Question 1

Four mounds, found in the roof of the midbrain, which are involved in integration of hearing and visual reflexes are

Accepted Answer

A)  the medullary pyramids. 
B)  the reticular formation. 
C)  the pons. 
D)  the colliculi. 
E)  both the medullary pyramids and the pons. 
A)  the medullary pyramids. 
B)  the reticular formation. 
C)  the pons. 
D)  the colliculi. 
E)  both the medullary pyramids and the pons. D

Question 2

The cerebellum

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A)  has no gyri or sulci. 
B)  acts as an agonist as one of its major functions. 
C)  is involved in balance, maintenance of muscle tone, and coordination of fine motor movement. 
D)  is stimulated by alcohol. 
E)  acts as an agonist as one of its major functions and is involved in balance, maintenance of muscle tone, and coordination of fine motor movement. 
A)  has no gyri or sulci. 
B)  acts as an agonist as one of its major functions. 
C)  is involved in balance, maintenance of muscle tone, and coordination of fine motor movement. 
D)  is stimulated by alcohol. 
E)  acts as an agonist as one of its major functions and is involved in balance, maintenance of muscle tone, and coordination of fine motor movement. C

Question 3

If you are experiencing extreme frustration, your brain is more likely to exhibit which type of wave pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alpha waves 
B)  Beta waves 
C)  Delta waves 
D)  Theta waves 
E)  Gamma waves 
A)  Alpha waves 
B)  Beta waves 
C)  Delta waves 
D)  Theta waves 
E)  Gamma waves D

Question 4

The type of memory that is involved with the development of motor skills such as riding a bike is called:

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A)  short term memory 
B)  declarative memory 
C)  procedural memory 
D)  explicit memory 
E)  working memory 
A)  short term memory 
B)  declarative memory 
C)  procedural memory 
D)  explicit memory 
E)  working memory

Question 5

The coccygeal plexus:

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A)  supplies motor innervation to the muscles of the pelvic floor 
B)  supplies sensory cutaneous innervation to the skin over the coccyx 
C)  supplies sensory cutaneous innervation to the lower leg and ankle 
D)  supplies motor innervation to the muscles of the pelvic floor and supplies sensory cutaneous innervation to the skin over the coccyx 
E)  All of these 
A)  supplies motor innervation to the muscles of the pelvic floor 
B)  supplies sensory cutaneous innervation to the skin over the coccyx 
C)  supplies sensory cutaneous innervation to the lower leg and ankle 
D)  supplies motor innervation to the muscles of the pelvic floor and supplies sensory cutaneous innervation to the skin over the coccyx 
E)  All of these

Question 6

In a neuron, short, branching cytoplasmic extensions that receive information and carry it to the cell body are called

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A)  dendrites. 
B)  axons. 
C)  cell bodies. 
D)  axon hillock. 
E)  a myelin sheath. 
A)  dendrites. 
B)  axons. 
C)  cell bodies. 
D)  axon hillock. 
E)  a myelin sheath.

Question 7

Voltage - gated ion channels:

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A)  open in response to changes in the membrane potential 
B)  are always open 
C)  open in response to neurotransmitters or other chemicals 
D)  are responsible for the generation of the action potential in neurons 
E)  open in response to changes in the membrane potential and are responsible for the generation of the action potential in neurons 
A)  open in response to changes in the membrane potential 
B)  are always open 
C)  open in response to neurotransmitters or other chemicals 
D)  are responsible for the generation of the action potential in neurons 
E)  open in response to changes in the membrane potential and are responsible for the generation of the action potential in neurons

Question 8

The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of

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A)  the brain. 
B)  the spinal cord. 
C)  all the nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord. 
D)  the white and grey matter and the spinal cord. 
E)  the white matter and the ganglia. 
A)  the brain. 
B)  the spinal cord. 
C)  all the nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord. 
D)  the white and grey matter and the spinal cord. 
E)  the white matter and the ganglia.

Question 9

The right cerebral hemisphere (in most people)

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A)  controls the activity of, and receives sensory input from the left side of the body. 
B)  contains the language centers. 
C)  is the analytical half of the cerebrum. 
D)  has a larger volume and mass than the left cerebral hemisphere 
E)  has all of these properties. 
A)  controls the activity of, and receives sensory input from the left side of the body. 
B)  contains the language centers. 
C)  is the analytical half of the cerebrum. 
D)  has a larger volume and mass than the left cerebral hemisphere 
E)  has all of these properties.

