BIOS 105 M ID-TERM EXAM

Question 1.1. (TCO 8) Preparing the body for the fight-or-flight response during threatening

situations is the role of the (Points : 2)

 cerebrum.

 parasympathetic nervous system.

 somatic nervous system.

 sympathetic nervous system.

 afferent nervous system.

Question 2.2. (TCO 8) The gap between two communicating neurons is termed (Points : 2)

 synaptic cleft.

 effector.

 node of Ranvier.

 cell body.

 Schwann cell.

Question 3.3. (TCO 8) A neuron with a cell body located in the CNS whose primary function is

connecting other neurons is called a(n) (Points : 2)

 afferent neuron.

 association neuron.

 satellite cell.

 glial cell.

 efferent neuron.

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Question 4.4. (TCO 8) Sound waves entering the external auditory canal hit the eardrum, also

known as the (Points : 2)

 tympanic membrane.

 ossicles.

 oval window.

 pinna.

 auricle.

Question 5.5. (TCO 8) An ear infection following an illness, such as a cold, has passed from the

throat through the auditory tube to the (Points : 2)

 outer ear.

 semicircular canals.

 middle ear.

 eardrum.

 inner ear.

Question 6.6. (TCO 9) Insulin is produced by cells of the pancreatic islets called (Points : 2)

 beta cells.

 alpha cells.

 theta cells.

 gamma cells.

 delta cells.

Question 7.7. (TCO 9) Insulin causes (Points : 2)

 a decrease in the concentration of blood glucose.

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