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Ursula Santamaria
Anatomy Study Stack 2, Weeks 6-13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which lever pulls between the fulcrum and load, allows rapid and extensive movement and is the most common type of lever found in the body? | Third-Class Levers (Chapter 15) |
| True or False: "Good posture" is achieved by keeping the body' center of gravity over its base and requires the least muscular work to maintain. | True (Chapter 16) |
| ____________division of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) prepares the body to deal with immediate threats & produces the "fight or flight response".; ____________division coordinates the body's normal resting ax,, called the "rest and repair" division | Sympathetic division and Parasympathetic division of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) (Chapter 18) |
| Name at least 3 of 7 hypothalamus functions. | 1. Regulator of autonomic ax. 2. Relay station b/w cerebral cortex & lower autonomic centers 3. Helps maintain water balance 4. Some neurons function as endocrine glands 5. Arousal mechanism 6. Regulates appetite 7. Maintains normal body temperature |
| Of the 12 Cranial nerves, which transmits impulses that results in vision? In eye movement? | Optic Nerve (Cranial Nerve II) and Oculomotor Nerve (CN III). (Chapter 21) |
| True or False: Epinephrine also stimulates adrenergic receptors, enhancing and prolonging effects of sympathetic stimulation. | True (Chapter 22) |
| List and describe different types of touch. | 1. Light Touch: Tactile (Merkel) Disks 2. Deep Touch: 1.)Tactile (Meissner's) Corpuscle-low frequency vibration a) Bulboid Corpuscle (Krause end bulbs)-low frequency vibration b) Bulbous (Ruffins) Corpuscle- crude& persistent touch 2.) Lamellar (Pacini) C |
| True or False: Age, disease, structural defects, or lack of maturation does not affect ability of sensory nerve endings to identify and respond. | False. Age, disease, structural defects or lack of maturation does affect ability to identify and respond. (Chapter 24) |
| What is the importance of hemostasis? | . Stops bleeding and prevents loss of vital body fluid 2. Secondary role in defending against bacterial attacks (Chapter 27) |
| Name 2 of the most important functions of the lymphatic systems. | Two most important functions—maintain fluid balance in the internal environment and immunity; a third function is to collect absorbed fat from the intestines and transport it to the systemic veins (Chapter 31) |
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