EEOB 2520 Midterm Exam with
Complete Solutions
During the daytime Party Room, the reveling students heard sirens and ran outside to see a
large, blood-red fire engine with shiny trim. Which is the correct statement about these
students?
A. Their cones are more activated than their rods
B. Only their red cones are activated
C. Their saccule were not needed to get them there
D. Fluid in their semicircular canals is not moving Correct Ans-Their cones are more activated
than their rods
-Their saccule WERE needed to get them there, NOT only their red cones are activated, Fluid in
their semicircular canals IS moving
Which is the correct statement about our sensory systems?
A. Injection of a green agonist into a red-green colorblind person will improve his ability see
B. The utricle provides additional information about gravity
C. Rods are less impacted by a photon than cones D. Biting the right side of your tongue would
be registered in the left cerebellum Correct Ans-The utricle provides additional information
about gravity
-Injection of a green agonist into a red-green colorblind person will NOT improve his ability see,
Rods are MORE EASILY impacted by a photon than cones, Biting the right side of your tongue
would be registered in the left CEREBRUM
Light entering the eye impacts (as in touches) the
,A. Afferent neurons first
B. Receptors first
C. Afferent neurons and receptors simultaneously
D. Actually, light does not truly enter the eye Correct Ans-Afferent neurons first
When correctly referring to myofilaments, _____ should be grouped together because, during
contraction, they both experience ______ change in size
A. I band and A band - a
B. I band and H zone - a
C. H zone and M zone - no
D. H zone and A band - no Correct Ans-I band and H zone - a
Last December, the Horned-Frog fan developed cold-like symptoms (e.g., congested head, runny
nose) after being left out in the cold. A helpful Buckeye fan and former phys student helped him
out by correctly letting him know that the bad tastes he was experiencing were due to his cold.
The problem is because his taste is due to getting information ________ and ______ them in
the brain.
A. From multiple sources - distorting it
B. From multiple sources - integrating them
C. A single source - integrating them
D. A single source - distorting it Correct Ans-From multiple sources - integrating them
The semicircular canals contain ____ to cause the bending of _____
A. Water - stereocilia
B. Otoliths - stereocilia
,C. Water - saccules
D. Otoliths - Saccules Correct Ans-Water - stereocilia
A correct order of muscle components from outside towards further inside is
A. Myofibrils - myofibers - transverse tubules
B. Myofibers - myosin - sarcoplasmic reticulum
C. Sarcoplasmic reticulum - myofibrils - sarcomere
D. Sarcomere - myofibrils - actin Correct Ans-Sarcoplasmic reticulum - myofibrils - sarcomere
The transverse tubules are within the ____ and contain ___ fluid (i.e., is within the tubules)
A. Sarcoplasmic reticulum - intracellular
B. Myofiber - inracellular
C. Sarcoplasmic reticulum - interstitial
D. Myofiber - interstitial Correct Ans-Myofiber - interstitial
ATP binds to ___ and calcium binds to _____
A. Myosin - troponin
B. Myosin - tropomyosin
C. Actin - troponin
D. Actin - tropomyosin Correct Ans-Myosin - troponin
Trying to be helpful, Omar slapped the side of Kolin's face to kill a feasting mosquito. Kolin was
outraged by the force Oma used and slapped Omar's face exactly as hard as he had been hit.
Which is a correct statement about why Omar felt that Kolin hit him significantly harder than he
, had hit Kolin. Since Omar's brain knew he was going to hit Kolin_____ afferent neurons in his
slapping hand.
A. Some efferent neurons had hyperpolarized some of his.
B. Some of the seperate receptor cells were blocked from communicating with
C. Both statements are correct.
D. Neither statement is correct. Correct Ans-Some efferent neurons had hyperpolarized some
of his
To create the most craveable stick of bitter-sweet chocolate flavored gum (ie cannot wait to
start chewing another stick). researchers at Wrigleys Gum developed a gum that contains
agonists for which receptor(s)?
A. Bitter receptors
B. Sweet recepors
C. Umami receptors
D. All three receptors Correct Ans-All three receptors - bitter, sweet, umami
Unless a rainy day, Doug regularly wears his perscription sunglasses on his mountian-bike races
both in open terrain and on the darker wooded courses. Which is a correct statement about
Doug's eyes during the woods portion of his race?
A. The shape of his eyeball is within the adjustment range of his lens and cornea.
B. He will have an easier time distinguishing fellow racers based on their distinctly hued shirts.
C. Both statements are correct.
D. Neither statement is correct. Correct Ans-Neither statement is correct
-The shape of his eyeball is NOT within the adjustment range of his lens and cornea, He will
have a HARDER time distinguishing fellow racers based on their distinctly hued shirts
Complete Solutions
During the daytime Party Room, the reveling students heard sirens and ran outside to see a
large, blood-red fire engine with shiny trim. Which is the correct statement about these
students?
