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What does the nervous system do?

*Enables rapid coordination of body functions*

What do sensory receptors do?

*detect stimulus*

What do motor effectors do?

*respond to stimulus*

The nervous system includes..?

*neurons and supporting cells*

What are neurons?

*nerve cells that transmit information via electrical and chemical signals*

What is the cell body?

*enlarged part containing the nucleus*

What are the 3 interconnected functions of the nervous system?

*Sensory Input, Intergration, Motor Output*

What is sensory input?

*the conduction of signals from sensory receptors, such as light-detecting cells of the eye, through the PNS to the CNS*

What is integration?

*the analysis and interpretation of the sensory signals and formulation of appropriate responses (in the brain and spinal cord)*

What is motor output?

*the conduction of signals from the integration centers through the PNS to effector cells, such as muscle cells or gland cells, which perform the body's responses*

Which 3 functional types of neurons correspond to the nervous systems 3 main functions (sensory input, integration, motor output)?

*Sensory Neurons, Interneurons, Motor Neurons*

What do sensory neurons do?

*convey signals from sensory receptors into the CNS*

What do interneurons do?

*integrate data and then relay appropriate signals to other interneurons or to motor neurons*

What do motor neurons do?

*convey signals from the CNS to effector cells*

What are reflexes?

*automatic responses to stimuli*

What are the two extensions that arise from the neuron cell body?

*dendrites and (single) axon*


What are dendrites?

*highly branched, often short extensions that receive signals from other neurons and convey this information toward the cell body*

What is the axon?

*large extension that transmit signals to other cells (neurons or effector cells)*

What are neuroglia?

*supporting cells that support neurons both structurally and functionally*

Schwann Cell

*type of glia found in the PNS, produces myelin sheaths surrounding axons- look like beads*

Myelin Sheath

*thick, insulating material that surround axons and speeds the transmission of impulses along a neuron- essentially a chain of Schwann cells*

nodes of Ranvier

*the gaps between Schwann cells- only points along that axon that require nerve signals to be regenerated*

What is a synapses?

*junctions where signals are transmitted between two neurons, or between neurons and effector cells*

What are the two types of synapses?

*electrical & chemical*

What is an electrical synapses?

*involve direct cytoplasmic connections between the two cells formed by gap junctions*


Resting Potential

*the voltage across the plasma membrane of a resting neuron*


Outside cell- [K+] is low & [Na+] is high


Inside cell- [K+] is high & [Na+] is low

What does a true circulatory system consist of?

*blood, heart (muscular pump), and blood vessels*

What are the two types of true circulatory systems?

*open & closed*

An internal transport system assists diffusion
by moving materials between..?

*surfaces of the body and internal tissues*

What is a vertebrate circulatory system called?

*cardiovascular system*

What are the 3 vessels that make up the cardiovascular system?

*arteries, veins, capilliaries*

What is the function of an artery?

*to carry blood away from the heart*


What is the function of a vein?

*to return blood to the heart*


What is the function of a capillary?

*move blood between the arteries and veins; increase surface area for gas a fluid exchange*

What animal has a two chambered heart?

*fish- moves in a single circulation*

What two circuits does a double circulation consist of?

*pulmonary circuit and systemic circuit*

Which type of vertebrates have a double circulation?

*land vertebrates*

What is the direction that blood flows into and out of the heart?

*blood flows into the right atrium (from the lung) via the pulmonary vein, down into the right ventricle and into the left lung via the pulmonary artery.


Blood flows into the left atrium via the pulmonary vein, down into the left ventricle, then out into the body via the aorta*

Superiora Vena Cava

*brings blood out of the head and down*

Inferior Vena Cava

*eturns blood back up towards the head from the feet/legs*

What is plasma?

*the liquid part of blood (90%water) which contains different substances such as proteins and ions*

Which cells are in plasma?

*red and white blood cells*

What are erythrocytes?

*red blood cells*

What are leukocytes?

*white blood cells*

What do erythrocytes do?

*transport oxygen bound to hemoglobin*


What do leukocytes do?

*fight infections*

What are phagocytes?

*white blood cells (monocytes and neutrophils) that digest bacteria*

What is anemia?

