3rd quarter

Question 1

connects all your body parts and
transmits signals from one part to another.

Answer 1

Nervous System

Question 2

a system of cells, tissues, and organs that regulates
the body’s responses to internal and external stimuli.

Answer 2

Nervous System

Question 3

• serves as the
  main processing center for the entire nervous system.

Answer 3

Central nervous System(CNS)

Question 4

CNS consist of ___(number) main components, what is it?

Answer 4

2, brain and spinal cord

Question 5

• an organ located within the skull that functions as organizer and distributor of information for the body.

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Brain

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large, upperpart of the brain
that controls activity and though

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Cerebrum

Question 7

the part under the cerebrum
that controls posture, balance, and

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Cerebellum

Question 8

the part that connects the
brain to the spinal cord and controls
automatic functions such as breathing,
digestion, heart rate, and blood pressure.

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BRAIN STEM

Question 9

serves as a channel for signals between the brain and the rest of the body, and controls simple
musculoskeletal re exes without input from the brain

Answer 9

SPINAL CORD

Question 10

connects the central nervous system to the organs and limbs. It has
two main divisions

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PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (PNS)

Question 11

• this system is
  associated with the voluntary control of body
  movements and has two main parts:

Answer 11

SOMATIC NERVOUS SYTEM

Question 12

the nerves that carry motor
and sensory signals between the spinal cord
and the body

Answer 12

SPINAL NERVES

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– the nerve fibers that carry
information into and out of the brain stem

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CRANIAL NERVES

Question 14

This system is
associated with the involuntary control ofbody
movements and has two subdivisions

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AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question 15

it is activated when the
body is in a dynamic role or stress. (e.g.,
increased heart rate and breathing, dilation of
pupil, sweating, etc.)

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SYMPATHETIC

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it maintains body
functions and restores the body to normal or
relaxed mode

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PARASYMPATHETIC

Question 17

basic unit of the nervous system is the nerve cell.
Nerve cells are called neurons.

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THE NERVE CELL

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There are twelve to fourteen billions of neurons in
one part of the brain alone.

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THE NERVE CELL

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has a cell body containing the nucleus.
Projecting out from the cell body are root-like
structures. These are the dendrites and axons

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NEURON

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carry impulses towards the cell body.
- cell may have as many as 200 ______carrying
impulses toward the cell body.

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DENDRITES

Question 21

carry impulses away from the cell body. It
pass impulses to the dendrites of other neurons or cell
body of muscle cells

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AXONS

Question 22

can be grouped together into cable-like
bundles called nerves.

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AXONS

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Neurons are cells with the special ability to carry
signals or impulses.

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THE NERVE IMPULSE

Question 24

thoughts, emotions, learning, and many body
functions are carried by nerve impulses in the
neurons.

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THE NERVE IMPULSE

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is a combination of an electrical charge and a chemical reaction. It is not a flow of electricity, but an electrochemical signal moving along a neuron

Answer 25

NERVE IMPULSE

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cannot jump from one neuron to another

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NERVE IMPULSE

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- When a nerve impulse comes to the end of an axon, it produces the chemical, called neurotransmitter, to be released. The chemical crosses the space between neurons called synapse and stimulates the nerve impulse to start in the next dendrite

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NERVE IMPULSE

Question 28

When a nerve impulse comes to the end of an axon, it produces the chemical, called n________-, to be released. The chemical crosses the space between neurons called ________and stimulates the nerve impulse to start in the next dendrite

Answer 28

NEUROTRANSMITTER, SYNAPSE

Question 29

(plural: stimuli) is any factor in the environment that may trigger a nerve impulse

Answer 29

STIMULUS

Question 30

is a reaction to a stimulus.

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RESPONSE

Question 31

A _______ is received by the body and a response is made. An organism must be able to respond to a stimulus in order to survive

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STIMULUS

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is the length of time between application of a stimulus and detection of a response.

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REACTION TIME

Question 33

transmit impulses from the brain to muscles, glands, or other neurons in the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS).

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MOTOR NEURONS

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transmit impulses from sensory nerves (receptor cells) to the Central Nervous System (CNS).

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SENSORY NEURONS

Question 35

MUTATION MAY INDUCED BY FACTORS CALLED?

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MUTAGENS

Question 36

MUTATIONS CAN OCCUR IN TWO DIFFERENT TYPE OF CELLS: WHAT IS IT?

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REPRODUCTICE AND BODY CELLS

Question 37

ONLY MUTATIONS IN SEX CELLS PASS ON TO OFFSPRING TRUE OR FALSE

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TRUE

Question 38

IS A PERMANENT CHANGE IN THE DNA SEQUENCE THAT MAKES UP A GENE

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GENE MUTATION

Question 39

IS WHERE A CHANGE IN A SINGLE BASE PAIR OCCURS.

