Question 1

-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 2

Which of the following is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A)  Merkel disks - light touch 
B)  Pacinian corpuscles - vibration 
C)  Meissner corpuscles - two-point discrimination 
D)  Ruffini end organs - temperature 
E)  hair follicle receptors - slight bending of the hair 
A)  Merkel disks - light touch 
B)  Pacinian corpuscles - vibration 
C)  Meissner corpuscles - two-point discrimination 
D)  Ruffini end organs - temperature 
E)  hair follicle receptors - slight bending of the hair

Question 3

In working 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.

Question 4

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A)  left cerebral hemisphere - analytical hemisphere 
B)  left cerebral hemisphere - speech area for most of the population 
C)  right cerebral hemisphere - recognition of faces 
D)  left cerebral hemisphere - spatial perception 
E)  left cerebral hemisphere - mathematical hemisphere 
A)  left cerebral hemisphere - analytical hemisphere 
B)  left cerebral hemisphere - speech area for most of the population 
C)  right cerebral hemisphere - recognition of faces 
D)  left cerebral hemisphere - spatial perception 
E)  left cerebral hemisphere - mathematical hemisphere

Question 5

-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 6

When a person is exposed to temperature extremes, why is it difficult to distinguish hot from cold objects?

Accepted Answer

A)  Temperature perception requires more than one type of receptor. 
B)  Temperatures above 37 degrees centigrade actually stimulate the cold receptors. 
C)  At extremes, pain receptors are stimulated by both very hot and very cold objects. 
D)  Most temperature receptors cannot differentiate hot from cold. 
E)  Pain receptors are inhibited by both very hot and very cold objects. 
A)  Temperature perception requires more than one type of receptor. 
B)  Temperatures above 37 degrees centigrade actually stimulate the cold receptors. 
C)  At extremes, pain receptors are stimulated by both very hot and very cold objects. 
D)  Most temperature receptors cannot differentiate hot from cold. 
E)  Pain receptors are inhibited by both very hot and very cold objects.

Question 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

Visual input is sent to the brainstem via the _____ nerve, whereas the _____ nerve sends facial sensation to the brainstem.

Accepted Answer

A)  trigeminal; accessory 
B)  facial; trochlear 
C)  optic; facial 
D)  optic; trigeminal 
A)  trigeminal; accessory 
B)  facial; trochlear 
C)  optic; facial 
D)  optic; trigeminal

Question 11

Various areas of the cortex form functional pathways to conduct action potentials necessary to perform specific functions. Arrange the areas below in proper sequence to accomplish reading a poem aloud. (1) visual association area
(2) premotor area
(3) Broca area
(4) primary motor area
(5) Wernicke area
(6) visual cortex

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

A patient has suffered a cerebral hemorrhage that has damaged the primary motor area of his right cerebral cortex. As a result the

Accepted Answer

A)  patient cannot voluntarily move his right arm or leg. 
B)  patient feels no sensations on the left side of his body. 
C)  patient cannot voluntarily move his left eye. 
D)  patient's heart stops beating. 
E)  patient cannot voluntarily move his left arm or leg. 
A)  patient cannot voluntarily move his right arm or leg. 
B)  patient feels no sensations on the left side of his body. 
C)  patient cannot voluntarily move his left eye. 
D)  patient's heart stops beating. 
E)  patient cannot voluntarily move his left arm or leg.

Question 13

The simplest and most common type of sensory nerve endings are free nerve endings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

An example of adaptation of receptors would be _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  being aware of our body parts at all times 
B)  continual monitoring touch signals 
C)  ignoring the presence of clothes 
A)  being aware of our body parts at all times 
B)  continual monitoring touch signals 
C)  ignoring the presence of clothes

Question 15

-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 16

The EEG of a normal person exhibits mostly irregular patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Match the term with its definition.
-amygdala

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 18

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 19

Match the term with its definition.
-hippocampus

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 20

-Label area "E" on the cerebral cortex.

Accepted Answer

A)  visual cortex 
B)  primary motor cortex 
C)  primary somatic sensory cortex 
D)  motor speech area (Broca'sarea) 
E)  sensory speech area (Wernicke area) 
A)  visual cortex 
B)  primary motor cortex 
C)  primary somatic sensory cortex 
D)  motor speech area (Broca'sarea) 
E)  sensory speech area (Wernicke area)

Exam 14: Integration of Nervous System Functions

-Label area "B" on the cerebral cortex.

Which of the following is mismatched?

In working memory,

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

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

When a person is exposed to temperature extremes, why is it difficult to distinguish hot from cold objects?

The ability to localize the position of body parts is called

The primary motor area

Visual input is sent to the brainstem via the _____ nerve, whereas the _____ nerve sends facial sensation to the brainstem.

A patient has suffered a cerebral hemorrhage that has damaged the primary motor area of his right cerebral cortex. As a result the

The simplest and most common type of sensory nerve endings are free nerve endings.

An example of adaptation of receptors would be _____.

-Label area "C" on the cerebral cortex.

The EEG of a normal person exhibits mostly irregular patterns.

Match the term with its definition. -amygdala

The taste area is located in the

Match the term with its definition. -hippocampus

-Label area "E" on the cerebral cortex.

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