SCI221 PHYSIOLOGY EXAM
TESTBANK 210 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
The cerebellum performs all of the following functions except:
coordinates control of muscle action.
helps control posture.
controls cardiac function.
controls skeletal muscles to maintain balance.
controls cardiac function.
The parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions always act with a
cooperative influence, and through summation of the impulses, the effect
can be increased.
True
False
False
Damage to the _____ nerve could make the diaphragm unable to function.
phrenic
axillary
radial
medial cutaneous
phrenic
,A child was frightened by a large dog. The pupils of the child's eyes became
dilated, and the heart and respiratory rates increased. These symptoms were
caused by stimulation of:
the parasympathetic nervous system.
the sympathetic nervous system.
both the parasympathetic and the sympathetic nervous systems.
None of the above would account for the symptoms.
the sympathetic nervous system.
Nerves that innervate the floor of the pelvic cavity and some of the
surrounding areas are found in the _____ plexus.
sacral
cervical
coccygeal
lumbar
coccygeal
When a small amount of one hormone allows a second hormone to have its
full effect, the phenomenon is called:
synergism.
permissiveness.
antagonism.
augmentation.
permissiveness.
,The receptors responsible for sensing crude and persistent touch are the:
Meissner corpuscles.
Krause end bulbs.
Ruffini corpuscles.
free nerve endings.
Ruffini corpuscles.
Which of the following is true about pain receptors?
Alpha fibers respond to chronic pain.
Alpha fibers are associated with dull, aching pain.
Alpha fibers are associated with sharp, localized pain.
Beta fibers are associated with sharp, localized pain.
Alpha fibers are associated with sharp, localized pain.
If you slammed your finger in a car door, it would stimulate _____ pain fibers.
chronic
acute
visceral
both chronic and visceral
acute
, The production of thyroid hormone is stimulated by another hormone from
the:
anterior pituitary.
posterior pituitary.
thyroid gland.
parathyroid gland.
anterior pituitary.
Dynamic equilibrium depends on the functioning of the
cupula.
macula.
otoliths.
crista ampullaris.
crista ampullaris.
Accommodation for near vision necessitates
an increase in the curvature of the lens.
constriction of the pupils.
convergence of the two eyes.
all of the above.
all of the above.
The last step in the nonsteroid hormone mechanism of action is:
joining with the G protein on the cell membrane.
TESTBANK 210 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
The cerebellum performs all of the following functions except:
coordinates control of muscle action.
helps control posture.
controls cardiac function.
controls skeletal muscles to maintain balance.
controls cardiac function.
The parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions always act with a
cooperative influence, and through summation of the impulses, the effect
can be increased.
True
False
False
Damage to the _____ nerve could make the diaphragm unable to function.
phrenic
axillary
radial
medial cutaneous
phrenic
,A child was frightened by a large dog. The pupils of the child's eyes became
dilated, and the heart and respiratory rates increased. These symptoms were
caused by stimulation of:
the parasympathetic nervous system.
the sympathetic nervous system.
both the parasympathetic and the sympathetic nervous systems.
None of the above would account for the symptoms.
the sympathetic nervous system.
Nerves that innervate the floor of the pelvic cavity and some of the
surrounding areas are found in the _____ plexus.
sacral
cervical
coccygeal
lumbar
coccygeal
When a small amount of one hormone allows a second hormone to have its
full effect, the phenomenon is called:
synergism.
permissiveness.
antagonism.
augmentation.
permissiveness.
,The receptors responsible for sensing crude and persistent touch are the:
Meissner corpuscles.
Krause end bulbs.
Ruffini corpuscles.
free nerve endings.
Ruffini corpuscles.
Which of the following is true about pain receptors?
Alpha fibers respond to chronic pain.
Alpha fibers are associated with dull, aching pain.
Alpha fibers are associated with sharp, localized pain.
Beta fibers are associated with sharp, localized pain.
Alpha fibers are associated with sharp, localized pain.
If you slammed your finger in a car door, it would stimulate _____ pain fibers.
chronic
acute
visceral
both chronic and visceral
acute
, The production of thyroid hormone is stimulated by another hormone from
the:
anterior pituitary.
posterior pituitary.
thyroid gland.
parathyroid gland.
anterior pituitary.
Dynamic equilibrium depends on the functioning of the
cupula.
macula.
otoliths.
crista ampullaris.
crista ampullaris.
Accommodation for near vision necessitates
an increase in the curvature of the lens.
constriction of the pupils.
convergence of the two eyes.
all of the above.
all of the above.
The last step in the nonsteroid hormone mechanism of action is:
joining with the G protein on the cell membrane.
