The Central Nervous System — Test Answers

Jacob recently suffered a serious head injury in a car accident. He now has trouble remembering his life before the injury. What part of Jacob's brain may have been injured in the accident?

Which is the temporary storage tank for urine?

Which product of respiration is considered waste material and leaves the alveoli?

Which blood component makes up 41% of the blood’s volume?

A student makes the analogy that the cardiovascular system is like a highway. Why is this a good analogy?

Fred is studying his notes from anatomy class. One list in his notes describes features of a CNS structure. anterior horns and posterior hornsgray matter inside, white matter outsidehippocampuscentral canalFred thinks this list contains an error. Which best describes the error?

The sternum is the flat bone in the middle of the chest that connects to the collar bones (clavicles) and the ribs.To which skeletal system does the sternum belong?

The picture represents a protein in the stomach being broken down into individual amino acids.

Charles is an engineer who is evaluating a prototype of an artificial heart. The prototype beats in a synchronized fashion, is hollow, and has tubes attached to it. It can be powered by electrical signals from the brain when it is interfaced with the appropriate nerves. What important feature should Charles notice the prototype is missing?

Kyle explains that the body of an airplane is like the appendicular skeleton and the wings of an airplane are like the axial skeleton. Which demonstrates how he could change his statement so it is accurate?

The tibia, or shin bone, has a large bump on the top that allows for ligaments to connect to the knee. What is this projection called?

Jonas states four interesting facts about bones. Which of Jonas’s statements is incorrect?

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Sound can be heard when air passes over a respiratory structure that is located between the pharynx and the trachea.Which structure is responsible for the voice?

How does the cardiovascular system help the body maintain homeostasis?

High blood pressure occurs when there is too much blood flowing through the blood vessels at one time. By changing the amount of water in the blood, blood pressure can change. The excretory system can help to lower blood pressure.Which would most likely occur in the kidney?

This picture represents an area of a blood vessel that has been weakened. What does this picture best represent?

Consider the diagram of an internal feedback mechanism that the body uses to help maintain homeostasis.What is the role of the central nervous system in this model?

Veins take blood back to the heart. Which gas would be most abundant in a vein that takes blood from muscle cells in the arm back to the heart?

Meningitis is a disease that is characterized by swelling of the meninges that puts pressure on the brain. Which is least likely to be a symptom of this disease?