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1
Describe two ways in which the function of the nervous system differs from the endocrine system.
2
Describe how insulin, the liver, and the level of glucose in the blood demonstrate negative feedback.
3
Explain why positive feedback is not involved in maintaining homeostasis.
4
Describe how the changing permeability of the cell membrane and the movement of sodium ions cause a nerve impulse.
5
What is the role of acetylcholine in a synapse? What is the role of acetylcholinesterase?
6
List the differences between the central and peripheral nervous systems and between the motor and sensory nervous systems.
7
How do exocrine and endocrine glands differ?
8
Give an example of negative-feedback control in the endocrine system.
9
List three hormones and give their functions.
10
Describe two ways in which the function of the nervous system differs from that of the endocrine system.
11
Give an example of the interaction between the endocrine system and the nervous system.
12
What is actually detected by the nasal epithelium, cochlea of the ear, and retina of the eye?
13
Name the five different taste receptors. What does each respond to?
14
List three different kinds of receptors associated with touch.
15
How do skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscles differ in (1) speed of contraction, (2) ability to stay contracted, and (3) cause of contraction?
16
What is the role of each of the following in muscle contraction: actin, myosin, ATP, troponin, and tropomyosin?
17
Why must muscles be in antagonistic pairs?
18
What determines the timing and rate of growth of tissues?
19
What are the differences between nonspecific and specific immunity?
20
How do B-cell and T-cell systems work to defend against disease?







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