NAF EXAM ( ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Why is the sense of smell do often associated with memories and emotions? - Answers
- olfactory cells are connected to the part pf your brain that processes memory and
emotion
When you're stressed, what hormone can change the way your body stores fat, carbs
and protein? - Answers - Cortisol
What part of the body is part of both the brain and the endocrine system? - Answers -
The Hypothalamus
What part of the adrenal gland produces epinephrine? - Answers - The Adrenal medulla
What does TSH stand for? - Answers - Thyroid stimulating hormone
What gland produces growth Hormone? - Answers - The anterior pituitary
What type of tissue id in the iris made of? - Answers - Involuntary (smooth) muscle
Which tastes are triggered when ions open ion channels in the cell membrane? -
Answers - Salty and sour
What are two things that can cause sensorineural hearing loss? - Answers - Aging and
listening to loud music
Which senses involve mechanoreceptors? - Answers - Touch, hearing, and Balance
What condition occurs when the lens focuses light to far in front of the retina? - Answers
- Nearsightedness
What type of receptor are your olfactory cells? - Answers - chemo-receptors
What are the four lobes of the cerebrum? - Answers - Frontal, parietal, temporal, and
occipital
What region of the Brain combines signals from the muscles and the balance centers in
your ears to make your movements smooth? - Answers - The cerebellum
What structure in your brain connects the the hemispheres? - Answers - The corpus
callosum
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Why is the sense of smell do often associated with memories and emotions? - Answers
- olfactory cells are connected to the part pf your brain that processes memory and
emotion
When you're stressed, what hormone can change the way your body stores fat, carbs
and protein? - Answers - Cortisol
What part of the body is part of both the brain and the endocrine system? - Answers -
The Hypothalamus
What part of the adrenal gland produces epinephrine? - Answers - The Adrenal medulla
What does TSH stand for? - Answers - Thyroid stimulating hormone
What gland produces growth Hormone? - Answers - The anterior pituitary
What type of tissue id in the iris made of? - Answers - Involuntary (smooth) muscle
Which tastes are triggered when ions open ion channels in the cell membrane? -
Answers - Salty and sour
What are two things that can cause sensorineural hearing loss? - Answers - Aging and
listening to loud music
Which senses involve mechanoreceptors? - Answers - Touch, hearing, and Balance
What condition occurs when the lens focuses light to far in front of the retina? - Answers
- Nearsightedness
What type of receptor are your olfactory cells? - Answers - chemo-receptors
What are the four lobes of the cerebrum? - Answers - Frontal, parietal, temporal, and
occipital
What region of the Brain combines signals from the muscles and the balance centers in
your ears to make your movements smooth? - Answers - The cerebellum
What structure in your brain connects the the hemispheres? - Answers - The corpus
callosum
