Question 1

What is the name of the area labeled as "B"?

Accepted Answer

A) Prefrontal cortex 
B) Wernicke's area 
C) Visual association area 
D) Broca's area 
A) Prefrontal cortex 
B) Wernicke's area 
C) Visual association area 
D) Broca's area D

Question 2

Excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs)cause a slight depolarization of the neuron.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Ependymal cells are neuroglia which assist in the production of cerebrospinal fluid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which structure increases the speed of impulse transmission?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D

Question 5

Which phase of an action potential is depicted here?

Accepted Answer

A) Resting phase   
B) Depolarization 
C) Repolarization 
D) Hyperpolarization 
A) Resting phase   
B) Depolarization 
C) Repolarization 
D) Hyperpolarization

Question 6

What is the name of the structure labeled as "B"?

Accepted Answer

A) Cell body 
B) Dendrites 
C) Axon 
D) Myelin sheath 
A) Cell body 
B) Dendrites 
C) Axon 
D) Myelin sheath

Question 7

Which phase of an action potential is depicted here?

Accepted Answer

A) Resting phase   
B) Depolarization 
C) Repolarization 
D) Hyperpolarization 
A) Resting phase   
B) Depolarization 
C) Repolarization 
D) Hyperpolarization

Question 8

What is the absolute refractory period?

Accepted Answer

A) Sodium channels have returned to their original state. 
B) Sodium and potassium channels are returning to their original state. 
C) Sodium channels are open but potassium channels are closed. 
D) Sodium and potassium channels are open. 
A) Sodium channels have returned to their original state. 
B) Sodium and potassium channels are returning to their original state. 
C) Sodium channels are open but potassium channels are closed. 
D) Sodium and potassium channels are open.

Question 9

How many cranial nerves are there?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 10 
C) 12 
D) 31 
A) 5 
B) 10 
C) 12 
D) 31

Question 10

In the diagram known as the homunculus,the hands are drawn to indicate that a large proportion of both the primary motor area and primary somatosensory area is devoted to them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which type of protection for the central nervous system is not shown in this diagram?

Accepted Answer

A) Bones of the axial skeleton 
B) Meninges 
C) Dura mater 
D) Cerebrospinal fluid and its circulation 
A) Bones of the axial skeleton 
B) Meninges 
C) Dura mater 
D) Cerebrospinal fluid and its circulation

Question 12

What is the name of the structure labeled as "C"?

Accepted Answer

A) Cerebrum   
B) Hypothalamus 
C) Thalamus 
D) Medulla 
A) Cerebrum   
B) Hypothalamus 
C) Thalamus 
D) Medulla

Question 13

The division of the nervous system that regulates functions such as blood vessel diameter and stomach activity is the:

Accepted Answer

A) autonomic division 
B) somatic division 
C) central division 
D) All of these choices are correct 
A) autonomic division 
B) somatic division 
C) central division 
D) All of these choices are correct

Question 14

What is the result of inhibitory postsynaptic potentials (IPSPs)?

Accepted Answer

A) Depolarization 
B) Hyperpolarization 
C) Repolarization 
D) An action potential 
A) Depolarization 
B) Hyperpolarization 
C) Repolarization 
D) An action potential

Question 15

Neurotransmitters are stored in:

Accepted Answer

A) the axon terminal 
B) the synapse 
C) the presynaptic neuron 
D) the postsynaptic neuron 
A) the axon terminal 
B) the synapse 
C) the presynaptic neuron 
D) the postsynaptic neuron

Question 16

All potassium channels are voltage regulated on the neuron membrane.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The junction between two neurons is called a(an):

Accepted Answer

A) neuromuscular junction 
B) gap junction 
C) synapse 
D) axon terminal 
A) neuromuscular junction 
B) gap junction 
C) synapse 
D) axon terminal

Question 18

Which of the following axons conduct impulses more quickly?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) A and B conduct impulses at the same speed 
D) Neither A nor B are involved in conducting impulses 
A) A 
B) B 
C) A and B conduct impulses at the same speed 
D) Neither A nor B are involved in conducting impulses

Question 19

What is the function of the area of the cerebrum labeled as "A"?

Accepted Answer

A) Hearing 
B) Contemplating the future 
C) Vision 
D) Touch 
A) Hearing 
B) Contemplating the future 
C) Vision 
D) Touch

Question 20

What is the name of the structure labeled as "A"?

Accepted Answer

A) Cerebellum 
B) Cerebrum 
C) Thalamus 
D) Pituitary gland 
A) Cerebellum 
B) Cerebrum 
C) Thalamus 
D) Pituitary gland

Exam 7: The Nervous System

What is the name of the area labeled as "B"?

Excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs)cause a slight depolarization of the neuron.

Ependymal cells are neuroglia which assist in the production of cerebrospinal fluid.

Which structure increases the speed of impulse transmission?

Which phase of an action potential is depicted here?

What is the name of the structure labeled as "B"?

Which phase of an action potential is depicted here?

What is the absolute refractory period?

How many cranial nerves are there?

In the diagram known as the homunculus,the hands are drawn to indicate that a large proportion of both the primary motor area and primary somatosensory area is devoted to them.

Which type of protection for the central nervous system is not shown in this diagram?

What is the name of the structure labeled as "C"?

The division of the nervous system that regulates functions such as blood vessel diameter and stomach activity is the:

What is the result of inhibitory postsynaptic potentials (IPSPs)?

Neurotransmitters are stored in:

All potassium channels are voltage regulated on the neuron membrane.

The junction between two neurons is called a(an):

Which of the following axons conduct impulses more quickly?

What is the function of the area of the cerebrum labeled as "A"?

What is the name of the structure labeled as "A"?

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