Unit 4 Review
The structure that overlies the organ of Corti is the
Tectorial membrane
The auditory cortex is located in the...
Temporal lobe
Sensory information is processed and relayed to the cerebrum by the...
Thalamus
The _____ filters and relays sensory information to the cerebral cortex
Thalamus
Chapter 13
The Brain and Cranial Nerves
Chapter 26
The Reproductive System
Chapter 15
The Special Senses
Chapter 24
The Urinary System
Sound waves are converted into mechanical movements by the...
Tympanic membrane
The ciliary muscle contracts to...
adjust the shape of the lens for close vision
Overseeing the postural muscles of the body and making rapid adjustments to maintain balance and equilibrium are functions of the...
Cerebellum
Damage to ependymal cells would most likely affect the...
formation of cerebrospinal fluid
The external ear ends at the...
tympanic membrane (ear drum)
The auditory ossicles connect the...
tympanic membrane to the oval window
A healthy adult produces how much urine per day?
1200mL
A ray of light entering the eye will encounter these structures in what order?
1. Cornea 2. Aqueous humor 3. lens 4. Vitreous body 5. Retina 6. Choroid CALVRC
Which of these is correctly matched with it's location?
1. Falx cerebri; between cerebral hemispheres 2. Tentorium cerebelli; between cerebral hemispheres and cerebellum 3. Falx cerebelli; between cerebellar hemispheres 4. dural venous sinuses; large collecting veins located within the dural folds ALL OF THE ABOVE
Which of the following is not true of the vascular layer of the eye?
1. Provides a route for blood vessels and lymphatics that supply tissues of the eye 2. Regulates the amount of light entering the eye 3. secretes and reabsorbs the aqueous humor 4. controls the shape of the lens 5. contains photorecptors
What is the functions of cerebrospinal fluid?
1. Provides cushioning for delicate neural tissues 2. Provides buoyant support for the brain 3. Acts as a transport medium for nutrients 4. Acts as a transport medium for waste productions
What are the functions of the nervous system?
1. Sense the internal and external environments 2. integrate sensory information 3. Coordinate voluntary and involuntary activities 4. Control peripheral effecters (i.e. glands)
Which statement is true about the vagina?
1. Serves as a passageway for the elimination of menstral fluids 2. Receives the penis during coitus 3. Holds spermatozoa prior to their passage to the uterus 4. forms lower portion of the birth canal 5. All of the above
What are the functions of the Neuroglia?
1. Support 2. Phagocytosis 3. Secretion of cerebrospinal fluid 4. Maintenance of blood-brain barrier
All of the following helps directly protect the brain except...
1. The blood-brain barrier 2. the bones of the skull 3. the cranial meninges 4. the CSF 5. The neural tube
What is the ears anatomical sequence?
1. Tympanum 2. Malleus 3. Incus 4. Stapes 5. Oval Window 6. Round Window
Which structure in the female reproductive system is lined with cilia?
1. Uterine Tube 2. Infundibulum 3. Ampulla 4. All of the above
All of the following are true of the fibrous layer of the eye except that it..
1. consists of the sclera, limbus, and cornea 2. provides mechanical support and some protection for the eye 3. produces aqueous humor 4. contributes substantial focusing power 5. is where extrinsic eye muscles are
The neural layer contains all of the following except...
1. ganglion cells 2. photoreceptor cells 3. supporting cells 4. photoreceptor rods 5. Blood vessels
Which of the following descriptions best matches the term aqueous humor?
1. gelatinous fluid that fills posterior chamber 2. secreted in bright light 3. constantly produced and recycled 4. produced by lacrimal glands 5. surround the retina
What organs are apart of the urinary system?
1. kidney 2. urinary bladder 3. ureter 4. urethra
All of the following is a function of tears except
1. lubricated the eye 2. washes away debris 3. nourishes the cornea and conjunctiva 4. maintains acidic environment
Which of the following is a function of the urinary system?
