Question 1

The secondary neuron of the spinothalamic tract decussates in the

Accepted Answer

A)  Medulla oblongata 
B)  Pons 
C)  Gray matter of the spinal cord 
D)  Midbrain 
A)  Medulla oblongata 
B)  Pons 
C)  Gray matter of the spinal cord 
D)  Midbrain C

Question 2

What type of receptors detect continuous pressure on the skin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Merkel disks 
B)  Meissner corpuscles 
C)  Pacinian corpuscles 
D)  Ruffini end organs 
E)  Free nerve endings 
A)  Merkel disks 
B)  Meissner corpuscles 
C)  Pacinian corpuscles 
D)  Ruffini end organs 
E)  Free nerve endings D

Question 3

The dorsal column/medial lemniscal system carries sensations of

Accepted Answer

A)  Two-point discrimination 
B)  Proprioception 
C)  Pressure and vibration 
D)  All of the choices are correct 
A)  Two-point discrimination 
B)  Proprioception 
C)  Pressure and vibration 
D)  All of the choices are correct D

Question 4

Which of the following descending tracts is NOT a direct pathway to muscles for conscious, skilled movements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vestibulospinal 
B)  Anterior corticospinal 
C)  Corticobulbar 
D)  Lateral corticospinal 
A)  Vestibulospinal 
B)  Anterior corticospinal 
C)  Corticobulbar 
D)  Lateral corticospinal

Question 5

Aging effects on the nervous system include

Accepted Answer

A)  Loss of sensory and motor neurons 
B)  Decrease in CNS processing 
C)  Loss of sensory receptors 
D)  All of the choices are correct 
A)  Loss of sensory and motor neurons 
B)  Decrease in CNS processing 
C)  Loss of sensory receptors 
D)  All of the choices are correct

Question 6

Cortex areas adjacent to the primary sensory areas where sensory input is processed are called

Accepted Answer

A)  Interpretive areas 
B)  Association areas 
C)  Commissural areas 
D)  Projection areas 
A)  Interpretive areas 
B)  Association areas 
C)  Commissural areas 
D)  Projection areas

Question 7

Remembering how to play the piano or ride a bicycle is called

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensory memory 
B)  Short-term memory 
C)  Explicit memory 
D)  Implicit memory 
A)  Sensory memory 
B)  Short-term memory 
C)  Explicit memory 
D)  Implicit memory

Question 8

The trigeminothalamic tract carries the same type of sensory information as the spinothalamic tracts and the dorsal column/medial lemniscus system but comes from the

Accepted Answer

A)  Eyes and nasal cavity 
B)  Face, nasal cavity and oral cavity 
C)  Neck and shoulders 
D)  Ears and eyes 
A)  Eyes and nasal cavity 
B)  Face, nasal cavity and oral cavity 
C)  Neck and shoulders 
D)  Ears and eyes

Question 9

What type of brain waves are observed when a person is mentally very active?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alpha 
B)  Beta 
C)  Theta 
D)  Delta 
A)  Alpha 
B)  Beta 
C)  Theta 
D)  Delta

Question 10

The ability to perceive stimuli is

Accepted Answer

A)  Accommodation 
B)  Sensation or perception 
C)  Sense 
D)  Adaptation 
A)  Accommodation 
B)  Sensation or perception 
C)  Sense 
D)  Adaptation

Question 11

The conscious awareness of stimuli received by sensory receptors is called

Accepted Answer

A)  Accommodation 
B)  Sensation or perception 
C)  Adaptation 
D)  Both A and C are correct 
A)  Accommodation 
B)  Sensation or perception 
C)  Adaptation 
D)  Both A and C are correct

Question 12

Visceral general senses are located in

Accepted Answer

A)  Skin 
B)  Internal organs 
C)  Muscles 
D)  Joints 
A)  Skin 
B)  Internal organs 
C)  Muscles 
D)  Joints

Question 13

The process by which the location of a painful stimulus is determined is called

Accepted Answer

A)  Referred pain 
B)  Phantom pain 
C)  Projection 
D)  Processing 
A)  Referred pain 
B)  Phantom pain 
C)  Projection 
D)  Processing

Question 14

The primary neuron of the dorsal column/medial lemniscal system is ______ in the spinal cord.

Accepted Answer

A)  Contralateral 
B)  Ipsilateral 
C)  Contramedial 
D)  Anterior 
A)  Contralateral 
B)  Ipsilateral 
C)  Contramedial 
D)  Anterior

Question 15

Slight movement of body hairs is detected by pacinian corpuscles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A record of the electrical activity of the brain is called a/an

Accepted Answer

A)  Electrocardiogram 
B)  Computed tomography scan 
C)  Electroencephalogram 
D)  Magnetic resonance image 
A)  Electrocardiogram 
B)  Computed tomography scan 
C)  Electroencephalogram 
D)  Magnetic resonance image

Question 17

Recalling that Watson and Crick put together the pieces of information to construct a model of DNA in 1953 is implicit memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What type of memory lasts for less than a second while the brain is receiving and evaluating input?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensory memory 
B)  Short-term memory 
C)  Long-term memory 
D)  Explicit memory 
E)  Implicit memory 
A)  Sensory memory 
B)  Short-term memory 
C)  Long-term memory 
D)  Explicit memory 
E)  Implicit memory

Question 19

What type of receptors respond to chemicals?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

The tertiary neuron of the spinothalamic tract runs from the

Accepted Answer

A)  Thalamus to the somatic sensory cortex 
B)  Periphery to the posterior horn in the spinal cord 
C)  Posterior horn of the spinal cord to the thalamus 
D)  Posterior horn of the spinal cord to the periphery 
A)  Thalamus to the somatic sensory cortex 
B)  Periphery to the posterior horn in the spinal cord 
C)  Posterior horn of the spinal cord to the thalamus 
D)  Posterior horn of the spinal cord to the periphery

Exam 12: Integration of Nervous System Functions

The secondary neuron of the spinothalamic tract decussates in the

What type of receptors detect continuous pressure on the skin?

The dorsal column/medial lemniscal system carries sensations of

Which of the following descending tracts is NOT a direct pathway to muscles for conscious, skilled movements?

Aging effects on the nervous system include

Cortex areas adjacent to the primary sensory areas where sensory input is processed are called

Remembering how to play the piano or ride a bicycle is called

The trigeminothalamic tract carries the same type of sensory information as the spinothalamic tracts and the dorsal column/medial lemniscus system but comes from the

What type of brain waves are observed when a person is mentally very active?

The ability to perceive stimuli is

The conscious awareness of stimuli received by sensory receptors is called

Visceral general senses are located in

The process by which the location of a painful stimulus is determined is called

The primary neuron of the dorsal column/medial lemniscal system is ______ in the spinal cord.

Slight movement of body hairs is detected by pacinian corpuscles.

A record of the electrical activity of the brain is called a/an

Recalling that Watson and Crick put together the pieces of information to construct a model of DNA in 1953 is implicit memory.

What type of memory lasts for less than a second while the brain is receiving and evaluating input?

What type of receptors respond to chemicals?

The tertiary neuron of the spinothalamic tract runs from the

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