Biol 200b midterm 2 review

This quiz was made in order to help me and my friends study for our biology midterm on Monday. This is a review to show each individual taking the quiz where they need to focus on.

How well do you think you know your biology? Hopefully this quiz will help you to know where you need to study more. By the time you finish this quiz, you will know a good amount of what is needed to know for the midterm.

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1. Which is not a type of general sense?
Touch
Temperature
Taste
Pain
Proprioception
Pressure
2. The difference between a somatic and visceral sense is...
somatic senses detect information from the internal organs
visceral senses detect information from the body and environment
somatic senses detect information from the body and environment
visceral senses detect information from the internal organs
Both 1&2
Both 3&4
3. True or False. Smell, sight, sound, taste, and balance are all types of general senses.
True
False
4. Smell/Taste are detected by chemoreceptors, while sound/balance is detected by...
Mechanoreceptor
Nociceptor
Thermoreceptor
Chemoreceptor
Photoreceptor
5. The thin mucous membrane the covers the anterior ey and posterior eyelid is the...
Retina
Conjuctiva
Iris
Sclera
Lacrimal apparatus
Eyebrow
6. Which extrinsic eye muscle is not controlled by the Oculomotor Nerve?
Superior rectus
Lateral rectus
Inferior rectus
7. The Trochlear nerve CN IV, controls which eye muscle?
Superior Oblique
Superior Rectus
Inferior Oblique
Inferior Rectus
8. Which is not a characteristic of the retina?
It contains rods & cones (sensory cells)
It contains the fovea centralis & optic disc
It is held in place by suspensory ligaments
Consists of a outer pigmented layer
9. The area behind the lens also called the...
Anterior Chamber
Anterior Compartment
Posterior Chamber
Posterior Compartment
10. The most important feature of the lens is...
greatest area of visual acuity
provide nutrition to cornea
maintains shape of anterior compartment
focuses images on the retina
11. Photoreceptor layers, bipolar layers, and ganglionic cells are layres of...
pigmented retina
sensory retina
choroid
sclera
conjunctiva
12. Which is not a characteristic of rods?
Bipolar photorecptor cells
Mediate vision under low light
Allow you to see color
Contain rhodopsin
13. The release of glutamate, which causes IPSPs is a result of
presence of light
absence of light
dilation of pupil
constriction of pupil
14. Which is not a color-sensitive pigment to cones?
Red
Yellow
Green
Blue
15. True or False. The lateral visual field is detected by the medial part of the retina.
True
False.
16. Which region of structures is incorrect?
Outer ear: auricle, external auditory meatus, tympanic membrane
Middle ear: malleus, incus, stapes, auditory tube
Inner ear: cochlea, semicircular canals, vestibule
17. Which structure first detects the vibration of sound?
Auricle
Malleus
Incus
Tympanic membrane
18. Pitch, due to frequency of sound waves has a range of...
10 Hz - 500 Hz
5 Hz - 1000 Hz
20 Hz - 20,000 Hz
-10 Hz - 500 Hz
19. The structure(s) most involve with balance in the the inner ear is..
Vestibule
Cochlea
Semicircular canals
Both 1 & 2
Both 2 & 3
Both 1 & 3
20. Olfaction is the sense of...
Taste
Touch
Smell
Sight
Hearing
21. After the olfactory neurons send processes of smell through the cribiform plate, it then enters the...
cribiform plate
nasal cavity
olfactory bulb
olfactory nerve
22. Which is not a major type of papillae in the mouth?
Circumvallate
Fungiform
Foliate
Filiform
Gustatory
23. True or false. The taste bud for bitterness is located on the back of the tongue to protect ourselves from consuming harmful substances
True.
False.
24. Which is not a function of the endocrine system?
Contributes and interacts with the nervous system
Maintenance of homeostasis
Involved with controlled movement away from set point (positive feedback)
All the above are correct
25. Which is not an endocrine gland?
Adrenals
Hypothalamus
Testes
Parathyroid
Kidneys
26. Which of the following is NOT water soluble?
Proteins
Steroids
Glycoproteins
Polypeptides
27. Which statement of the patterns of secretion is incorrect?
Pulsatile patterns are constant, but over a short period
Acute patterns have a rapid increase in hormone levels in response to a stimulus
Cyclic patterns increase and decrease in a constant pattern
28. Which hormones have a longer half-life? (Half-life: the length of time it takes to remove half the amount of the hormone from circulation)
Water-soluble hormones
Lipid-soluble hormones
29. This must be present in order for a hormone to act on a cell
Equal homeostasis of ion levels
A receptor
Lipid-soluble hormone
Water-soluble hormone
30. The neurohypophysis releases these hormones, EXCEPT:
Oxytocin
Antidiuretic Hormone
Arginine Vasopressin
Prolactin
31. The anterior pituitary is composed of all of the following except:
Pars tuberalis
Pars intermedia
Pars vestibularis
Pars distalis
32. Which is not a function of the pituitary gland?
Inhibits release of pituitary hormone due to negative feedback
Stimulates further release of pituitary hornone due to positive feedback
Both are correct
Neither are correct
33. Which is not a hormone of the anterior pituitary?
Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
Follice-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Prolactin
Somatostatin
34. Which hormone results in an inhibitory effect?
LH
Prolactin
TSH
FSH
35. Which may cause the release of TRH, TSH, and thyroid hormone?
Stress & Cold
Binding to intracellular receptor
Increased metabolism
Dieting
36. Calcitonin is released by the...
Adrenal Medulla
Adrenal Cortex
Parathyroid
Thyroid
37. True or False. Hypercalcemia causes decreased permeability of membranes to sodium, resulting in inflammation
True.
False
38. Calcitonin...
decreases osteoclasts activity
is regulated by the increase of blood calcium
decreases blood calcium levels
Both 1 & 2
Both 2 & 3
All the above are correct

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