Nervous, Muscular, and Special Senses System

Question 1

What are the 5 senses?

Answer 1

Olfactory (smell), Gustatory (taste), Optic (sight), Auditory, (hearing), Touch

Question 2

What are the functions of the muscular system?

Answer 2

Facilitate movement, maintain posture, thermoregulate.

Question 3

When do puppies and kittens open their eyes?

Answer 3

10-14 days.

Question 4

Where is the cardiac muscle found?

Answer 4

In the heart.

Question 5

What is the function of the nervous system?

Answer 5

To detect and respond to internal and external stimuli.

Question 6

What does the CNS consist of?

Answer 6

The brain and spinal cord.

Question 7

What are the two main types of neurons?

Answer 7

Sensory (afferent) Neurons, Motor (efferent) Neurons.

Question 8

What does the cerebral synovial fluid do?

Answer 8

Protects the brain and spinal cord and provides some nutrients.

Question 9

What are the 4 primary tastes?

Answer 9

Sweet, sour, salty, bitter.

Question 10

What are the 2 main divisions of the nervous system?

Answer 10

CNS (Central Nervous System), PNS (Peripheral Nervous System).

Question 11

What are the 3 different types of muscles?

Answer 11

Skeletal, cardiac, smooth.

Question 12

What is the structure and functional unit of the nervous system called?

Answer 12

The neuron, or nerve cell.

Question 13

Where is the smooth muscle mainly found?

Answer 13

The wall of the GI Tract, the walls of the arteries and veins, and around glands.

Question 14

Define pinna.

Answer 14

The external part of the ear made up of ridged cartilage covered by skin.

Question 15

What is the ear drum also known as?

Answer 15

The tympanic membrane.

Question 16

What is the gland that produces tears called?

Answer 16

The lacrimal gland.

Question 17

Can neurons reproduce?

Answer 17

No.

Question 18

What are skeletal muscles usually attached to?

Answer 18

Bones.

Question 19

What are the 3 main sections of the brain?

Answer 19

Forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain.

Question 20

What does the blood brain barrier do?

Answer 20

Regulates the passage of nutrients and chemical molecules to the brain.

Question 21

What does the PNS consist of?

Answer 21

Cordlike nerves that run throughout the body.

Question 22

What are myocytes?

Answer 22

Muscle cells.

Question 23

What does afferent mean?

Answer 23

Conducting inward.

Question 24

What does efferent mean?

Answer 24

Conducting outward.

Question 25

What happens during the fight or flight response?

Answer 25

The body’s sympathetic nervous system is activated by the sudden release of hormones.

Question 26

Where are the receptors for the special senses located?

Answer 26

Eyes, nose, tongue, skin, ears.

Question 27

How many times stronger is a dogs sense of smell than a humans?

Answer 27

40X