HK 100: EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
who gets Alzheimer's?
risk factors for Alzheimer's - Answers :65+
Age, milt history, genetics, head trauma
Which two sense can detect the smallest changes? - Answers :vision
auditory
uses of the nervous system - Answers :sensation
interpretation
execution
components of the nervous system - Answers :sensory receptors
motor units
nerves
synapses
subdivision of nervous system - Answers :central
peripheral
What happens with synergists and antagonists as result of motor learning? - Answers
:synergist excitation
antagonist inhibition
afferent neurons - Answers :sensory neurons that send information to the brain
efferent neurons - Answers :motor neurons that are sent to the body
components of a neuron - Answers :cell body
axon
dendrites
myelin sheath
characteristics of neurons - Answers :longevity
irreplaceable
high metabolic rate
interneurons - Answers :neurons that connect between sensory and motor neurons
only in the CNS
structure of synapses - Answers :gap between neurons
function of synapses - Answers :transmit signals
synaptic flow - Answers :from terminal axon to post-synaptic dendrite
, proprioception - Answers :information about the movement and orientation of the body
and body parts in space
main types of sensory receptors for movement - Answers :vision
proprioception
retina - Answers :light-sensitive area at the back of the eye
the two types of photoreceptors - Answers :rods
cones
rods - Answers :most sensitive to light
do not respond to color
primary night vision
cones - Answers :require more light
respond to color
fovea - Answers :area with the highest concentration of photoreceptors
focal vision - Answers :associated with the lateral geniculate nucleus and visual cortex
ambient vision - Answers :associated with the superior colliculi
static visual acuity - Answers :the ability to see clearly in a non moving position and
looking at a non moving object
Where are neuromuscular junctions? - Answers :between nerve fiber and a muscle fiber
Function of neuromuscular junction - Answers :send neurotransmitters
How do neuromuscular junctions send neurotransmitters? - Answers :through vesicles
kinesthesia - Answers :movement
behavioral
smooth pursuit - Answers :follow the bug going in a straight line across the screen
saccades - Answers :follow the bug jumping around the screen
kinesthetic receptors - Answers :muscle receptors
joint receptors
tendon receptors
skin receptors
who gets Alzheimer's?
risk factors for Alzheimer's - Answers :65+
Age, milt history, genetics, head trauma
Which two sense can detect the smallest changes? - Answers :vision
auditory
uses of the nervous system - Answers :sensation
interpretation
execution
components of the nervous system - Answers :sensory receptors
motor units
nerves
synapses
subdivision of nervous system - Answers :central
peripheral
What happens with synergists and antagonists as result of motor learning? - Answers
:synergist excitation
antagonist inhibition
afferent neurons - Answers :sensory neurons that send information to the brain
efferent neurons - Answers :motor neurons that are sent to the body
components of a neuron - Answers :cell body
axon
dendrites
myelin sheath
characteristics of neurons - Answers :longevity
irreplaceable
high metabolic rate
interneurons - Answers :neurons that connect between sensory and motor neurons
only in the CNS
structure of synapses - Answers :gap between neurons
function of synapses - Answers :transmit signals
synaptic flow - Answers :from terminal axon to post-synaptic dendrite
, proprioception - Answers :information about the movement and orientation of the body
and body parts in space
main types of sensory receptors for movement - Answers :vision
proprioception
retina - Answers :light-sensitive area at the back of the eye
the two types of photoreceptors - Answers :rods
cones
rods - Answers :most sensitive to light
do not respond to color
primary night vision
cones - Answers :require more light
respond to color
fovea - Answers :area with the highest concentration of photoreceptors
focal vision - Answers :associated with the lateral geniculate nucleus and visual cortex
ambient vision - Answers :associated with the superior colliculi
static visual acuity - Answers :the ability to see clearly in a non moving position and
looking at a non moving object
Where are neuromuscular junctions? - Answers :between nerve fiber and a muscle fiber
Function of neuromuscular junction - Answers :send neurotransmitters
How do neuromuscular junctions send neurotransmitters? - Answers :through vesicles
kinesthesia - Answers :movement
behavioral
smooth pursuit - Answers :follow the bug going in a straight line across the screen
saccades - Answers :follow the bug jumping around the screen
kinesthetic receptors - Answers :muscle receptors
joint receptors
tendon receptors
skin receptors
