Circulation, Immunity, Respiration, Nervous System, and Sensory Mechanisms

Quiz #2: Circulation, Immunity, Respiration, Nervous System, and Sensory Mechanisms Blood and Circulatory System Immunity and Body Defenses Respiratory System Sensory Mechanisms Nervous System: Integration and Control $200 $100 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 FINAL ROUND Blood and Circulatory System: $100 Question The waste product bilirubin is formed from _____. transferrin hemosiderin heme ferritin BACK TO GAME ANSWER Blood and Circulatory System: $100 Answer The waste product bilirubin is formed from _____. transferrin hemosiderin heme ferritin BACK TO GAME Blood and Circulatory System: $200 Question Which heart chamber pumps blood into the pulmonary circulation? The right atrium The left atrium The right ventricle The left ventricle BACK TO GAME ANSWER Blood and Circulatory System: $200 Answer Which heart chamber pumps blood into the pulmonary circulation? The right atrium The left atrium The right ventricle The left ventricle BACK TO GAME Blood and Circulatory System: $300 Question The leukocyte that releases histamine and other inflammatory chemicals is _____. basophil neutrophil monocyte all of the above BACK TO GAME ANSWER Blood and Circulatory System: $300 Answer The leukocyte that releases histamine and other inflammatory chemicals is _____. basophil neutrophil monocyte all of the above BACK TO GAME Blood and Circulatory System: $400 Question The primary pacemaker of the heart is located in the _____. SA node AV node Purkinje fibers cardiac branch of the vagus nerve BACK TO GAME ANSWER Blood and Circulatory System: $400 Answer The primary pacemaker of the heart is located in the _____. SA node AV node Purkinje fibers cardiac branch of the vagus nerve BACK TO GAME Blood and Circulatory System: $500 Question Erythropoietin is a _____. hormone that stimulates monocyte production hormone that increases the levels of calcium in blood plasma protein for coagulation hormone that stimulates red blood cell production BACK TO GAME ANSWER Blood and Circulatory System: $500 Answer Erythropoietin is a _____. hormone that stimulates monocyte production hormone that increases the levels of calcium in blood plasma protein for coagulation hormone that stimulates red blood cell production BACK TO GAME Immunity and Body Defenses: $100 Question Which of the following cells produces antibodies? Erythrocytes Platelets Lymphocytes Monocytes BACK TO GAME ANSWER Immunity and Body Defenses: $100 Answer Which of the following cells produces antibodies? Erythrocytes Platelets Lymphocytes Monocytes BACK TO GAME Immunity and Body Defenses: $200 Question Which of the following scenarios can present hemolytic disease of the newborn? Rh+ mother, Rh– newborn Rh+ mother, Rh+ newborn Rh– mother, Rh– newborn Rh– mother, Rh+ mother BACK TO GAME ANSWER Immunity and Body Defenses: $200 Answer Which of the following scenarios can present hemolytic disease of the newborn? Rh+ mother, Rh– newborn Rh+ mother, Rh+ newborn Rh– mother, Rh– newborn Rh– mother, Rh+ mother BACK TO GAME Immunity and Body Defenses: $300 Question The inflammatory response is part of which line of defense? First line Second line (non-specific defenses) Third line (specific defenses) None of the above BACK TO GAME ANSWER Immunity and Body Defenses: $300 Answer The inflammatory response is part of which line of defense? First line Second line (non-specific defenses) Third line (specific defenses) None of the above BACK TO GAME Immunity and Body Defenses: $400 Question Which antibody can cross the placenta and is the most abundant class in the body? IgM IgG IgA IgD BACK TO GAME ANSWER Immunity and Body Defenses: $400 Answer Which antibody can cross the placenta and is the most abundant class in the body? IgM IgG IgA IgD BACK TO GAME Immunity and Body Defenses: $500 Question What disorder is characterized by the immune system failing to discriminate between foreign and self antigens? Acquired immune deficiency Inflammation Anemia Autoimmune disease BACK TO GAME ANSWER Immunity and Body Defenses: $500 Answer What disorder is characterized by the immune system failing to discriminate between foreign and self antigens? Acquired immune deficiency Inflammation Anemia Autoimmune disease BACK TO GAME Respiratory System: $100 Question What is a major function of the upper respiratory system? To filter incoming air To dry inhaled air To exchange gases with the blood and lung To store air in the body BACK TO GAME ANSWER Respiratory System: $100 Answer What is a major function of the upper respiratory system? To filter incoming air To dry inhaled air To exchange gases with the blood and lung To store air in the body BACK TO GAME Respiratory System: $200 Question Gas exchange takes place in the respiratory system in the _____. trachea alveoli bronchi pleura BACK TO GAME ANSWER Respiratory System: $200 Answer Gas exchange takes place in the respiratory system in the _____. trachea alveoli bronchi pleura BACK TO GAME Respiratory System: $300 Question The central respiratory center, which controls breathing, is located in the _____. lung spinal cord