Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

A patient with a lesion in the hippocampus may have decreased

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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 pressure 
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 pressure

Question 4

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 5

Free nerve endings respond to

Accepted Answer

A) temperature change and pain. 
B) pressure and vibration. 
C) light touch and two-point discrimination. 
D) temperature change and pressure. 
E) chemicals. 
A) temperature change and pain. 
B) pressure and vibration. 
C) light touch and two-point discrimination. 
D) temperature change and pressure. 
E) chemicals.

Question 6

Upper motor neurons

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 7

Which of the following is a somatic sense?

Accepted Answer

A) smell 
B) taste 
C) touch 
D) sound 
E) sight 
A) smell 
B) taste 
C) touch 
D) sound 
E) sight

Question 8

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. 
A) nucleus gracilis. 
B) nucleus cuneatus. 
C) fasciculus gracilis. 
D) fasciculus cuneatus. 
E) fasciculus nucleus.

Question 9

Match the term with its definition.
-CREB C

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 memory 
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 memory

Question 10

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 walking 
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 walking

Question 11

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 function 
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 function

Question 12

-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 disks 
A) Meissner corpuscles 
B) free nerve endings 
C) Ruffini end organ 
D) Pacinian corpuscle 
E) Merkel disks

Question 13

The taste area is located in the

Accepted Answer

A) insula. 
B) parietal lobe. 
C) frontal lobe. 
D) temporal lobe. 
A) insula. 
B) parietal lobe. 
C) frontal lobe. 
D) temporal lobe.

Question 14

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 15

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 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Damage to Wernicke area would result in

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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 memory 
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 memory

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

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. 
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.

Exam 14: Integration of Nervous System Functions

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

A patient with a lesion in the hippocampus may have decreased

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

Decreased sensitivity to a continued stimulus is called

Free nerve endings respond to

Upper motor neurons

Which of the following is a somatic sense?

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

Match the term with its definition. -CREB C

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

Which of the following is mismatched?

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

The taste area is located in the

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

Lesions of the limbic system might result in

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

Damage to Wernicke area would result in

Match the term with its definition. -memory engram D

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

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

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