium or balance is the

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Semiciccular canals only
Vestibule and semicircular canals
Cochlea
Vestibule only

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Pregunta 97 de 116

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1. The auditory nerve is located in the ( 1. Inner ear, 1. Middle ear, 1. Outer ear ).
2. The ( 2. Inner ear, 2. Middle ear, 2. Outer ear ) is the site of the vestibular canal and the tympanic canal.
3. Sound waves moving through the ( 3. Outer ear, 3. Middle ear, 3. Inner ear ) hit the tympanic membrane.
4. The air-filled chamber in the temporal lobe that contains three small bones is located in the ( 4. Middle ear, 4. Inner ear, 4. Outer ear ).

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Pregunta 98 de 116

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Label the following parts of the eye.

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Lens","x":1.869,"y":22.9862},{"id":19827697,"answer":"2. Optic nerve","x":1.869,"y":22.9862},{"id":19827698,"answer":"2. Vitreous humoro","x":1.869,"y":22.9862},{"id":19827699,"answer":"2. Retina","x":1.869,"y":22.9862}],"1.869_30.9758":[{"id":19827700,"answer":"3. Ciliary body","x":1.869,"y":30.9758},{"id":19827701,"answer":"3. Ligament","x":1.869,"y":30.9758},{"id":19827702,"answer":"3. Aqueous humor","x":1.869,"y":30.9758},{"id":19827703,"answer":"3. Cornea","x":1.869,"y":30.9758},{"id":19827704,"answer":"3. Iris","x":1.869,"y":30.9758},{"id":19827705,"answer":"3. Lens","x":1.869,"y":30.9758},{"id":19827706,"answer":"3. Optic nerve","x":1.869,"y":30.9758},{"id":19827707,"answer":"3. Vitreous humor","x":1.869,"y":30.9758},{"id":19827708,"answer":"3. Retina","x":1.869,"y":30.9758}],"1.869_68.4348":[{"id":19827709,"answer":"4. Ciliary body","x":1.869,"y":68.4348},{"id":19827710,"answer":"4. Ligament","x":1.869,"y":68.4348},{"id":19827711,"answer":"4. Aqueous humor","x":1.869,"y":68.4348},{"id":19827712,"answer":"4. Cornea","x":1.869,"y":68.4348},{"id":19827713,"answer":"4. Iris","x":1.869,"y":68.4348},{"id":19827714,"answer":"4. Lens","x":1.869,"y":68.4348},{"id":19827715,"answer":"4. Optic nerve","x":1.869,"y":68.4348},{"id":19827716,"answer":"4. Vitreous humor","x":1.869,"y":68.4348},{"id":19827717,"answer":"4. Retina","x":1.869,"y":68.4348}],"2.73231_77.6031":[{"id":19827718,"answer":"5. Ciliary body","x":2.73231,"y":77.6031},{"id":19827719,"answer":"5. Ligament","x":2.73231,"y":77.6031},{"id":19827720,"answer":"5. Aqueous humor","x":2.73231,"y":77.6031},{"id":19827721,"answer":"5. Iris","x":2.73231,"y":77.6031},{"id":19827722,"answer":"5. Lens","x":2.73231,"y":77.6031},{"id":19827723,"answer":"5. Cornea","x":2.73231,"y":77.6031},{"id":19827724,"answer":"5. Optic nerve","x":2.73231,"y":77.6031},{"id":19827725,"answer":"5. Vitreous humor","x":2.73231,"y":77.6031},{"id":19827726,"answer":"5. 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Lens","x":2.15677,"y":85.9856},{"id":19827733,"answer":"6. Optic nerve","x":2.15677,"y":85.9856},{"id":19827734,"answer":"6. Vitreous humor","x":2.15677,"y":85.9856},{"id":19827735,"answer":"6. Retina","x":2.15677,"y":85.9856}],"69.4949_77.0792":[{"id":19827745,"answer":"8. Ciliary body","x":69.4949,"y":77.0792},{"id":19827746,"answer":"8. Ligament","x":69.4949,"y":77.0792},{"id":19827747,"answer":"8. Aqueous humor","x":69.4949,"y":77.0792},{"id":19827748,"answer":"8. Cornea","x":69.4949,"y":77.0792},{"id":19827749,"answer":"8. Iris","x":69.4949,"y":77.0792},{"id":19827750,"answer":"8. Lens","x":69.4949,"y":77.0792},{"id":19827751,"answer":"8. Optic nerve","x":69.4949,"y":77.0792},{"id":19827752,"answer":"8. Retina","x":69.4949,"y":77.0792},{"id":19827753,"answer":"8. Vitreous humor","x":69.4949,"y":77.0792}],"69.4949_86.3785":[{"id":19827754,"answer":"9. Ciliary body","x":69.4949,"y":86.3785},{"id":19827755,"answer":"9. Ligament","x":69.4949,"y":86.3785},{"id":19827756,"answer":"9. Aqueous humor","x":69.4949,"y":86.3785},{"id":19827757,"answer":"9. Cornea","x":69.4949,"y":86.3785},{"id":19827758,"answer":"9. Iris","x":69.4949,"y":86.3785},{"id":19827759,"answer":"9. Lens","x":69.4949,"y":86.3785},{"id":19827760,"answer":"9. Optic nerve","x":69.4949,"y":86.3785},{"id":19827761,"answer":"9. Retina","x":69.4949,"y":86.3785},{"id":19827762,"answer":"9. Vitreous humor","x":69.4949,"y":86.3785}]}

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Pregunta 99 de 116

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Label the parts of the ear.