*the lack of red blood cells (oxygen)*


What is erythropoiten?

*a hormone that regulates the production of red blood cells*

What is fibrinogen?

*also know as fibrin, is a material in blood that aids in the process of clotting blood (platelets)*


What are the two types of stem cells?

*lymphoid and myeloid*

What are lymphoid cells?

*cells found in the immune system*

What are myeloid cells?

*cells that can develop into red or white blood cells*

What are the purpose of stem cells?

*stem cells are primitive cells that can be given to sick people, such as people with leukemia, with the hopes that they will help fight the disease by providing more white blood cells*

What is the direction of blood flow in the blood vessels?

artery->atriole->capillary->venule->vein


(AAcVV)

What are blood vessels made of?

*connective tissue, smooth muscle, epithelium*


(CME)

What is blood pressure?

*the force blood exerts on vessel walls*

Where is blood pressure the highest?

*closest to the heart*

How does blood travel against gravity,
up legs?

*muscles contract around veins; a valve in the vein opens to allow blood to flow through, then closes so it cannot flow back*

What are precapillary sphincters?

*valves that control blood flow through the capillaries (open and close)*

Diastole

*blood flows into the heart (low pressure/on bottom)*

Systole

*blood flows out of the heart (high pressure/on top)*

SA node

*tells the hearts atrium to contract via electrical signals*

AV node

*tells the hearts ventricles to contracts*

What is cardiac output?

*amount of blood pumped per minute from the ventricles*

What is a heart valve?

*prevents the back flow of blood*

What is a heart murmur?

*defect of one of the heart valves*

What are the three diets of animals?

*herbivore, carnivore, omnivore*

What is a filter feeder?

*an animal that ingests their food by sifting small organisms or food particles from water*

What is a substrate feeder?

*an animal that lives on or in their food source and eats their way through it*

What is a fluid feeder?

*an animal that sucks nutrient rich fluid from a host*

What is a bulk feeder?

*an animal that ingests large pieces of food*

What are the four stages of food processing?

*ingestion, digestions, absorption, elimination*

Herbivorous animals can obtain more nutrients from plants than can carnivorous animals because _____.

*they have cellulose-digesting microbes in their cecums*

Most mechanical processing of food occurs in the _____.

*oral cavity and stomach*

Which is the major segments of the alimentary canal in the correct order?

*oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine*

In the oral cavity, salivary amylase helps break down ____?

*starches*

In the stomach, pepsin helps break down _____?

*proteins*

In the stomach, pepsin helps break down _____?

*fats & oils*

Absorption of food monomers occurs primarily in the _____?

*small intestine*

Chyme enters the small intestine from the stomach. At this point, _____?

*mechanical digestion is essentially complete, but the other processes are ongoing or have not yet begun*

_____ are needed in the diet as components of teeth and bone, for normal muscle and nerve function, for water balance, and as parts of certain enzymes.

*minerals*

A mutation in the gene for salivary (and pancreatic) amylase will greatly affect the chemical digestion of _____.

*carbs*

What is amylase?

*Amylase is a digestive enzyme that hydrolyzes starch and glycogen*

The largest variety of digestive enzymes function in the _____?

*small intestine*

In vertebrates, food is moved along the length of the digestive system by _____?

*peristalsis*

What is peristalsis?

* contraction by smooth muscles in the wall of the alimentary canal, pushes food through esophagus and into stomach*

The esophagus constricts by contraction of _____?

*circular smooth muscle*

A person with a malformed epiglottis will have trouble _____?

keeping fluid and food from entering the lungs

The opening between the esophagus and the stomach is closed except when a bolus passes through it. If this space were to remain open, there might be a problem with _____?

*regurgitation of food into the esophagus *

Which vitamin has the greatest potential to cause a toxic overdose?

*vitamin A*

When digested, proteins are broken down into _____.

*amino acids*

When digested, fats are broken down into _____?

*both glycerol and fatty acids *

Starch is a type of _____. (poly, di, or monosaccharide)?

*polysaccharide*

Your small intestine can absorb ____ without their being further digested?

*fructose*

Which enzyme begins the breakdown of starch?

*amylase*

Starch can be broken down into the disaccharide known as _____?

