Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

-Label area "C" on the cerebral cortex.
A) Visual cortex
B) Primary motor cortex
C) Primary somatosensory cortex
D) Motor speech area (Broca area)
E) Sensory speech area (Wernicke area)

Accepted Answer

The answer of  
-Label area "C" on the cerebral...

Question 3

A decreased sensitivity to a continued stimulus defines the term ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptation 
B)  perception 
C)  sensation 
D)  conditioning 
A)  adaptation 
B)  perception 
C)  sensation 
D)  conditioning

Question 4

Match the term with its definition.
-CREB

Accepted Answer

A) The part of the brain involved in 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 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 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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 7

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 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Match the term with its definition.
-Hippocampus

Accepted Answer

A) The part of the brain involved in 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 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

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 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) Mechanoreceptors 
B) Thermoreceptors 
C) Nociceptors 
D) Chemoreceptors 
E) Photoreceptors 
A) Mechanoreceptors 
B) Thermoreceptors 
C) Nociceptors 
D) Chemoreceptors 
E) Photoreceptors

Question 12

-What is the function of the sensory receptor of the skin labeled "D"?
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 pressure

Accepted Answer

The answer of  
-What is the function of the...

Question 13

Select the structure considered a primary receptor.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pacinian corpuscle 
B)  Balance receptor 
C)  Hearing receptor 
D)  Taste receptor 
A)  Pacinian corpuscle 
B)  Balance receptor 
C)  Hearing receptor 
D)  Taste receptor

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of adaptation of sensory receptors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ignoring the presence of clothes 
B)  Being aware of our body parts at all times 
C)  Continual monitoring touch signals 
A)  Ignoring the presence of clothes 
B)  Being aware of our body parts at all times 
C)  Continual monitoring touch signals

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)  corticobulbar; spinocerebellar 
B)  corticospinal; corticobulbar 
C)  reticulospinal; spinothalamic 
D)  rubrospinal; reticulospinal 
A)  corticobulbar; spinocerebellar 
B)  corticospinal; corticobulbar 
C)  reticulospinal; spinothalamic 
D)  rubrospinal; reticulospinal

Question 16

Vision is dependent upon ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

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 discrimination 
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 discrimination

Question 18

If you feel someone touch you on the shoulder, the person has stimulated a/an ________ sense.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

The conscious awareness of stimuli received by sensory receptors is called perception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Match the term with its definition.
-Amygdala

Accepted Answer

A) The part of the brain involved in 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 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

Exam 14: Integration of Nervous System Functions

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

-Label area "C" on the cerebral cortex. A) Visual cortex B) Primary motor cortex C) Primary somatosensory cortex D) Motor speech area (Broca area) E) Sensory speech area (Wernicke area)

A decreased sensitivity to a continued stimulus defines the term ________.

Match the term with its definition. -CREB

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

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

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

Match the term with its definition. -Hippocampus

If the Broca area is damaged, the result is

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

Select the structure considered a primary receptor.

Which of the following is an example of adaptation of sensory receptors?

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

Vision is dependent upon ________.

The ________ are distributed throughout the dermal papillae and are involved in ________ touch.

If you feel someone touch you on the shoulder, the person has stimulated a/an ________ sense.

The conscious awareness of stimuli received by sensory receptors is called perception.

Match the term with its definition. -Amygdala

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