medulla oblongata cerebral cortex BACK TO GAME ANSWER Respiratory System: $300 Answer The central respiratory center, which controls breathing, is located in the _____. lung spinal cord medulla oblongata cerebral cortex BACK TO GAME Respiratory System: $400 Question The amount of air that remains in the lungs after maximal exhalation is called the _____. vital capacity residual volume tidal volume dead space volume BACK TO GAME ANSWER Respiratory System: $400 Answer The amount of air that remains in the lungs after maximal exhalation is called the _____. vital capacity residual volume tidal volume dead space volume BACK TO GAME Respiratory System: $500 Question The cartilage that prevents the pass of food (solid or liquids) into the lower respiratory system is _____. cricoid trachea epiglottis arytenoid BACK TO GAME ANSWER Respiratory System: $500 Answer The cartilage that prevents the pass of food (solid or liquids) into the lower respiratory system is _____. cricoid trachea epiglottis arytenoid BACK TO GAME Nervous System: Integration and Control: $100 Question What is the chemical messenger that is released by a neuron during synaptic transmission? Neurotransmitter Action potential Sodium Calcium BACK TO GAME ANSWER Nervous System: Integration and Control: $100 Answer What is the chemical messenger that is released by a neuron during synaptic transmission? Neurotransmitter Action potential Sodium Calcium BACK TO GAME Nervous System: Integration and Control: $200 Question What part of the neuron is specialized to conduct action potentials over long distances? Dendrites The cell body An axon A nissl body BACK TO GAME ANSWER Nervous System: Integration and Control: $200 Answer What part of the neuron is specialized to conduct action potentials over long distances? Dendrites The cell body An axon A nissl body BACK TO GAME Nervous System: Integration and Control: $300 Question The subarachnoid space contains _____. blood air cerebrospinal fluid myelin BACK TO GAME ANSWER Nervous System: Integration and Control: $300 Answer The subarachnoid space contains _____. blood air cerebrospinal fluid myelin BACK TO GAME Nervous System: Integration and Control: $400 Question What division of the peripheral system is activated by stressful and frightening stimuli? Gastrointestinal Sympathetic Parasympathetic None of the above BACK TO GAME ANSWER Nervous System: Integration and Control: $400 Answer What division of the peripheral system is activated by stressful and frightening stimuli? Gastrointestinal Sympathetic Parasympathetic None of the above BACK TO GAME Nervous System: Integration and Control: $500 Question Which part of the central nervous system governs higher cognitive functions such as memory, decision making, and emotions? Cerebellum Cerebrum Pons Medulla BACK TO GAME ANSWER Nervous System: Integration and Control: $500 Answer Which part of the central nervous system governs higher cognitive functions such as memory, decision making, and emotions? Cerebellum Cerebrum Pons Medulla BACK TO GAME Sensory Mechanisms: $100 Question What sensory receptors allow us to detect touch stimuli? Mechanoreceptors Chemoreceptors Photoreceptors Thermoreceptors BACK TO GAME ANSWER Sensory Mechanisms: $100 Answer What sensory receptors allow us to detect touch stimuli? Mechanoreceptors Chemoreceptors Photoreceptors Thermoreceptors BACK TO GAME Sensory Mechanisms: $200 Question The basic receptors for hearing in the internal ear are located in the _____. utricles hair cells supporting cells tympanic membrane BACK TO GAME ANSWER Sensory Mechanisms: $200 Answer The basic receptors for hearing in the internal ear are located in the _____. utricles hair cells supporting cells tympanic membrane BACK TO GAME Sensory Mechanisms: $300 Question The two types of photoreceptors are _____. iris and sclera rods and sclera rods and cones iris and cones BACK TO GAME ANSWER Sensory Mechanisms: $300 Answer The two types of photoreceptors are _____. iris and sclera rods and sclera rods and cones iris and cones BACK TO GAME Sensory Mechanisms: $400 Question What sensory system detects rotational acceleration of the body? Semicircular canals Cochlea Muscle spindles Pacinian corpuscles BACK TO GAME ANSWER Sensory Mechanisms: $400 Answer What sensory system detects rotational acceleration of the body? Semicircular canals Cochlea Muscle spindles Pacinian corpuscles BACK TO GAME Sensory Mechanisms: $500 Question The malleus, incus and stapes are the tiny bones located in the _____. external ear middle ear internal ear semicircular canals BACK TO GAME ANSWER Sensory Mechanisms: $500 Answer The malleus, incus and stapes are the tiny bones located in the _____. external ear middle ear internal ear semicircular canals BACK TO GAME FINAL ROUND Question Motion sickness occurs because _____. a fatty meal was consumed the eyes are closed there is a defective gene the eyes and the ears receive different messages BACK TO GAME ANSWER FINAL ROUND Answer Motion sickness occurs because _____. a fatty meal was consumed the eyes are closed there is a defective gene the eyes and the ears receive different messages BACK TO GAME