Q's

Question 1

function of cerebrum

Answer 1

higher mental functioning
interpret sensory stimuli
plan & integrate movement

Question 2

function of frontal lobe

Answer 2

voluntary skeletal movement
personality
intellect
decision making

Question 3

fuction of parietal lobe

Answer 3

sensation

Question 4

function of temporal lobe

Answer 4

hearing

smell

Question 5

function of occipital lobe

Answer 5

vision

Question 6

function of insula

Answer 6

memory
taste
integrate activities with other lobes

Question 7

location of insula

Answer 7

superficial lobe of cerebrum

Question 8

the longitudinal fissure…

Answer 8

seperates the R & L hemispheres of the cerebrum

Question 9

the lateral fissure…

Answer 9

separates the frontal & parietal lobes from the temporal lobe

Question 10

the central sulcus…

Answer 10

separates frontal from the parietal lobe

Question 11

what are the slender folds of grey matter on the surface of the cerebellum?

Answer 11

folia

Question 12

the pituitary gland extends from…

Answer 12

the hypothalamus via the infundibulum

Question 13

what is the thin membrane that seperates the lateral ventricles?

Answer 13

septum pellucidum

Question 14

the thalamus forms the…

Answer 14

walls of the 3rd ventricle

Question 15

the cieling of the lateral ventricle is …

Answer 15

corpus callosum

Question 16

the floor of the lateral ventricle is …

Answer 16

fornix

Question 17

the cerebral aqueduct connects…

Answer 17

the 3rd and 4th ventricles

Question 18

the superior and inferior colicullus forms…

Answer 18

corpora quadrigemina

Question 19

function of the diencephalon…

Answer 19

process integrate and relay information
maintain homeostasis
regulate biological rhythms

Question 20

function of the cerebellum…

Answer 20

monitor and coordinate movement

Question 21

function of the brainstem…

Answer 21

maintain homeostasis
control (some) reflexes
monitor movement
integrate and relay information

Question 22

where are most photoreceptors found

Answer 22

retina

Question 23

the macula lutea has what?

Answer 23

fovea centralis at its center

& high concentration of cones

Question 24

the cornea and the sclara form what portion of the eye?

Answer 24

outer fibrous layer

Question 25

the accommodation of the lens...

Answer 25

changes the shape of the lens to keep things in focus

Question 26

the vitreous humor does what?

Answer 26

holds the retina in place | gives the eyeball its shape

Question 27

the ciliary muscles and processes function to do what?

Answer 27

help change the shape of the lens in order to focus | help filter plasma to create aqueous humor

Question 28

laminated corpuscles respond to

Answer 28

deep pressure

Question 29

tactile corpuscles respond to

Answer 29

touch and light pressure

Question 30

ruffini's corpuscles responds to

Answer 30

deep pressure & stretch

Question 31

free nerve endings respond to

Answer 31

temperature & pain

Question 32

what was the point of the 2 point discrimination test?

Answer 32

to understand that density of touch receptors in the skin vary in different parts of the body

Question 33

where is the greatest touch receptor density in the body?

Answer 33

finger tips

Question 34

the vestibule functions in

Answer 34

balance & equillibrium

Question 35

the semicircular canals function in

Answer 35

balance and equillibrium

Question 36

the cochlea functions in?

Answer 36

hearing

Question 37

the spinal nerve is where

Answer 37

anterior and dorsal roots are fused becoming the nerve

Question 38

the grey commissure is what?

Answer 38

commisural tissue that connects the 2 sides of grey mater | at its center there is the central canal, where CSF is found

Question 39

function of the scleral venus sinus

Answer 39

collecting aqueous humor | returns it to the blood

Question 40

what do cow eyes have that human eyes do not? what is its function? where is it located?

Answer 40

tapetum lucidum night vision just beneath the retina

Question 41

anabolism describes

Answer 41

chemical reactions that build up molecules

Question 42

catabolism describes

Answer 42

chemical reactions that break down molecules

Question 43

catabolic reactions release...

Answer 43

energy some used for cell functioning some released as heat

Question 44

when catabolism is accelerated...

Answer 44

the body burns more calories & produces more heat

Question 45

when catabolism is slowed...

Answer 45

the body burns fewer calories and produces less heat

Question 46

islet cells are in what hormone releasing organ?

Answer 46

pancreas

Question 47

islet cells include what?

Answer 47

alpha and beta cells

Question 48

alpha cells secrete what?

Answer 48

glucagon

Question 49

beta cells secrete what?

Answer 49

insulin

Question 50

the colloid is on what hormone secreting gland?

Answer 50

thyroid

Question 51

what is the function of the colloid?

Answer 51

store iodine

Question 52

follicle cells are on what hormone secreting gland?

Answer 52

thyroid

Question 53

follicle cells function is...

Answer 53

release thyroglobulin into the colloid where it combines with iodine forming T3/T4

Question 54

parafollicular cells are on what hormone secreting gland?

Answer 54

thyroid

Question 55

parafollicular cells function is what?

Answer 55

releasing calcitonin

Question 56

hormone that directly maintains metabolism & thus body heat?

Answer 56

T4

Question 57

what two hormones indirectly influence metabolism by promoting or inhibiting T4? where are they from?

Answer 57

TRH - from hypothalamus | TSH - anterior pituitary

Question 58

blood plasma glucose is regulated by what 2 hormones? where are they secreted from and why?

Answer 58

insulin glucagon secreted by pancreas part of neg. feedback loop that keeps blood glucose within a normal range

Question 59

insulin is released when

Answer 59

blood glucose rises (eating carbs)

Question 60

how does insulin low blood glucose to the normal range?

Answer 60

stimulating the uptake of glucose by the cells of the liver and muscles, the the cells glucose is made into glycogen for storage

Question 61

glucagon is released when

Answer 61

blood glucose falls below normal

Question 62

how does glucagon raise blood glucose back to its normal range?

Answer 62

by stimulating the liver to break down its glycogen into glucose and release it into the blood

Question 63

what is a disorder related to blood glucose regulation?

Answer 63

diabetes mellitus

Question 64

type 1 diabetes mellitus occurs when? what occurs? what is it?

Answer 64

beta cells of pancreas no longer produce / secrete insulin blood glucose levels rise dangerously high auto-immune disorder - immune system attacks pancreas' beta cells

Question 65

type 2 diabetes mellitus occurs when? associated with what?

Answer 65

liver resists insulin, leaves excess glucose in the blood | associated with poor life style habits