Exam 3 Flashcards
What is superior to the lateral aspect of each eye?
lacrimal glands
What does lacrimal glands make?
salt solution (TEARS)
Where do tears come out?
through small ducts on the anterior surface of the eyeball
What is the other antibacterial enzyme that the lacrimal secretion also contains?
lysosome
What happens when we cry?
the excess tears flows onto the nasolacrimal duct causing our noses to run
What is the name of our sweat glands?
ciliary glands
Where do the ciliary glands lie?
between eyelash hair follicles
What helps lubricate the eyeball?
ciliary glands
Where are the tarsal glands located?
posterior to the eyelashes
What do the tarsal glands secrete?
an oily substance
What muscles are working when you are looking at your nose?
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inferior rectus muscle and medial rectus muscle
What is an inflammation of one of the ciliary glands or a small oil gland called?
Sty
What are eyelids called?
palpebrae
What lines the internal surface of the eyelids and continues over the anterior surface of the eyeball?
conjunctiva
What aids in lubricating the eyeball?
The conjunctiva secreting mucus
What is conjunctivitis?
Inflammation of the conjunctiva, often
accompanied by redness of the eye
What is the outermost fibrous layer?
a protective layer
What does the outermost fibrous layer contain?
sclera and cornea
What is the sclera?
opaque white and forms the bulk of the fibrous layer
What is the sclera nickname?
the white of the eye
What is the cornea?
the anterior most transparent area where light enters
What type of layer is the middle layer?
vascular
Is the choroid posterior or anterior?
posterior
What is choroid?
a blood-rich nutritive region containing
a dark pigment that prevents light scattering within the eye
What is the ciliary body composed of?
the ciliary muscles
What does the ciliary body control?
the eyes lens shape
What is the most anterior part of the uvea?
The pigmented iris.
The only special sense NOT fully functional at birth is the sense of ________
Vision
What is the sensory layer of the eye?
Retina
What is the structure most responsible for focusing light rays that enter the eye?
Lens
What helps maintain the intraocular pressure; located in the anterior part of the eye?
Aqueous Humor
What is the area of greatest visual acuity?
Fovea centralis
Seventy percent of all sensory receptors are located in the ________
eye
Ordinarily, it is NOT possible to transplant tissues from one person to another, yet corneas can be transplanted without tissue rejection. This is because the cornea ________
has no blood supply
The blind spot of the eye is caused by _______
an absence of photoreceptors where the optic nerve leaves the eye
Precision of eye movement is due to the fact that extrinsic eye muscle motor units typically innervate 8 to 12 muscle cells and in some cases as few as 2 or 3 muscle cells.
(TRUE OR FALSE)
TRUE
Motion sickness seems to ________
result from mismatch between visual and vestibular inputs
Identify the muscle that is controlled by the abducens nerve (CN VI)
B
Name the muscle at D
Inferior Rectus
Identify the layer that contains both a single-celled pigmented layer and a neural layer.
C
What is #1?
Levator palpeerde superioris muscle
What is #2?
Palpebral conjunctive
What is #3?
Bulbar conjunctiva
What is #4?
Orbicularis oculi muscle
What is #5?
tarsal glands
What is #6?
palpebral fissure
What is #7?
eyelashes
What is #8?
conjutival sac
What is #1?
Superior oblique muscle
What is #2?
Superior rectus muscle
What is #3?
Lateral rectus muscle
What is #4?
Superior oblique tendon
What is #5?
Inferior rectus muscle
What is #6?
Inferior oblique muscle
The elasticity of the lens decreases with age. This leads to which of the following?
A) a clouding of the lenses known as a cataract
B) lowered accommodation of the pupillary reflex and blurry vision
C) less light getting to the retina and diminished visual acuity
D) less accommodation of the lenses and difficulty focusing on nearby objects
D
Vitamin A deficiency leads to rod degeneration
(TRUE OR FALSE)
TRUE
How are the olfactory receptors activated?
