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What are the three (3) types of muscle tissue in the body?
skeletal
cardiac
smooth
What are the three (3) parts of the brainstem?
medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain
The pancreas is part of the _____ system.
1. Urinary
2. Digestive
3. Immune system
4. Lymphatic
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of multiple sclerosis?
1. It is a very curable disease
2.The disease is most common in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
3. Oligodendrocyte injury or death occurs.
4. It is considered a myelin disorder.
What anchors muscle to bone?
tendon (made of dense fibrous connective tissue)
What is the basic functional or unit of skeletal muscle?
sarcomere
What neurotransmitter is deficient in Parkinson's Disease?
dopamine
Beta cells in the pancreas secrete one of the most well-known hormones in the body known as what?
Insulin
What is characteristic of a person with graves disease which is hypersecretion of thyroid hormones?
restlessness and protruding eyes (exophthalmos)
What are the names of thick and thin myofilaments?
thick- myosin
thin- actin
If hyperopia is the technical term for farsightedness, then _________ is the technical term for nearsightedness.
1. astigmatism
2. presbyopia
3. anopia
4. myopia
Which of the following is not a gland in the endocrine system?
1. Sweat gland
2. Testes
3. Ovaries
4. Pituitary
What are the two types of microscopic photoreceptors found in the retina?
rods and cones
The vital centers are located in what portion of the midbrain
medulla oblongata.
What are the three main structures to a neuron?
dendrite, soma (cell body), axon
Which part of the respiratory system exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide?
1. Trachea
2. Bronchi
3. Alveoli
4. Larynx
What is the difference between parasympathetic nervous system and sympathetic nervous system
parasympathetic is rest and digest system; what the reaction on the body the sympathetic does, parasympathetic division does the opposite
sympathetic is flight or fight; allows the body to immediately respond to a significant stimuli
What is the organ of hearing?
1. The cochlea
2. The oval window
3. The outer ear
4. The tympanic membrane
What are the two hormones that are produced by the hypothalamus but secreted and released by the posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis) gland?
oxytocin (OT) and antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
What is the name of the refraction disorder where one eye doesn't focus on the same object as the other eye? There is two types divergent squint and convergent squint (cross-eye)
strabismus
What are the two types of respiratory muscles? They assist with breathing?
intercostal muscles
diaphragm
Where are the adrenal glands located in the body?
1. Under the kidneys
2. Above the kidneys
3. Under the Thyroid
4. Above the Thyroid
What is the name of the refraction disorder that is also referred to as nearsightedness; the eyeball is elongated, image focuses in front of the retina rather than on it and is corrected by refractive eye surgery or contact lenses/glasses
myopia
The islets of Langerhans in the pancreas secrete which two of the following hormones?
Insulin and Glucagon
What hormone is secreted by the pineal gland that an abnormal secretion of this hormone may produce seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
melatonin