PPAO #1 Assessment Details Anatomy & Physiology II Trimester 2, 2008-2009 (v2 as of  2 / 6 / 09) Go to A&P2 Tri2 Due Dates

• On this Personal Performance Assessment Opportunity (a.k.a., PPAO) you are responsible for the following topics about some of the special sensory systems:
  
• Audition & Equilibrium: Unit 10
• Olfaction: Unit 11
  

• This exam is the first exam during Trimester 2 and it will count for 38% of your Trimester grade.
  

• The exam will be given in two parts on separate days. Check the Due Dates website for specific dates.
• The format of PPAO 1A will be a combination of ten multiple choice questions, four short answer questions,  and one extra credit short essay. 
  
• TEN multiple choice questions: These questions consist of four statements that you should evaluate if they are correct or not.  More the one statement may be correct or none of the statements may be correct.  To accomodate those possibilities, three additional choices are given as demonstrated below.  Partial credit is given on these questions.  The topics of these questions come from all material that you are responsible for on this exam as listed above. You should leave 15 minutes to answer these questions during the exam.  These questions count for 30 points of the 100 point exam.
• Sample Multiple Choice Question: (Answer d is the correct answer.)

Circle the letter of the best answer.

Olfactory epithelia
a)	are the hairs in your external nose upon which drips a coating of mucus used to catch "things" floating in your inhaled air.
b)	are the hair cells in your cochlea that vibrate when you detect your alarm clock in the morning.
c)	contain only one odorant receptor per sensory cell.
d)	do not beat their cilia.
e)	None of the above are true.
f)	b, c & d
g)	c & d

• FOUR short answer questions: The topics of these questions come from all material that you are responsible for on this exam as listed above.  No more than three or four sentences will be necessary to adequately answer these questions. These mini-essays will count for 20 points of the 100 point exam

• The format of PPAO 1B will be a combination of two labeled diagrams and one essay question taken from the list of four candidates shown below.
• TWO labeled diagrams: The topics of these questions come from all material that you are responsible for on this exam as listed above. You will be expected to correctly identify structures on these diagrams which will  be taken either from your textbook or classroom activities. These diagrams will count for 10 points each of the 100 point exam. 
• Note: Since there are over 170 diagrams in the handouts for these units,  the diagrams on this exam come from the following figures :
• 1. External and Internal Auditory Anatomy, Fig. 3 on page 10:5
  
• 2. The Middle Ear, Fig. 11 on pages 10:11
  
• 3. The Inner Ear: Cochlear Region, Figs. 21-42 on pg 10:18-10:29 & pg 10:36 (Fig. 22)
  
• 4. The Inner Ear: Vestibular Region, Figures 46-48 on pgs 10:37-10:39
• 5. The Inner Ear: Sense of Balance, Figures 55- 61on pgs 10:43-10:45
• 6. The Inner Ear: Sense of Balance, Figures 70-76on pg 10:51-10:53
• 7. and of course, Figure 50-51 on pg 10:40  (ha ha - not really!)
• 8. The Bones of the Head: Figures 4-5 on pgs 11:3-11:4 (Also Fig 41, pg 11:22)
  
• 9. External Nose: Figure 38 on pg 11:20
• 10. Internal Nose: Figures 41-43, 46-49 on pages 11:23-25, 11:27
  
• 11. Paranasal sinuses: Figures 50-51, 53-54 on pages 11:28-11:30
  
• 12. Respiratory System anatomy: Figures 59 & 62 on pages 11:33 & 11:35
  
• 13. Olfactory sensory apparati: Figures 71, 73, 74-77 on pages 11:42-11:44
  
• 14. Olfactory sensory apparati: Figures 80 & 84-85a/b on pages 11:46 & 11:49:11:50
• 15. Olfactory Connections to the Brain: Figures 89 & 112 on pages 11: 54 & 11:71
  
• ONE Essay:  On the day of the exam, your exam will list one of the following essay questions. During the  weeks before the exam, you should prepare your essay answer to each question and memorize it before the day of the exam.  You will NOT be allowed ANY notes during the exam. You should plan your answer to each essay so that you can write it within 20 minutes.  The essay will count for 30 points of the 100 point exam.  Candidates are:
1. Describe and show the anatomy of the inner ear.
   
2. How are cells with hairs or cilia important in the sensations of hearing and smelling?
   
3. Describe and show the anatomy of the inner nose.
   

The PPAO has a value of 38% of your Trimester 2 grade. Check the Due Dates website for exam dates. There will be no retakes.  Your grade on this exam is final.