Test 2/23/13 part 3

Question 1

Is the muscle which controls your lens relaxed or contracted for close work?

Answer 1

CONTRACTED

Question 2

Is the lens thin or fat for close work?

Answer 2

fat

Question 3

Are the ligaments tense or slack for close work?

Answer 3

slack

Question 4

See diagram for ear

Answer 4

page 11 (don’t need to know _’s)

Question 5

What is the function of the cochlea?

Answer 5

CHANGES SOUND VIBRATIONS INTO SIGNAL TO GO TO BRAIN

Question 6

What is the function of the auditory nerve

Answer 6

CARRIES SOUND SIGNAL TO BRAIN

Question 7

What is the function of the semi-circular canal

Answer 7

RECEPTORS (CELLS SENSITIVE TO) CHANGING POSITIONS – BALANCE RECEPTORS

Question 8

What is the function of the Eustachian tube?

Answer 8

BALANCES AIR PRESSURE ON EACH SIDE OF EACH EARDRUM

Question 9

What is the function of the ear drum?

Answer 9

VIBRATES IN RESPONSE TO SOUND VIBRATIONS FROM ENVIRONMENT – ITS VIBRATIONS ARE SENT TO THE THREE BONES OF THE MIDDLE EAR

Question 10

What is the function of ear wax?

Answer 10

LUBRICATES EAR DRUM – WAX IS TO THE EARDRUM AS TEARS ARE TO THE CORNEA

Question 11

What are some of the problems associated with the Eustachian tubes?

Answer 11

CAN CARRY GERMS TO MIDDLE EAR. CAN CARRY PRESSURE TO MIDDLE EAR AND DAMAGE EARDRUM.

Question 12

What do taste and smell have in common

Answer 12

BOTH CHEMICAL SENSES

Question 13

What is the largest sensory organ?

Answer 13

skin

Question 14

What is personality?

Answer 14

All of a person’s behavioral patterns added together

Question 15

What needs of babies are physiological?

Answer 15

Air, Food, Water, Shelter

Question 16

Explain the rut-in-the-road theory of learning.

Answer 16

THE MORE TIMES YOU DO SOMETHING, THE EASIER IT GETS TO DO. PATHWAYS/CONNECTIONS ARE MADE BETWEEN CERTAIN NEURONS.

Question 17

For a right handed person motor control, speech and logical thinking are controlled by which side of the brain?

Answer 17

left cerebrum

Question 18

There are three things you can do to maximize learning ability. Name them.

Answer 18

DIET, EXERCISE AND REST

Question 19

What do the initials REM stand for in the expression “REM” sleep?

Answer 19

RAPID EYE MOVEMENT

Question 20

Most people think of REM sleep as the time when we dream. While this is true, scientists have discovered that REM sleep is also important for learning. What happens during REM sleep that makes it important for learning?

Answer 20

SHORT TERM MEMORIES ARE STORED IN LONG TERM