Brain Questions and Answers

Second Great Awakening

6 What is muscle fatigue What are the proposed mechanisms of peripheral fatigue at the NMJ 7 What is myasthenia gravis What are the symptoms Is there a cure

What are the steps involved in skeletal muscle contraction starting with an action potential travelling down the motor axon and ending with the generation of an action potential on the skeletal muscle plasma membrane

Where are the neurotransmitter receptors located i What type of receptor is it ii How many molecules must bind to the receptor to activate it iii What happens when the receptor is activated Which direction will the fon or ic flow iv What type of gate is the receptor

Where is the neurotransmitter stored i What is the neurotransmitter for somatic motor neuro

Explain how muscle weakness can cause blurred vision and breathing difficulties Which cra or spinal nerves are involved

is a thesis statement Researchers have discovered that the tendency for teenagers to stay up late at night and wake up late in the morning is biologically determined To make school start times more synchronized with teenagers biological clocks schools should begin classes no earlier than 8 30 A M Jm The paragraphs that follow explain why schools should begin no earlier than 8 30 A M

What is foreshadowing O A move back in time to an earlier incident O Clues to events which will occur in the future O The action that occurs in the story O An indirect reference to a person a place or a thing

Choose the correct answer An argument is sound if O the author is a woman Othere are no fallacies the premises are true and relate to a true conclusion O you agree with it

Determine whether the following argument is valid or not Rita will get into a top tier university because she has very good grades O Valid O Invalid and unsound O Valid and unsound O Sound and valid

Choose the correct answer The key vocabulary words add sum and total are all from the operation of O subtraction O addition O division O multiplication Re cor Que O 1 5

Diabetes affects over 20 million people in the United States Diabetes can be treated with insulin a hormone which regulates blood sugar Synthetic insulin can be made using genetically altered microorganisms such as E coli This was done by joining the human gene that codes for insulin with a plasmid a ring of DNA in a bacterial cell The E coli containing the plasmid can then produce the humanized insulin The above text pertains to the subject of O social science O humanities O biotechnology Rese comp Quest 1 5 9 R

Choose the correct answer In The Taming of the Shrew Bianca s suitor works as her Latin tutor In 10 Things I Hate About You he tutors her in O French O Greek O Spanish O Old English Complete Later Complete s

Which term often refers to the journey that slaves made aboard ships from Africa to the Americas A Long Passage B Rough Passage C Middle Passage D Right of Passage

3 Describe the hypothalamic pituitary endocrine organ pathway for the thyroid a What controls the release of TSH b What controls the release of Ts and T4 G What are the feedback control mechanisms I

What does called it a day mean in the sentence below He was the undisputed champion for more than a decade before he called it a day O He retired from the game O He turned pro O He won the first championship O He was appointed captain

Identify the sentence that uses extended metaphor O The empty cage without the bird winked at me O All the world s a stage and men and women merely players Sophia closed her eyes as she looked at the bright sun O Henry turned on the wipers again

Will all great Neptune s ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand No This my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine Making the green one red This excerpt from Macbeth by William Shakespeare is an example of O personification O metaphor Ohyperbole simile

screening HIV Influenza following is an example of an appropriate disease that meets all the criteria for O Chickenpox Measles Question 14 0 5 pts Which type of bias occurs only in observational studies of screening efficacy and means that the decision to be screening is influenced by a person s health awareness which in turn may be related to his or her subsequent morbidity and mortality Volunteer bias

O Primary prevention Secondary prevention O Tertiary prevention Question 12 0 75 pts Which type of efforts are performed to slow or block the progression of a disease thereby reducing impairments and disabilities and improving the quality of life and survival among diseased individuals Health promotion

D Volunteer bias O Lead time bias Information bias Length bias sampling Question 16 0 5 pts Which type of bias makes a screening program appear to have a beneficial effect on survival because people who are destined to have a favorable course are selectively identified Volunteer bias

The liturgy of the Mass is divided into what two parts Multiple Choice O Credo and Sanctus Benedictus and Agnus Dei

Gerald How did you do on your test Nellie Awful The professor said I put my citations in the wrong place Gerald That s nothing She said my writing didn t make any sense Nellie But it s all I can think about better than average illusion O fundamental attribution error overconfidence effect negativity bias

Jill What do you think about the basketweaving team at Other High School George those people stink They re like a worse version of us stereotyping fundamental attribution error negativity bias in group bias

What kind of epithelium lines the urinary bladder stratified squamous transitional stratified cuboidal stratified columnar

For a diagnosis of F93 0 Separation Anxiety Disorder in children symptoms have to be present for 4 weeks O 6 months O 3 weeks

which of the following conceptual domains of health policy has a central focus on why and how government regulates private individuals and corporations in the name of protecting the health ty and welfare of the general public Healthcare policy and law Police powers of the state Bioethics Public health policy and law

Which two principles did the creation of Electoral College address during the Constitutional Convention O Rule of law and popular sovereignty O Social contract and national sovereignty O Popular sovereignty and federalism O Natural rights and national sovereignty

