Question 1

Damage to Wernicke area would result in

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A)   facial paralysis.
B)   facial tics.
C)   aphasia.
D)   "seeing stars".
E)   apraxia.F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of procedural or implicit memory?

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A)   remembering your name
B)   riding a bicycle
C)   locating Russia on a globe
D)   being afraid of snakes
E)   reciting a poemF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

-Label area "D" on the cerebral cortex.

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A)   visual cortex
B)   primary motor cortex
C)   primary somatic sensory cortex
D)   motor speech area (Broca area) 
E)   sensory speech area (Wernicke area) F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

A patient with a lesion in the hippocampus may have decreased

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A)   sensory memory.
B)   Pavlovian reflexes.
C)   procedural memory.
D)   declarative memory.
E)   short term memory.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

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A)   corticospinal tract - movements, especially the hands
B)   corticobulbar tract - movements in the head and face
C)   rubrospinal tract - two-point discrimination
D)   vestibulospinal tract - maintains upright posture
E)   reticulospinal - posture adjustments and walkingF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

The perception of position and movement of body parts is

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A)   sensation.
B)   kinesthesia.
C)   proprioception.
D)   All of the choices are correct.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 7

The conscious awareness of stimuli received by sensory receptors is called perception.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What structure does "B" represent?

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A)   Meissner corpuscles
B)   free nerve endings
C)   Ruffini end organ
D)   Pacinian corpuscle
E)   Merkel disksF) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 9

The primary somatic sensory or general sensory area is located in

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A)   the postcentral gyrus.
B)   the precentral gyrus.
C)   the prefrontal gyrus.
D)   the central sulcus.
E)   the superior temporal gyrus.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

A major source of sensory input into the limbic system is the sense of

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A)   vision.
B)   taste.
C)   touch.
D)   smell.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

The sensory speech area is Broca area.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Match the type of brain wave with its appropriate description.
-delta waves
C

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A)  usually occur in children or in adults experiencing frustration
B)  observed in a person who is awake, quiet, and resting, with eyes closed
C)  occur in deep sleep, infancy and patients with brain disorders
D)  occur during intense mental activityE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 13

When a person is exposed to temperature extremes, why is it difficult to distinguish hot from cold objects?

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A)   Temperature perception requires more than one type of receptor.
B)   Temperatures above 37 degrees centigrade actually stimulate the cold receptors.
C)   At extremes, pain receptors are stimulated by both very hot and very cold objects.
D)   Most temperature receptors cannot differentiate hot from cold.
E)   Pain receptors are inhibited by both very hot and very cold objects.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Match the term with its definition.
-memory engram
D

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A)  the part of the brain involved in the actual declarative memory
B)  the largest of the cerebral commissures
C)  a factor than activates gene transcription for formation of dendritic spines
D)  a series of neurons involved in long-term memory
E)  a part of the temporal lobe involved in adding emotional overtones to a memoryF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Match the sensation with the appropriate receptor type.
-Pacinian corpuscles
C

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A)  mechanoreceptors
B)  thermoreceptors
C)  nociceptors
D)  chemoreceptors
E)  photoreceptorsF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

Which of the following is a visceral sensation?

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A)   pain
B)   touch
C)   temperature
D)   proprioception
E)   balanceF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What structure does "E" represent?

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A)   Meissner corpuscles
B)   free nerve endings
C)   Ruffini end organ
D)   Pacinian corpuscle
E)   Merkel disksF) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

Match the kind of pain to the appropriate description.
-peripheral sensitization
D

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A)  may occur in amputees
B)  migraine headaches are an example of this
C)  pain from internal organs sensed in the skin
D)  peripheral tissue damage causes increased sensitivity in area of damage
E)  increased sensitivity of CNS to tissue damageF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

The portion of the dorsal column/medial lemniscal tract that carries proprioceptive sensations from nerve endings in the feet and legs is the

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A)   nucleus gracilis.
B)   nucleus cuneatus.
C)   fasciculus gracilis.
D)   fasciculus cuneatus.
E)   fasciculus nucleus.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

Match the term with its definition.
-hippocampus
A

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A)  the part of the brain involved in the actual declarative memory
B)  the largest of the cerebral commissures
C)  a factor than activates gene transcription for formation of dendritic spines
D)  a series of neurons involved in long-term memory
E)  a part of the temporal lobe involved in adding emotional overtones to a memoryF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Exam 14: Integration of Nervous System Functions

The sensory speech area is Broca area.

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Match the term with its definition. -hippocampus A

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When a person is exposed to temperature extremes, why is it difficult to distinguish hot from cold objects?

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Damage to Wernicke area would result in

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The conscious awareness of stimuli received by sensory receptors is called perception.

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A patient with a lesion in the hippocampus may have decreased

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Match the sensation with the appropriate receptor type. -Pacinian corpuscles C

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-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What structure does "E" represent?

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-Label area "D" on the cerebral cortex.

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Match the kind of pain to the appropriate description. -peripheral sensitization D

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-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What structure does "B" represent?

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Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

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A major source of sensory input into the limbic system is the sense of

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The primary somatic sensory or general sensory area is located in

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Which of the following is a visceral sensation?

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Which of the following is an example of procedural or implicit memory?

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Match the term with its definition. -memory engram D

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The portion of the dorsal column/medial lemniscal tract that carries proprioceptive sensations from nerve endings in the feet and legs is the

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The perception of position and movement of body parts is

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Match the type of brain wave with its appropriate description. -delta waves C

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