1. regulates plasma concentrations of electrolytes 2. regulates blood volume 3. contributes to stabilizing blood pH 4. eliminates organic waste products 5. All of the above
Flow of newly produced urine
1. renal papilla 2. minor calyx 3. major calyx 4. renal pelvis 5. ureter RMMRU
Taste receptors are distributed in which of the following places?
1. surface of epiglottis 2. surface of the tongue 3. portions of the pharynx 4. ALL OF THE ABOVE
The main organs of the female reproductive tract include:
1. vagina 2. Urethra 3. Ovaries 4. Mammary glands 5. All of the above
How many cranial nerve pairs are there?
12
The space between the cornea and the iris is the...
Anterior chamber
The cells that cover the outer surfaces of CNS capillaries to create the blood-brain barrier
Astrocytes
The largest and most numerous neuroglia in the CNS that absorb and recycle neurotransmitters are the
Astrocytes
Many medications introduced into the bloodstream cannot directly affect the neurons of the CNS because
Astrocytes isolate the CNS by forming a blood-brain barrier
Vibrations received by the tympanic membrane are transferred to the oval window by the...
Auditory ossicles
What nervous system provides involuntary regulation of smooth muscle, cardia muscle, and glandular activity
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
What is the plasma membrane of an axon?
Axolemma
The axon is connected to the cell body at the...
Axon hillock
The structure that supports the organ of Corti is the
Basilar membrane
Which of the following descriptions best matches the term stereocilia
Bending these procedures receptor potential in hair cells
The neural tissue is isolated from the general circulation by the...
Blood-brain barrier
The abnormality that develops when a lens loses its transparency is known as...
Cataracts
What nervous system is composed of the brain and spinal cord?
Central Nervous System (CNS)
A cortex is found on the surface of both the...
Cerebellum and cerebral hemispheres
The third and fourth ventricles are linked by a slander canal designated as the...
Cerebral aqueduct
The highest levels of information processing occur in the...
Cerebrum
Which type of synapse is most common in the nervous system?
Chemical
What structure change the shape of the lens for far and near vision?
Ciliary body
Photoreceptors that convey our ability to see color
Cones
The ____ covers most of the exposed surface of the eye
Conjunctiva
____ or pinkeye; damage to or irritation of the conjunctival surface
Conjunctivitis
The transparent portion of the fibrous plate is the...
Cornea
Olfactory organs are located in the nasal cavity inferior to the perforated bony structure known as the...
Cribriform plate
Which of the following lies between the cerebrum and the brainstem?
Diencephalon
The condition called ____ is characterized by painful or difficult urination. This condition can be due to pathologic or benign causes
Dysuria
_______ line the brain ventricles and spinal canal
Ependymal cells
The organ that monitors and adjusts the composition of tubular fluid, recycles damaged spermatozoa, and is the site of sperm maturation is the
Epididymis
The formal term for the sense of gravity, rotation , and linear acceleration is the sense of
Equilibrium
The outermost layer of the kidney is the
Fibrous capsule
The ventricle associated with the pons and upper medulla is the
Fourth
An area of the retina that contains only cones and is the site for the sharpest vision is the...
Fovea centralis
Neuron cell bodies in the PNS are clustered together in masses called
Ganglia
Which of the following are NOT types of neuroglia?
Interneurons
Regions of the CNS where neuron cell bodies dominate constitute the ____matter
Gray
The sense of taste is also known as...
Gustation
A person suffering from___ can see distant objects more clearly than those that are close
Hyperopia (Farsighted)
The cranial nerves that innervate the extraocular muscles are...
III.IV.VI
The part of the eye that determines eye color is the...
Iris
After suffering a stroke. Mary finds that she cannot move her RIGHT arm. This would suggest that the stroke damage is in the area of the ___ lobe
Left frontal
The control of heart rate and blood pressure is based in the....
Medulla oblongata
Autonomic centers that control blood pressure, heart rate, and digestion are located in the...
Medulla oblongata
The cardiovascular reflexes are based in the...
Medulla oblongata
____ is the process of sloughing off the old functional layer of the endometrium
Mentration
Small, wandering cells that engulf cell debris and pathogens in the CNS are called...
