FINAL

Question 1

substance that makes white matter of the brain and spinal cord white

Answer 1

myelin

Question 2

neurotransmitter that stimulates skeletal muscle

Answer 2

acetylcholine

Question 3

substance released from axonal endings to propagate a nerve impulse

Answer 3

neurotransmitter

Question 4

one neuron and all the skeletal muscle fibers it stimulates

Answer 4

motor unit

Question 5

fight or flight

Answer 5

sympathetic

Question 6

blind spot

Answer 6

optic disk

Question 7

volume of blood pumped by each ventricle per heartbeat

Answer 7

stroke volume

Question 8

regulates erythrocyte production

Answer 8

erythropoietin

Question 9

filament that myosin cross

Answer 9

actin

Question 10

midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata

Answer 10

brainstem

Question 11

platelets are formed from

Answer 11

megakaryocyte

Question 12

site of dynamic equilibrium

Answer 12

semicircular canals

Question 13

striated, intercalated, branching, and heart muscle tissue

Answer 13

cardiac

Question 14

activates pepsinogen to pepsin

Answer 14

HCL3

Question 15

primary function is for absorption of nutrients

Answer 15

small intestine

Question 16

located between the right atrium and the right ventricle

Answer 16

tricuspid

Question 17

center for heart rate, breathing, bp, swallowing, and vomiting

Answer 17

medulla oblongata

Question 18

atrium that receives blood blood from pulmonary veins

Answer 18

left

Question 19

white of the eye

Answer 19

sclera

Question 20

digests starch

Answer 20

amylase

Question 21

efferent nerves

Answer 21

motor

Question 22

ion stored in the sarcoplasmic reticulum

Answer 22

calcium

Question 23

afferent nerves

Answer 23

sensory

Question 24

transparent portion of the sclera

Answer 24

cornea

Question 25

neuron processes that receive incoming stimuli

Answer 25

dendrites

Question 26

contractile unit between two Z lines

Answer 26

sarcomere

Question 27

site of static equilibrium

Answer 27

vestibule

Question 28

volume of air remaining in the lungs after greatest possible expiratory effort

Answer 28

residual volume

Question 29

snail-like structure containing Organ of Corti

Answer 29

cochlea

Question 30

respiration with 02

Answer 30

aerobic

Question 31

air sacs composed of simple squamous epithelium

Answer 31

alveoli

Question 32

enlargement of prostate glands

Answer 32

hyperplasia

Question 33

brain and spinal cord

Answer 33

central nervous system

Question 34

controls temperature, endocrine activity, metabolism, and thirst

Answer 34

hypothalamus

Question 35

a receptor, afferent nerves, integration center, afferent nerves, and effector in order

Answer 35

reflex arc

Question 36

node that is pacemaker for the heart

Answer 36

sinoatrial

Question 37

connective tissue sheath surrounding an individual skeletal muscle

Answer 37

endomysium

Question 38

detoxifies drugs/alcohol, makes cholesterol, breaks down hormones

Answer 38

liver

Question 39

outer ear

Answer 39

pinna

Question 40

smooth, single nucleus, hollow organs, involuntary muscle tissue

Answer 40

smooth

Question 41

voluntary, striated, attached to skeletal muscle tissue

Answer 41

skeletal

Question 42

manufacture urine, produce hormones, regulate bp

Answer 42

kidneys

Question 43

total amount of exchangeable air

Answer 43

vital capacity

Question 44

thick layer of contractile muscle tissue in heart

Answer 44

myocardium

Question 45

blood is what type of tissue

Answer 45

connective tissue

Question 46

increased levels of chemical increase rate and depth of breathing

Answer 46

carbon dioxide

Question 47

most abundant formed element, lacks nucleus and organelles, carries hemoglobin, and is biconcave shaped

Answer 47

erythrocyte

Question 48

type AB blood

Answer 48

universal recipient

Question 49

main hormone that regulates sodium ion concentration

Answer 49

aldosterone

Question 50

carbon dioxide is converted to ____ when it enters blood

Answer 50

bicarbonate