Exam 17: Pathways and Integrative Functions

-What pathway does number 1 indicate?

Sensory memory has unlimited capacity.

A child pounding on the keys of a piano makes a cacophony of unrecognizable noise,whereas a trained pianist reproduces a Mozart sonata.The portion of the brain that controls and coordinates the movements necessary to play the piano is the

In most people,the right hemisphere functions as the _____ hemisphere.

What is the termination point for the anterolateral pathway?

Error-correcting signals are sent from the cerebellum through the ___________ and the brainstem to the premotor and primary motor cortices.

These pathways process stimuli received from the internal organs.

A tract is a

The pair of thick anterior bulges (pyramids)in the medulla oblongata are formed by the

Which is a condition in which a person loses memories of past events?

The secondary neuron in a sensory pathway is a(n)

In most people,the left hemisphere functions as the _________ hemisphere.

Axons of the lower motor neurons of the anterior corticospinal tracts innervate

Which part of the brain arouses us from sleep?

The medial pathway of the indirect motor pathway consists of three groups of tracts.The one that helps to control unskilled automatic movements related to posture and maintaining balance is the

How does the CNS communicate with the rest of the body?

Complex unconscious motor patterns are controlled by neurons in various locations.The ones that control activities such as riding a bicycle are located in the

Which pathways are somatotopically organized? A: Posterior funiculus-medial lemniscal pathway B: Anterolateral pathway C: Spinocerebellar pathway

Which pathways conduct information about limb position and the sensations of touch,temperature,pressure,and pain?

An ascending pathway carries