Intro A & P Test 3

The scientific name for a nerve cell is..?

The sheath around some neuron fibers that aids in regeneration (healing)

A nerve containing both afferent and efferent fibers

A nerve containing only afferent fibers

A nerve containing only efferent fibers

The voluntary nervous system controls

Fibers that carry impulses toward the neuron cell body are called

A _____ is a bundle of neuron fibers within the central nervous system

A _____ is a bunch of neuron cell bodies within the central nervous system

A _____ is a bundle of neuron fibers in the PNS

A _____ is a bunch of neuron cell bodies in the PNS

The (spider) web-like middle meningeal layer

The inner meningeal layer containing pain nerve endings and blood vessels

An elevated portion of the cerebral cortex

A shallow groove in the surface of the cerebral cortex

A deep groove in the cerebral cortex

The largest part of the brain

The part of the brain with a name meaning “little brain”

The region of the diencephalon that acts as a relay center for sensory stimuli

The region of the diencephalon that helps maintain homeostasis

The region of the diencephalon that deals with emotions

The nerve (name and number) that carries visual impulses from the eye to the brain

The lobe of the brain that interprets vision

The lobe of the brain that interprets hearing

Impulses for the sense of taste travel to the

Impulses for the olfactory sense travels to the _____ lobe

A vision receptor that is sensitive to color (and requires more light)

A vision receptor that is sensitive to dim light and only detects black and white

The watery fluid that fills much of the eyeball in front of the crystalline lens

The thick fluid that fills much of the eyeball behind the crystalline lens and is irreplaceable is called_____.

The scientific name for the tear glands

The scientific name for the tear duct from the eye to the nose

The scientific name for the corner of the eye (inner and outer)

Another name for the projecting part, or auricle, of the ear (holds my hat up)

The branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve that carries hearing impulses

The branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve that carries balance impulses

Alterations in the lens shape to allow for near or far vision is called

The iris is a/an _____ muscle of the eye

The ciliary body is a/an _____ muscle of the eye

There are 6 _____ muscles of the eye

The gland in the neck whose hormone increases the metabolic rate

The 4 small endocrine glands in the neck which help control calcium levels in the blood

The main hormone of the adrenal gland that raises blood pressure and increases the heart rate, and dilates bronchial tubes is called _____.

A gland that produces the hormone that lowers blood glucose levels (makes the cell membrane permeable to glucose)

The endocrine gland that controls many other endocrine glands using tropic hormones

The small gland posterior to the thalamus, which helps control sleep

The endocrine gland in the chest playing a vital role in the immune system

The portion of the pregnant uterus that secretes hormones

The building blocks of growth hormone (a protein) are

_____ produces estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone in women

_____ produces estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone in men

How does insulin affect the cell membrane

How does insulin affect blood sugar?

Diabetes insipidus results in too much _____ production.

The system that reverses the fight-flight-freeze response

The system that starts the fight-flight-freeze response

The portion of the cerebral cortex where the sense of touch is interpreted

The scientific name for nearsightedness, in which the focal point is in front of the retina and distant objects appear blurred

The visual defect caused by irregularity in the curvature of the lens or cornea

A nerve cell (neuron) fiber that carries impulses away from the cell body.

The structural division of the nervous system that includes the brain

The fatty material that covers some axons is called

The spinal nerves are part of the _____ nervous system

Cranial nerves are part of the _____ nervous system

An individual subdivision of the cerebrum that regulates specific functions

Damage to brain tissue caused by a blood clot, ruptured vessel, or embolism

Bleeding between the dura mater and the skull (above the dura mater)

Bleeding between the dura mater and the brain (below the dura mater)

The scientific name for the disorder in which light rays are not bent sharply enough to focus on the retina when viewing close objects

The innermost coat of the eye, the nervous tissue layer that includes the receptors for the sense of vision

The middle coat of the eye

The outermost coat (layer) of the eye

The structure that alters the shape of the lens for accommodation

The structure that alters the size of the pupil

The jelly-like material located behind the crystalline lens that maintains the spherical shape of the eyeball

A hormone that stimulates the outer portion of the adrenal gland

A disease in which insulin function is abnormally low

The cell organelle that builds growth hormone (a protein)

Polyuria and polydipsia are common symptoms of both _____ and _____.

Which hormone secreted from the posterior pituitary that is involved in water balance

The structural divisions of the nervous system that includes the nerves and ganglia

The tough outer meningeal layer is the

The endocrine gland composed of a cortex and medulla, each with a specific function

A hormone that lowers the blood glucose level

What kind of physical energy is the eye detecting?

What is the advantage of having rods?

What is the bending of light called?

Which eye humor is involved with glaucoma?

What is the shape of the lens when looking at something near?

What is the shape of the lens when looking at something far?

A contact lens rests on the _____.

How many extrinsic eye muscles are there?

How many intrinsic eye muscles are there?

What substance fills the outer ear?

What substance fills the middle ear?

What substance fills the inner ear?

What is the disorder called when the middle ear is inflamed?

What symptom may a patient have if the inner ear is inflamed?

Exposure to what will cause permanent hearing loss?

Which cranial nerve (name and Roman numeral) carries both the senses of hearing and equilibrium to the brain?