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Which type of receptors respond to light energy?

Thermoreceptors

Mechanoreceptors

Chemoreceptors

Photoreceptors (correct)

Which type of receptors respond to potentially damaging stimuli that result in pain?

Nociceptors (correct)

Thermoreceptors

Mechanoreceptors

Photoreceptors

Which type of receptors respond to touch, pressure, vibration, stretch, and itch?

Thermoreceptors

Mechanoreceptors (correct)

Photoreceptors

Chemoreceptors

Which type of receptors are sensitive to changes in temperature?

Thermoreceptors Signup and view all the answers

Where are proprioceptors found?

In the skeletal muscles, tendons, joints, and ligaments Signup and view all the answers

What are sensory nerves also known as?

Afferent nerves Signup and view all the answers

What is the largest of the cranial nerves?

Trigeminal Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve controls the extrinsic eye muscles that abducts the eyeball?

Oculomotor Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve innervates muscles of facial expression?

Facial Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve is the sensory nerve for hearing and balance?

Vestibulocochlear Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve helps to innervate the tongue and pharynx?

Glossopharyngeal Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve is the only one to extend to the abdomen?

Vagus Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve runs inferior to the tongue and innervates some tongue-moving muscles?

Hypoglossal Signup and view all the answers

Which plexus gives rise to virtually all the nerves that innervate the upper limb?

Brachial plexus Signup and view all the answers

Which division of the peripheral nervous system carries impulses only toward the central nervous system?

Sensory (afferent) division Signup and view all the answers

What is the name given to the receptors that transmit impulses from the visceral organs?

Visceral afferent fibers Signup and view all the answers

What is the name given to the muscle fiber or gland cell that responds to efferent impulses?

Effector Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve activates the parotid salivary glands?

Glossopharyngeal nerves (IX) Signup and view all the answers

Which area of the hypothalamus directs parasympathetic functions?

Medial and anterior regions Signup and view all the answers

Which level of organization in the human body is comprised of organs that work together to accomplish a common purpose?

Organ level Signup and view all the answers

What is the process called when a bone develops from a fibrous membrane?

Intramembranous ossification Signup and view all the answers

Which process replaces hyaline cartilage during bone development?

Ossification Signup and view all the answers

What is the resulting bone called after endochondral ossification?

Endochondral bone Signup and view all the answers

In which phase of mitosis do chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?

Metaphase Signup and view all the answers

What is the functional unit of muscle called?

Sarcomere Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the body constitutes the central nervous system?

Brain and spinal cord Signup and view all the answers

Which bone is the largest in the human body?

Femur Signup and view all the answers

Which type of skin cancer is considered the worst?

Malignant melanoma Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not a carpal bone?

Femur Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct order of phases in mitosis?

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase Signup and view all the answers

Which type of receptors respond to light energy?

Photoreceptors Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve supplies four of the six extrinsic muscles that move the eyeball in the orbit?

Oculomotor Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve innervates an extrinsic eye muscle that loops through a pulley-shaped ligament in the orbit?

Trochlear Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve is the largest of the cranial nerves?

Trigeminal Signup and view all the answers

Where are proprioceptors found?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve is sensory to the face and motor to the chewing muscles?

Trigeminal Signup and view all the answers

Which type of receptors respond to chemicals in solution and changes in blood chemistry?

Chemoreceptors Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve innervates the muscles of facial expression?

Facial Signup and view all the answers

Which plexus gives rise to virtually all the nerves that innervate the upper limb?

Brachial plexus Signup and view all the answers

How many pairs of spinal nerves arise from the spinal cord?

31 Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the body do spinal nerves supply?

All parts of the body except the head and some areas of the neck Signup and view all the answers

Which division of the autonomic nervous system innervates smooth and cardiac muscle and glands?

Parasympathetic division Signup and view all the answers

Which type of receptors respond to dim light and are used for peripheral vision?

Rods Signup and view all the answers

What is the central opening of the iris called?

Pupil Signup and view all the answers

Which division of the peripheral nervous system carries impulses only away from the central nervous system?

