Question 1

As the nervous system ages

Accepted Answer

A) reflexes become faster. 
B) cutaneous sensation becomes more acute. 
C) blood pressure decreases. 
D) reflexes become slower. 
E) size and weight of the brain increases. 
A) reflexes become faster. 
B) cutaneous sensation becomes more acute. 
C) blood pressure decreases. 
D) reflexes become slower. 
E) size and weight of the brain increases.

Question 2

Match the kind of pain to the appropriate description.
-central sensitization E

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 damage 
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 damage

Question 3

-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 4

The primary motor area

Accepted Answer

A) contains sensory neurons for the face in its inferior portion. 
B) contains a smaller area for control of the hands than for control of the legs. 
C) contains neurons that control smooth muscle. 
D) contains more motor neurons for the thighs than the mouth. 
E) contains a larger area for control of the hand and fingers than for control of the arm and elbow. 
A) contains sensory neurons for the face in its inferior portion. 
B) contains a smaller area for control of the hands than for control of the legs. 
C) contains neurons that control smooth muscle. 
D) contains more motor neurons for the thighs than the mouth. 
E) contains a larger area for control of the hand and fingers than for control of the arm and elbow.

Question 5

All of the following nerve endings are found in the skin EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Pacinian corpuscles. 
B) proprioceptors. 
C) Ruffini end organs. 
D) Merkel disks. 
E) Meissner corpuscles. 
A) Pacinian corpuscles. 
B) proprioceptors. 
C) Ruffini end organs. 
D) Merkel disks. 
E) Meissner corpuscles.

Question 6

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

Question 7

-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) 
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 8

Mechanoreceptors respond to

Accepted Answer

A) compression of receptors. 
B) irritation of nerve endings. 
C) light striking the receptors. 
D) binding of molecules to membrane receptors. 
E) a change in temperature. 
A) compression of receptors. 
B) irritation of nerve endings. 
C) light striking the receptors. 
D) binding of molecules to membrane receptors. 
E) a change in temperature.

Question 9

The extrapyramidal system

Accepted Answer

A) controls the speed of skilled movements. 
B) maintains control of unconscious movements. 
C) interprets cutaneous perception. 
D) projects sensory information from the medulla to the cerebrum. 
E) control facial expression,mastication,and tongue movements. 
A) controls the speed of skilled movements. 
B) maintains control of unconscious movements. 
C) interprets cutaneous perception. 
D) projects sensory information from the medulla to the cerebrum. 
E) control facial expression,mastication,and tongue movements.

Question 10

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 11

If you feel someone touch you on the shoulder,the person has stimulated a(n)____ sense.

Accepted Answer

A) special 
B) somatic 
C) visceral 
D) undifferentiated 
E) None of these choices are correct. 
A) special 
B) somatic 
C) visceral 
D) undifferentiated 
E) None of these choices are correct.

Question 12

Visceroreceptors are receptors associated with joints,tendons,and other connective tissue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The primary somatic sensory or general sensory area is located in

Accepted Answer

A) the postcentral gyrus. 
B) the precentral gyrus. 
C) the prefrontal gyrus. 
D) the central sulcus. 
E) the superior temporal gyrus. 
A) the postcentral gyrus. 
B) the precentral gyrus. 
C) the prefrontal gyrus. 
D) the central sulcus. 
E) the superior temporal gyrus.

Question 14

The primary somatic sensory cortex is located in the

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Amputees frequently perceive pain in the amputated structure.This type of pain is called

Accepted Answer

A) chronic pain. 
B) phantom pain. 
C) referred pain. 
D) gate pain. 
E) ghost pain. 
A) chronic pain. 
B) phantom pain. 
C) referred pain. 
D) gate pain. 
E) ghost pain.

Question 16

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 17

A baseball pitcher was hit on the side of the head by a line drive.When he was revived,he could not remember how many balls and strikes the batter had.This was because

Accepted Answer

A) short-term memory had not been converted to working memory. 
B) he lost both working and short-term memory. 
C) long-term memory had not been converted to working memory. 
D) he lost long-term memory. 
E) None of these choices is correct. 
A) short-term memory had not been converted to working memory. 
B) he lost both working and short-term memory. 
C) long-term memory had not been converted to working memory. 
D) he lost long-term memory. 
E) None of these choices is correct.

Question 18

-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin.What structure does "E" 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 19

A series of neurons involved in long-term retention of a thought is called

Accepted Answer

A) an EEG. 
B) a brain wave. 
C) a memory engram. 
D) short-term memory. 
E) a memory trace. 
A) an EEG. 
B) a brain wave. 
C) a memory engram. 
D) short-term memory. 
E) a memory trace.

Question 20

In short-term memory,

Accepted Answer

A) information is retained for less than a second. 
B) the frontal lobe plays the most important role. 
C) current information is lost when new information is presented. 
D) there is increased synaptic activity by long-term potentiation. 
E) there is consolidation of information. 
A) information is retained for less than a second. 
B) the frontal lobe plays the most important role. 
C) current information is lost when new information is presented. 
D) there is increased synaptic activity by long-term potentiation. 
E) there is consolidation of information.

Exam 14: Integration of Nervous System Functions

As the nervous system ages

Match the kind of pain to the appropriate description. -central sensitization E

-Label area "B" on the cerebral cortex.

The primary motor area

All of the following nerve endings are found in the skin EXCEPT

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

-Label area "A" on the cerebral cortex.

Mechanoreceptors respond to

The extrapyramidal system

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

If you feel someone touch you on the shoulder,the person has stimulated a(n)____ sense.

Visceroreceptors are receptors associated with joints,tendons,and other connective tissue.

The primary somatic sensory or general sensory area is located in

The primary somatic sensory cortex is located in the

Amputees frequently perceive pain in the amputated structure.This type of pain is called

Wernicke area is necessary for

A baseball pitcher was hit on the side of the head by a line drive.When he was revived,he could not remember how many balls and strikes the batter had.This was because

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

A series of neurons involved in long-term retention of a thought is called

In short-term memory,

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