*maltose*

Protein digestion begins in the _____ and ends in the____?

*stomach, small intestine*

What is secreted by the liver to emulsifies fats?

*bile*

What is an alimentary canal?

*digestive tract; contains a mouth, anus, and specialized regions associated with one-way flow of food (most animals have them)*

What is the order of the human digestive system?

nasal cavity, mouth, tongue, pharynx, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus

Mechanical and chemical digestion begin where?


*mouth*

What is a bolus?

*shape of food that the tongue forms (ball)*

What is mastication?

*chewing*

What do salivary glands release and why?

*a slippery substance (glycoprotein) that lubricates food so its easier to swallow*

Which way does the larynx move during swallowing?

*up*

Which way does the epiglottis move during swallowing?

*down*

Why do the larynx and epiglottis move during swallowing?

*to prevent food from entering the trachea*

What is signal transduction?

*conversion of a stimulus to an electrical signal*

Photoreceptors are a type of ______________?

*electromagnetic receptor*

Which receptors are triggered when stimuli become too extreme for thermoreceptors?

*pain receptors*

Where are photoreceptors found?

*eyes*

Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression all seem to be the result of _____.

*genetics and environment*

A neuron has a resting potential of about _____ millivolts.

*-70 millivolts*

An action potential moves along a(n) _____.

*axon*

The transmission of a nerve impulse first triggers the _____.

*opening of voltage-gated sodium channels and the diffusion of sodium ions into the neuron*

At rest, what plays a role in establishing the charge differential across a neuron's plasma membrane?

*the sodium-potassium pump moving sodium ions out of the neuron and potassium ions into the neuron*

Chemical synapses

*sending neuron cell secretes a chemical signal, a neurotransmitter, that crosses the synaptic cleft and binds to a specific receptor on the surface of the receiving cell (enable complex info to be processed)*

What is Acetylcholine?

a neurotransmitter in the brain & at synapses between motor neurons and muscle cells

What are Biogenic amines?

*neurotransmitters in the CNS (seratonin,dopamine)*

Nerve function depends on..?

*charge differences across neuron membranes*

Membrane Potential

*the potential energy of a neurons plasma membrane(inside cell= +/outside cell = -)*

Stimulus

*any factor that causes a nerve signal to be generated*

What does a stimulus alter?

*the permeability of a portion of the membrane*

Action Potential

*A nerve signal, change in the membrane voltage from resting potential to a maximum level than back to resting potential*

Nerve Net

*web-like system of neurons found in radially symmetrical animals*

Cephalization

*the concentration of the nervous system at
the head end (bilateral animals)*


Centralization

* the presence of a central nervous system
distinct from a peripheral nervous system (bilateral animals)*

What are the 3 basic divisons of a vertebrate brain?

*hindbrain, midbrain, forebrain*

Cerebrum

* largest and most complex part of the brain; performs sophisticated integration of information; plays role in memory, learning, speech, emotions; formulates complex behavioral responses*

Cerebral Cortex accounts for what percentage of total human brain mass?

*80% of the total human brain mass*

Which specialized integrative
regions are included in the cerebral cortex?

*somatosensory cortex & centers for vision, hearing, taste, and smell*

Function of brain stem?

*conducts data to and from brain centers; maintain homeostasis; coordinates body movement*

Function of medulla oblongata?

*controls breathing, circulation, swallowing, digestion*

Function of pons?

*controls breathing*

Function of midbrain?

*received and integrates auditory data; coordinates visual reflexes; sends sensory data to higher brain centers*

Function of cerebellum?

*coordinates body movement; learning and remembering motor responses*

Function of thalamus?

*serves as input center for data going to the cerebrum; sorts and groups all incoming sensory data for cerebrum*

Function of hypothalamus?

*homeostasis control center; controls pituitary gland; serves as biological clock*

Frontal association, speech and motor cortex are the functional areas of which part of the left hemisphere?

*frontal lobe*

Smell, hearing, and auditory association are the functional areas of which part of the left hemisphere?

*temporal lobe*

Vision is the functional areas of which part of the left hemisphere?

*occipital lobe*

Taste, speech, reading, & somatosensory cortex are the functional areas of which part of the left hemisphere?

