1)Describe each of the five types of neuroglial cells.
2)Describe the groupings of neurons by structural differences and by functional differences.
3)Compare and contrast resting potential and action potential.
4)How does a nerve impulse travel the length of a nerve? How is this process different in myelenated fibers vs unmyelinated fibers?
5)Describe the process of synaptic transmission.
6)Compare and contrast exitatory and inhibitory actions by neurons.
7)What are neurotransmitters? Where are they synthesized and stored? How do they act?
8)Compareand contrast facilitatation, convergence, and divergence.
9)What is a reflex arc? List the steps involved.
10)What are meninges? Describe the three types found in the skull.
11)Compare and contrast white matter and gray matter.
12)Describe each of the functional divisions of the brain.
13)What is hemisphere dominance? What functions are performed by the dominant hemisphere? What functions are performed by the non-dominant hemisphere?
14)Compare and contrast the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
15)List the 5 general types of receptors and state what each detects.
16)What is sensory adaptation and why is it important?
17)What is referred pain and why does it occur?
18)Compare and contrast acute and chronic pain.
19)Compare and contrast the olfactory and taste senses.
20)Describe the process of hearing a sound beginning with the sound entering the external auditory meatus.
21)Compare and contrast static and dynamic equilibrium.
22)Compare and contrast rods and cones.
23)Compare and contrast steroid and non-steroid hormones.
24)Give a detailed example of a negative feedback mechanism involving hormones.
25)Describe the three basic types of blood cells.
26)What is hemoglobin? How is it broken down?
27)What are the 5 types of leukocytes and how are they characterized?
28)Describe blood plasma and list its major constituents.
29)Describe the stages of hemostasis.
30)Why is AB blood the universal acceptor? Why is O blood the universal donor? What would happen if AB type blood were transfused into a patient with type O blood? (be specific)
31)Compare and contrast the pulmonary circuit and systemic circuit.
32)Explain the steps of the cardiac cycle.
33)What is an electrocardiogram and what does each point in the graph represent?
34)Compare and contrast arteries, capillaries, and veins.
35)Describe the exchange of substances between capillaries and surrounding tissues.
36)Describe the factors that effect arterial blood pressure.