Question 10

The part of the epithalamus that is an endocrine gland, is located posterior to the thalamus, and may influence puberty, is the

Accepted Answer

A)  reticular formation. 
B)  midbrain. 
C)  mammillary bodies. 
D)  pineal gland. 
E)  infundibulum. 
A)  reticular formation. 
B)  midbrain. 
C)  mammillary bodies. 
D)  pineal gland. 
E)  infundibulum.

Question 11

The _________ is the efferent subdivision that transmits impulses from CNS to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands through thoracic spinal nerves.

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A)  central nervous system 
B)  somatic nervous system 
C)  sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system 
D)  parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system 
E)  afferent division of the peripheral nervous system 
A)  central nervous system 
B)  somatic nervous system 
C)  sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system 
D)  parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system 
E)  afferent division of the peripheral nervous system

Question 12

The limbic system

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A)  includes the olfactory cortex and portions of the diencephalon and portions of the cerebrum. 
B)  influences emotions, motivation and mood. 
C)  is functionally associated with the hypothalamus. 
D)  initiates responses necessary for survival, such as hunger and thirst. 
E)  has all of these properties. 
A)  includes the olfactory cortex and portions of the diencephalon and portions of the cerebrum. 
B)  influences emotions, motivation and mood. 
C)  is functionally associated with the hypothalamus. 
D)  initiates responses necessary for survival, such as hunger and thirst. 
E)  has all of these properties.

Question 13

Action potentials

Accepted Answer

A)  are propagated more rapidly in unmyelinated axons. 
B)  jump between nodes of Ranvier. 
C)  occur in an all-or-none fashion. 
D)  do all of these. 
E)  jump between nodes of Ranvier and occur in an all-or-none fashion only. 
A)  are propagated more rapidly in unmyelinated axons. 
B)  jump between nodes of Ranvier. 
C)  occur in an all-or-none fashion. 
D)  do all of these. 
E)  jump between nodes of Ranvier and occur in an all-or-none fashion only.

Question 14

To understand a word that one hears, action potentials from the ear reach the auditory cortex, travel to the auditory association cortex, and are comprehended as meaningful words by

Accepted Answer

A)  Broca's area (motor speech area). 
B)  Wernicke's area (sensory speech area). 
C)  the prefrontal area. 
D)  the primary somatic sensory cortex. 
E)  the aphasic area. 
A)  Broca's area (motor speech area). 
B)  Wernicke's area (sensory speech area). 
C)  the prefrontal area. 
D)  the primary somatic sensory cortex. 
E)  the aphasic area.

Question 15

Clusters of neuron cell bodies located in the PNS are called

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclei. 
B)  nerve tracts. 
C)  nerves. 
D)  ganglia. 
E)  nodes of Ranvier. 
A)  nuclei. 
B)  nerve tracts. 
C)  nerves. 
D)  ganglia. 
E)  nodes of Ranvier.

Question 16

When a doctor gives a patient epidural anesthesia, they are inserting a needle between which two structures?

Accepted Answer

A)  pia mater and arachnoid mater 
B)  body of the vertebrae and dura mater 
C)  spinal cord and arachnoid mater 
D)  periosteum and dura mater 
E)  dorsal root ganglion and the transverse process 
A)  pia mater and arachnoid mater 
B)  body of the vertebrae and dura mater 
C)  spinal cord and arachnoid mater 
D)  periosteum and dura mater 
E)  dorsal root ganglion and the transverse process

Question 17

Following neurotransmitter activation of chemically gated channels,

Accepted Answer

A)  the Na+ channels open for a brief time generating a local current. 
B)  the cell may reach threshold. 
C)  the inside of the membrane becomes more positive 
D)  a local potential is generated 
E)  All of these are correct. 
A)  the Na+ channels open for a brief time generating a local current. 
B)  the cell may reach threshold. 
C)  the inside of the membrane becomes more positive 
D)  a local potential is generated 
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 18