Microglia
The smallest neuroglia of the CNS that act as phagocytes are the...
Microglia
A person suffering from___can see objects that are close, but distant objects appear blurred
Myopia (nearsighted)
What is the basic functional unit of the nervous system?
Neuron
The visual cortex is located in the...
Occipital lobe
Olfactory receptors send axons through the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone. Those axons synapse on neurons in the...
Olfactory bulb
The myelin sheath that covers may CNS axons is formed by...
Oligodendrocytes
The middle ear communicates with the nasopharynx through the...
Pharyngotympanic tube (eustachian tube)
The visual receptors of the retina are called...
Photoreceptors
What structure is covered by many blood vessels and adheres tightly to the surface of the brain....
Pia Mater
The layer of the meninges that closely follows every gyrus and sulcus is the...
Pia mater
Damage to the somatic motor association area of the frontal lobe would interfere with the ability to...
Play piano
The surface of the postcentral gyrus contains the ___ cortex
Primary sensory
What is the function of gonads?
Produce gametes and produce hormones
__________ monitor the position of the skeletal muscles and joints?
Proprioceptors
Photoreceptor cells that are most useful in dim light
Rods
The neurilemma of axons in the peripheral nervous system is formed by
Schwann cells
A glomerulus is
a knot of capillaries within the renal corpuscle
What nervous system controls the skeletal muscles?
Somatic Nervous System (SNS)
Which of the following descriptions best matches the term otoliths
Tiny weights necessary for the static sense of equilibrium
Urine is carries to the urinary bladder by
Ureters
Urine is temporarily stored in the...
Urinary bladder
The organ that provides mechanical protection and nutritional support for developing embryo
Uterus
Chambers within the brain that contain cerebrospinal fluid
Ventricles
The gelatinous material found in the posterior cavity is the...
Vitreous humor
Regions of the CNS with an abundance of myelinated axons constitute the ____matter
White
The main portion of the uterus is called the
body
Which of the following glands secretes a fluid that lubricates the tip of the penis?
bulbourethral gland
The afferent arteriole in the kidney...
carries blood to the glomerulus
Pupillary muscles are controlled by the ANS. Parasympathetic activation causes pupillary____, and sympathetic activation causes___.
constriction;dilation
A sudden rise of room brightness would cause...
contraction of the pupillary constrictor muscles with decrease in pupil size
What is a barrier method of birth control?
diaphragm
The organ that carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra is the
ductus deferens
The _____ is the inner lining of the uterus
endometrium
Another term for vulva is...
female external genitalia
The cornea is part of the...
fibrous layer
The _____ fingerlike projections that capture the freshly ovulated ovum
fimbriae
The prominent indentation of the medial surface of the kidney is the...
hilum
The special type of cell division required to produce gametes is called
meiosis
Basilar membrane
moves up and down when the stapes moves back and forth
The thick muscular layer of the uterus is the
myomentrium
The functional unit of the kidney is the
nephron
The ____ ear collects sound waves and transmits them to the ___ ear, which contain auditory ossicles
outer;middle
The _____ is the outer lining of the uterus
perimetrium
Sperm are moved along the ductus deferens by
peristaltic contractions
The primary motor cortex (motor strip) is the surface of the...
precentral gyrus
The glomerular capsule and the glomerulus make up the...
renal corpuscle
The opening in the iris through which light passes is the..
pupil
The cavity of the kidney that receives urine from the calyces is called the
renal pelvis
When you spin quickly, you may feel dizzy. Which component of the inner ear generates the sensations that can lead to this feeling?
semicircular canal
Sperm production occurs in the
seminiferous tubules
Sperm develop from stem cells called..
spermatogonia
The process of spermatogenesis produces...
spermatozoa
The site of intercellular communication between neurons is the...
synapse
Axons terminate in a series of fine extensions known as...
telodendria
The male gonad is called a
testis
The ureters and urinary bladder are lined by ___ epithelum
transitional
The tough fibrous capsule that surrounds the testis is called the
tunica albuginea
Neurotransmitter for release is stored in synaptic...
vesicles
