Anatomy Final Review 3

Normal body temperature is approximately:

• 27.2 degrees celcius

• 37 degrees celcius

• 53 degrees celcius

• 98.6 degrees celcius

Which of the following activites will help the athelete decrease his/her problems with muscle fatigue?

• swinging the bat during a baseball game, waiting for the pitch

• conditioning excercises to build up vascularization to the muscles

• limiting workouts on days prior to game to save the energy

Which of the following neurons are classified as bipolar?

• neurons in the retina

• purkinje cells in the cerebellum

• pyramidal cells in the cerebral cortex

• neurons in the dorsal root ganglia

An artifical sweetener called Nutrasweet is used in many diet drinks. Since Nutrasweet contains aspartate this could affect memory by:

• causing excess protiens to be formed in the brain

• causing ion channels of CNS neurons to be opened

• blocking blood flow to the brain since aspartate is so large

• forcing the memories to be assoicated with bad tastes

Which of the following are parts of the blood-brain barrier?

• thick basal lamina for the capillaries

• the sphenoid bone providing physical support

• continuous endothelium lining the CNS blood vessels

The cell bodies of the neurons in the cerebral cortex are mainly found in which of the following?

• pia mater

• arachnoid mater

• gray matter

• white matter

Which of the following control some aspect of breathing?

• medulla oblongata

• midbrain

• pons

In the 1950's psychiatrists would do a frontal lobotomy on the psychiatric ward inmates that they didn't think they could control and could be a threat to the health of others. This procedure led to the physcial destruction of the anterior part of the:

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• hypothalamus

Leroy's father decided to train his 3-year old son to do everything with both hands so he could be an excellent athlete even when he was younger. Training him to be abidextrous could most likely lead to which of the following problems:

• unusually long limbs

• dyslexia

• late puberty

• early puberty

Which of the following is an amino acid used as a neurotransmitter?

• Enkephalin

• Aspartate

• Serotonin

• Histamine