Odorants dissolve in the mucus and bind to receptors.
What is #1?
Olfactory tract
What is #2?
Olfactory gland
What is #3?
Olfactory epithelium
What is #4?
Mitral cell
What is #5?
Olfactory bulb
What is #6?
Olfactory stem cell
What is #7?
Olfactory sensory neuron
What is #8?
Supporting cell
What is #9?
Olfactory cilia
Most taste buds are located __________
on the tongue surface in fungiform papillae
What is #1?
Auricle
What is #2?
Stapes
What is #3?
Tympanic membrane
What is #4?
semicircular canals/balance organs
What is #5?
Cochlea/House organ of Corti
Name the sensory structure located in the enlarged swellings at the end of the tubes labeled as A
(PICTURE)
ampulla
What is #1?
Semicircular canals
What is #2?
Vestibule
What is #3?
Vestibular Nerve
What is #4?
Cochlear Nerve
What is #5?
Cochlea
What is #6?
auditory tube
What is #1?
Semicircular ducts
What is #2?
Cristae ampullares
What is #3?
Utricle in vestibule
What is #4?
Stapes in oval window
What is #5?
Round Window
What is #6?
Saccule in Vestibule
What is #1?
Tectorial membrane
What is #2?
Cochlear Duct
What is #3?
Spiral Organ
What is #4?
Basilar membrane
What is #5?
Vestibular membrane
What is #6?
Scala Vestibuli
What is #7?
Scala tympani
A patient has noticed that his ability to hear has recently decreased. Which item is NOT likely to have caused his problem?
A) Occlusion of the external auditory meatus by cerumen
B) Damage to the semicircular canals
C) Perforation of the tympanic membrane
D) Pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube dysfunction
B
Which portion of the ear is responsible for sound transduction?
the cochlea
A patient has a loss of hearing in only one ear. Which of the following is likely to be a result?
A) The patient will not be able to localize the origin of sounds.
B) The patient will have increased sensitivity to sound in the unaffected ear.
C) The patient will have a loss of balance with dizziness and vertigo.
D) The patient will not be able to track objects with the eye on the same side as the hearing
A
The semicircular canals are adapted to detect static equilibrium
(TRUE OR FALSE)
FALSE
Tinnitus, vertigo, and gradual hearing loss typify the disorder called ________
Ménière’s syndrome
The ability of muscle to shorten forcibly when adequately stimulated is known as ________, and sets muscle apart from other tissue types
contractility
Which of the following statements is true?
A) Cardiac muscle cells are found in the heart and large blood vessels.
B) Cardiac muscle cells have many nuclei.
C) Skeletal muscle cells are long and cylindrical with many nuclei.
D) Smooth muscle cells have T tubules.
C
What is the most distinguishing characteristic of muscle tissue?
the ability to transform chemical energy into mechanical energy to move the body
Which of the following is NOT a normal function of muscle tissue?
A) stabilizing joints
B) maintaining posture
C) secreting hormones
D) producing movement
E) generating heat
C
What is #1?
Connective tissue covering the exterior of a muscle organ
What is #2?
Connective tissue sheath surrounding individual muscle fibers
What is #3?
Connective tissue surrounding muscle fiber bundles
What is #4?
Bundles of muscle cells surrounded by a perimysium
What is #5?
Individual muscle fiber
The connective tissue that covers structure A is continuous with which of the following?
A) endomysium
B) tendon
C) synovial membrane
D) ligament
B
What is #1?
Z disc
What is #2?
H Zone
What is #3?
I Band
What is #4?
A Band
What is #5?
M Line
What structure in skeletal muscle cells functions in calcium storage?
sarcoplasmic reticulum
The sliding filament model of contraction states that __________
during contraction, the thin myofilaments slide past the thick myofilaments so that the actin and myosin myofilaments overlap to a greater degree
The region between which two points corresponds to the entire A (dark) band?
