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Anatomy Exam ?s
End of the year exam questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The inner ear consists of what three spaces? | Vestibule, semicircular canals, cochlea |
| What are the cells called that are responsible for the sense of taste? | Gustatory cells |
| What is generated by a general sense organ? | Touch and equilibrium |
| Dim light stimulates what in the eye? | Rods |
| Bright light stimulates what in the eye? | Cones |
| What occurs when the eyeball is too short? | Hyperopia/farsightedness |
| What is called 'the window of the eye'? | Cornea |
| What is the colored part of the eye? | Iris |
| What is the hole in the eye that allows light through? | Pupil |
| What is the layer of the eye that keeps light from scattering in the eye? | Choroid |
| What are the structures in the retina that are able to respond to color? | Cones |
| What is the white of the eye? | Sclera |
| What is the mucous membrance covering part of the sclera? | Conjunctiva |
| What is the structure that is changed in shape by the ciliary muscles to facilitate focus of light? | Lens |
| What is the innermost layer of the eye? | Retina |
| What are the structures in the retina that respond in dim light? | Rods |
| What is the water fluid found in front of the lens? | Aqueous humor |
| What is the jellylike fluid found behind the lens? | Vitreous humor |
| What is the ossicle that rests against the eardrum? | Malleus |
| What is another term for the external ear? | Pinna |
| What is the thicker fluid in the inner ear? | Endolymph |
| What is the structure that gives us our sense of balance? | Semicircular canal |
| What is the ossicle that rests against the oval window? | Stapes |
| What is another term for the eardrum? | Tympanic membrane |
| What is the specific organ of hearing? | Organ of Corti |
| What separates the middle ear from the inner ear? | Oval window |
| What is the thinner fluid in the inner ear? | Perilymph |
| What connects the throad to the middle ear? | Auditory tube |
| Explain the functioning of the sense of balance and equilibrium. | The organ of equilibrium is located in the inner ear (Crista ampullaris). Specialized mechanoreceptors for balance and equilibrium are in the semicircular canals and vestibule. |
| Why do steroid hormones not require a second messenger? | They are able to pass through the cell membrane. |
| What effect do tropic hormones have on endocrine glands? | They cause them to release hormones or grow. |
| What is the target organ for TSH? | Thyroid gland |
| What are the target cells for T4? | Almost all cells in the body |
| What stimulates the release of adrenal cortex hormone? | ACTH |
| What causes an increase in blood glucose level? | Glucagon |
| What causes a drop in blood glucose level? | Insulin |
| What causes a reduction in the blood calcium level? | Calcitonin |
| What stimulates the release of thyroid hormone? | TSH |
| What is a mineralocorticoid? | Aldosterone |
| What is a glucocorticoid? | Cortisol |
| What causes an increase in the blood calcium level? | Parathyroid hormone |
| What causes contraction of the pregnant uterus? | Oxytocin |
| What stimulates cell metabolism? | Thyroxine |
| What is the hormone that assists the body in regulating the internal clock? | Melatonin |
| What is the hormon released by the posterior pitutiary gland that accelerates the reabsorption of water from urine? | ADH |
| What is the hormone secreted by the cells of the heart that has the exact opposite effects of aldosterone? | ANH |
| Hormone that stimulates the primary ovarian follice to start growing in women | FSH |
| Hormone that assists in the body's "fight or flight" response |
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