Download Sensory –approx 15 to 16 questions

Sensory –approx 20 questions
Receptor types (free nerve endings, proprioceptors, etc) and adequate stimulus
Chemo, mechano, photoreceptors, nociceptors, thermoreceptors
Special senses vs general senses
Taste sensations, Smell, Sensory adaptation
Eye structure and function, Distinguish b/w rods and cones, Distinguish b/w blind spot
and fovea centralis, Accessory structures for the eye, visual pathway, tunics and functions
Humors and associated cavities of eye
Ear structure (inner, middle and outer ear) and function(s), hearing pathway
Utricle and saccule f xn, semicircular canal structure(s) and function(s)
Accessory structures of the eye
Endocrine-approx 10 questions
Functions of endocrine system
Membrane-bound, cytoplasmic, and nuclear receptors, Hormone Receptors (types,
location etc.)
Types of hormone(s) that bind a particular type of receptor (Hormone types)
Receptor response(s) to hormones-(gate an ion channel, activate enzymes, alter
transcription)
Paracrine and Autocrine signaling
Comparison b/w endocrine and nervous system responses
Endocrine vs exocrine glands
Major endocrine organs in the body
Regulation and control of hormone secretion
Structure/relationship b/w hypothalamus and anterior and posterior pituitary (i.e.,
capillary beds and veins that transport hormones or neurons that extend to each
region of the pituitary gland)
Gonadotropins
Anterior and posterior pituitary hormones and effector organs (eg TSH, ACTH, oxytocin,
ADH)
Aldosterone, thyroid hormones, calcitonin, PTH
Pituitary gland structure and function
Posterior pituitary hormone(s)  triggers of secretion, target tissue, and action
Nervous system-approx 20 question
Cranial nerves and functions
Spinal nerve number and typical structure including plexuses
Reflexes (knee jerk, withdrawal), components of the reflex arc
Meninges
Neurotransmitter types and actions (excitatory, inhibitory or both)
Continuous conduction vs saltatory conduction
Brain structure and functions including cortical areas and associated areas, Cerebellum
and Midbrain functions, and Brainstem functions and vital centers
Ventricles and CSF. Path of flow
Review online test over nervous system.