MA 105 Practice MidTerm questions
with complete solutions
___ which is secreted by the adrenal glands, dilates bronchial tubes - ANS ✔✔Epinephrine
_____ or "lazy eye." is a disorder often seen in children that is caused by the eye muscles being
weaker in one eye. - ANS ✔✔Amblyopia
Which of is a type of headache that is associated with a TBI? - ANS ✔✔Migraine
The nervous system works closely with the endocrine system in the maintenance of
homeostasis - ANS ✔✔True
_____ is frequently caused by hearing loss, loud noises, medicines, and other health problems,
such as allergies, tumors, and problems arising from the cardiovascular system. - ANS
✔✔Tinnitus
The axon is the nerve projection that_____ impulses - ANS ✔✔transmits
The synapse of a nerve axon where the impulse is transmitted is _____ shaped - ANS ✔✔knob
Paraplegia refers to paralysis that begins at the _____ - ANS ✔✔waist
The____ are number of fluctuations per second of energy in the form of sound waves. - ANS
✔✔frequencies
, Unlike migraines, which primarily affect men, cluster headaches mainly affect women. - ANS
✔✔False
When blood supply to the brain is impaired, ______ decreases and brain cells can die. - ANS
✔✔oxygen
_____ can be caused by viral or bacterial infections, some are related to sore throats or colds -
ANS ✔✔Otitis media
The thymus functions as an endocrine gland but is also part of the _____ system - ANS
✔✔lymphatic
The cerebral cortex contains _____ percent of all neurons in the nervous system. - ANS ✔✔75
What is the name of the structure that connects the two hemispheres of the brain? - ANS
✔✔Corpus callosum
The lens of the eye loses its ____ with age, which impairs the ability to focus. - ANS
✔✔elasticity
Macular degeneration is considered one of the leading causes of blindness in Americans over
age ____ - ANS ✔✔55
______ is characterized by involuntary, repetitive, and rhythmic eye movements. - ANS
✔✔Nystaxis
Most of the structures and glands of the endocrine system develop during the first ____ months
of pregnancy. - ANS ✔✔three
with complete solutions
___ which is secreted by the adrenal glands, dilates bronchial tubes - ANS ✔✔Epinephrine
_____ or "lazy eye." is a disorder often seen in children that is caused by the eye muscles being
weaker in one eye. - ANS ✔✔Amblyopia
Which of is a type of headache that is associated with a TBI? - ANS ✔✔Migraine
The nervous system works closely with the endocrine system in the maintenance of
homeostasis - ANS ✔✔True
_____ is frequently caused by hearing loss, loud noises, medicines, and other health problems,
such as allergies, tumors, and problems arising from the cardiovascular system. - ANS
✔✔Tinnitus
The axon is the nerve projection that_____ impulses - ANS ✔✔transmits
The synapse of a nerve axon where the impulse is transmitted is _____ shaped - ANS ✔✔knob
Paraplegia refers to paralysis that begins at the _____ - ANS ✔✔waist
The____ are number of fluctuations per second of energy in the form of sound waves. - ANS
✔✔frequencies
, Unlike migraines, which primarily affect men, cluster headaches mainly affect women. - ANS
✔✔False
When blood supply to the brain is impaired, ______ decreases and brain cells can die. - ANS
✔✔oxygen
_____ can be caused by viral or bacterial infections, some are related to sore throats or colds -
ANS ✔✔Otitis media
The thymus functions as an endocrine gland but is also part of the _____ system - ANS
✔✔lymphatic
The cerebral cortex contains _____ percent of all neurons in the nervous system. - ANS ✔✔75
What is the name of the structure that connects the two hemispheres of the brain? - ANS
✔✔Corpus callosum
The lens of the eye loses its ____ with age, which impairs the ability to focus. - ANS
✔✔elasticity
Macular degeneration is considered one of the leading causes of blindness in Americans over
age ____ - ANS ✔✔55
______ is characterized by involuntary, repetitive, and rhythmic eye movements. - ANS
✔✔Nystaxis
Most of the structures and glands of the endocrine system develop during the first ____ months
of pregnancy. - ANS ✔✔three