Continuous conduction of the action potential

Accepted Answer

A)  occurs in myelinated axons 
B)  occurs primarily in unmyelinated axons 
C)  is a function of the nodes of Ranvier 
D)  is quicker than saltatory conduction 
E)  occurs in myelinated axons and is quicker than saltatory conduction 
A)  occurs in myelinated axons 
B)  occurs primarily in unmyelinated axons 
C)  is a function of the nodes of Ranvier 
D)  is quicker than saltatory conduction 
E)  occurs in myelinated axons and is quicker than saltatory conduction

Question 19

An action potential occurs

Accepted Answer

A)  if the membrane potential reaches a threshold value. 
B)  when negative proteins and ions rapidly enter the cell. 
C)  when the inside of the cell becomes negative compared to the outside. 
D)  when there is repolarization. 
E)  All of these are correct. 
A)  if the membrane potential reaches a threshold value. 
B)  when negative proteins and ions rapidly enter the cell. 
C)  when the inside of the cell becomes negative compared to the outside. 
D)  when there is repolarization. 
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 20

A reflex

Accepted Answer

A)  is an involuntary reaction in response to a stimulus. 
B)  allows a person to react to stimuli more quickly. 
C)  is a form of negative feedback response. 
D)  conducts signals from the periphery to the spinal cord then back to the periphery. 
E)  All of these are true of a reflex. 
A)  is an involuntary reaction in response to a stimulus. 
B)  allows a person to react to stimuli more quickly. 
C)  is a form of negative feedback response. 
D)  conducts signals from the periphery to the spinal cord then back to the periphery. 
E)  All of these are true of a reflex.

Four mounds, found in the roof of the midbrain, which are involved in integration of hearing and visual reflexes are

The cerebellum

If you are experiencing extreme frustration, your brain is more likely to exhibit which type of wave pattern?

The type of memory that is involved with the development of motor skills such as riding a bike is called:

The coccygeal plexus:

In a neuron, short, branching cytoplasmic extensions that receive information and carry it to the cell body are called

Voltage - gated ion channels:

The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of

The right cerebral hemisphere (in most people)

The part of the epithalamus that is an endocrine gland, is located posterior to the thalamus, and may influence puberty, is the

The _________ is the efferent subdivision that transmits impulses from CNS to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands through thoracic spinal nerves.

The limbic system

Action potentials

To understand a word that one hears, action potentials from the ear reach the auditory cortex, travel to the auditory association cortex, and are comprehended as meaningful words by

Clusters of neuron cell bodies located in the PNS are called

When a doctor gives a patient epidural anesthesia, they are inserting a needle between which two structures?

Following neurotransmitter activation of chemically gated channels,

Continuous conduction of the action potential

An action potential occurs

A reflex

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Exam 8: Nervous System

Four mounds, found in the roof of the midbrain, which are involved in integration of hearing and visual reflexes are

The cerebellum

If you are experiencing extreme frustration, your brain is more likely to exhibit which type of wave pattern?

The type of memory that is involved with the development of motor skills such as riding a bike is called:

The coccygeal plexus:

In a neuron, short, branching cytoplasmic extensions that receive information and carry it to the cell body are called

Voltage - gated ion channels:

The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of

The right cerebral hemisphere (in most people)

The part of the epithalamus that is an endocrine gland, is located posterior to the thalamus, and may influence puberty, is the

The _________ is the efferent subdivision that transmits impulses from CNS to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands through thoracic spinal nerves.

The limbic system

Action potentials

To understand a word that one hears, action potentials from the ear reach the auditory cortex, travel to the auditory association cortex, and are comprehended as meaningful words by

Clusters of neuron cell bodies located in the PNS are called

When a doctor gives a patient epidural anesthesia, they are inserting a needle between which two structures?

Following neurotransmitter activation of chemically gated channels,

Continuous conduction of the action potential

An action potential occurs

A reflex

The Human Organism

The Chemical Basis of Life

Cell Structures and Their Functions

Tissuesasis of Life

Integumentary System

Skeletal System: Bones and Joints

Muscular System

Senses

Endocrine System

Blood

Heart

Blood Vessels and Circulation

The Lymphatic System and Immunity

Respiratory System

Digestive System

Nutrition, Metabolism, and Body Temperature Regulation

Urinary System and Fluid Balance

Reproductive System

Development, Heredity, and Aging

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