*parietal*

What is the limbic system?

*functional group of integrating centers in the cerebral cortex, thalomus, & hypothalamus*


The limbic system is involved in which functions?

*emotions (bonding), memory, & learning*

Functional magnetic resonance imaging
(fMRI) is?

*a scanning and imaging technology used to study brain functions of conscious patients*

PET Scans (Positron Emission Tomography)


*Uses radioactive tracer to show areas of higher levels of activity (bright spots)*

All sensory receptors..?

*trigger an action potential & send information to the CNS*

What are the five categories of sensory receptors?

*pain, thermo, mechano, chemo, & electromagnetic*

What is the eye cup?

*One of the simplest organs, used my planarians, which senses light intensity and direction*

What are the two types of image forming eyes in invertebrates?

*compound eye & single-lens eye*

What are ommatidia?

*light detectors found in compound eyes (in the thousands)*

What is Visual acuity?

*the ability of the eyes to atWdistinguish fine detail (20/20)*

What are the 3 common vision problems?

*nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism*

Nearsightedness

*the inability to focus on distant objects, usually caused by an eyeball that is too long*

Farsightedness

*the inability to focus on close objects, usually caused by an eyeball that is too short*

Astigmatism

*blurred vision caused by a misshapen
lens or cornea*

What are the two types of photoreceptors that the human retina contains?

*rods & cones*

What are rods?

*photoreceptor in the retina that contain the visual pigment rhodopsin, which can


absorb dim light & detect shades of grey in dim light*

What are cones?

*photoreceptor in the retina that contain the visual pigment photopsin which absorbs bright colored light & allows us to see color in bright light*

Who is Jean Baptiste Lamarck and what did he suggest?

*suggested that life on earth evolves by the use and disuse of body parts (1800s)*

What is fossil record?

*the sequence in which fossils appear within strata (layers) of sedimentary rocks*

What is a fossil?

*imprints or preserved remains of organisms that lived in the past (bone, footprints, shell, feather/leaf impression, teeth)*

What is Comparative Anatomy?

*comparison of body structures in different species (cited by Darwin)*

What is homology?

*similarity in characteristics that result from common ancestry*

What are homologous structures?

*structures of the body that have different functions but are structurally similar because of common ancestry*

What is comparative embryology?

*comparison of early stages of development among different organisms*

What are vestigial structures?

*structures in animals that have no apparent functions, but resemble structures their ancestors possessed*

What is a population?


*group of the same species living in the same place at the same time*

What are the 3 conditions of natural selection?

*1) variation must exist in the population


2) variation must lead to difference among individuals in reproductive success


3) variation must be genetically transmitted to the next generation*

What are the 3 key points about evolution by natural selection?

*1) individuals do not evolve, populations do


2) acquired traits cannot be passed onto offspring


3)evolution is not goal directed*

What two components deem an individual as fit?

*produce largest # of fertile/viable offspring & pass on the most genes*

What are the 4 features that define Chordates?

*dorsal/hollow nerve cord, notochord, pharyngeal slits, post-anal tail*

Hagfish and Lampreys lack..?

*hinged jaws and paired fins*

What are the 3 lineages of jawed fish?

*chondrichthyans (sharks/rays), ray-finned fish, lobe-finned fish*

What is a lateral line system?

*series of sensory organs under the skin of bony fish that detects changes in pressure waves*

What is an operculum?


*protective flap that covers a chamber of gills*

What is a swim bladder?

*found in ray-finned fish, lung derivative that helps keep them buoyant.

What are the 3 surviving lineages of lobe-finned fish?

*coelacanths, lungfish, tetrapods*

What are the 4 internal membranes of an amniotic egg?

*amnion, yolk sac, allantois, chorion*


Are reptiles endo or ectothermic?

*ecto*

Are birds endo or ectothermic?

*endo*

Are mammals endo or ectothermic?

*endo*

How many cervical vertebrae do mammals have?

*7*

What are the 3 types of mammals?

*Monotremes (egg laying), Marsupials (pouch), & Eutherians (placental)*

Which animals make up the phylum Echinodermata?

*sea stars, sea daisies, sea urchins, sand dollars, sea cucumbers, etc*

Are echinodermata protostome or deuterstome?