2 and 6
What is #1?
T Tubule
What is #2?
A Band
What is #3?
I Band
What is #4?
Sarcolemma
What is #5?
Triad
What is #6?
Terminal cisterns
What is #7?
Myofibrils
Which of the following statements best illustrates the fact that skeletal muscle is voluntary muscle?
A) Skeletal muscle appears striated due to the structure of the sarcomeres.
B) The shivering reflex aids in maintaining body temperature.
C) Skeletal muscle fibers are innervated by somatic motor neurons.
D) Skeletal muscle is wrapped in several layers of connective tissue. The deepest layer being the endomysium.
C
An enzyme known as acetylcholinesterase is present in the synaptic cleft. What is its role?
to break down acetylcholine
Which of the following interactions must occur first so that the others can take place?
B binds to troponin
Which muscle fiber type is best suited for endurance activities, such as long-distance jogging?
slow oxidative fibers
Reduction in blood flow to a muscle fiber would have the greatest effect on ________
slow oxidative fibers
A muscle that is lengthening while it produces tension is performing a(n) __________ contraction
eccentric
Isometric contractions are important contractions that allow humans to hold their posture over time
(TRUE OR FALSE)
TRUE
If both motor neurons shown in this figure were to develop action potentials and stimulate muscle fibers, would all the muscle cells shown here contract?
No, because neurons in this figure do not innervate every muscle cell shown.
Which of the following is true?
A) Smooth muscle lacks the thin and thick filaments characteristic of skeletal muscle.
B) Skeletal muscle fibers contain sarcomeres; smooth muscle fibers do not.
C) Skeletal muscle fibers tend to be shorter than smooth muscle fibers.
D) Skeletal muscle lacks the coarse connective tissue sheaths that are found in smooth muscle
B
If troponin is a component of both cardiac and skeletal muscle, why is an elevated plasma troponin level useful in diagnosing myocardial damage?
The subunits of the troponin in cardiac muscle are unique to heart muscle.
Immediately following the arrival of the stimulus at a skeletal muscle cell there is a short period called the ________ period during which the neurotransmitter is released by exocytosis, diffuses across the synaptic cleft, and binds to its receptors.
latent
What is the primary function of wave summation?
produce smooth, continuous muscle contraction
In an isotonic contraction, the muscle ________
changes in length and moves the “load”
Muscle tone is ________
a state of sustained partial contraction
Which of the following is the correct order for the phases of a muscle twitch?
A) relaxation, contraction, latent
B) latent, contraction, relaxation
C) contraction, relaxation, latent
D) latent, relaxation, contraction
B
Once a motor neuron has fired, all the muscle fibers in a muscle contract.
(TRUE OR FALSE)
False
A skeletal muscle contracts with varying force and length of time in response to the body’s needs at the time.
(TRUE OR FALSE)
True
A motor neuron and all the muscle cells that it stimulates are referred to as a motor end plate.
(TRUE OR FALSE)
False
Muscle that opposes and reverses the action of another muscle.
Antagonist
Muscle that stabilizes the origin of another muscle
Fixator
Muscle that is primarily responsible for bring about a particular movement
Agonist
Muscle that aids another by promoting the same movement
Synergist
What is a muscle that provides the major force for producing a specific movement called?
an agonist (prime mover)
Muscles that help maintain upright posture are fixators.
(TRUE OR FALSE)
True
When the term biceps, triceps, or quadriceps forms part of a muscle’s name, what does it tell you about the muscle?
The muscle has two, three, or four origins, respectively.
The sternocleidomastoid muscle inserts on the ________
mastoid process of the temporal bone
A muscle that crosses the posterior side of a joint will always cause extension.
(TRUE OR FALSE)
False
What is #1?
Elevates and adducts scapula
What is #2?
Rotates scapula
What is #3?
Trapezius muscle
What is #4?
Rhomboid minor and major
What is #5?
Teres major muscle