NAF Final Exam UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

NAF Final Exam UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis - CORRECT ANSWER Both cause pain

Rheumatoid arthritis is autoimmune

Osteoarthritis happens with old age



Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease - CORRECT ANSWER They both
diseases with no cure

Huntington's is genetic, Parkinson's is due to loss of neurons



Rods and Cones - CORRECT ANSWER D: Rods used to see black and white and
dimly lit places, while cones are used for brightly lit places
S:Both used to detect light



Stimuli that can induce a gland + example - CORRECT ANSWER A change in the
level of nutrients (ex: When you don't have enough calcium your body stimulates glands to
release calcium) and hormones released by one of these glands



Functions of thyroid glands - CORRECT ANSWER Regulates body temperature and
appetite



Vesicles - CORRECT ANSWER Tiny sacs in the axon terminal that contain
neurotransmitters to be released into the synaptic cleft.



Cardiac and Skeletal Muscles - CORRECT ANSWER Both contract

D: Skeletal has voluntary contractions , Cardiac is involuntary



Reflex - CORRECT ANSWER A rapid, automatic response that results in movement
or the stimulation of a gland. It happens in both the somatic and autonomic nervous systems.