Question 1

Decreased sensitivity to a continued stimulus is called

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A)  adaptation.
B)  projection.
C)  translation.
D)  conduction.
E)  phantom pain.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Match the function with the appropriate structure.
-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin.What is the function of "A"?

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A)  detects deep pressure,vibration,and proprioception
B)  responds to painful stimuli and temperature
C)  responds to light touch and superficial pressure.
D)  detects touch,involved in 2-point discrimination
E)  detects continuous touch or pressureF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following is a somatic sense?

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A)  smell
B)  taste
C)  touch
D)  sound
E)  sightF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Which of the following would you observe in a patient with a tumor of the cerebellum?

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A)  loss of general sensation
B)  balance impairment
C)  no heartbeat
D)  great sex drive
E)  no conscious thoughtF) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 5

Match the term with its definition.
-CREB C

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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 D)
G) D) and E)

Question 6

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) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

Which of these activities is associated with the left cerebral hemisphere in most people?

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A)  motor control of left side of the body
B)  mathematics and speech
C)  spatial perception
D)  recognition of faces
E)  musical abilityF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Match the sensation with the appropriate receptor type.
-hair follicle receptors D

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

Question 9

Free nerve endings respond to

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A)  temperature change and pain.
B)  pressure and vibration.
C)  light touch and two-point discrimination.
D)  temperature change and pressure.
E)  chemicals.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 10

Lesions of the limbic system might result in

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A)  a voracious appetite.
B)  enhanced fear and anger responses.
C)  decreased sexual activity.
D)  loss of coordination.
E)  loss of sensation.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Superficial pain is highly localized,but visceral pain is diffuse because

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A)  the viscera has fewer pain receptors.
B)  the skin has more sensitive pain receptors.
C)  the viscera has fewer mechanoreceptors which give location information.
D)  visceral pain has less emotional involvement.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Upper motor neurons

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A)  are found in the visual cortex.
B)  control skeletal muscles.
C)  are responsible for planning voluntary movements.
D)  are located in the prefrontal area.
E)  control smooth muscle.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  nucleus gracilis.
B)  nucleus cuneatus.
C)  fasciculus gracilis.
D)  fasciculus cuneatus.
E)  fasciculus nucleus.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 14

The taste area is located in the

Accepted Answer

A)  insula.
B)  parietal lobe.
C)  frontal lobe.
D)  temporal lobe.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

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) B) and C)

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

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) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

A state of conscious awareness of stimuli received by sensory receptors is called

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptation.
B)  projection.
C)  translation.
D)  perception.
E)  inclination.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A)  spinotectal tract - visual reflexes
B)  fasciculus cuneatus - vibration from upper body half
C)  spinoreticular tract - light touch
D)  spinocerebellar tract - proprioception
E)  spinocerebellar tract - comparator functionF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 20

Match the term with its definition.
-memory engram D

Accepted Answer

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 D)
G) A) and C)

Exam 14: Integration of Nervous System Functions

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

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Which of the following would you observe in a patient with a tumor of the cerebellum?

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Upper motor neurons

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Match the function with the appropriate structure. -The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin.What is the function of "A"?

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Decreased sensitivity to a continued stimulus is called

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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. -hair follicle receptors D

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A state of conscious awareness of stimuli received by sensory receptors is called

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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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Which of these activities is associated with the left cerebral hemisphere in most people?

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The taste area is located in the

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Match the term with its definition. -memory engram D

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Which of the following is mismatched?

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Which of the following is a somatic sense?

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Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

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Damage to Wernicke area would result in

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Lesions of the limbic system might result in

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Free nerve endings respond to

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Match the term with its definition. -CREB C

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