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1
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What is not one of the ways neural communication differs from hormonal communication?

A

The need of receptors for the communication to work

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2
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Which of the following hormones is lipid soluble?

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Steroid hormone

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3
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Which hormone affects the way DNA is transcribed thus exerting its effect through modifying proteins?

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Steroid hormone

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4
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An autocrine response is one in which the negative feedback is provided by?

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Second messengers in the blood

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5
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Compared to neurotransmitters, hormone effects are generally__________.

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More widespread in the body

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6
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Which of the following observations provides evidence for the effect of steroids on gene transcription?

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Body builders that take testosterone have increased growth of muscle cells.

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7
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After a meal, glucose from the food enters the bloodstream causing insulin to be released from the ___________?

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Pancreas

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8
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_____________ hormones are released from the hypothalamus to control the pituitary glands release of _________ hormones.

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Releasing, Tropic

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9
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A hormone normally only found in males is ___________.

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none of the above

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10
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The ability of allopreganolone to modulate the activity of GABA receptors is an example of ______________.

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Nongenomic steroid action

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11
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Which hormone is responsible for contractions during childbirth?

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Oxytocin

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12
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Vasopressin is released by the ___________.

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Posterior pituitary

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13
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Melatonin is released almost exclusively ____________.

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at night

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14
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This hormone stimulates the sperm production.

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Follicle stimulating hormone

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15
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The structure located between the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary is ___________.

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Median eminence

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16
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As a result of his e experiments with roosters, Berthold concluded that _____________

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The testes release a chemical in the blood

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17
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The stress hormone cortisol originates where?

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Adrenal cortex

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18
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A goiter forms due to a __________ deficiency.

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Iodine

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19
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Which of the following is a possible effect of taking supplemental testosterone?

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Aggressive or manic behavior

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20
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Which of the following technique could be used to determine whether the receptors of a particular hormone are located in a specific type of cell?

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Both A and C

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21
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An essential feature of tropic hormones is that they ___________

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Affect the secretion of other endocrine glands

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22
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Which of the following is secreted mosty during sleep?

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growth hormone

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23
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Which of the following skin receptors are especially sensitive to stretching the skin?

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Ruffinis Endings

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24
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What has been used to explain how the brain differentiates information from different receptors/sensors?

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Labeled lines

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25
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___________ is where the frequency of firing of a single cell provides information about strength of a stimulus.

A

coding

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26
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The relay station that most senses pass through __________

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thalamus

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27
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This structure/ area receives touch sensory information from both sides of the body

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Secondary somatosensory cortex

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28
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This fast adapting touch sensor is important for detecting vibrations _____________

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Pacing corpuscles

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29
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Cortical neurons that respond to information in more than one sensory modality are known as________

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Polymodal cells

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30
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What percent of the general population has some form of synesthesia?

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1-4 %

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31
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This receptor that detects painful heat also responds to the chemical capsaicin in spicy foods, which is why one may sweat while eating a spicy dish.

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TRPV1

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32
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The receptive fiends of _________ are large and have vague borders.

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Free nerve endings

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33
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Each sensory receptor organ is affected by particular environmental events for which an organ is particularly adapted. These events are called?

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Adequate stimuli

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34
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Which layer of skin contains a rich wen of nerve fibers in a network of connective tissue and blood vessels?

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Dermis

35
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Fast adapting tactile receptors that mediate most of our ability to perceive from are called

A

Meissners corpuscles

36
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__________ is a skin innervated by a single nerve

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Dermatome

37
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The progressive loss of sensitivity of a sensory receptor as a consequence of sustained stimulation is known as_________

A

Adaptation

38
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The mechanical responses of the outer hair cells appear to act as a cochlear__________

A

Amplifier

39
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Which is not considered one of the basic taste?

A

Bland

40
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Loudness is determined by the ___________ of the sound waves.

A

Amplitude

41
Q

The three small ossicle bones amplify sound vibrations on to the __________

A

Oval window

42
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Which of the following are utilized to detect sound?

