What was the most difficult course topic for you this semester and why?

What is an aspect of a course topic this semester you would have liked for us to cover or cover in more detail? Also, what's a question you still have about a topic we discussed this semester?

What was your favorite course topic from this semester and why?

Which one of the following structures or organs is part of both the digestive and endocrine systems?

We've talked about multiple negative feedback loops this semester regulating variables like blood pressure, presence of specific nutrients in the intestinal lumen, or RBC production among others. Pick one of the feedback loops discussed this semester and discuss it in terms of: stimulus, sensor/receptor, control center, effectors, and response.

List how increased activation of the sympathetic nervous system would affect the following functions of the various organ systems. 

A) Respiratory system: bronchiole diameter

B) Glands (digestive): the amount of secretion 

C) Kidney: rate of glomerular filtration and urine formation

Activation of the vasomotor center of the brain, which occurs as part of a negative feedback loop initiated by baroreceptors in response to hypotension, causes which one of the following events?

Name the neurotransmitter that is used by both the autonomic and somatic nervous systems. (You may use an abbreviation we discussed in class.)

Which of the following would you expect to find in the blood of someone who is blood typed as B+ (B positive)?

Select all choices that apply. Selecting an incorrect choice will lead to point deductions.

We have discussed changes in flow (blood or gases) due to changes in the

diameter of different tubes (blood vessels or bronchioles). Explain the relationship

between flow, tube diameter, and resistance as the tube diameter increases or

decreases, by filling in the statements below with the terms 'increases' or 'decreases'. [If you are worried about pressure, assume that it does not change.]

A. As tube diameter decreases, resistance __________________, and thus flow ________________.

B. As tube diameter increases, resistance ___________________, and thus flow _________________.