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WorksheetsUnit 3 Chapter 7-9 Test Study Guide
Total questions: 124
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
1. What are the primary functions of the nervous system?
What are the organs that make up the CNS?
What is the function of the sensory division (afferent)?
What is the function of motor (efferent) division?
What does the somatic nervous system regulate?
What does the autonomic nervous system regulate?
What are the two subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system?
What is the function of the supporting cell (neuroglia): Astrocytes
What is the function of the supporting cell (neuroglia): Microglia
What is the function of the supporting cell (neuroglia): ependymal cells
What is the function of the supporting cell (neuroglia): oligodendrocytes
What are the two names of the supporting cells of the PNS?
What is the function of Schwann cells?
What is the function of satellite cells?
What is the structure of a neuron?
What is the function of a neuron?
to transmit information throughout the nervous system.
Whare are dendrites located?
What is the function of dendrites?
to receive signals from other neurons.
Where is the cell body located?
What is the function of a cell body?
Where is the axon hillock located?
Where is a axon located?
What is the function of myelin?
to insulate nerve fibers and increase the speed of electrical signal transmission.
Which cells form myelin sheaths in the CNS vs the PNS?
nuclei vs ganglia
tracts vs nerves (bundle of nerves)
white matter vs gray matter (CNS)
What are the three functional classifications of neurons?
Cognitive neurons, peripheral neurons, motor neurons
Reflex neurons, sensory neurons, motor neurons
Peripheral neurons, interneurons, sensory neurons
Distinguish between: Multipolar, bipolar and unipolar neurons
1. Describe the resting state of a neuron. Where is each ion most abundant? Is the membrane polarized or depolarized? What relevant ions is the membrane permeable and impermeable to?
1. Describe a graded potential.
a. How does a graded potential differ from an action potential?
What happens to the polarity of the membrane during a graded potential
How/when do graded potentials trigger an action potential? I
How does an action potential propagate down a neuron?
1. After an action potential is propagated, repolarization occurs. What does this mean?
What is the general structure of a synapse?
Describe how neurons communicate across a synapse.
What is a reflex?
Somatic reflex vs. autonomic reflex
Somatic reflexes are voluntary and involve skeletal muscles, while autonomic reflexes are involuntary and involve smooth muscles.
What are the four main regions of the brain?
What are the four main lobes of the brain?
Brainstem, cerebrum, cerebellum, frontal
Cerebellum
parietal, temporal, brainstem
Hippocampus
brainstem, occipital, cerebrum
Frontal, Parietal ,Temporal, Occipital
What functions is the cerebral cortex responsible for?
higher brain functions such as sensory perception, motor control, reasoning, language, and decision-making.
What is the general function of cerebral white matter and basal nuclei?
What are the three major structures of the diencephalon?
What is the of function of thalamus
What is the function f the hypothalamus?
What is the function of the epithalamus?
Location and function of the midbrain
Location and function of pons
Location and function of medulla oblongata
What is the function of the cerebellum?
1. What general function do the meninges play?
What is the structure of the layers of meninges in sequence
Where do you find cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and what function does it serve?
Describe the structure of a nerve, including the endoneurium, perineurium, and epineurium
What are spinal nerves? How many pairs are there?
Contrast the functions of the somatic, sympathetic, and parasympathetic nervous systems.
Describe the external anatomy of an eye
What is the function of the iris?
What is the function of the pupil
What is the function of the cornea?
What is the function of the sclera
Describe the accessory structures of the eye
The accessory structures of the eye are the eyelids, eyelashes, lacrimal apparatus, and conjunctiva
Describe the internal anatomy of the eye
What two main types of photoreceptors do human eyes possess?
Where with the eye are rods and cones found?
How many varieties of cones are there?
What colors do cones detect?
With knowledge of the anatomy of the eye, one can describe the sequence of structures light would encounter from the point it enters the eye to the point receptors detect it
1. How are changes in the lens, as a result of the ciliary bodies, used to focus on objects close or far away?
1. Describe the photopupillary reflex.
Describe and identify the anatomy of the ear,
Explain how sound is propagated to the cochlea
Understand how hearing is perceived within the cochlea.
1. Distinguish between the general meaning/effect of static vs dynamic equilibrium.
1. How do otoliths function for our sense of static equilibrium, and where are they found?
What is the cupula of a crista ampullaris?
1. where is cupula of a crista ampullaris found and how it functions to establish our sense of dynamic equilibrium.
1. What special senses use chemoreceptors?
What does “olfactory” refer to and what does an olfactory receptor sense?
Where are olfactory receptors located?
What are taste buds/gustatory hairs and where are they found?
1. What are the five basic taste receptors/sensations?
: Describe presbycusis, a type of sensorineural deafness
Describe the difference between myopia and hyperopia
1. What does astigmatism result from, and what effect does this have on vision?
Describe the general overarching function of the endocrine system
Compare and Contrast: Nervous system vs Endocrine system
1. What is a hormone?
a. Name/identify the two major chemical classifications of hormone.
a. What does a hormone’s “target cell” or “target organ” refer to?
in order for a target cell to respond to a hormone, what must that cell have present?
Describe three forms of endocrine gland stimuli
hormonal stimuli, humoral stimuli, and neural stimuli.
Environmental stimuli, hormonal stimuli, physical stimuli
Physical stimuli, humoral stimuli, neural stimuli
Chemical stimuli, environmental stimuli, neural stimuli
Identify the following major endocrine organs
Is the posterior pituitary truly an endocrine gland? Why?
What effect does drinking alcoholic beverages have on antidiuretic hormone (ADH), and in turn, the body as a whole
1. What is the function of releasing and inhibiting hormones produced and secreted by the hypothalamus?
1. Four of the hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary are “tropic hormones.” What does this mean?
1. Where hormone is produced by the pineal gland, and what function does it serve?
What three hormones are produced by the thyroid gland
Thyroxine , Triiodothyronine , Calcitonin
Adrenaline, Calcitonin, thyroxine
Insulin, cortisol, triiodothyronine
Cortisol, adrenaline, calcitonin
What hormone is produced by the parathyroid glands, and what function does it serve?
What hormone is produced by the thymus and what function does it serve?
1. What are the three groups of corticosteroids produced by the adrenal cortex?
a. Cortisol and cortisone represent another group of these corticosteroids: what functions do they serve?
What two hormones are released by the adrenal medulla, and what general functions do these play?
What hormones are produced by pancreatic islet cells and what function do they serve?
What groups of hormones are produced by the ovaries? By the testes?
What is the function of estrogen, progestogen and testosterone?
1. When is human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) produced during pregnancy, and what role does it play?
What hormone does an over-the-counter pregnancy test detect
Where is oxytocin released from?
Where is antidiuretic (ADH) released from?
Where is growth hormone released from and what is its function?
Where is prolactin released from and what is its function?
Where is follicle stimulating hormone released from and what is its function?
Where is luteinizing hormone released from and what is its function?
Where is thyrotropic hormone released an what is its function?
Where is the thyroid stimulating hormone released from and what is it function?
Function of primary somatic sensory area?
Function of primary motor area
Function of Broca area
Function of anterior association area
Function of posterior association area
