Sensory organs - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Afferent - Signal to the brain, input Efferent - motor, output sensory receptors - receptors of the nervous system Control center of CNS - Brain Effectors of nervous system - muscles and glands transduction - How sensory information is received What is the CNS composed of? - brain and spinal cord What is the PNS composed of? - cranial nerves III-XII, Spinal nerves, ganglia, enteric plexuses, sensory receptors ganglion - collection of nerve cell bodies in the peripheral ne...

TEST BANK FOR QUICK & EASY MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 9TH EDITION BY PEGGY C. LEONARD Quick & Easy Medical Terminology, 9th Edition Leonard Test Bank Table of Contents Part I: The Basics Chapter 1. Simplified Medical Language Chapter 2. Suffixes and Combining Forms Made Easy Chapter 3. Essential Prefixes and More Chapter 4. Diagnostic Procedures and Therapeutic Interventions Chapter 5. The Body as a Whole Part II: Body Systems Chapter 6. Musculoskeletal System Chapter 7. Circulatory Sys...

TEST BANK FOR QUICK & EASY MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 9TH EDITION BY PEGGY C. LEONARD Quick & Easy Medical Terminology, 9th Edition Leonard Test Bank Table of Contents Part I: The Basics Chapter 1. Simplified Medical Language Chapter 2. Suffixes and Combining Forms Made Easy Chapter 3. Essential Prefixes and More Chapter 4. Diagnostic Procedures and Therapeutic Interventions Chapter 5. The Body as a Whole Part II: Body Systems Chapter 6. Musculoskeletal System Chapter 7. Circulatory System Chapter 8. R...

The brain and spinal cord - Answer-Central Nervous System Links the CNS with the body's sensory receptors, muscles, and glands - Answer-Peripheral Nervous System Enables voluntary control of muscles - Answer-Somatic Nervous System Controls the glands and muscles of internal organs. Functions non-conciously - Answer-Automatic Nervous System Part of the automatic nervous system. It arouses and expends energy - Answer-Sympathetic Nervous System Part of the automatic nervous system. It calm...

Test Bank for Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Professions 7e 7th Edition by Karin C. VanMeter, Robert J. Hubert. ISBN 2882 Full Chapters test bank included Section I: Pathophysiology: Background and Overview 1. Introduction to Pathophysiology 2. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances 3. Introduction to Basic Pharmacology and Other Common Therapies 4. Pain Section II: Defense/Protective 5. Inflammation and Healing 6. Infection 7. Immunity Section III: Pathophysiology of ...

What is the function of the urinary system? - correct answer To filter blood, remove waste in the form of urine What are the four organs involved in the urinary system? - correct answer Kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra What is the function of the kidney? - correct answer To filter blood and create urea What are ureters? - correct answer Tubes that transfer the urea from the kidney to the bladder What is the bladder? - correct answer Holds the urine until it can be removed What i...

Anatomy and Physiology HESI A2 Admission Assessment 4th edition 154 Questions with Verified Answers Medial -CORRECT ANSWER toward the midline Lateral -CORRECT ANSWER away from the midline Proximal -CORRECT ANSWER closer to point of attachment Distal -CORRECT ANSWER farther away from point of attachment What plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions? -CORRECT ANSWER transverse plane What plane divides the body into left and right halves? -CORRECT ANSWER Sagitt...

What is histology? The study of tissues What is a tissue? A group of cells that act together to perform a specific function. What are the fundamental tissues? Epithelial Connective Muscle Nerve (Elephants Can Make News) What is the function of epithelial cells? Cover, line, and protect the body and the internal organs. What is the function of connective tissue? Framework of the body. Provides support and structure to organs. What is neuroglia? The neurons and c...

Test Bank for Human Physiology, 2nd Canadian Edition By Sherwood, Kell, and Ward Chapter 1 The Foundation of Physiology 1-1 Chapter 2 Cell Physiology 2-1 Chapter 3 The Central Nervous System 3-1 Chapter 4 The Peripheral Nervous System: Sensory, Autonomic, Somatic 4-1 Chapter 5 Principles of Endocrinology; The Central Endocrine Glands 5-1 Chapter 6 Muscle Physiology 6-1 Chapter 7 Cardiac Physiology 7-1 Chapter 8 Vascular Physiology 8-1 Chapter 9 The Blood 9-1 Chapter 10 Body Defences 10-1 Chapt...

Alkalis have a pH of; - Answer-8-14 What is the term used to describe a cluster of pigmented cells on the skin that can either be raised or flat? - Answer-Lentigines What are the characteristics of tinea pedis? - Answer-Re, scaly, itchy skin This is not a function of kaolin - Answer-astringent and toning effect on the skin A natural astringent - Answer-Lemon juice What is the function of egg white in a mask? - Answer-To create a tightening effect on the skin What type of nerves do herpes ...