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Taste buds found in the posterior-medial tongue in the shape of an upside-down “V” are ________. A) fungiform papillae B) filiform papillae C) circumvallate (vallate) papillae D) foliate papillae

This brain area relays information from the cerebrum to the cerebellum, and it controls respiratory rate and depth. A) thalamus B) reticular formation C) pons D) limbic system

The corpora quadrigemina represent: A) a place where sympathetic impulses originate and descend from the brain B) four twin bodies where nuclei for visual and auditory reflex impulses ascend to the brain C) part of the limbic system (inferior frontal lobe) of the brain D) a region of the brain called the insula  

Match the following glands with the appropriate responses.  

Which of the following cranial nerves when stimulated does NOT have autonomic (parasympathetic) function? A) III B) IV C) VII    D) IX    E) X

When the pupils are dilated, two groups of smooth muscles are affected. Which of the following combinations occur? A) Sphincter papillae (circular) muscles contract; dilator papillae (radial) muscles relax B) Sphincter papillae (circular) muscles contract; dilator papillae (radial) muscles contract C) Sphincter papillae (circular) muscles relax; dilator papillae (radial) muscles contract D) Sphincter papillae (circular) muscles relax; dilator papillae (radial) muscles relax  

Hypoglycemia can be a stimulus for the release of which hormone(s)? [Remember back to the Excel hormone study spreadsheet.] A) Growth hormone (GH) B) Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) C) Glucagon D) All of the above can be released when a patient is in a state of hypoglycemia.  

The absence of light prompts specific release of a hormone from this gland. A) adrenal medulla B) pancreas C) thyroid gland D) thymus gland E) pineal gland  

A photon of light would pass through the following structures in which order? A) vitreous humor, lens, aqueous humor, cornea B) cornea, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor C) cornea, vitreous humor, lens, aqueous humor D) aqueous humor, cornea, lens, vitreous humor  

Match the following involuntary functions with the proper division of the autonomic nervous system.      Pick from one of two choices:           Parasympathetic Nervous System           Sympathetic Nervous System