Revision quiz 2

Question 1

What happens when a neuron undergoes apoptosis?

Answer 1

The neuron dies

Question 2

Mr Watts has a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. What structures are seen in the neurons affected by Parkinson’s disease in the brain?

Answer 2

Lewy bodies

Question 3

What is meant by a ‘slipped disc’?

Answer 3

The cartilaginous tissue between the vertebrae has bulged out

Question 4

Mr Green is 64 years old and fell awkwardly when lifting a heavy box at work. He is complaining of back pain and tingling in his legs and feet, which is diagnosed as a ‘slipped disc’.

What might have happened?

Answer 4

Spinal nerves were compressed in the accident and the intervertebral disc has bulged out.

Question 5

Zac’s accident caused his body to be thrown forward over the seat beat he was wearing, exceeding the span of movement possible. This is known as …?

Answer 5

Hyperflexion injury

Question 6

If Omar’s intracranial pressure continues to rise, the brain can potentially herniate through an opening in the skull. Which of these structures would the medulla oblongata potentially move through to cause brain stem death?

Answer 6

foramen magnum

Question 7

Which hormones are produced by the thyroid gland?

Answer 7

Thyroxine and triiodothyronine

Question 8

In premenstrual tension, hormonal levels can change quickly, resulting in mood changes, depression, irritability and aggression.
What substances in the body are most likely to be linked to these symptoms developing?

Answer 8

Neurotransmitters, eg GABA, serotonin

Question 8

When Mr Smith developed type 1 diabetes, which cells in the pancreas stopped producing insulin?

Answer 8

beta cells in the Islets of Langerhans

Question 9

Mrs Jensen is likely to require medication to increase circulating thyroid levels.

Which organ is primarily responsible for the excretion of drugs?

Answer 9

Kidneys