Evolution and You
What are the three planes that divide the body?
Frontal, lateral, and transverse
Which structure attaches muscle to bone?
Tendons
Where in your body is the carotid artery?
Neck
How many deciduous teeth do adults have?
Zero
Name the four lobes of the cerebrum.
Frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal.
What is ontogeny?
The development of an organism from conception to maturity
Which teeth are never replaced during human ontogeny?
Molars
What is the function of the septum?
To separate oxygenated and deoxygenated blood
What are accessory organs to the digestive system?
When you're working on a math problem, which part of your brain is most active?
Frontal lobe
What are homologous genes?
Genes inherited from a common ancestor
Which type of muscle is involuntary and makes up many of your internal organs?
Smooth muscle
A patient with blood type O needs a transfusion. What should be the blood type of the donor?
Type O
What are the organs of the alimentary canal?
Esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine
Where is Broca's area?
The frontal lobe
What are the three layers of the gastrula?
Endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm
A narwhal’s tusk is a highly modified tooth. If the narwhal has a dental formula of 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0, then what kind of tooth is modified to become the tusk?
Canine
What kind of blood cell has a constant concentration in blood and what kind of cell has a concentration that fluctuates?
Erythrocytes remain in constant concentration and leukocytes fluctuate in concentration
What is the function of the uvula?
To cover the nasal cavities during deglutination
Which lobe of the brain is responsible for your memory and understanding of words?
Temporal
Which organ system(s) develop from the endoderm?
The digestive and respiratory systems
What is the function of red bone marrow?
What is the function of the sinoatrial node?
To initiate systole (atrial contraction)
What is the inactive form of pepsin secreted by the stomach?
Pepsinogen
Which structure of the diencephalon is sometimes called "the lizard brain" because of its role in emotional regulation?
The hypothalamus