Preview questions are to be submitted before the lecture on the assigned chapter. Answers must be complete, so please be as detailed as possible. Feel free to outline when it is appropriate.

Each set of preview questions will be worth 10 points. Question sets will be graded as 10, 5, or 0 points using the following rubrics: 10 points: Questions are submitted on time, answers are correct, and complete; 5 points: Questions are submitted on time, answers are mostly correct, but are not sufficient for the questions; 0 points: Questions not submitted on time or not submitted, answers as a whole are not correct or sufficient.

You will Submit all sets of preview questions, and I will randomly chose 6 sets to grade, but score the total out of 5 sets. I may also choose to give you a pop quiz based on these questions.

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Preview Questions, Introduction

  1. What is the url for the course homepage?

  2. Briefly describe the first homework assignment.

  3. What is science? What is the scientific epistemology?

  4. What is a hypothesis?

  5. Describe the asymmetry between falsification and verification in the process of hypothesis testing.

  6. What is evolution?

  7. Describe the importance of evolution in the study of biology. Describe the importance of evolution in the study of human anatomy and physiology.

Preview Questions, Chapter 1

  1. Outline the hierarchy (atoms -> organism) of the human organism.

  2. List the 11 major systems of the human body and detail the major components and functions of each system.

  3. What are the major features of life?

  4. Distinguish between negative and positive feedback.

  5. What are the major anatomic planes? Describe each.

Preview Questions, Chapter 2

  1. Describe the atom and all major subatomic particles.

  2. What is the Octet Rule? Why is it significant?

  3. What are three common types of atomic bonds? What are their features?

  4. Distinguish between exer- and endergonic reactions.

  5. What is a buffer? Give an example.

  6. Outline the major types and subtypes of biological macromolecules.

  7. What is an enzyme? How do enzymes work?

Preview Questions, Chapter 4

  1. List and describe all the major types of cell junctions.

  2. Outline the major types and subtypes of tissues. Give features and functions of each type and subtype.

  3. What is the matrix of a connective tissue?

  4. Describe the osteon.

Preview Questions, Chapter 3

  1. Describe the plasma membrane.

  2. What is diffusion? What is osmosis?

  3. What factors affect rates of diffusion?

  4. Describe, in detail, tonicity. Distinguish among hyper-, hypo-, and isotonic.

  5. How do substances move through the plasma membrane?

  6. Describe the major components of a cell.

  7. What is mitosis? Describe each stage of mitosis.

 

Preview Questions, Chapter 5

  1. What structures comprise the integument?

  2. Describe the layers and components of the epidermis?

  3. Describe the majors differences between the epidermis and the dermis.

  4. What are the different types of integument glands? Describe each type.

  5. What are the functions of the skin?

  6. Describe the two types of wound healing.

Preview Questions, Chapter 6

  1. What are the functions of the skeletal system?

  2. Describe the regions of a generic long bone.

  3. Describe the osteon.

  4. Describe intramembranous and endochondral osteogenesis.

  5. What is the epiphyseal plate?

  6. Describe bone remodeling. Hi-lite important hormones in the process.

  7. Describe the maintenance of blood calcium levels.

Preview Questions, Chapter 7

  1. What are the major divisions of the skeleton?

  2. Describe the components of the axial skeleton.

  3. What are the different types of bones? Give an example of each.

  4. Define: foramen, fossa, sulcus, condyle, head, crest, epicondyle, trochanter, tuberosity, & tubercle.

Preview Questions, Chapter 8

  1. What are the components of the appendicular skeleton?

  2. What bone comprise the pectoral girdle?

  3. What bones comprise the pelvic girdle?

  4. How can one distinguish between male and female pelvises?

Preview Questions, Chapter 9

  1. What is a joint/articulation/arthrosis?

  2. Describe the structural classifications of joints.

  3. Describe the functional classifications of joints.

  4. Describe, in detail, a synovial joint.

Preview Questions, Chapter 10

  1. What are the major types of muscle tissue? Describe the features of each.

  2. Describe the microanatomy of the three muscle types.

  3. Explain how actin & myosin interaction is regulated.

  4. Explain the significance of acetylcholine and acetylcholine esterase.

  5. Describe the three processes of ATP anabolism.

  6. What is fused versus unfused tetanus?

  7. What is an isotonic versus an isometric contraction?

  8. Describe the types of skeletal muscle fibers.

Preview Questions, Chapter 11

  1. Define: origin & insertion.

  2. What is a fascicle? Describe how fascicle arrangement relates to muscle action. Give examples.

  3. Define: prime mover, antagonist, synergist, fixator.

Preview Questions, Chapter 12

  1. Distiguish between the CNS and PNS: components, functions, etc.
  2. What are the divisions of the PNS?
  3. Describe the basic anatomy of a neuron.
  4. What are neuroglia? What do they do? What types of neuroglia are there?
  5. Describe the events that occur prior to and during an action potential.
  6. Outline the types and functions of the major categories and subclasses of neurotransmitters.

Preview Questions, Chapter 13

  1. What are the meninges? List them, describe them, and note any important features of them.
  2. Describe the anatomy of a spinal nerve.
  3. Describe the distribution of white versus grey matter in the spinal cord.
  4. Describe the sequence of events that occur in a reflex arc.
  5. What is a plexus? Name the major plexuses, and give examples of major nerves which arise from each.

Preview Questions, Chapter 14

  1. Describe the regions and major functions of the regions of the brain.

  2. Describe the ventricle system in detail (map the flow of CSF from the choroid plexuses to the arachnoid villi).

  3. What is the limbic system?

  4. What are the basal ganglia?

  5. What are Brodman's areas?

  6. List and describe the functions of each cranial nerve.