All of the following axon dendrite soma cell body medulla are components of a neuron EXCEPT the

The main components of good strong academic arguments are Having a clear thesis or main claim point providing reliable evidence that directly supports the thesis claim considering and responding to opposing viewpoints or counterarguments and providing a conclusion that summarizes the reasons supporting your thesis Restating a laundry list of facts and assuming the reader will come to your same conclusions or interpretation of those facts Presenting a thesis or opinion on a topic and providing evidence that only supports your opinion Going with your gut Basing opinions on I feel or I believe without providing evidence based reasons for your opinion

The food label is based on a diet of 2 000 calories per day True False

The role of the pancreas liver and gallbladder is to Remove liquid from the stomach Use enzymes and bile to break down food and extract its nutrients Break food into small chunks Clear the system of any toxins

Based on the Calculating Calories Worksheet Fried Cod contains fewer fat grams calories than baked cod True False

83 What two components of urine gives it its characteristic smell O Urea and creatinine O Urea and uric acid O Sodium and uric acid O Ammonia and creatinine 84 The respiratory system is separated into two divisions O True O False 85 Once in the glomerular capsule filtrate moves into the Renal pelvis O Major calyx O Proximal tubule O Loop of Henle 86 Conscious o

19 Which of the following muscles are responsible for exhalation O Diaphragm O Internal Intercostals O External Intercostals O Both A and B O Both A and C 20 The bile duct delivers bile from the gallbladder and empties into the O Liver O Stomach O Duodenum O Pancreas 21 Which two portions of the brain contain respiratory centers O Pons and Medulla Thalamus and Medulla O Hypothalamus and Pons O Cerebrum and Thalamus O Corpus Callosum and Cerebellum

14 What type of epithelium composes both the bladder and ureter walls O Simple Squamous O Transitional Epithelium O Connective O Columnar Epithelium 15 What nerve s is are responsible for sending signals to the spinal cord during micturition O Vagus Nerve Pelvic Nerves Femoral Nerve O Thoracic Nerves

10 Which of the following correctly lists the order if structures which urine flows after leaving the nephron O Major and minor calyx renal pelvis ureter bladder urethra Renal pelvis ureter bladder urethra major and minor calyx Ureter bladder urethra major and minor calyx renal pelvis O Major and minor calyx ureter bladder urethra renal pelvis 11 Which hormone plays an important role in electrolyte output regulation OPTH ADH O Aldosterone Both A and C

O True O False 40 Which of the following is a non respiratory movement responsible for clearing out the lower respiratory system O Laughing O Coughing O Crying O Yawning O Breathing a normal life with only one lung 41 Which of the following is NOT a common electrolyte in the fluid balance of the body O Sodium Potassium O Folate O Magnesium O Calcium

96 During inhalation what gas is taken into the body O Oxygen O Nitrogen Carbon Dioxide O Carbon Monoxide O Plasma

7 How does a saline IV intravenous solution in the blood rehydrate a patient

11 Which hormones are released from the posterior pituitary a What are their functions 12 What is the hypothalamic hypophyseal pituitary portal system 13 What are the 2 inhibitory hypothalamus hormones a What do they each inhibit

DCQ Do you feel that the educational requirements for police officers are too lenient Why or why not Are there any requirements for law enforcement you don t agree with Explain

20 What is the difference between tonic control and antagonistic control a Which one is used to monitor blood pressure b Which one is used to monitor blood sugar c Which one is used to monitor heart rate

7 What is up regulation and what is down regulation 8 How do cells terminate signal pathways 9 What is homeostasis What are the general steps What happens if it fails c What is the difference between local control and reflex contra d a b What is a feedback loop i What is negative feedback What is positive feedback ii What in foedi

14 What are ephemeral signal molecules a Which one is most commonly known b What is the function of the above ephemeral gas 15 What are agonists and antagonists 16 What is the importance of one ligand having multiple receptors

About calcium as a signal molecule a Is there a higher concentration of calcium in the ECF or ICF b If the calcium channel opens where does calcium go inside or outside the cell Where is calcium stored in the cell c d What is a calcium spark Which type of vesicular transport is triggered by calcium

In addition to carbon hydrogen and oxygen all amino acids contain this element 111 a nitrogen N Ob phosphorus P c sulfur S d sodium Na

1 Using the mean test score of 22 4 and standard deviation of 5 2 from a recent year find the z scores for each of the students scores Show all steps for obtaining the answers and fill in the blank with your final answer for each student a Peter b John C Susan Z Z Z Abigail Timothy d Abigail Z

Using your textbook on page 237 Table 11 2 Which best describes the function of Interleukins O produce antibodies for faster recognition of pathogen bind to various cells and initiate a response that is part of the inflammatory response O provide a barrier to prevent the penetration of viral or bacterial DNA transport oxygen and other necessary sustaining substances to injured tissue

Question 5 Cellular injury and death can be caused by hypoxia which is what not enough oxygen bacterial toxins viruses no oxygen 1 pts