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POINT MUTATION

Question 40

USUALLY CAUSED BY AN EXTA COPY OF CHROMOSOME 21- TRISOMY 21

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DOWN SYNDROME

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DELETION PART OF THE SHORT ARM OF THE CHROMOSOME 5, MONOSOMY 5

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CRI DU CHAT

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CRI DU CHAT IS A _____TERM

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FRENCH TERM

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SECOND MOST COMMON TRISOMY, AFTER DOWN'S SYNDROME.

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EDWARDS SYNDROME

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ALSO CALLED 11Q TERMINAL DELETIONS DISORDER, MONOSOMY 11

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JACOBSEN SYNDROME

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A VERY RARE DISORDER

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JACOBSEN SYNDROME

Question 46

HAVE XXY CHROMOSOME

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KLINEFELTERS SYNDROME

Question 47

ONLY HAVE X CHROMOSOME

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TURNER'S SYNDROME

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CHROMOSOME ABORNMALITIES CAN BE DETECTED BY?

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KARYOTYPE

Question 49

MAY REVEAL THE GENDER OF A FETUS OR TEST FOR CERTAIN DEFECTS THROUGH EXAMINATION OF CELLS FROM UTERINE FLUID

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KARYOTYPE

Question 50

MAY REVEAL THE GENDER OF A FETUS OR TEST FOR CERTAIN DEFECTS THROUGH EXAMINATION OF CELLS FROM UTERINE FLUID

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KARYOTYPE

Question 51

PRODUCES TRANSGENIC OR GM CROPS OF ORGANISMS

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GENETIC ENGINEERING

Question 52

DNA FROM TWO DIFFERENT SPECIES ARE JOINED TOGETHER

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RECOMBINANT DNA

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THIS PROCESS USES______ENZYMES

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RESTRICTION ENZYMES

Question 54

THE MRNA CARRIES INFORMATION FROM DNA TO THE ______

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RIBOSOMES

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TRNA TRANSLATES THE GENETIC MESSAGE CARRIED BY THE MRNA THROUGH____

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PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

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rRNA FORMS THE STRUCTURAL COMPONENT OF THE _____-

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RIBOSOME

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IT SERVES AS THE SITE FOR ATTACHMENT OF MRNA AND TRNA AND FOR PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

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RIBOSOMAL RNA (rRNA)

Question 58

A PERSON WHO STUDIES FOSSILS

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PALEONTOLOGISTS

Question 59

TRACES OF ORGANISMS THAT LIVED IN THE PASTS

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FOSSILS

Question 60

THIS IS A METHOD USED TO DETERMINE THE AGE OF THE ROCKS BY COMPARING THEM WITH THE ROCKS IN THE OTHER LAYER

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RELATIVE DATING

Question 61

A METHOD USED TO DETERMINE THE AGE OF THE ROCKS USING THE DECAY OF RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES PRESENT IN ROCKS.

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RADIOMETRIC DATING

Question 62

USED TO TELL THE AGE OF ORGANIC MATERIALS. ART COLLECTORS USE __________________ TO DETERMINE IF A PIECE IS GENUINE OR NOT

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CARBON DATING

Question 63

IT SHOWS THE MAJOR EVENTS IN THE EARTHS HISTORY. IT ALSO SHOWS THE APPEARANCE OF VARIOUS KINDS OF ORGANISMS IN A PARTCULAR PERIOD OF TIME ONE EARTH.

Answer 63

GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE

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ERA THAT MEANS "OLD LIFE"

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PALEOZOIC ERA

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AGE OF REPTILES

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MESOZOIC ERA

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AGE OF MAMMALS

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CENOZOIC ERA

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AN ERA THAT STILL OCCURS TODAY

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CENOZOIC ERA

Question 68

STRUCTURES FROM DIFFERENT SPECIES WHICH HAVE SIMILAR INTERNAL FRAMEWORK.

Answer 68

COMPARATIVE ANATOMY

Question 69

HAS DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS BUT SAME ORIGIN

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HOMOLOGOUS STRUCTURE

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HAVE SIMILAR FUNCTIONS BUT DIFFERENT ORIGINS

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ANALOGOUS STRUCTURE

Question 71

THE FIRST EVOLUTIONIST TO BELIEVE THAT ORGANISMS CHANGE OVER TIME

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JEAN BAPTISTE LAMARCK

Question 72

IT STATES THAT ORGANISMS CHANGE IN RESPONSE TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

Answer 72

THEORY OF NEED

Question 73

IT STATES THAT ORGANS NOT IN USE WILL DISAPPEAR WHILE ORGANS IN USE WILL DEVELOP

Answer 73

THEORY OF USE AND DISUSE