Question 1

The _________ _________ are distributed throughout the dermal papillae and are involved in _____________ ___________ touch.

Accepted Answer

A)   Merkel disks; very deep
B)   Pacinian corpuscles; very light
C)   Muscle spindles; fine proprioceptive
D)   Golgi tendon organs; limited awareness
E)   Meissner corpuscles; two-point discriminationF) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 2

Which of these combinations of general senses depends on mechanoreceptors?

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A)   touch and temperature
B)   pressure and temperature
C)   pressure and proprioception
D)   proprioception and temperature
E)   taste and smellF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What is the function of "E"?

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

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

Procedural memory is stored primarily in the

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A)   hippocampus and amygdala.
B)   central sulcus and Wernicke's area.
C)   cerebellum and premotor area of cerebral cortex.
D)   temporal lobe and frontal lobe.
E)   pons and midbrain.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

A lesion in the red nucleus results in

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A)   resting tremors.
B)   intention tremors.
C)   sleeping tremors.
D)   reflex tremors.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 7

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 D)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

The sensory speech area is Broca area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Receptors that in general produce an action potential in response to a receptor potential are

Accepted Answer

A)   phasic receptors.
B)   primary receptors.
C)   secondary receptors.
D)   tonic receptors.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 10

Sensory ______ is the ability the brain has to prioritize the sensory input it receives and to ignore unimportant stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A)   perception
B)   adaptation
C)   sensationD) A) and C)
E) All of the above

Question 11

Match the kind of pain to the appropriate description.
-referred pain

Accepted Answer

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 E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

The ______ tract and the ______ tract make up the pyramidal system.

Accepted Answer

A)   rubrospinal; reticulospinal
B)   corticospinal; corticobulbar
C)   reticulospinal; spinothalamic
D)   corticobulbar; spinocerebellarE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)   vision.
B)   taste.
C)   touch.
D)   smell.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 14

The ability to detect simultaneous stimulation at two points on the skin is called two-point discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

-Label area "A" on the cerebral cortex.

Accepted Answer

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) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 16

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 E)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)   adding numbers
B)   reciting the Gettysburg address
C)   painting a watercolor landscape
D)   using a calculator
E)   making a household budgetF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Which of the following is a descending pathway in the spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

A)   fasciculus gracilis
B)   corticospinal tract
C)   spinothalamic tract
D)   spinoreticular tract
E)   trigeminothalamic tractF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

Match the term with its definition.
-memory engram

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) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Exam 14: Integration of Nervous System Functions

The sensory speech area is Broca area.

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Match the kind of pain to the appropriate description. -referred pain

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Which of the following is a descending pathway in the spinal cord?

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-Label area "A" on the cerebral cortex.

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The ______ tract and the ______ tract make up the pyramidal system.

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Sensory ______ is the ability the brain has to prioritize the sensory input it receives and to ignore unimportant stimuli.

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The _________ _________ are distributed throughout the dermal papillae and are involved in _____________ ___________ touch.

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

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-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What is the function of "E"?

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

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Procedural memory is stored primarily in the

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The ability to detect simultaneous stimulation at two points on the skin is called two-point discrimination.

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

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

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Receptors that in general produce an action potential in response to a receptor potential are

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Upper motor neurons

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

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Which of these combinations of general senses depends on mechanoreceptors?

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A lesion in the red nucleus results in

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Match the term with its definition. -memory engram

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