HONDROS BIO 117 - EXAM 2
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
What are the two hormones that come from the pancreas - Answer- Insulin and
glucagon
What hormone stimulates the "fight-or-flight" response? - Answer- Epinephrine
Insulin does what? - Answer- lowers blood glucose levels
Glucagon does what? - Answer- raises blood glucose levels
How many hormones are produced by the anterior pituitary gland - Answer- 6
uterine contractions and milk let-down is aided by what hormone? - Answer- Oxytocin
Kidney water reabsorption and blood vessel construction is aided by what hormone? -
Answer- ADH
breast glandular tissue is aided by what hormone? - Answer- Prolactin (PRL)
Photoreceptors are found on the retina and respond to what? - Answer- Light
Nociceptors are found throughout our body and respond to what? - Answer- Pain
Proprioceptors respond to what? - Answer- Movement
Photoreceptors send their information to the thalamus (relay station) then to which
lobe? - Answer- Occipital
Thermoreceptors send information to which lobe? - Answer- Parietal
Chemoreceptors send their information to which lobe? - Answer- Temporal
Mechanoreceptors respond to what - Answer- Touch and Pressure
An increase in blood pressure is stimulated by the _______________________
Nervous System - Answer- Sympathetic Nervous System
,A decrease in heart rate is caused by the ____________________________ Nervous
System - Answer- Parasympathetic Nervous System
The __________________________ Nervous System promotes digestion. - Answer-
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Which nervous system would be activated if we jumped out of an airplane? - Answer-
Sympathetic
Which nervous system would be activated when we lounge on the couch with Netflix? -
Answer- Parasympathetic
"Rest and digest" is the phrase for: - Answer- Parasympathetic
Which neurotransmitter would cause a "fight or flight" response in our body? - Answer-
Norepinephrine
Which neurotransmitter has the same effect as epinephrine? - Answer- Norepinephrine
Acetylcholinesterase does what? - Answer- breaks down acetylcholine
Beta-1 receptors are found where - Answer- Cardiac Muscle (heart)
Which eye muscles are involuntary? - Answer- Iris and Ciliary Muscle
The extrinsic eye muscles control what - Answer- The eyeball
The iris controls what in the eye? - Answer- Pupil
The "white part" of our eye is called... - Answer- Sclera
Rods and cones can be found where in the eye? - Answer- Retina
What is the name of the part of our retina that has "all cones"? - Answer- Macula lutea
aqueous humor and vitreous humor are fluids found where? - Answer- In the eye
The "blind spot" of our eye is called the... - Answer- Optic Disk
The ciliary muscle of the eye controls what? - Answer- The lens
Which cranial nerve takes information from the retina to the occipital lobe? - Answer-
CN II (Optic Nerve)
The special sense of hearing goes to which lobe? - Answer- Temporal
, What parts of our ear is filled with air? - Answer- External and Middle
Ossicles are found in what part of the ear? - Answer- Middle ear
The cochlea and semicircular canals are found in what part of our ear? - Answer- Inner
ear
The cochlea is to "hearing" as the semicircular canals and vestibule are to? - Answer-
Balance
Which cranial nerve is responsible for delivering information from our inner ear? -
Answer- CN VIII (Vestibulocochlear Nerve)
The largest parasympathetic nerve in our body is - Answer- CN X (Vagus Nerve)
Accommodation is way for our eyes to adjust what? - Answer- Our lens
What are the 5 special senses? - Answer- smell, taste, sight, hearing, and balance
The adrenal cortex secretes what? - Answer- steroid hormones
Cortisol is secreted by - Answer- adrenal cortex
Cortisol is a type of lipid hormone. Which type of lipid would cortisol be classified as? -
Answer- Steroid
The 5 general senses are... - Answer- pain, touch, pressure, temperature,
proprioception
Nocireceptors are stimulated by - Answer- Tissue injury
The Iris controls the amount of ____________ into the eye. - Answer- Light
What carries visual information to the brain? - Answer- optic nerve
Name the layers of the eye - Answer- Fibrous, vascular, nervous
The fibrous layer of the eye contains what? - Answer- The cornea and sclera
The vascular layer of the eye contains what? - Answer- The iris, ciliary body, and
choroid.
