Anatomy and Physiology Quiz 1

1. How will darkness affect melatonin secretion? Choose the best answer.

2. What is the name of the gland analogous to the prostate gland, but found within females?

3. What are the 3 main parts of the respiratory system?

4. Which of these statements about the vagus nerve is true?

5. With Cushing's Syndrome, cortisol is overproduced by the adrenal glands. Why is this a bad thing?

6. Which of the following is NOT an important function of the digestive system?

7. A miracle of modern science is the heart transplant. Doctors, using the still viable heart from a deceased person, can replace the heart of someone who has a bad or damaged heart. The doctors simply put the patient on life support, remove their heart, put the new one in and shock it back into rhythm. Why does electricity reactivate the heart?