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True/False Flashcards

1
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Manipulation of the environment is a functional expression of the muscular system

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TRUE

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2
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Neurological damage above the brain stem results in flaccid muscles.

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FALSE: damage BELOW the brain stem = flaccid muscles

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Muscle tone is the result of the integrity of muscle fibers’ elasticity.

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FALSE. Muscle tone is the result of a systematic stimulation of the muscle by the nervous system.

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4
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Muscle fatigue is the result of insufficient supply of oxygen to working muscles.

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TRUE

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5
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Skeletal muscles’ activity is responsible for 40% of body heat.

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TRUE

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6
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Collectively, all motor neurons innervating the fibers of a single muscle are called a motor pool.

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TRUE

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7
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One motor neuron can stimulate only one muscle cell.

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FALSE: one motor neuron can stimulate several muscle cells, creating a motor unit

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Grave’s Disease is a condition of hyperthyroidism.

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TRUE

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9
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The Posterior Pituitary Gland does not synthesize hormones.

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TRUE the hormones are synthesized in the hypothalamus

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10
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Anterior Pituitary Gland hormones are synthesized in the hypothalamus.

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FALSE this is true of the posterior pituitary gland

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11
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The main regulatory process controlling hormonal release into the circulatory system is a positive feedback loop mechanism.

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FALSE: both positive and negative feedback loops are used

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12
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Hormones are synthesized in ductless glands.

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TRUE

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13
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Goiter is a condition resulting from excess iodine in the system.

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FALSE: lack of iodine does not allow the thyroid glands to secrete hormones and causes this condition

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14
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Steroids have an impact on cells by activating receptors located on cell’s membrane

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FALSE: steroids act in receptors inside target cells

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15
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Growth Hormone and Adrenocorticotropic Hormone are antagonistic to each other

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TRUE

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16
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At 40 to 41 degrees C, protein molecules begin to break their chemical bonds

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TRUE

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17
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Humans react to cold by dilating cutaneous blood level

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FALSE: heat causes dilation, cold causes constriction

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18
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Thyroid secretion increases in reaction to heat

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FALSE: thyroid secretion increases in reaction to cold

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19
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Fever is one of the body’s defense mechanisms in time of illness

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TRUE: leukocytes are mobilized and fever can fight off bacterial infections

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20
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Low grade fever (up to about 2 degrees C) can fight off bacterial infections

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TRUE

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21
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The extracellular liquid environment in the human body is about a third of the body liquid volume.

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TRUE: interstitial fluid = 25%, intravascular (blood) = 7%, transcellular (CSF) = 1%

22
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Diffusion, unlike osmosis, is an active chemical force

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FALSE: both diffusion and osmosis are passive

23
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Salty meals result in hypotonicity of extracellular liquid environment.

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FALSE: salty meals result in HYPERTONICITY

24
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Constriction of blood vessels results in loss of blood pressure

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FALSE: elevates blood pressure

25
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Some of the “head factors” involved in eating are taste and smell.

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TRUE

26
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Extensive sweating can result in cravings for salt.

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TRUE

27
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Insulin and glucagon are secreted by the pancreas.

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TRUE

28
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Reproductive cells require cooler environment than the rest of the body

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TRUE

29
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“Homeothermia” means that the constancy of body temperature is maintained regardless of environmental variations in temperature.

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TRUE: homeotherms have a constant body temp, poikliotherms’ body temp adjusts depending on the environment

30
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Metabolism of brown fat is a reaction to cold

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TRUE

31
Q

Constriction of blood vessels leads to elevated blood pressure.

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TRUE

32
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No one food has all the vitamins

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TRUE

33
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Very thin adolescents experience early puberty

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FALSE: very thin adolescents have later puberty as leptin is involved in triggering puberty

34
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Luteinizing Hormone activates in males testosterone secretion

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TRUE, involved in males and females, in females ovulation and estrogen

35
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It is speculated that the supply of ova available for females is determined around birth

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TRUE

36
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The ovarian cycle is regulated by the fluctuations of blood levels of releasing factors

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FALSE

37
Q

Leptin is a hormone involved in regulation of food intake

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TRUE: inhibition of leptin results in overeating

38
Q

Cortical structures are involved in our inhibitory abilities

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TRUE

39
Q

Stress or anxiety can be explained as hypervigilance of the fight-or-flight response

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TRUE

40
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The classical functional definition of memory is : “the consolidation and retention of acquired information.”

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TRUE

41
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Episodic memory is usually organized regardless its temporal and spatial context.

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FALSE: episodic memory involves context and is specific to time and place, usually a single event (slide 8)

42
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Testosterone facilitates aggression only in males

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FALSE: testosterone facilitates aggression in males and androgen females

43
Q

Facial expressions are paralinguistic

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TRUE

44
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Moral decision making requires emotional reactions

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TRUE

45
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Research and clinical practice indicate that lesions in the hypothalamus result in impaired acquisition of conditioned emotional responses

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FALSE: lesions in the AMYGDALA impair acquisition of conditioned emotional responses

46
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The amygdala is involved in provoking anger and violence, while the prefrontal cortices suppress them

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TRUE

47
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Core executive emotional systems are shared by all living creatures

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FALSE: core executive emotional systems are shared by all MAMMALS

48
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When the organism is engaged in flight-flight, the Sympathetic Nervous System is stimulating secretions of the adrenal cortex.

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TRUE

49
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The nerve impulses activating muscle fibers at the neuromuscular junction utilize acetylcholine (Ach)

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TRUE

50
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Recognition develops very early in infancy, while recall requires some language development

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TRUE

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