Final Exam Review

Question 1

Which tissue is the most energy dense tissue?

Answer 1

Fat (adipose) tissue

Question 2

Which glands secrete substances through a duct into a body cavity or surface

Answer 2

Exocrine glands

Question 3

What process can estimate body fat percentage

Answer 3

Measuring thickness of pinched tissue

Question 4

Where is cartilage found ?

Answer 4

At the end of long bones and between vertebrae

Question 5

What hormone stimulates red blood cell production?

Answer 5

Erythropoietin

Question 6

What does leptin do?

Answer 6

Leptin helps body monitor how much fat it contains

Question 7

Where do macrophages breakdown old red blood cells?

Answer 7

Liver and spleen

Question 8

Systolic pressure

Answer 8

Pressure when ventricles contract

Question 9

Diastolic pressure

Answer 9

Pressure when ventricles relax

Question 10

Hypertension

Answer 10

Clinical term for high blood pressure

Question 11

What cells of the heart would regulate a heart rate of 100 BPM if not influenced by other factors?

Answer 11

Pacemaker cells

Question 12

Components of blood that aide in clotting

Answer 12

Platelets

Question 13

What are blood cells suspended in?

Answer 13

Plasma

Question 14

What inhibits the enzymes that produce prostaglandins?

Answer 14

Aspirin

Question 15

What is the good cholesterol and what is the bad cholesterol?

Answer 15

HDL is the good cholesterol and LDL is the bad cholesterol.

Question 16

Which receptors detect airborne chemicals

Answer 16

Olfactory receptors

Question 17

What is fluid that fills the eye called?

Answer 17

Vitreous humor

Question 18

Where is the human blind spot located?

Answer 18

Where the optic nerve exits the retina

Question 19

What is the name of the small bone located in inner ear?

Answer 19

Malleus

Question 20

_______ are more sensitive to light.

_________ are more sensitive to color.

Answer 20

Rods.

Cones.

Question 21

What activates pain receptors that allow us to taste hot and spicy flavors?

Answer 21

Capsaicin

Question 22

Which vitamin is essential for the light capturing molecules in the retina?

Answer 22

Vitamin A

Question 23

What type of communication takes place between neurons?

Answer 23

Synaptic transmission

Question 24

Limbic system

Answer 24

Specific set of structures in brain in control of emotions and emotional behaviors

Question 25

Which part of the brain is responsible for helping coordinate body movements?

Answer 25

Cerebellum

Question 26

Right-handed people are more likely to be better in what aspects?

Answer 26

Math, language, and logical problem-solving

Question 27

Autonomic nervous system controls which movement?

Answer 27

Involuntary movement

Question 28

Which portion of the brain is associated with long-term memory?

Answer 28

Hippocampus

Question 29

Which portion of the brain is associated with visualizing words?

Answer 29

Posterior portion of the cerebrum

Question 30

What two things interact with one another to contract a muscle fiber?

Answer 30

Actin and myosin

Question 31

Sarcomere

Answer 31

Repeating units in myofibrils and are separated by Z Lines

Question 32

What connects muscle to bone?

Answer 32

Tendons

Question 33

In order for contraction to occur what must pull what off of Actin binding sites for contraction to occur?

Answer 33

Calcium ions and troponin pull tropomyosin off of Actin binding sites for contraction to occur.

Question 34

Urea

Answer 34

Waste product of protein digestion eliminated in urine

Question 35

What starts in the renal cortex and dips down into the renal medulla?

Answer 35

Loop of Henle

Question 36

The filtrate in collecting duct can be how many times as concentrated as in the blood?

Answer 36

4X

Question 37

Aquaporins

Answer 37

Channels that water is reabsorbed through in the nephron

Question 38

Which hormone causes more water to be reabsorbed in the nephron?

Answer 38

Antidiuretic hormone

Question 39

Filtrate

Answer 39

Fluid leaving the glomerulus

Question 40

Which sphincter is under voluntary control?

Answer 40

External urinary sphincter

Question 41

STDs

Answer 41

Sexually transmitted diseases

Question 42

Which type of reproduction creates identical offspring?

Answer 42

Asexual reproduction

Question 43

Tubal ligation

Answer 43

Type of permanent contraceptive in which fallopian tube's are cut

Question 44

To fertilize an egg sperm must pass which layers?

Answer 44

Corona radiata and Zona Pellucida

Question 45

What does sperm contain that allows it to enter egg?

Answer 45

Acrosome

Question 46

Chorionic gonadotropin

Answer 46

Hormone present in urine that can confirm pregnancy

Question 47

Why is vaginal lining acidic?

Answer 47

To help prevent infections

Question 48

Why is semen alkaline?

Answer 48

To protect sperm from acidity of urine, and vaginal secretions.

Question 49

Ovulation

Answer 49

The release of a mature egg sal from the ovary in a female.

Question 50

Parthenogenesis

Answer 50

Egg cells developing into viable offspring without being fertilized.

Question 51

What hormone in birth control pills prevents FSH release so follicles do not develop?

Answer 51

Estrogen

Question 52

What is the ideal temperature for sperm development?

Answer 52

92.6–97 .6°F

Question 53

Most common bacterial STD in US

Answer 53

Chlamydia

Question 54

Which form of birth control is the least effective?

Answer 54

Withdrawal

Question 55

Corona radiata

Answer 55

Outer shell of egg

Question 56

What functions for several months after egg is fertilized?

Answer 56

Corpus luteum

Question 57

How long does an average menstrual cycle last?

Answer 57

28 days

Question 58

What moves ovulated eggs into and through fallopian tubes?

Answer 58

Cilia

Question 59

At the onset of puberty, how many primary oocytes do the ovaries contain?

Answer 59

400,000 primary oocytes

Question 60

Which hormone begins hormone cascade during puberty?

Answer 60

Gonadotropin

Question 61

Which glands are the last glands that secrete substances into semen?

Answer 61

Bulbourethral glands

Question 62

Spermatogonia, spermatocytes, and spermatids are found in which cells?

Answer 62

Sertoli cells

Question 63

Hypothalamus

Answer 63

Control secretions of hormones from the pituitary gland

Question 64

Glucagon

Answer 64

Raises blood glucose levels

Question 65

Insulin

Answer 65

Lowers blood glucose levels

Question 66

Respiratory centers located in which portion of the brain

Answer 66

Medulla of the brain

Question 67

Movement of food back and forth in the digestive system

Answer 67

Peristalsis

Question 68

Helicobacter pylori bacteria

Answer 68

Common cause of ulcers in the digestive system