Supplemental Instruction
Iowa State University / Leader: / Olivia
Course: / BIOL 155
Instructor: / Pleasants
Date: / 02/Dec/2015
Vocabulary
Nervous system:
myelin
dendrite
cell body
axon
sensory and motor neuron
refractory period
corpus callosum
cerebral cortex
thalamus
hypothalamus
pineal
cerebellum
pons
RAS
Sensory Systems:
olfaction
retina
rods, cones, fovea
pupil
iris
cornea
aqueous and viteous humor (or vitreous body)
hair cell
pinna
outer, middle, and inner ear
tympanic membrane
malleus, incus, stapes
semicircular canals
cupula
utricle, saccule
otolith
organ of Corti
Skeletal System:
Osteoblast
Osteoclast
osteocyte
atlas
axis
true, false, floating rib
clavicle
scapula
humerus
radius
ulna
carpal
metacarpal
phalanges
ilium
ischium
pubis
acetabulum
femur
tibia
fibula
tarsal
metatarsal
phalanges
Nervous System:
What is the function of the nervous system?
What are nerves composed of?
What are the components and functions of the CNS?
What are the components and functions of the PNS?
Why does an action potential occur?
What is affected by the stimulus strength?
What system do psychoactive drugs affect?
Matching
- Neurotransmitters
- Synapse
- Corpus Calosum
- Grey Matter
- White matter
- Cerebrum
- Pineal
- Limbic System
I. Semantic
J. Episodic
K. Skill
Skeletal System:
What is the function of the skeletal system?
What are tendons and ligaments composed of?
What are bone-forming cells called?
Bone-destroying?
What are mature bone cells called?
How much of your bone is replaced every year?
What is the axial skeleton?
What is the appendicular skeleton?
Why are ribs 11 and 12 considered “floating ribs”?
Which type of joints are immovable?
What is an example of this type of joint?
What are synovial joints?
What is the difference between ligaments and tendons?
Sensory Systems:
What are the functions of the sensory systems?
What are the different types of receptors?
Where are cutaneous receptors located?
Which receptors are affected by taste and smell?
Which receptors are affected by hearing?
What is the function of the pinna?
What leads to the middle ear?
What is the function of the eardrum?
What is the path of amplifying sound waves?
What does the fluid in the ear do?
What is the function of the semicircular canal?
What are the 2 ways deafness can occur?
Where are photoreceptors, rods and cones found?
What is the fovea?
What do the lens and cornea do?
What changes the lens shape?
Why does the shape of the lens change?
What is the optic nerve?
Define:
Nearsightedness
Farsightedness:
Astigmatism
Colorblindness
Cataracts
Glaucoma