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  What is the main function of the rods in the eye?  

  Which division functions to conserve energy and replenish the supply of nutrients?  

  Which of the following is NOT a result of parasympathetic stimulation?  

  BONUS #9:    Which of the following is the best explanation of how a stimulus’s strength is transmitted to the central nervous system from sensory nerves?  

  If I’ve said it once, I’ve probably told y’all twice… I hate things touching the surface of my eyeball.  This includes that really annoying puff of air that they use to diagnose glaucoma.  This condition can result from a clogged one of these (what letter) which leads to increased pressure in the anterior chamber of the eye.                              

  Sympathetic division stimulation causes ________.   (note:  “GI” stands for gastrointestinal and I’m talking about digestive movement thru the GI tract)  

  BONUS #4:    As a cook chops red onions he begins to tear up due to activation of the lacrimal gland.  Which of the following nerves provided the stimulus?    

  Nutrients are delivered and waste products are carried away from the cells of the posterior segment of the eye by blood vessels. However, the cells in the cornea and lens (in the anterior segment) are avascular (=no vasculature or blood vessels).  Which is the best explanation for how these cells are maintained?  

  The sympathetic and parasympathetic systems have ________ effects on heart rate.  

  Cerebral lateralization refers to the….