A&P 2 essay questions
A&P 2 questions, this is an essay quiz. NEEDS to be original work, will be checked.
1. You are studying in your room and you suddenly smell chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven! Yah! First, describe how the nose picks up smell of the cookies.
What are the receptors like and how is that information transmitted to the brain? Why is there always an emotional component to smells? (4 points)
2. You rush down the stairs and your significant other (or mom/dad/best friend) is baking. You take the first cookie out of the oven. Describe the taste of your
cookie. What are the other tastes found in the cookie? Describe the taste receptors on the tongue and how this information in sent to the brain. (4 points)
3. You look at your cookie and then smile to the baker of your cookie. How are your eyes able to focus on something close and far away? (4 points)
4. You notice that the cookie contains M&Ms. How can you determine the different colors of each of the candies? Describe the pathway that LIGHT travel through the
eye to the activation of cones. (5 points)
5. Compare and contrast the posterior and anterior pituitary glands. How are they similar? How are they different? (4 points)
6. Describe the structure of the adrenal gland. What hormones are produced in each layer and what is the role of each of those hormones? (4 points)
7. Choose one hormone and describe where it is secreted from and its action. (5 points_)