A

inner hair cells

43
Q

Which of the following is a theory of pitch discrimination?

A

Both 1 and 3

44
Q

This type of deafness occurs when the outer or middle ear prevents the sound vibrations from reading the cochlea?

A

Conduction deafness

45
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Outputs from the olfactory bulb make synaptic connections to all of the following except?

A

Hypothalamus

46
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Which theory argues that the frequency of auditory stimuli is directly encoded by the firing patterns of each individual neuron

A

Volley theory

47
Q

The swaying of stereocillica in response to sound waves results in an influx of _________ at the base of the hair cell.

A

Ca2+

48
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The _____________ is/are usually the initial site of noise induced deafness.

A

Hair cells

49
Q

The tiny bones of the middle ear are collectively known as the

A

Ossicles

50
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___________ Protects against intense sounds

A

Stapedius

51
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__________ theory offers the best current understanding of the mechanism of pitch perception.

A

A and B

52
Q

The auditory stimulus is transducer into electrical signals by the ________

A

Hair cells

53
Q

Which is most accurate about visual information crossing from one side of the brain to the other?

A

1/2 information crosses the optic chiasm

54
Q

The color of light you see is due to that lights__________.

A

wavelength

55
Q

The very first part of the eye light passes through is the _______

A

cornea

56
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Where does transduction occur for visual information?

A

Retina

57
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___________ has a blind spot in their visual field.

A

True

58
Q

Cones utilize the photopigment _________ where as rods use __________.

A

Retinal and Opsin Rhodosin

59
Q

The __________ muscles are used to change the shape of the lens.

A

Ciliary

60
Q

Which is not a way the eye handles different light intensity?

A

Inhibiting on center bipolar cells

61
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When there is no visual stimulation, rods and cones ________

A

fire at full blast

62
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Unlike most cells, this cell is excited when it receives less glutamate.

A

On center bi polar cell

63
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This area is perhaps best known for being very important in the processing of color visual information.

A

V4

64
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This visual area is specialized for motion perception

A

V5

65
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The process by which the shape of the lens is altered in order to project a sharp image onto the retina is called?

A

Accommodation

66
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In terrestrial mammals, the ___________ is primarily responsible for refraction of light.

A

Lens

67
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The cells who’s axons make up the optic nerve are the _________ cells.

A

Ganglion

68
Q

The motor nucleus that controls the muscles of the eye is the ________

A

Oculomotor nucleus

69
Q

Duchennes muscular dystrophy is a type of inherited muscle disorder that involves__________?

A

A single gene located on the X chromosome

70
Q

The most basic unit of movement is ________?

A

reflex

71
Q

A rapid movement that is completed regardless of the feedback received is a __________

A

Ballistic movement

72
Q

What neurotransmitter is especially important for motoneurons _________

A

Acetylcholine

73
Q

Golgi tendon organs reprot muscle __________

A

Contraction

74
Q

Which of the following is a property of fast muscle fibers?

A

Rapid fatigue

75
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This brain region is thought to not only be important for observational learning due to mirror neurons but also empathy.

A

Premotor cortex

76
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The primary motor cortex is highly correlated with ________ and the secondary motor cortex is highly correlated with ________.

A

Basal ganglia, Cerebellum

77
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This disease is caused by a lack of dystrophin

A

Muscular dystrophy

78
Q

Which of the following is not a symptom of parkinson’s disease?

A

Sudden flinging of arms

79
Q

Huntingtons disease is transmitted by ___________

A

A single dominant gene

80
Q

The SMA is important for encoding the __________ of movement

A

Sequences

81
Q

Fetal cell transplants have bee investigated as a treatment for parkinson’s disease, but some patients exhibit __________

A

Severe involuntary movements

82
Q

Myasthenia graves is thought to be caused by

A

Antibodies that attack acetylcholine receptors

83
Q

Patients with alcoholism often have damage to the _________ which results in ataxic gait.

A

Cerebellum

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