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.
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.