Somatic efferent Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve innervates the smooth muscles in the eyes that cause pupils to constrict and the lenses to bulge?

Oculomotor nerves (III) Signup and view all the answers

Which region of the hypothalamus directs parasympathetic functions?

Medial and anterior regions Signup and view all the answers

Which type of receptors respond to changes in temperature?

Thermoreceptors Signup and view all the answers

Which level of organization in the human body is comprised of groups of similar cells with a common function?

Tissue level Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve activates the parotid salivary glands?

Facial nerves (VII) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of receptors respond to touch, pressure, vibration, stretch, and itch?

Mechanoreceptors Signup and view all the answers

Which process replaces hyaline cartilage during bone development?

Endochondral ossification Signup and view all the answers

What is the functional unit of muscle called?

Sarcomere Signup and view all the answers

Which bone is the largest in the human body?

Femur Signup and view all the answers

What is the worst type of skin cancer?

Malignant melanoma Signup and view all the answers

What are the names of the carpal bones?

Scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the cranial nerve that helps to innervate the tongue and pharynx?

Glossopharyngeal nerve Signup and view all the answers

Which division of the peripheral nervous system carries impulses only toward the central nervous system?

Somatic nervous system Signup and view all the answers

In which phase of mitosis do chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?

Metaphase Signup and view all the answers

What is the name given to the receptors that transmit impulses from the visceral organs?

Visceral receptors Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve is responsible for innervating the muscles of facial expression?

Facial Signup and view all the answers

Which division of the peripheral nervous system innervates smooth and cardiac muscle and glands?

Autonomic nervous system Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve is responsible for sensory input for hearing and balance?

Vestibulocochlear Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve is the only one to extend to the abdomen?

Vagus Signup and view all the answers

Which plexus gives rise to the nerves that innervate the upper limb?

Brachial plexus Signup and view all the answers

Which type of vision is associated with cones and high-acuity color vision?

Bright light vision Signup and view all the answers

Which division of the peripheral nervous system carries impulses only away from the central nervous system?

Somatic nervous system Signup and view all the answers

Which division of the peripheral nervous system carries impulses only toward the central nervous system?

Somatic afferent Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the body do the cranial nerves activate the parotid salivary glands?

Glossopharyngeal nerves Signup and view all the answers

Which region of the hypothalamus directs sympathetic functions?

Lateral and posterior Signup and view all the answers

Which level of organization in the human body is comprised of groups of similar cells with a common function?

Tissue level Signup and view all the answers

Which process replaces hyaline cartilage during bone development?

Endochondral ossification Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the body do spinal nerves supply?

Muscles and skin Signup and view all the answers

Which type of receptors respond to potentially damaging stimuli that result in pain?

Pain receptors Signup and view all the answers

Which process replaces hyaline cartilage during bone development?

Endochondral ossification Signup and view all the answers

What is the largest bone in the human body?

Femur Signup and view all the answers

What is the worst type of skin cancer?

Malignant melanoma Signup and view all the answers

What are the names of the carpals in the hand?

Scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate Signup and view all the answers

What is the functional unit of muscle?

Sarcomere Signup and view all the answers

What is the central nervous system composed of?

Brain and spinal cord Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct order of phases in mitosis?

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase Signup and view all the answers

What is the worst type of skin cancer?

Malignant melanoma Signup and view all the answers

What are intercalated discs found in?

Cardiac muscle Signup and view all the answers

Which type of receptors respond to light energy?

Photoreceptors Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve supplies four of the six extrinsic eye muscles that move the eyeball in the orbit?

Oculomotor Signup and view all the answers

Which type of receptors respond to changes in blood chemistry?

Chemoreceptors Signup and view all the answers

Where are proprioceptors found?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

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Which type of receptors respond to light energy?

Which type of receptors respond to potentially damaging stimuli that result in pain?

Which type of receptors respond to touch, pressure, vibration, stretch, and itch?

Which type of receptors are sensitive to changes in temperature?

Where are proprioceptors found?

What are sensory nerves also known as?

What is the largest of the cranial nerves?

