Practice Test Flashcards
The thyroid is primarily involved with
Metabolism regulation
In a polysynaptic reflex arc an interneuron transmits the action potential to the motor neuron
True or false?
True
Any reflex occurring on one side of the body when the other side has been stimulated is called an ipsilateral response
True or false?
False
The autonomic nervous system regulates ________ body activities
Involuntary
The patellar reflex is an example of a _______ reflex
Somatic
Which cranial nerve functions to carry impulses associated with smell
I
The two point discrimination test demonstrates that touch receptors are distributed equally over the entire body surface
False
Immediately after your nose has adapted to wintergreen oil
Clove oil is difficult to smell
Smelling clove oil is unaffected
Smelling clove oil is unaffected
The sense of taste is _______ when the tongue is dry compared to when it is moist
Worse
To determine balance, we used the ____ test
Romberg
What is the main function of the rods in the eye
Vision in dim light
When determining the near point of accommodation on your lab partner you
Measured the distance from the eye to the pin
The sympathetic nervous system has what effect on pupil size
Dilate
What is the correct order of a reflex arc from sensation to action
Receptor- integrator- motor neuron
Which nerve would have the fastest conduction velocity
Large diameter, myelinated
