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Exam 3: BIOS 252/ BIOS252 (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab Guide| Q/A | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Answers) -Chamberlain QUESTION Describe the functions of each of the brain lobes Answer: Frontal lobe: -Voluntary motor functions, motivation, foresight, planning, memory, mood, emotion, social judgment, and aggression Parietal lobe: -Integrates general senses, taste, and some visual information Occipital lobe: -Primary visual center of brain Temporal lobe: -Functions in hearing, smell, learning, memory, and some aspects of vision and emotion QUESTION Describe the function of the lens Answer: Changes shape to help focus light onto the retina QUESTION define adaptation Answer: If a stimulus is prolonged, firing of the neuron gets slower over time QUESTION define modality Answer: Type of stimulus or sensation it produces QUESTION define transduction Answer: the conversion of one form of energy to another QUESTION define perception Answer: How the brain interprets a sense is how the stimulus is perceived QUESTION Compare between the action of a steroidal and non steroidal hormones Answer: Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (SAIDs): -Inhibit inflammation by blocking release of arachidonic acid from plasma membrane and inhibit synthesis of eicosanoids Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs): -Do not affect lipoxygenase function or leukotriene production -Useful in treatment of fever and thrombosis -Inhibit prostaglandin and thromboxane synthesis QUESTION Describe the function of the growth hormone Answer: -Widespread tissue growth, especially in liver, bone, cartilage, muscle, and fat -Stimulates mitosis and cellular differentiation QUESTION List and describe the photoreceptors Answer: Rods: sense different shades of gray; Responsible for night (scotopic) vision Cones: The cone shaped cells sense color, responsible for color, or day vision QUESTION List all the primary endocrine glands in the human body Answer: -pineal gland -pancreas -thyroid gland

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Examl 3:l BIOSl 252/l BIOS252l (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Anatomyl andl
Physiologyl IIl withl Labl Guide|l Q/Al |l
Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl
Answers)l -Chamberlain

Q:l Describel thel functionsl ofl eachl ofl thel brainl lobes

Answer:
Frontall lobe:
-Voluntaryl motorl functions,l motivation,l foresight,l planning,l memory,l mood,l emotion,l
sociall judgment,l andl aggression
Parietall lobe:
-Integratesl generall senses,l taste,l andl somel visuall information
Occipitall lobe:
-Primaryl visuall centerl ofl brain
Temporall lobe:
-Functionsl inl hearing,l smell,l learning,l memory,l andl somel aspectsl ofl visionl andl emotion




Q:l Describel thel functionl ofl thel lens

Answer:
Changesl shapel tol helpl focusl lightl ontol thel retina




Q:l definel adaptation

,Answer:
Ifl al stimulusl isl prolonged,l firingl ofl thel neuronl getsl slowerl overl time




Q:l definel modality

Answer:
Typel ofl stimulusl orl sensationl itl produces




Q:l definel transduction

Answer:
thel conversionl ofl onel forml ofl energyl tol another




Q:l definel perception

Answer:
Howl thel brainl interpretsl al sensel isl howl thel stimulusl isl perceived




Q:l Comparel betweenl thel actionl ofl al steroidall andl nonl steroidall hormones

Answer:
Steroidall anti-inflammatoryl drugsl (SAIDs):
-Inhibitl inflammationl byl blockingl releasel ofl arachidonicl acidl froml plasmal membranel
andl inhibitl synthesisl ofl eicosanoids
Nonsteroidall anti-inflammatoryl drugsl (NSAIDs):
-Dol notl affectl lipoxygenasel functionl orl leukotrienel production

, -Usefull inl treatmentl ofl feverl andl thrombosis
-Inhibitl prostaglandinl andl thromboxanel synthesis




Q:l Describel thel functionl ofl thel growthl hormone

Answer:
-Widespreadl tissuel growth,l especiallyl inl liver,l bone,l cartilage,l muscle,l andl fat
-Stimulatesl mitosisl andl cellularl differentiation




Q:l Listl andl describel thel photoreceptors

Answer:
Rods:l sensel differentl shadesl ofl gray;l Responsiblel forl nightl (scotopic)l vision
Cones:l Thel conel shapedl cellsl sensel color,l responsiblel forl color,l orl dayl vision




Q:l Listl alll thel primaryl endocrinel glandsl inl thel humanl body

Answer:
-pineall gland
-pancreas
-thyroidl gland
-parathyroidl glands
-adrenall glands




Q:l Describel thel pineall gland

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