Exam 3 Flashcards
Cornea
A transparent window which allows light to pass into the eye and refracts the light
Iris/pupil
The iris is smooth muscle containing circularly shaped muscles and radial muscles. They contract to
dilate (radial muscles) or constrict (circular muscles) pupil. The pupil is the opening between the iris
and allows more or less light in to focus the light
Ciliary body/lens
Ciliary muscles have suspensory ligaments (zonules) which are attached to the lens. The zonules pull on
the lens (ciliary muscles relaxed) to make it more flat for distance vision and the zonules are slack
(ciliary muscles are contracted) which makes the lens more curved for close vision
Retina
Layers of cells that contain rods or cones synapsing with bipolar cells and ganglion cells to send an AP to the occipital lobe for visual processing
Define antagonistic
hormones cause opposite effects
Synergistic
Hormones cause an additive effect
Permissive
One hormone allows (permits) a second hormone have its effect
Lipophilic hormones
Steroids and thyroid hormones
How is the anterior pituitary different from the posterior pituitary?
The anterior pituitary lobe produces and releases hormones. The posterior lobe does not produce hormones, but does store hormones produced by the hypothalamus
Hair cells in the semicircular canals respond to stimuli and function as:
a. Exteroreceptors
b. Nociceptors
c. Proprioceptors
d. Chemoreceptors
c. Proprioceptors
Which of the following taste modalities does NOT require G-proteins?
a. Quinine
b. Sweet
c. Sour
d. Umami
e. More than one of the above
c. Sour
The lens is most convex(curved) when
a. Focusing on distant objects
b. Radial iris muscles are contracting
c. Ciliary muscles are contracting
d. Circular iris muscles are contracting
e. Ciliary muscle are relaxing
c. Ciliary muscles are contracting
Which of the following is a role of cGMP?
a. Used as a 2nd messenger in the Phospholipase-C hormone action
b. Causes GLUT4 enzymes to travel from the cytoplasm to the plasma membrane
c. Allows Na+ channels to stay open in rod cells
d. Binds to rhodopsin in dark curren
c. Allows Na+ channels to stay open in rod cells
Retinoic Acid and its receptor bind to one half-site on the hormone-response element (HRE) and then form a
heterodimer with which type of hormone?
a. Steroid
b. Glycoprotein
c. Thyroid
d. Polypeptide
c. Thyroid
Which of the following is NOT true about endocrine glands?
a. Target cells need receptors specific to the hormone
b. Hormones will affect the metabolism of target cells
c. Hormones are secreted through ducts into the bloodstream
d. Specialized neurons can secrete neurohormones into the blood
e. All of the above are true
c. Hormones are secreted through ducts into the bloodstream
Name the structure responsible for kinetic equilibrium (rotational acceleration):
a. Photoreceptors
b. Cochlea
c. Semicircular canals
d. Utricle and saccule
c. Semicircular canals
Within a taste bud, which of the following is true?
a. The blocking of receptors results in the detection of the taste sensation
b. G-protein coupled receptors are involved in detecting salty substances
c. Supporting cells possess the receptors for detecting taste modalities
d. Ion channels are involved in detecting salty and sour substances
d. Ion channels are involved in detecting salty and sour substances
Which of the following categories is NOT represented by a group of hormones?
a. Amines
b. Polypeptides
c. Glycoproteins
d. Nucleic acids
e. Steroid
d. Nucleic acids
When activated by a G-protein subunit, adenylate cyclase will convert ATP to:
a. ADP
b. cAMP
c. cGMP
d. AMP
b. cAMP
n which of the following mechanisms of hormone action can dimerization be observed?
a. Phospholipase-C-Ca2+
b. Thyroid Hormone Action
c. Tyrosine Kinase
d. A and B
e. B and C
e. B and C
During relaxation, which of the following does not lengthen?
a. A band
b. H zone
c. I band
d. M line
e. More than one of the above
e. More than one of the above
Examples of two hormones from the hypothalamus that stimulate the release of hormones from the anterior
pituitary are:
a. GnRH and ADH
b. PIH and Somatostatin
c. TRH and CRH
d. GnRH and PIH
c. TRH and CRH