A. Their cones are more activated than their rods
B. Only their red cones are activated
C. Their saccule were not needed to get them there
D. Fluid in their semicircular canals is not moving Correct Ans-Their cones are more activated
than their rods
-Their saccule WERE needed to get them there, NOT only their red cones are activated, Fluid in
their semicircular canals IS moving
Which is the correct statement about our sensory systems?
A. Injection of a green agonist into a red-green colorblind person will improve his ability see
B. The utricle provides additional information about gravity
C. Rods are less impacted by a photon than cones D. Biting the right side of your tongue would
be registered in the left cerebellum Correct Ans-The utricle provides additional information
about gravity
-Injection of a green agonist into a red-green colorblind person will NOT improve his ability see,
Rods are MORE EASILY impacted by a photon than cones, Biting the right side of your tongue
would be registered in the left CEREBRUM
Light entering the eye impacts (as in touches) the
,A. Afferent neurons first
B. Receptors first
C. Afferent neurons and receptors simultaneously
D. Actually, light does not truly enter the eye Correct Ans-Afferent neurons first
When correctly referring to myofilaments, _____ should be grouped together because, during
contraction, they both experience ______ change in size
A. I band and A band - a
B. I band and H zone - a
C. H zone and M zone - no
D. H zone and A band - no Correct Ans-I band and H zone - a
Last December, the Horned-Frog fan developed cold-like symptoms (e.g., congested head, runny
nose) after being left out in the cold. A helpful Buckeye fan and former phys student helped him
out by correctly letting him know that the bad tastes he was experiencing were due to his cold.
The problem is because his taste is due to getting information ________ and ______ them in
the brain.
A. From multiple sources - distorting it
B. From multiple sources - integrating them
C. A single source - integrating them
D. A single source - distorting it Correct Ans-From multiple sources - integrating them
The semicircular canals contain ____ to cause the bending of _____
A. Water - stereocilia
B. Otoliths - stereocilia
,C. Water - saccules
D. Otoliths - Saccules Correct Ans-Water - stereocilia
A correct order of muscle components from outside towards further inside is
A. Myofibrils - myofibers - transverse tubules
B. Myofibers - myosin - sarcoplasmic reticulum
C. Sarcoplasmic reticulum - myofibrils - sarcomere
D. Sarcomere - myofibrils - actin Correct Ans-Sarcoplasmic reticulum - myofibrils - sarcomere
The transverse tubules are within the ____ and contain ___ fluid (i.e., is within the tubules)
A. Sarcoplasmic reticulum - intracellular
B. Myofiber - inracellular
C. Sarcoplasmic reticulum - interstitial
D. Myofiber - interstitial Correct Ans-Myofiber - interstitial
ATP binds to ___ and calcium binds to _____
A. Myosin - troponin
B. Myosin - tropomyosin
C. Actin - troponin
D. Actin - tropomyosin Correct Ans-Myosin - troponin
Trying to be helpful, Omar slapped the side of Kolin's face to kill a feasting mosquito. Kolin was
outraged by the force Oma used and slapped Omar's face exactly as hard as he had been hit.
Which is a correct statement about why Omar felt that Kolin hit him significantly harder than he
, had hit Kolin. Since Omar's brain knew he was going to hit Kolin_____ afferent neurons in his
slapping hand.
A. Some efferent neurons had hyperpolarized some of his.
B. Some of the seperate receptor cells were blocked from communicating with
C. Both statements are correct.
D. Neither statement is correct. Correct Ans-Some efferent neurons had hyperpolarized some
of his
To create the most craveable stick of bitter-sweet chocolate flavored gum (ie cannot wait to
start chewing another stick). researchers at Wrigleys Gum developed a gum that contains
agonists for which receptor(s)?
A. Bitter receptors
B. Sweet recepors
C. Umami receptors
D. All three receptors Correct Ans-All three receptors - bitter, sweet, umami
Unless a rainy day, Doug regularly wears his perscription sunglasses on his mountian-bike races
both in open terrain and on the darker wooded courses. Which is a correct statement about
Doug's eyes during the woods portion of his race?
A. The shape of his eyeball is within the adjustment range of his lens and cornea.
B. He will have an easier time distinguishing fellow racers based on their distinctly hued shirts.
C. Both statements are correct.
D. Neither statement is correct. Correct Ans-Neither statement is correct
-The shape of his eyeball is NOT within the adjustment range of his lens and cornea, He will
have a HARDER time distinguishing fellow racers based on their distinctly hued shirts
