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BIO 117 Exam 3 – Hondros PN Program (2025/2026) –
Real Questions and Correct Answers
__________ causes the liver to take blood glucose and store it
as glycogen. .......ANSWER......insulin
___________ blood calcium would cause parathyroid hormone
to be released. .......ANSWER......Low Blood Calicum
______________ lenses converge the light
.......ANSWER......Convex
______________ lenses diverge the light
.......ANSWER......Concave
_______________ are where two bones come together
.......ANSWER......Joints
________________ is a collection of cell bodies in the nervous
system .......ANSWER......Ganglia
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_________________ receives information from a sensory neuron
and "analyzes the information" .......ANSWER......Interneuron
_________________ takes information from the interneuron and
delivers the information to the appropriate effector
.......ANSWER......Motor neuron
"Rest and digest" is the phrase for:
.......ANSWER......Parasympathetic
A __________________ is where an axon and a dendrite come
together .......ANSWER......Synapse
A ____________________________ is where the motor neuron
synapses with the muscle fiber. .......ANSWER......Neuromuscular
Junction
A decrease in heart rate is caused by the
____________________________ Nervous System
.......ANSWER......Parasympathetic Nervous System
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A nerve that comes from the spinal cord to the muscle fiber
.......ANSWER......Motor Neuron
A person suffering from Parkinson's disease would have damage
to what part of the brain? .......ANSWER......The basal ganglia
A person with Hyperopia (Farsightedness) would require what
type of corrective lense? .......ANSWER......Convex lense
A person with Myopia (Nearsightedness) would require what
type of corrective lense? .......ANSWER......Concave Lense
A single nerve cell .......ANSWER......Neuron
Accommodation is way for our eyes to adjust what?
.......ANSWER......Our lens
Acetylcholine (ACh) is classified as a....
.......ANSWER......Neurotransmitter
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Acetylcholinesterase does what? .......ANSWER......breaks down
acetylcholine
Acromegaly deals with a surge of growth hormone after what?
.......ANSWER......puberty
Actions of Ball-and-socket joints can do
.......ANSWER......Extension, abduction, and circumduction
Actions of the hamstring muscles .......ANSWER......Flexes the leg
at the knee
ADH and oxytocin are secreted by .......ANSWER......The posterior
pituitary gland
Adipose tissue is located in which region on the long bone?
.......ANSWER......Diaphysis
Agonist Muscles (Synergists) do what? .......ANSWER......Work with
other muscles
BIO 117 Exam 3 – Hondros PN Program (2025/2026) –
Real Questions and Correct Answers
__________ causes the liver to take blood glucose and store it
as glycogen. .......ANSWER......insulin
___________ blood calcium would cause parathyroid hormone
to be released. .......ANSWER......Low Blood Calicum
______________ lenses converge the light
.......ANSWER......Convex
______________ lenses diverge the light
.......ANSWER......Concave
_______________ are where two bones come together
.......ANSWER......Joints
________________ is a collection of cell bodies in the nervous
system .......ANSWER......Ganglia
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_________________ receives information from a sensory neuron
and "analyzes the information" .......ANSWER......Interneuron
_________________ takes information from the interneuron and
delivers the information to the appropriate effector
.......ANSWER......Motor neuron
"Rest and digest" is the phrase for:
.......ANSWER......Parasympathetic
A __________________ is where an axon and a dendrite come
together .......ANSWER......Synapse
A ____________________________ is where the motor neuron
synapses with the muscle fiber. .......ANSWER......Neuromuscular
Junction
A decrease in heart rate is caused by the
____________________________ Nervous System
.......ANSWER......Parasympathetic Nervous System
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A nerve that comes from the spinal cord to the muscle fiber
.......ANSWER......Motor Neuron
A person suffering from Parkinson's disease would have damage
to what part of the brain? .......ANSWER......The basal ganglia
A person with Hyperopia (Farsightedness) would require what
type of corrective lense? .......ANSWER......Convex lense
A person with Myopia (Nearsightedness) would require what
type of corrective lense? .......ANSWER......Concave Lense
A single nerve cell .......ANSWER......Neuron
Accommodation is way for our eyes to adjust what?
.......ANSWER......Our lens
Acetylcholine (ACh) is classified as a....
.......ANSWER......Neurotransmitter
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Acetylcholinesterase does what? .......ANSWER......breaks down
acetylcholine
Acromegaly deals with a surge of growth hormone after what?
.......ANSWER......puberty
Actions of Ball-and-socket joints can do
.......ANSWER......Extension, abduction, and circumduction
Actions of the hamstring muscles .......ANSWER......Flexes the leg
at the knee
ADH and oxytocin are secreted by .......ANSWER......The posterior
pituitary gland
Adipose tissue is located in which region on the long bone?
.......ANSWER......Diaphysis
Agonist Muscles (Synergists) do what? .......ANSWER......Work with
other muscles