*deuterstome*

Are Echinodermata radial or bilateral?

*radial*

Which animals are in the phylum chordata?

*tunicates, lancelets*

What are the 3 groups of Annelids?

*earthworms, polychaetes, leeches*

Which animals are Arthropods (Arthropoda)?

*crayfish, lobsters, crabs, barnacles, spiders, ticks, horseshoe crabs, and insects*

Do Arthropods have an open or closed circ system?

*open*

*What are the 4 major lineages of Arthropods?

*Chelicerates (horseshoe carbs & arachnids), Millipedes and centipedes, Crustaceans, & Insects*

Which animals are in the phylum Mollusca?

*snails, slugs, clams, octopuses*

What is the 3 part body plan of a mollusk?

*muscular foot, mantle, & visceral mass (true coelom & circ system)*

Which animals are found in the class Gastropoda?

*snails, slugs, limpets*

Which animals are found in the class Bivalvia?

*clams, oysters, scallops*

*Which animals are found in the class Cephalopoda?

*squids, octopuses, cuttlefish*

Which class is the largest group of mollusks?

*Gastropoda*

Which animal is found in the phylum Platyhelminthes?

*flatworms, tapeworms*

Are flatworms Acoelomates, Pseudocoelomates, or Coelomates?

*acoelomates with no body cavity (just have mouth)*

Which animals can be found in the phylum Nematoda?

*vinegar eels, eelworms, hookworms, pinworms, and other roundworms*

*What type of body cavity do Nematoda have (acoelom, pseudo, coelom)?

*pseudocoelom*

Do Nematoda have a complete digestive track (mouth and anus)?

*Yes*

Which animal can be found in phylum Cnidaria?

*jelly fish*

*What are the two types of Cinidarian body forms?

*polyp & medusa*

Are Cnidarians radial or bilateral?

*radial*

Are Cnidarians diplo or triploblastic (tissue layers)?

*diploblastic*

What is the name of the stinging organelle found in Cnidarians?

*nematocyst*

All animals, except sponges, have this type of tissue?

*Eumetazoa*

Pseudocoelomates

*Body cavity between mesoderm and endoderm*

Coelomates

*Body cavity entirely within the mesoderm (true coelom)*

Acoelomates

*no body cavity*

What are the two types of digestive systems?

*sac plan (gastrovacular cavity) & tube within a tube*

Sac Plan

*digestive system where there is one opening, the mouth*

Tube Within A Tube

*two openings (mouth & anus); digestion occurs in a “true” gut (or “complete gut”)*

What is the Cambrian Explosion?

*period in which animal diversification accelerated*

What are homeotic genes?

*Responsible for “building” animal bodies*

In gas exchange, respiratory surafces must be both..?

*moist & thin*

*In a fish, gas exchange is enhanced by?

*ventilation & countercurrent*

Water hold about how much oxygen?

3%

Which hold more oxygen, cold water or warm water?

*Cold*

Which holds more oxygen. fresh or salt water?

*Fresh*

Which holds more oxygen, turbulent or still water?

*turbulent*

What is tidal volume?

*amount of air inhaled/exhaled during normal breathing*

Which side of the heart pumps oxygen poor blood to the lungs?

*right*

Which side of the heart pumps oxygen rich blood to the body?

*left*

What are the 3 types of protists?

*autotrophs, heterotrophs, mixotrophs*

What are the 2 types of heterotrophs?

*protozoans & parasites*

What are the 3 types of protist locomotion?

*flagella, cilia, pseudopodia (false feet)*

What is the endosymbiont theory?

*explains the origin of mitochondria and chloroplasts*

What are the 4 Eukarya Supergroups?

*Plantae, Unikonts, SAR, Excavata*

What are the two domains of Prokarya?

*bacteria & archaea*

What are the 3 common cell shapes of prokaryotic cells?

*cocci (spherical), bacilli (rod shaped), & spiral (corkscrew)*

Nearly all prokaryots have a?

*cell wall*

Gram positive will stain what color?

*purple*

Gram negative will stain which color?

*pink*

What is Bioremediation?

*the use of organisms to remove


pollutants/toxic chemicals from soil, air, or water*