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Human Physiology (EEOB 2520) Exam
Questions With Verified Answers
Phys Phabs Phebe and Gracie were organizing some old images for the Microscopic Anatomy
(aka Histology) course when Phebe jumped. Presumably as a joke, someone had inserted a
picture of a viciously snarling bear. They quickly come to an agreement that if it had truly been a
bear, then Phebe would have decreased her ___ and increased her ___
A. Digestive activity-cardiac output
B. Pupil size-endocrine levels
C. Bronchiole contraction-digestive activity
D. Ability to intake oxygen-ability to read - Answers✔A. Digestive activity-cardiac output
The strength of a mechanical stimulus always determines the
A. Amount of lateral inhibition
B. Sensitivity of the receptive field
C. Amplitude of the resulting action potentials
D. Amount of Potassium influx - Answers✔A. Amount of lateral inhibition
The adrenal medulla releases ___ into the ___ fluid compartment
A. Amine neurotransmitters-largest
B. Peptide endocrines-smallest
C. Amine endocrines-smallest
D. Peptide neurotransmitters-largest - Answers✔C. Amine endocrines-smallest
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When considering together the process of lateral inhibition, mechanical lateral inhibition, and
inhibitory efferent neuron, you correctly recognize that ___ result in the inhibition of an afferent
neuron and that ___ result from a conscious action
A. Always all three of them-only one of them ever
B. Typically only two of them-only one of them ever
C. Always all three of them-regularly all three of them
D. Typically only two of them-regularly all three of them - Answers✔A. Always all three of
them-only one of them ever
The action of placing an ice pack on an area of damaged skin causes a change in the response
rate from which receptor?
A. Mechanoreceptor
B. Photoreceptor
C. Chemoreceptor
D. All three are correct - Answers✔A. Mechanoreceptor
Patient X has the atypical pathology of having a synapse in her parasympathetic pathway that
maintains an excess of neurotransmitter all of the time. Which is a correct statement about
Patient X?
A. Carefully controlled application of acetylcholine will resolve the problem
B. Her bronchioles will be maintained at a very wide diameter
C. She would have a delay in digesting her hospital meals
D. Her circulating epinephrine levels would not be elevated - Answers✔D. Her circulating
epinephrine levels would not be elevated
The strongest and best localized signal by the ___ will occur when ___ receptive fields are
activated
A. Cerebellum-small
B. Cerebrum-small
C. Cerebrum-large
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Human Physiology (EEOB 2520) Exam
Questions With Verified Answers
Phys Phabs Phebe and Gracie were organizing some old images for the Microscopic Anatomy
(aka Histology) course when Phebe jumped. Presumably as a joke, someone had inserted a
picture of a viciously snarling bear. They quickly come to an agreement that if it had truly been a
bear, then Phebe would have decreased her ___ and increased her ___
A. Digestive activity-cardiac output
B. Pupil size-endocrine levels
C. Bronchiole contraction-digestive activity
D. Ability to intake oxygen-ability to read - Answers✔A. Digestive activity-cardiac output
The strength of a mechanical stimulus always determines the
A. Amount of lateral inhibition
B. Sensitivity of the receptive field
C. Amplitude of the resulting action potentials
D. Amount of Potassium influx - Answers✔A. Amount of lateral inhibition
The adrenal medulla releases ___ into the ___ fluid compartment
A. Amine neurotransmitters-largest
B. Peptide endocrines-smallest
C. Amine endocrines-smallest
D. Peptide neurotransmitters-largest - Answers✔C. Amine endocrines-smallest
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When considering together the process of lateral inhibition, mechanical lateral inhibition, and
inhibitory efferent neuron, you correctly recognize that ___ result in the inhibition of an afferent
neuron and that ___ result from a conscious action
A. Always all three of them-only one of them ever
B. Typically only two of them-only one of them ever
C. Always all three of them-regularly all three of them
D. Typically only two of them-regularly all three of them - Answers✔A. Always all three of
them-only one of them ever
The action of placing an ice pack on an area of damaged skin causes a change in the response
rate from which receptor?
A. Mechanoreceptor
B. Photoreceptor
C. Chemoreceptor
D. All three are correct - Answers✔A. Mechanoreceptor
Patient X has the atypical pathology of having a synapse in her parasympathetic pathway that
maintains an excess of neurotransmitter all of the time. Which is a correct statement about
Patient X?
A. Carefully controlled application of acetylcholine will resolve the problem
B. Her bronchioles will be maintained at a very wide diameter
C. She would have a delay in digesting her hospital meals
D. Her circulating epinephrine levels would not be elevated - Answers✔D. Her circulating
epinephrine levels would not be elevated
The strongest and best localized signal by the ___ will occur when ___ receptive fields are
activated
A. Cerebellum-small
B. Cerebrum-small
C. Cerebrum-large
