Question 1

If the Broca area is damaged, the result is

Accepted Answer

A)  loss of memory. 
B)  impairment in the movement of the right leg. 
C)  blindness. 
D)  hesitant and distorted speech. 
E)  inability to think of things to say. 
A)  loss of memory. 
B)  impairment in the movement of the right leg. 
C)  blindness. 
D)  hesitant and distorted speech. 
E)  inability to think of things to say.

Question 2

Wernicke area is necessary for

Accepted Answer

A)  motivation. 
B)  understanding and formulating coherent speech. 
C)  initiating the muscular movements of speech. 
D)  processing visual images. 
E)  smiling. 
A)  motivation. 
B)  understanding and formulating coherent speech. 
C)  initiating the muscular movements of speech. 
D)  processing visual images. 
E)  smiling.

Question 3

Which of the following result when the spinal cord is hemitransected (cut) on the left side? (1) loss of pain and thermal sensations below the injury on the left side
(2) loss of pain and thermal sensations below the injury on the right side
(3) loss of fine touch and pressure sensations below the injury on the left side
(4) loss of fine touch and pressure sensations below the injury on right side
(5) loss of fine motor control on the right side below the injury
(6) loss of fine motor control on the left side below the injury

Accepted Answer

A)  1, 3, 5 
B)  2, 4, 6 
C)  2, 3, 6 
D)  1, 3, 4, 6 
E)  1, 4, 5, 6 
A)  1, 3, 5 
B)  2, 4, 6 
C)  2, 3, 6 
D)  1, 3, 4, 6 
E)  1, 4, 5, 6

Question 4

-Label area "C" 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) 
A)  visual cortex 
B)  primary motor cortex 
C)  primary somatic sensory cortex 
D)  motor speech area (Broca area) 
E)  sensory speech area (Wernicke area)

Question 5

Decreased sensitivity to a continued stimulus is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Long-term memory may involve

Accepted Answer

A)  an influx of potassium ions into the neuron. 
B)  activating substance P. 
C)  a change in the shape of the neuron's cytoskeleton. 
D)  forming a nerve plexus. 
E)  rearranging neurons in the brain. 
A)  an influx of potassium ions into the neuron. 
B)  activating substance P. 
C)  a change in the shape of the neuron's cytoskeleton. 
D)  forming a nerve plexus. 
E)  rearranging neurons in the brain.

Question 7

If a person decided to jump over a chair, which of the following areas organizes the motor functions needed to carry out this action.

Accepted Answer

A)  visual cortex 
B)  premotor area 
C)  prefrontal area 
D)  auditory association area 
E)  visual association area 
A)  visual cortex 
B)  premotor area 
C)  prefrontal area 
D)  auditory association area 
E)  visual association area

Question 8

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

Question 9

Match the sensation with the appropriate receptor type.
-Meissner corpuscles
B

Accepted Answer

A) mechanoreceptors 
B) thermoreceptors 
C) nociceptors 
D) chemoreceptors 
E) photoreceptors 
A) mechanoreceptors 
B) thermoreceptors 
C) nociceptors 
D) chemoreceptors 
E) photoreceptors

Question 10

The brainstem

Accepted Answer

A)  includes nuclei of cranial nerves II - XII. 
B)  contains centers for several vital reflexes like heart rate and blood pressure. 
C)  contains the reticular formation. 
D)  contains nuclei for vomiting and sneezing reflexes. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  includes nuclei of cranial nerves II - XII. 
B)  contains centers for several vital reflexes like heart rate and blood pressure. 
C)  contains the reticular formation. 
D)  contains nuclei for vomiting and sneezing reflexes. 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 11

Lesions of the limbic system might result in

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

The ability to localize the position of body parts is called

Accepted Answer

A)  two-point discrimination. 
B)  proprioception. 
C)  fine touch. 
D)  light touch. 
E)  perception. 
A)  two-point discrimination. 
B)  proprioception. 
C)  fine touch. 
D)  light touch. 
E)  perception.

Question 13

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

Question 14

When the CNS responds to tissue damage by decreasing the pain threshold and increasing its sensitivity to pain, this is called

Accepted Answer

A)  referred pain. 
B)  central sensitization. 
C)  peripheral sensitization. 
D)  cumulative sensitization. 
E)  phantom pain. 
A)  referred pain. 
B)  central sensitization. 
C)  peripheral sensitization. 
D)  cumulative sensitization. 
E)  phantom pain.

Question 15

The cerebellum functions as a comparator. This means that the cerebellum compares

Accepted Answer

A)  the incoming sensory stimuli with the outgoing sensory stimuli. 
B)  intended movements with actual movements. 
C)  spinal cord activity with the activity of the cerebrum. 
D)  the right cerebellar hemisphere with the left cerebellar hemisphere. 
E)  and coordinates rapid, complex movements like figure skating. 
A)  the incoming sensory stimuli with the outgoing sensory stimuli. 
B)  intended movements with actual movements. 
C)  spinal cord activity with the activity of the cerebrum. 
D)  the right cerebellar hemisphere with the left cerebellar hemisphere. 
E)  and coordinates rapid, complex movements like figure skating.

Question 16

Procedural memory is stored primarily in the

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 17

A nurse is caring for a patient who exhibits the following symptoms: (1) inability to maintain balance while walking
(2) normal intelligence
(3) can initiate voluntary movements although they are somewhat uncoordinated.
(4) decreased tone in the skeletal muscles
The patient is probably suffering from a condition that affected the

Accepted Answer

A)  midbrain. 
B)  cerebellum. 
C)  basal ganglia. 
D)  cerebral cortex. 
E)  brainstem. 
A)  midbrain. 
B)  cerebellum. 
C)  basal ganglia. 
D)  cerebral cortex. 
E)  brainstem.

Question 18

-Label area "B" 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) 
A)  visual cortex 
B)  primary motor cortex 
C)  primary somatic sensory cortex 
D)  motor speech area (Broca area) 
E)  sensory speech area (Wernicke area)

Question 19

Slowly adapting proprioceptors that would let you know the position of your thumb without looking at it are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  phasic receptors. 
B)  primary receptors. 
C)  secondary receptors. 
D)  tonic receptors. 
A)  phasic receptors. 
B)  primary receptors. 
C)  secondary receptors. 
D)  tonic receptors.

Question 20

The type of brain waves observed in an individual who is awake but in a quiet resting state with eyes closed are _____ waves.

Accepted Answer

A)  alpha 
B)  beta 
C)  delta 
D)  theta 
E)  gamma 
A)  alpha 
B)  beta 
C)  delta 
D)  theta 
E)  gamma

Exam 14: Integration of Nervous System Functions

If the Broca area is damaged, the result is

Wernicke area is necessary for

-Label area "C" on the cerebral cortex.

Decreased sensitivity to a continued stimulus is called

Long-term memory may involve

If a person decided to jump over a chair, which of the following areas organizes the motor functions needed to carry out this action.

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

Match the sensation with the appropriate receptor type. -Meissner corpuscles B

The brainstem

Lesions of the limbic system might result in

The ability to localize the position of body parts is called

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

When the CNS responds to tissue damage by decreasing the pain threshold and increasing its sensitivity to pain, this is called

The cerebellum functions as a comparator. This means that the cerebellum compares

Procedural memory is stored primarily in the

-Label area "B" on the cerebral cortex.

Slowly adapting proprioceptors that would let you know the position of your thumb without looking at it are known as

The type of brain waves observed in an individual who is awake but in a quiet resting state with eyes closed are _____ waves.

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