Biol250 week 1 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. Question: Which nucleus in the medulla is connected to the inferior colliculus? 2. Question: The comparison of cerebral motor commands and proprioceptive feedback occurs where? 3. Question: The thalamus is the transfer point for most sensory tracts to reach the cerebral cortex. An exception would be which of these? 4. Question: Which region of gray matter in the spinal cord contains motor neurons that innervate skeletal muscles? 5. Question: Axons in which tract are considered to be both ...

1. Question: Which property allows muscle tissue to pull on its attachment points and shorten with force? 2. Question: Where does a muscle fiber first respond to signaling from a motor neuron? 3. Question: Which structures of cardiac muscle allows the cells to contract in waves so the heart can work as a pump? 4. Question: Which structures of cardiac muscle allows the cells to contract in waves so the heart can work as a pump? 5. Question: Upon skeletal muscle membrane depolarization, what s...

1. Question: What is human physiology? 2. Question: What is the study of the interrelationships of all the structures within a specific body region? 3. Question: Water makes up approximately what percentage of an adult's body mass? 4. Question: Which organ system is responsible for processing food used by the body and removing waste from undigested food? 5. Question: What level of organization is composed of two or more different organs that work closely together to perform the functions of...

1. Question: Which of the following are considered primary requirements of life for a multi-celled organism? 2. Question: Which of the following statements is(are) correct when discussing homeostasis? 3. Question: What is the position of the body when it is in the "normal anatomical position?" 4. Question: The smallest independently functioning unit of a living organism is a(an): 5. Question: The following are all levels of the structural organization of the human body: 1. Organ 2. Organ s...

1. Question: What is human physiology? 2. Question: What is the study of the interrelationships of all the structures within a specific body region? 3. Question: Water makes up approximately what percentage of an adult's body mass? 4. Question: Which organ system is responsible for processing food used by the body and removing waste from undigested food? 5. Question: What level of organization is composed of two or more different organs that work closely together to perform the functions of...

1. Question: Which type of contraction allows a muscle to produce tension without changing the angle of a skeleton joint all moving a load? 2. Question: Mooth muscle tissue can be found in all but which of the following places? 3. Question: All but which of the following are characteristics of aerobic respiration? 4. Question: Which structures of cardiac muscle allows the cells to contract in waves so the heart can both as a pump? 5. Question: Slow oxidative (SO) muscle fibres: 6. Question:...

1. Question: Which property allows muscle tissue to pull on its attachment points and shorten with force? 2. Question: Where does a muscle fiber first respond to signaling from a motor neuron? 3. Question: Which structures of cardiac muscle allows the cells to contract in waves so the heart can work as a pump? 4. Question: Which structures of cardiac muscle allows the cells to contract in waves so the heart can work as a pump? 5. Question: Upon skeletal muscle membrane depolarization, what s...

1. Question: The thalamus is the transfer point for most sensory tracts to reach the cerebral cortex. An exception would be which of these? 2. Question: Which region of the frontal lobe is responsible for initiating movement by directly connecting to cranial and spinal motor neurons?? 3. Question: The loss of lateral peripheral vision is known as ________. 4. Question: Axons in which tract are considered to be both ipsilateral and contralateral? 5. Question: Which location on the body has th...

1. Question: Which of the following are considered primary requirements of life for a multi-celled organism? 2. Question: Which of the following statements is(are) correct when discussing homeostasis? 3. Question: What is the position of the body when it is in the "normal anatomical position?" 4. Question: The smallest independently functioning unit of a living organism is a(an): 5. Question: The following are all levels of the structural organization of the human body: 1. Organ 2. Organ s...

1. Which of the following represents a sensory input that is not part of both the somatic and autonomic systems? 2. The parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system _________. 3. The _____________ system will dilate the pupil when the retina is not receiving enough light, and the ________ system will constrict the pupil when too much light hits the retina. 4. Which of the following can be the cause of orthostatic hypotension? 5. Regarding the sympathetic division of the autonomic...