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Pregunta 100 de 116

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In both Type I and Type II diabetes, glucose levels remain higher than normal.

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FALSO

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Pregunta 101 de 116

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Insulin helps regulate blood sugar at homeostatic levels by activating hormone production in the posterior pituitary gland.

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VERDADERO
FALSO

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Pregunta 102 de 116

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Both glucagon and insulin are produced by the pancreas and they regulate blood glucose levels. ( (1) Glucagon, (1) Insulin ) increases blood glucose by stimulating the release of glucose from glycogen, and ( (2) insulin, (2) glucagon ) decreases it by promoting the uptake of glucose by cells.

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Pregunta 103 de 116

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Select the following TRUE statements abou the functions of hormones.

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Hormones affect energy utilization.
Hormones influence protein synthesis.
Hormones can affect the activities of the plasma membrane.
Hormones may be involved in secretory activity.

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Pregunta 104 de 116

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If the level of calcium in the blood falls below the homeostatic level, ....

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Parathormone levels in the body would increase.
Parathormone levels in the body would decrease.
The secretion of calcitonin would increase.
Bones would begin to store more calcium.

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Pregunta 105 de 116

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You just ate about half of your birthday cake. As a result, your glucose ( (1) increases, (1) decreases ), insulin ( (2) increases, (2) decreases ), and glucagon ( (3) decreases, (3) increases ).

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Pregunta 106 de 116

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The ( hypothalamus, thalamus, thyroid gland ) controls hormone release by both the anterior pituitary and the posterior pituitary.

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Pregunta 107 de 116

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Releasing hormones are secreted from the neurosecretory cells in the hypothalamus directly onto the endocrine cells in the anterior pituitary.

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Pregunta 108 de 116

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FSH promotes sperm production and promotes egg development.

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FALSO

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Pregunta 109 de 116

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Select the following statements that are true about LH.

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Promotes sperm production
Stimulates testes to produce androgens
Promotes egg development
Induces ovulation
Stimulates ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone

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Pregunta 110 de 116

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FSH is produced in the ( (1) anterior pituitary, (1) posterior pituitary ), and LH is produced in the ( (2) anterior pituitary, (2) posterior pituitary ).

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Pregunta 111 de 116

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Calcitonin stimulates osteoclasts to break down bone.

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Pregunta 112 de 116

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The parathyroid gland stimulates parathyroid hormone (PTH) when there is low blood Ca2+.

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Pregunta 113 de 116

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The thymus slowly grows with age.

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Pregunta 114 de 116

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The gonads produce ( gametes, melatonin, thymosins ).

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Pregunta 115 de 116

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The pineal gland is part of the diencephalon.

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	Creado por Hannah Erickson hace más de 6 años

Test sobre BIOL 108 Exam 4 Study Quiz, creado por Hannah Erickson el 17/11/2017.

BIOL 108 Exam 4 Study Quiz

BIOL 108 Exam 4 Study Quiz

Pregunta 1 de 116

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Pregunta 2 de 116

Select the following term(s) that can be measured using a spirometer.

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Pregunta 3 de 116

The two hormones that regulate blood calcium levels are calcitonin and thyroxine (T3/T4).

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Pregunta 4 de 116

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Pregunta 5 de 116

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Label the following highlighted elements of this diagram.

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Pregunta 6 de 116

Hormones will have a stronger effect on the body whehn they are more abundant or when there are more receptors for that hormone.

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Pregunta 7 de 116

Type II diabetes is an autoimmune disorder in which the pancreatic cells that produce insulin are destroyed, which causes a lack of insulin production; it can be corrected with insulin shots.

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Pregunta 8 de 116

The endocrine system has certain characteristics that set it apart from the nervous system. Which characteristics are typical of the endocrine system, but NOT the nervous system?

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Pregunta 9 de 116

Which of the following events associated with the transmission of an impulse across a synapse occurs last?

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Pregunta 10 de 116

The central nervous system is composed of

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Pregunta 11 de 116

Breathing in carbon monoxide can cause health problems because

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Pregunta 12 de 116

Caffeine affects the nervous system by

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Pregunta 13 de 116

Physicians recommend that people breathe through their noses instead of their mouths. Which of the following occurs as air is drawn into the blood through the nose?

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Pregunta 14 de 116

Neurons store neurotransmitters in vesicles located within

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Pregunta 15 de 116

As you exhale, the diaphragm

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Pregunta 16 de 116

Where does the cerebral cortex dedicate the most space to processing sensory input from?

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Pregunta 17 de 116

If you consume caffeine daily for weeks at a time, its effects on your nervous system are reduced because

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Pregunta 18 de 116

Which of the following is NOT an endocrine gland?

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Pregunta 19 de 116

Select the following true statements regarding the effect of smoking on the respiratory system:

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Pregunta 20 de 116

Steroid hormones differ from non-steroid hormones in that steroid hormones...

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