MA 600 WEEK 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS

A decreased sensitivity to a continued stimulus is known as correct answer Sensory adaptation How many pairs of cranial nerves are in the body? correct answer 12 pairs How many pairs of spinal nerves are in the human body? correct answer 31 List some function of tears? correct answer Prevent foreign objects from entering the eye List the two main divisions of the nervous system (NS)? correct answer Central Nervous and Peripheral NS Name some characteristics of cones? correct answer Are much more numerous than rods Name some functions of the hypothalamus? correct answer Regulates body temperature Regulates sleep/wake cycles Regulates secretions of hormones from the pituitary gland Name some functions of the vitreous humor? correct answer Maintains internal pressure of the eye Name the part of the brain interprets visual impulses? correct answer Occipital lobe Name the term that allows the eye to adapt to dim light? correct answer Rhodopsin Name three characteristic of the dura mater? correct answer Outermost layer of the meninges Consists of tough, white fibrous connective tissue Contains sinuses that collect venous blood Name what part of the ear that equalizes the pressure between the outside