Exam 12: Integration of Nervous System Functions

The spinocerebellar tracts carry unconscious proprioception to the

Repetition of input and association with existing memories will result in

Initiation of most voluntary movement begins with _________ in the cerebral cortex.

A pin prick sensation on the left foot would end up at the top of the postcentral gyrus on the left side.

A decreased sensitivity to continual stimuli is called

The corticobulbar tracts control the muscles of mastication, facial expression, eye movements, tongue and neck.

What type of general sense receptors are the simplest and most common?

Which of the following descending tracts is NOT an indirect pathway to muscles for conscious and unconscious movements?

Which of the following are the major cerebellar inputs?

What type of receptors detect light touch and superficial pressure?

Learning to play a concerto on the piano would involve the cerebrum and the

What type of receptors respond to painful stimuli?

Visceral general senses deal with temperature and proprioception.

Which of the following is NOT a special sense?

Which of the following are the major cerebellar outputs?

Corticospinal tracts that decussate in the medulla form the _______ tracts.

What brain structures aid in the planning, organizing and coordinating motor movements and posture by facilitating some neurons and inhibiting others?

Which receptors are NOT responsible for proprioception?

From where does the vestibulocerebellum receive input to help control balance, coordinate eye movements and maintain muscle tone in postural muscles?

The primary neuron of the spinothalamic tract runs from the