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Millie 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hormone that stimulates kidneys to conserve water: | Antidiuretic hormone |
| Olfactory and gustatory receptors are types of: | Chemoreceptors |
| Hormones | do all of the above. |
| Middle layer of the eye wall that contains blood vessels and pigments that prevent stray light from reflecting within the eye: | Choroid |
| Special sense structure mainly involved with vision: | Retina |
| "Endocrine" means | internal secretion. |
| Receptors for the special senses are found | primarily in the head. |
| Hormone secreted from the anterior pituitary: | Follicle stimulating hormone |
| True about humans: | Our sensory receptors have a limited range within which they can respond to stimuli. |
| Melanocyte-stimulating hormone, which regulates the formation of melanin, is produced by the | intermediate lobe of the pituitary gland. |
| Senses muscle stretch: | Muscle spindle |
| Henry has hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy. Which means he does not experience pain. Therefore he lacks | nociceptors |
| General Senses include all of the following except; | hearing |
| Growth hormone | all of the above. |
| What role does the thalamus play in regulation of pain? | Allows person to be aware of pain |
| The specificity of hormone action derives from | target cell receptors that are unique for each hormone. |
| Which of the following are paired correctly? | All of the above |
| Man, that bathroom was a sack of farts! But, after a minute, I didn't even notice it anymore. What happened? | Sensory adaptation |
| Hormone that contracts the uterus in a positive feedback cycle during child birth: | Oxytocin |
| The "window" of the eye that is also the most anterior part of the eye: | Cornea |
| Another name for antidiuretic hormone is | vasopressin |
| A person’s view of the stimulus and the way the brain interprets the information | perception |
| Another name for pain receptors is | nociceptors |
| Hormone that elevates blood calcium: | Parathyroid hormone |
| The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland secrete | antidiuretic hormone. |
| Special sense structure mainly involved with hearing: | Cochlea |
| Which of the following hormones requires a releasing hormone from the hypothalamus for its secretion? | Prolactin |
| Olfactory and gustatory receptors are types of: | Chemoreceptors |
| Connects directly to the pharynx to allow pressure equalization for the middle ear: | Auditory/eustachian tube |
| Living near a railroad track and no longer hearing the train would be a good example of; | sensory adaptation |
| Hormone from the thyroid gland that increases basal metabolic rate: | T3 |
| Special sense structure mainly involved with detecting the flavor of food: | Taste bud |
| Warm receptors are sensitive at ______ and unresponsive at _____ degrees F. | 77 and 113 |
| Hormones that the posterior pituitary secretes are synthesized in the | hypothalamus |
| Special sense structure mainly involved with static equilibrium: | Vestibule |
| Even in the dark, I know I stubbed my right toe and not my left. Why? | Sensory projection |
| Oxytocin is administered to women following childbirth to stimulate | uterine contractions. |
| The sequence of information flow in response to biting into a slice of pizza is | sensory receptors activated, impulse sent to CNS, sensation, perception. |
| Which of the following hormones requires a releasing hormone from the hypothalamus for its secretion? | Prolactin |
| __________ controls hormone concentrations. | Negative feedback |
| Hormone that elevates blood glucose: | Glucagon |
| Sensory receptors include | all of the above. |
| Receptors for the special senses are found | primarily in the head. |
| Part of the brain stem that contains powerful pain suppression centers: | Midbrain |
| Special sense structure mainly involved with dynamic equilibrium: | Semi-circular canals |
| Max returns to his dorm room late at night to find his roommate throwing up. The smell is at first so bad that Max wants to vomit too, but after helping his roommate clean up, the odor seems to fade. Max has experienced | sensory adaptation. |
| Down-regulation of a target cell can occur in response to | prolonged increase in the level of a hormone. |
| Hormone secreted from the anterior pituitary: | Follicle stimulating hormone |
| The brain interprets input from sensory receptors as | perception |
| Hormone secreted from the adrenal cortex: | Aldosterone |
| Receptors for the general senses are found | widely distributed throughout the body. |
| "Endocrine" means | internal secretion. |
| True about humans: | Our sensory receptors have a limited range within which they can respond to stimuli. |
| Special sense structure mainly involved with vision: | Retina |
| Another name for antidiuretic hormone is | vasopressin |
| The specificity of hormone action derives from | target cell receptors that are unique for each hormone. |
| Another name for pain receptors is | nociceptors |
| A person’s view of the stimulus and the way the brain interprets the information | perception |
| What role does the thalamus play in regulation of pain? | Allows person to be aware of pain |
| Hormone that stimulates the testis in males and the ovaries in females: | Follicle stimulating hormone |
| Melanocyte-stimulating hormone, which regulates the formation of melanin, is produced by the | intermediate lobe of the pituitary gland. |
| A sensation is ______, and projection of a sensation is the ______. | a feeling that results from sensory stimulation; brain causing it to seem to come from the receptors being stimulated |
| Compared to the nervous system, the endocrine system | may have a longer lasting effect. |
| Hormone that stimulates kidneys to conserve water: | Antidiuretic hormone |
| Olfactory receptors, which provide the sense of smell, are | chemoreceptors |