Human Anatomy and Physiology Quiz

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What is the main function of the cerebellum in the body?

Transports oxygen in the blood

Coordinates skeletal muscle contraction and balance (correct)

Processes sensory information

Regulates hormonal balance

Which type of receptor is responsible for detecting light?

Stretch receptors

Touch receptors

Chemoreceptors

Light receptors (correct)

How does the endocrine system primarily communicate its signals?

Via chemical neurotransmitters

Through electrical impulses

By releasing hormones into the bloodstream (correct)

Using muscle contractions

What is the primary purpose of melatonin in the body?

Control circadian rhythms (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the nervous system is responsible for involuntary responses like reflex arcs?

Central Nervous System (CNS) (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which element is NOT typically maintained in homeostasis in the human body?

Body weight (D) Signup and view all the answers

What do motor neurons primarily do in the nervous system?

Relay messages from the CNS to effector organs (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following components is NOT part of a reflex arc?

Lymphatic vessel (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of feedback mechanisms in regulating body systems?

To maintain homeostasis in the body (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which level of organization involves two or more types of tissues working together?

Organ (A) Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes a multicellular organism from a single-celled organism?

The level of complexity in cellular differentiation (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a tissue composed of?

Two or more different types of cells with specialized structures and functions (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an organ system?

Digestive system (C) Signup and view all the answers

How do nerves and hormones contribute to body system integration?

Through chemical communication between organs (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which component represents the highest level of organization?

Organism (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of how cells differentiate in multicellular organisms?

They develop specialized functions that contribute to organ systems (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of hormones in the integration of organs in animal bodies?

Travel through the bloodstream to affect target cells. (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the speed of transmission for nervous signals?

Fast, approximately 100 m/s. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a primary function of grey matter in the spinal cord?

Process information and facilitate decision-making. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes the central nervous system (CNS) from the peripheral nervous system?

The CNS comprises the brain and spinal cord. (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of these statements about hormonal signaling is correct?

Hormones last until they are broken down. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the nervous system in communication within the body?

To transmit signals specifically to targeted locations. (A) Signup and view all the answers

How do hormones reach their target cells?

Via the bloodstream. (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of tissue in the spinal cord is responsible for transmitting signals from sensory receptors to the brain?

White matter. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What effect does high levels of melatonin have on the body?

Promotes feelings of drowsiness and sleep (D) Signup and view all the answers

How does epinephrine affect blood flow during vigorous activity?

Increases blood flow to liver and muscles (D) Signup and view all the answers

What role does the hypothalamus play in the endocrine system?

Connects the nervous system with the endocrine system (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of ADH (antidiuretic hormone) released by the pituitary gland?

Decrease urine production (A) Signup and view all the answers

What triggers the release of GnRH by the hypothalamus?

The onset of puberty (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary result of vasoconstriction during epinephrine secretion?

Decreased blood flow to the gut and kidneys (C) Signup and view all the answers

What type of sensory information does the SA node receive?

Sensory input from baroreceptors and chemoreceptors (A) Signup and view all the answers

How does melatonin production change in response to light?

Inhibited by light and produced in the dark (C) Signup and view all the answers

What are the two components of acetylcholine?

Acetyl and choline (B) Signup and view all the answers

What role does acetylcholinesterase play in the synapse?

It breaks down acetylcholine (C) Signup and view all the answers

What happens when the threshold potential is reached in a neuron?

Sodium ion channels open (B) Signup and view all the answers

How does saltatory conduction affect nerve impulse speed?

It allows for faster impulses (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about neonicotinoids?

They bind to nicotine receptors irreversibly (A) Signup and view all the answers

What effect does cocaine have on dopamine levels?

It blocks the reuptake mechanism for dopamine (A) Signup and view all the answers

What determines whether an action potential is initiated?

The threshold potential being reached (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary effect of most exogenous chemicals on synaptic transmission?

They can either block or promote synaptic transmission (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of inhibitory neurotransmitters?

To prevent nerve impulse transmission (D) Signup and view all the answers

What emerges from the interaction of individual neurons in the brain?

Consciousness (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the composition of tissue fluid that leaks from capillaries?

Water, oxygen, glucose, and ions (C) Signup and view all the answers

How do the adaptations of capillaries facilitate material exchange?

Pores to increase permeability (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the sensory neurons with free nerve endings in relation to pain?

They initiate an action potential in response to pain (B) Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic of arteries allows them to maintain high blood pressure?

Narrow lumen relative to wall thickness (D) Signup and view all the answers

What happens to waste materials in the tissue fluid?

They diffuse into the tissue fluid from the tissues (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the state of consciousness?

Simultaneous awareness of many things (A) Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Human Physiology IB Biology 12th

Unit Guiding Questions:
- What are the roles of nerves and hormones in integration of body systems?
- What are the roles of feedback mechanisms in regulation of body systems?

System Integration

Definition: When components communicate and coordinate.
Levels of Organization: Organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and organisms.
Emergent Properties: Individual parts combined create new functions.

Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Body Systems

Hierarchy: Cell organelles -> cells -> tissues -> organs -> organ systems -> organisms
Emergent Properties: Complex systems have functions that simple components alone do not possess. Examples include muscle cells, liver tissue, epithelium, heart, circulatory system, and the mammal.

Tissue

Definition: A group of two or more different types of specialized cells with specific structures and functions working together and communicating.
Example: Type I and Type II pneumocytes in alveolar tissue (lungs) performing gas exchange.

Organ

Definition: A group of two or more types of tissues working together to perform a specific function in life.
Example: Lung (alveolar tissue, cartilage tissue, ciliated epithelium tissue); Spongy and palisade mesophyll tissue in a leaf.

Organ System

Definition: A group of organs working together to perform a function of life.
Example: Digestive system (esophagus, stomach, intestines, pancreas, and other organs for digestion and nutrient absorption).

Organism

Definition: A living thing made up of multiple integrated and interdependent systems.
Example: Humans have 11 organ systems.

Integration of Organs

Coordination: Requires:
- Communication:
  - a. Hormones: Chemical substances released by the endocrine system, traveling through the bloodstream to affect target cells.
  - b. Nerves: Electrical impulses rapidly transmitted by neurons to a specific location on muscle or glands.
- Transport of Materials: Blood/circulatory system carries substances between parts.

Hormones

Definition: Chemical substances released by the endocrine system.
Transport: Through bloodstream to the whole body.
Action: Affect any cell with the proper receptor (target cell).
Duration: Lasts until the hormone is broken down; slower than nervous signals.

Nervous Signals

Definition: Electrical impulses (100 m/s) transmitted by neurons.
Location: Specific muscle or glands.
Speed: Rapid.
Duration: Very short.
Components: The nervous system consists of neurons (dendrites, axon, nucleus, soma, etc.) and synapses.

The Nervous System

Composition: Neurons that carry electrical impulses, dendrites, motor end plates, and muscle cells.
Typical Motor Neuron: Includes cell body, cytoplasm, nucleus, axon, impulse, myelin sheath, and synapse.

The Brain

Central Information Integration:
- Receives information
- Stores information
- Processes information
- Sends signals to effectors if necessary.

The Spinal Cord

Two Parts: Central Nervous System and Nerves
CNS Function: Comprised of brain and spinal cord.
White Matter Function: Transmits signals - from sensory receptors to the brain, and from the brain to other organs.
Grey Matter Function: Contains cell bodies and synapses, processing information, decision making, and unconscious processes (e.g., digestive tract movement).

Transport of Materials and Energy

Blood/Circulatory System: Transports materials throughout the body.
Example: The digestive system passes intermediate products to other organs.

Involuntary Peristalsis (Intestine)

Control: The enteric nervous system (ENS)

Sensory Receptors

External Receptors: Touch, heat, light
Internal Receptors: Stretch receptors, chemoreceptors

Brain Output

Different Brain Parts Affect Different Organs: Many neurons in specific brain areas transmit to different effector organs.

Nerves

Definition: Bundles of nerve fibers surrounded by a sheath.
Function: Transmit signals in one direction only.
Components: Sensory and motor neurons.

Reflex Arc (Example: Pain Reflex)

Definition: Involuntary, rapid response to a stimulus.
Process: Stimulus, receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron, effector organ.

Cerebellum

Function: Coordination center that controls timing of muscle contractions, balance, posture, things that require muscle memory.

Homeostasis and Hormones

Homeostasis: Maintaining stability in the internal environment between specific limits. Limits include pH, CO2, glucose levels, body temperature, and water balance.
Endocrine System: Glands releasing hormones transported in blood.

Melatonin

Gland: Pineal gland.
Function: Controls circadian rhythms (sleep/wake cycles).
Activity: High levels promote sleep, inhibited by light.

Hormone to Prepare for Vigorous Activity

Hormone: Epinephrine (adrenaline).
Adrenal Glands: Release epinephrine to prepare body for "fight or flight," increasing glucose, oxygen supply to skeletal muscles.
Effects: Hydrolysis of glycogen = glucose. Increased diameter of bronchi/bronchioles: ventilation rates and tidal volume increase; Increase blood flow to liver and muscles; Decrease blood flow to gut and kidneys.

Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland

Connection: Hypothalamus attached to pituitary gland, connecting the nervous system and the endocrine system.
Input: Receives input from other parts of the brain, temperature sensors, and blood glucose/solute concentrations.

Osmoregulation

Senses: Detects solute concentration/osmolarity.
Response: Prompts pituitary to release ADH to increase reabsorption in kidneys.
Hormones: ADH (vasopressin)

Heart Rate Feedback

SA Node: Connected to the medulla oblongata via the vagus and sympathetic nervous system.
Feedback Loops: Chemoreceptors (sense pH, increase heart rate if pH is low); Baroreceptors (sense blood pressure, increase heart rate if blood pressure is low); Epinephrine can over ride these.

