Deuterostomes
Primates
Tissues/bones
Neurosignaling
Nervous system
100
Phylum Echinodermata (adults) have what kind of symmetry?
Radial
100
This is the type of locomotion Orangutans commonly use
Brachiation
100
Instead of bones, cnidarians have this type of skeleton.
Hydrostatic skeleton
100
Which of the following is not a glial cell?
a. Astrocyte
b. Microglia cell
c. Neuron
d. Oligodendrocyte
e. Ependymal cell
Neuron
100
What is the gateway to the cerebral cortex and has a crude sense of stimuli?
Thalamus
200
While exploring in the amazon rainforest, a zoologist discovers a giant 7m long anaconda, the largest snake in history. How would he begin classify an anaconda assuming family, genus, and species are already named.
Clade: Deuterostome, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Reptilia, Order: Squamata
200
What type of movement do Baboons have that differs from New world monkeys
They have quadrupedal movement
200
In the osteon system, which part is responsible for housing the cytoplasmic extensions which connect the cells?
Canaliculi
200
This form of summation occurs when repeated stimuli cause new EPSPs to develop before previous EPSPs have decayed.
Temporal
200
functions of hypothalamus and epithalamus
can produce hormones; associated with pituitary gland
contains pineal gland for sleep wake cycle
300
I am a creature that secretes slime and lacks a complete cranium. What am I?
Hagfish
300
Name 2 differences between Gorillas and humans
big Foramen magnum
4 curves in spine
pelvis
Toes for grasping
300
While learning to cook, I fried fish in hot oil and the oil exploded and spilled on my face, hands, and foot. If I only had a red burn on my face and hands which means my epidermis was damaged, what type of burn is this? And if it affected the epidermis and parts of my dermis on my foot what kind of burn is this?
1st degree burn, 2nd degree burn
300
Besides myelination, these two factors also influence the speed of an action potential. List these two factors and how they impact the speed.
Temperature and axon diameter. The greater the temperature and axon diameter, the faster the signal.
300
When someone is having a conversation with me, I understand what they're saying, but I can't quite seem to generate a response. What might be wrong with my brain?
Damage to my Broca's area
400
While swimming in Lake Michigan, you get out of the water to go home and see that a jawless fish has been sucking your blood, you investigate this creature. What subphylum is this creature in, and what is its name?
This creature is a lamprey and is in the subphylum Vertebrata.
400
A young gorilla is playing around as they do, and finds an interesting stick that he doesn't want anyone else to have. Aside from using his hand, how else can this young gorilla grab this stick?
With his opposable first toe :)
400
A patient comes in with a pimple-like spot on their cheek. You, the physician, examine the spot and notice it bleeds easily and see abnormal keratinocytes in the stratum spinosum layer of the epidermis.
Squamous cell carcinoma
400
During salutatory conduction,
a. The impulse travels continuously down the axon
b. The impulse leaps from the presynaptic cleft to the postsynaptic cleft
c. The impulse jumps from one node of Ranvier to the next
d. The impulse requires more energy because it leaps from node to node
c. The impulse jumps from one node of Ranvier to the next
400
My buddy Eric ingests white powder, suspected to be cocaine, through this nasal cavities. What happens in his brain and why?
There would be an increase in dopamine because cocaine blocks dopamine transporters, thus inhibiting dopamine reuptake into the neuron.
500
Phineas and Ferb have a pet Platypus named Perry. Perry now has a wife and she lays eggs but is a mammal. First, what clade of mammals are Perry and his new girl in, what mode of reproduction do Platypus have, and how will she nourish her young?
Perry and his wife are in clade Protheria of mammals and they are oviparous meaning they lay eggs despite being mammals. She will nurse these young by secreting milk from her mammary glands.
500
Which of the following are defined as greater apes? Choose all the correct options.
a) Gorillas
b) Gibbons
c) Chimpanzees
d) Orangutans
Gorillas, Chimps, and Orangutans
500
This type of functional class of synovial joints includes the hinge joint at the elbow and knee and a PIVOT joint at the radius and ulna.
uniaxial
500
The following cell type provides myelin sheathing for the peripheral nervous system.
a. Oligodendrocyte
b. Astrocytes
c. Schwann cell
d. Microglia
C. Schwann cells
500
I step on a sharp object and immediately pull my foot back and cease walking. How would you describe this reflex?
a. contralateral
b. ipsilateral
c. unisegmental
d. multisegmental
e. two of these
f. three of these