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An iPod is 20 cm in front of a flat mirror. You see the reflected image and must refocus your eye, perhaps even take off your eyeglasses, because

A fast train approaches a car waiting at a grade crossing and sounds its horn. A person in the car will notice that, compared to what it would be if the train were at rest, the horn sound’s

When a wave reflects from a stationary boundary,

Jim the meteorologist has predicted fair weather all day but sees flashes of lightning followed by rolls of thunder. To calculate the distance to the lightning bolt, Jim should measure the time between the instant he first sees a lightning flash and the

In order for a telescope to produce a large magnification one would select lenses of

Two waves approach each other as shown. When they completely overlap, the resulting wave will look like

Suppose an audible sound wave were being produced at a frequency of 800 cycles per second. If the frequency were doubled, the sound would become

Your bones are playing tug-of-war over calcium levels. Which two hormones are on each side, with one increasing plasma calcium and the other decreasing it?

What classes of hormones are lipophilic?

Let’s wrap up this exam with one last shabang!  Choose TWO (15 points each) of the following questions to answer in detail (oye!): You prepared yourself a scrumptious peanut butter and jelly sandwich to eat after the exam. Since you are now an expert in digestive physiology, tell me what happens once you take a large bite of your ooey gooey deliciousness all the way to going #2.  Be as detailed and concise as possible and include as many anatomical terminology and physiological processes.  A detailed flowchart would suffice. You see one of your best friends is crying and feeling down on herself. You sit beside her, give her a hug, and tell her how so very special she is.  Since you are now an expert in reproductive physiology as well, you tell her about how amazing her life is and how she was created.  Discuss the arduous pathway sperm must take to fertilize an oocyte, the various obstacles in the pathway, and why people struggle to get pregnant.  You will want to be as detailed and concise as possible in order to make your friend feel better soon.    You are at your family reunion by the lake and go to the bathroom. You’re filled with so much gratitude and love (#familyfirst) that you start pondering life’s many wonders, one being you going pee pee in the potty.  Please explain to your 2 year old nephew, who is a budding scientist, how urine is made and the structures involved.  He likes the details and always asks “why”, so make sure you explain this process so that he is able to understand what is going on with his body. Remember though, he also has an attention span of a puppy.  An adorable puppy… “Can you hear me now?”  Imagine you are a sound wave.  What do you need to do in order for me to hear you?  Discuss the anatomical structures and the physiological process of how we, humans, hear.  Yes, your response should be in first person.  It’s moving day (ugghhh) and you need to move the desk that you’ve spent countless hours studying for General Physiology down the flight of stairs.  Your friends show up to help and they soon find out you’re an expert in muscle physiology.  They start asking you tons of questions.  You find some scratch paper in your desk and start answering their questions (with clarity and in a concise manner), such as what happens at the NMJ, how does contraction occur, and what sarcomeres are even made of. Man!  You’ve learned so much this semester!