Ventilation Rate Feedback

pH of blood: Normal = 7.35-7.45. Low pH = high CO2; drop in pH causes nerve signals to diaphragm and intercostals.
Negative feedback loop: Relates to changes in ventilation rate during exercise.
Spirometry used for measurements of rate and tidal volume during exercise.

Peristalsis Control

Voluntary: Initiated by the central nervous system (CNS), swallowing and defecation (later in life).
Involuntary: Controlled by the enteric nervous system (ENS), moving food and defecation (early in life).

Neural Signaling

Nerve Impulse: Electrical signal passed between cells, along the same neuron or between neurons.
Components: Axon of transmitting neuron, receiving neuron, chemical synapse, synaptic vesicle, neurotransmitter, synaptic cleft, receptor, axon terminals, soma, unmyelinated axon, terminal button, dendrites.

Membrane Potential

Definition: Voltage created by imbalance of charges(ions).
Rest: Inside of neuron is relatively negative (-70 mV); sodium ions on the outside.
Action Potential: Reversal/restoration of electrical potential across plasma membrane.

Nerve Impulse

Resting Potential: Electrical potential across a cell membrane when not propagating an impulse.
Action Potential: Reversal/restoration of electrical potential between the inside and outside of a neuron.

Propagation of Action Potential (Nerve Impulse)

Self-Propagating: Depolarization in one part triggers depolarization in the next due to the opening of voltage-gated channels in a one-way direction.
Different Propagation Speeds: Myelinated neurons are faster (100 m/s) due to saltatory conduction, while unmyelinated neurons are slower (1 m/s).

Myelination and Saltatory Conduction

Myelin Sheath: Acts as an insulator, forcing action potentials to "jump" between nodes of Ranvier.
Saltatory Conduction: Action potentials jump from node to node in myelinated axons, which speeds up transmission.

Synaptic Transmission

Synapse: Gap between cells where signals (neurotransmitters) are passed.
Process: Electrical impulse to chemical neurotransmitter, neurotransmitters diffuse across the synapse, bind to the receptor, changes in ion channels, sufficient ion entry can cause action potential; neurotransmitter is removed.

Acetylcholine

Neurotransmitter: Found between neurons and muscle cells; 2 parts: Acetyl (from respiration) and Choline (from diet).
Breakdown: Acetylcholinesterase breaks it down quickly, choline reabsorbed to make more acetylcholine.

Threshold Potential

Critical Level: Membrane potential must reach to initiate an action potential.

Propagation of Action Potential

Local Currents: Movement of sodium ions between polarized and depolarised regions; causes depolarization in adjacent regions.
Oscilloscope: Measures membrane potentials through electrodes.

Saltatory Conduction

Mechanism: Jumping of the nerve impulse in myelinated neurons from node to node. Increases impulse speed.
Schwann Cells: Act as insulators, carrying currents more quickly between nodes of Ranvier.

Exogenous Chemicals

Nicotinoids: Insecticide similar to nicotine; irreversible binding to acetylcholine receptors causing paralysis/death in insects.
Cocaine: Blocks dopamine reuptake causing dopamine buildup and euphoria.

Inhibitory Neurotransmitters

Action: Some neurotransmitters make the membranes even more negative making it harder to send nerve impulses.

Synaptic Summation

Excitatory/Inhibitory Summation: Excitatory inputs summate to reach the threshold, inhibitory inputs prevent.

Pain Perception

Sensory Neurons: Have free nerve endings in the skin.
Stimulus: Pain is detected; action potential generated.
Pathway: Impulse travels to spinal column, then to brain.
Response: Brain sends impulses to motor neurons to affect behavior.

Consciousness

Definition: Simultaneous awareness of many things.
Conditions: Reduced consciousness occurs during sleep and/or anesthesia.

Transport in Plants

Water Transport:
- Transpiration (evaporation within the leaf)
- Osmosis (roots absorb water)
- Cohesion
- Adhesion
- Xylem Vessels: Dead, hollow vessels to move water;
  - strengthened by lignin;
  - transferred between cells through pits.
- Mass Flow - water transported as a continuous stream.

Adaptations of Plants' Transport Structures

Xylem Vessels: Specialized for efficient water transport, being dead and hollow along with thickened walls of cellulose and lignin.
Root hairs: Increased surface area for water absorption.

Coronary Artery Occlusion (Causes/Consequences)

Atherosclerosis: Hardening and narrowing of arteries due to cholesterol deposits. Atheromas develop causing a reduction in vessel diameter.
Occlusion Consequences: Myocardial tissue death; myocardial infarction(heart attack) due to restricted blood flow- oxygen/nutrient deprivation.
Risk Factors: Smoking, obesity, lack of exercise, genetics, high blood pressure, diet high in saturated fats/salt, and age.
Treatment: Bypass surgery, stent placement.

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