Which cranial nerve controls the extrinsic eye muscles that abducts the eyeball?

Which cranial nerve innervates muscles of facial expression?

Which cranial nerve is the sensory nerve for hearing and balance?

Which cranial nerve helps to innervate the tongue and pharynx?

Which cranial nerve is the only one to extend to the abdomen?

Which cranial nerve runs inferior to the tongue and innervates some tongue-moving muscles?

Which plexus gives rise to virtually all the nerves that innervate the upper limb?

Which division of the peripheral nervous system carries impulses only toward the central nervous system?

What is the name given to the receptors that transmit impulses from the visceral organs?

What is the name given to the muscle fiber or gland cell that responds to efferent impulses?

Which cranial nerve activates the parotid salivary glands?

Which area of the hypothalamus directs parasympathetic functions?

Which level of organization in the human body is comprised of organs that work together to accomplish a common purpose?

What is the process called when a bone develops from a fibrous membrane?

Which process replaces hyaline cartilage during bone development?

What is the resulting bone called after endochondral ossification?

In which phase of mitosis do chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?

What is the functional unit of muscle called?

Which part of the body constitutes the central nervous system?

Which bone is the largest in the human body?

Which type of skin cancer is considered the worst?

Which of the following is not a carpal bone?

What is the correct order of phases in mitosis?

Which type of receptors respond to light energy?

Which cranial nerve supplies four of the six extrinsic muscles that move the eyeball in the orbit?

Which cranial nerve innervates an extrinsic eye muscle that loops through a pulley-shaped ligament in the orbit?

Which cranial nerve is the largest of the cranial nerves?

Where are proprioceptors found?

Which cranial nerve is sensory to the face and motor to the chewing muscles?

Which type of receptors respond to chemicals in solution and changes in blood chemistry?

Which cranial nerve innervates the muscles of facial expression?

Which plexus gives rise to virtually all the nerves that innervate the upper limb?

How many pairs of spinal nerves arise from the spinal cord?

Which part of the body do spinal nerves supply?

Which division of the autonomic nervous system innervates smooth and cardiac muscle and glands?

Which type of receptors respond to dim light and are used for peripheral vision?

What is the central opening of the iris called?

Which division of the peripheral nervous system carries impulses only away from the central nervous system?

Which cranial nerve innervates the smooth muscles in the eyes that cause pupils to constrict and the lenses to bulge?

Which region of the hypothalamus directs parasympathetic functions?

Which type of receptors respond to changes in temperature?

Which level of organization in the human body is comprised of groups of similar cells with a common function?

Which cranial nerve activates the parotid salivary glands?

Which type of receptors respond to touch, pressure, vibration, stretch, and itch?

Which process replaces hyaline cartilage during bone development?

What is the functional unit of muscle called?

Which bone is the largest in the human body?

What is the worst type of skin cancer?

What are the names of the carpal bones?

What is the name of the cranial nerve that helps to innervate the tongue and pharynx?

Which division of the peripheral nervous system carries impulses only toward the central nervous system?

In which phase of mitosis do chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?

What is the name given to the receptors that transmit impulses from the visceral organs?

Which cranial nerve is responsible for innervating the muscles of facial expression?

Which division of the peripheral nervous system innervates smooth and cardiac muscle and glands?

Which cranial nerve is responsible for sensory input for hearing and balance?

Which cranial nerve is the only one to extend to the abdomen?

Which plexus gives rise to the nerves that innervate the upper limb?

Which type of vision is associated with cones and high-acuity color vision?

Which division of the peripheral nervous system carries impulses only away from the central nervous system?

Which division of the peripheral nervous system carries impulses only toward the central nervous system?

Which part of the body do the cranial nerves activate the parotid salivary glands?

Which region of the hypothalamus directs sympathetic functions?

Which level of organization in the human body is comprised of groups of similar cells with a common function?

Which process replaces hyaline cartilage during bone development?

Which part of the body do spinal nerves supply?

Which type of receptors respond to potentially damaging stimuli that result in pain?

Which process replaces hyaline cartilage during bone development?

What is the largest bone in the human body?