The Nervous layer of the eye contains what? - Answer- Retina
The retinal photoreceptors are what? - Answer- Rod and Cones
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
What are the two hormones that come from the pancreas - Answer- Insulin and
glucagon
What hormone stimulates the "fight-or-flight" response? - Answer- Epinephrine
Insulin does what? - Answer- lowers blood glucose levels
Glucagon does what? - Answer- raises blood glucose levels
How many hormones are produced by the anterior pituitary gland - Answer- 6
uterine contractions and milk let-down is aided by what hormone? - Answer- Oxytocin
Kidney water reabsorption and blood vessel construction is aided by what hormone? -
Answer- ADH
breast glandular tissue is aided by what hormone? - Answer- Prolactin (PRL)
Photoreceptors are found on the retina and respond to what? - Answer- Light
Nociceptors are found throughout our body and respond to what? - Answer- Pain
Proprioceptors respond to what? - Answer- Movement
Photoreceptors send their information to the thalamus (relay station) then to which
lobe? - Answer- Occipital
Thermoreceptors send information to which lobe? - Answer- Parietal
Chemoreceptors send their information to which lobe? - Answer- Temporal
Mechanoreceptors respond to what - Answer- Touch and Pressure
An increase in blood pressure is stimulated by the _______________________
Nervous System - Answer- Sympathetic Nervous System
,A decrease in heart rate is caused by the ____________________________ Nervous
System - Answer- Parasympathetic Nervous System
The __________________________ Nervous System promotes digestion. - Answer-
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Which nervous system would be activated if we jumped out of an airplane? - Answer-
Sympathetic
Which nervous system would be activated when we lounge on the couch with Netflix? -
Answer- Parasympathetic
"Rest and digest" is the phrase for: - Answer- Parasympathetic
Which neurotransmitter would cause a "fight or flight" response in our body? - Answer-
Norepinephrine
Which neurotransmitter has the same effect as epinephrine? - Answer- Norepinephrine
Acetylcholinesterase does what? - Answer- breaks down acetylcholine
Beta-1 receptors are found where - Answer- Cardiac Muscle (heart)
Which eye muscles are involuntary? - Answer- Iris and Ciliary Muscle
The extrinsic eye muscles control what - Answer- The eyeball
The iris controls what in the eye? - Answer- Pupil
The "white part" of our eye is called... - Answer- Sclera
Rods and cones can be found where in the eye? - Answer- Retina
What is the name of the part of our retina that has "all cones"? - Answer- Macula lutea
aqueous humor and vitreous humor are fluids found where? - Answer- In the eye
The "blind spot" of our eye is called the... - Answer- Optic Disk
The ciliary muscle of the eye controls what? - Answer- The lens
Which cranial nerve takes information from the retina to the occipital lobe? - Answer-
CN II (Optic Nerve)
The special sense of hearing goes to which lobe? - Answer- Temporal
, What parts of our ear is filled with air? - Answer- External and Middle
Ossicles are found in what part of the ear? - Answer- Middle ear
The cochlea and semicircular canals are found in what part of our ear? - Answer- Inner
ear
The cochlea is to "hearing" as the semicircular canals and vestibule are to? - Answer-
Balance
Which cranial nerve is responsible for delivering information from our inner ear? -
Answer- CN VIII (Vestibulocochlear Nerve)
The largest parasympathetic nerve in our body is - Answer- CN X (Vagus Nerve)
Accommodation is way for our eyes to adjust what? - Answer- Our lens
What are the 5 special senses? - Answer- smell, taste, sight, hearing, and balance
The adrenal cortex secretes what? - Answer- steroid hormones
Cortisol is secreted by - Answer- adrenal cortex
Cortisol is a type of lipid hormone. Which type of lipid would cortisol be classified as? -
Answer- Steroid
The 5 general senses are... - Answer- pain, touch, pressure, temperature,
proprioception
Nocireceptors are stimulated by - Answer- Tissue injury
The Iris controls the amount of ____________ into the eye. - Answer- Light
What carries visual information to the brain? - Answer- optic nerve
Name the layers of the eye - Answer- Fibrous, vascular, nervous
The fibrous layer of the eye contains what? - Answer- The cornea and sclera
The vascular layer of the eye contains what? - Answer- The iris, ciliary body, and
choroid.
The Nervous layer of the eye contains what? - Answer- Retina
The retinal photoreceptors are what? - Answer- Rod and Cones
