Human anatomy Exam test quiz and
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What are the major controlling systems in the body? - ANS✅✅endocrine and nervous
Which area of the brain is responsible for much of the body's hormonal control? -
ANS✅✅hypothalamus
What pathway does a simple reflex travel along? - ANS✅✅receptor, afferent neuron, integration
center, efferent neuron, effector
What are the major parts of a nerve cell? - ANS✅✅dendrites, soma and axon
What is the electrical wave that travels down an axon? - ANS✅✅action potential
What is the space between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendtrite of another neuron? -
ANS✅✅synapse
What is the chemical that transfers the electrical signal from one neuron to another? -
ANS✅✅neurotransmitter
What is the primary integration center in a spinal reflex? - ANS✅✅the spinal cord
What is gray matter? - ANS✅✅unmyelinated parts of the brain and spinal cord
What is the covering that insulates axons? - ANS✅✅myelin
What is the function of myelin? - ANS✅✅speeds up nerve impulses
What area of the brain is responsible to interpreting information coming from the eyes? -
ANS✅✅occipital lobe
, What is the function of the medulla oblongata? - ANS✅✅respiration, heart rate, and blood
pressure
What part of brain controls movement? - ANS✅✅cerebellum
What part of the brain acts as a thermostat to regulate body temperature? -
ANS✅✅hypothalamus
What is the most common neurotransmitter in the body? - ANS✅✅acetylcholine
What is the function of the frontal lobe of the brain? - ANS✅✅planning, reasoning, and voluntary
movement
What are the meningeal layers? - ANS✅✅dura mater, arachnoid mater and pia mater
What is an inflammation of the meninges? - ANS✅✅meningitis
What part of the brain controls our sex and food drive behaviors? - ANS✅✅limbic system
All sensory information except olfactory must first travel through what part of the brain before it
goes to the cortex? - ANS✅✅thalamus
What are the photoreceptors of the retina? - ANS✅✅rods and cones
What point on the retina has no photoreceptors? - ANS✅✅blind spot
Which photoreceptor allows humans to see in dim light? - ANS✅✅rods
Which photoreceptor allows humans to see in color? - ANS✅✅cones
What structure regulates the amount of light that passes to the visual receptors of the eye? -
ANS✅✅iris
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What are the major controlling systems in the body? - ANS✅✅endocrine and nervous
Which area of the brain is responsible for much of the body's hormonal control? -
ANS✅✅hypothalamus
What pathway does a simple reflex travel along? - ANS✅✅receptor, afferent neuron, integration
center, efferent neuron, effector
What are the major parts of a nerve cell? - ANS✅✅dendrites, soma and axon
What is the electrical wave that travels down an axon? - ANS✅✅action potential
What is the space between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendtrite of another neuron? -
ANS✅✅synapse
What is the chemical that transfers the electrical signal from one neuron to another? -
ANS✅✅neurotransmitter
What is the primary integration center in a spinal reflex? - ANS✅✅the spinal cord
What is gray matter? - ANS✅✅unmyelinated parts of the brain and spinal cord
What is the covering that insulates axons? - ANS✅✅myelin
What is the function of myelin? - ANS✅✅speeds up nerve impulses
What area of the brain is responsible to interpreting information coming from the eyes? -
ANS✅✅occipital lobe
, What is the function of the medulla oblongata? - ANS✅✅respiration, heart rate, and blood
pressure
What part of brain controls movement? - ANS✅✅cerebellum
What part of the brain acts as a thermostat to regulate body temperature? -
ANS✅✅hypothalamus
What is the most common neurotransmitter in the body? - ANS✅✅acetylcholine
What is the function of the frontal lobe of the brain? - ANS✅✅planning, reasoning, and voluntary
movement
What are the meningeal layers? - ANS✅✅dura mater, arachnoid mater and pia mater
What is an inflammation of the meninges? - ANS✅✅meningitis
What part of the brain controls our sex and food drive behaviors? - ANS✅✅limbic system
All sensory information except olfactory must first travel through what part of the brain before it
goes to the cortex? - ANS✅✅thalamus
What are the photoreceptors of the retina? - ANS✅✅rods and cones
What point on the retina has no photoreceptors? - ANS✅✅blind spot
Which photoreceptor allows humans to see in dim light? - ANS✅✅rods
Which photoreceptor allows humans to see in color? - ANS✅✅cones
What structure regulates the amount of light that passes to the visual receptors of the eye? -
ANS✅✅iris
