Eyes
the anterior chamber of the eye contains what humor
this is the boundary between outer and middle ear
tympanic membrane
these are the receptor cells for taste
gustatory epithelial cells
which cannot cross the plasma membrane?
a. steroid based hormones
b. amino acid hormones
b. amino acid hormones
what is true about melatonin?
a. produced by pineal gland
b. melatonin levels decrease in response to darkness
c. it is a hormone associated with stress response
d. produced by adrenal glands
a. produced by pineal gland
what is the outermost layer of the eye
a. sensory
b. fibrous
c. vascular
b. fibrous
this is the shell shaped projection surrounding the opening of the external acoustic meatus
auricle/pinna
which papillae on the tongue are the largest but least numerous?
vallate papillae
which of the following is NOT produced by the anterior pituitary gland?
a. ADH
b. growth hormone
c. prolactin
d. TSH
a. ADH
Hormone arrives at target receptor, and enhances hormone response. this type of regulation is:
a. up regulation
b. down regulation
a. up regulation
visual processing in the eye starts with this set of nerves
optic nerves
a. bony labyrinth
b. membranous labyrinth
a. bony labyrinth
salty taste is elicited by?
a. acids
b. metal ions
c. alkaloids
d. glutamate
b. metal ions
cortisol is this type of corticoid
a. mineralcorticoid
b. glucocorticoid
c. gonadocorticoid
b. glucocorticoid
alpha cells of the pancreas create:
a. glucagon
b. insulin
a. glucagon
these provide color and clarity in the eye
cones
the main function of the cochlea is
a. equilibrium
b. hearing
c. protection
b. hearing
what percent of taste is from your sense of smell?
80%
low calcium levels in the blood elicit are this type of stimuli:
a. neural
b. hormonal
c. humoral
c. humoral
this makes epinephrine and norepinephrine
a. adrenal medulla
b. adrenal cortex
c. ACTH
d. hypothalamus
a. adrenal medulla
the gradual loss of near vision and the increasing ability to see objects clearly at a distance as one ages
a. myopia
b. astigmatism
c. presbyopia
d. hyperopia
c. presbyopia
which of the following is not part of the bony labyrinth
a. semicircular canals
b. vestibule
c. cochlea
d. semicircular ducts
d. semicirculat ducts
filaments of the olfactory nerves synapse with:
a. olfactory bulb
b. mitral cells
c. glomeruli
this hormone stimulates the adrenal cortex to make hormones
ACTH
these hormones stimulate milk production
a. LH
b. FSH
c. prolactin
d. oxytocin
c. prolactin