Question 1

Neurons in the primary motor cortex:

Accepted Answer

A)  start to discharge just prior to a movement. 
B)  discharge during a movement. 
C)  increase their rate of firing if a weight is added to the movement apparatus. 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  start to discharge just prior to a movement. 
B)  discharge during a movement. 
C)  increase their rate of firing if a weight is added to the movement apparatus. 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 2

_____ are the primary output cells of the cerebellum.

Accepted Answer

A)  Purkinje cells 
B)  Basket cells 
C)  Stellate cells 
D)  Pyramidal cells 
A)  Purkinje cells 
B)  Basket cells 
C)  Stellate cells 
D)  Pyramidal cells

Question 3

Research has demonstrated that tickle perception is primarily due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  touch sensations. 
B)  the predictability of the touch sensations. 
C)  the unpredictability of the touch sensations. 
D)  the laughter associated with tickling. 
A)  touch sensations. 
B)  the predictability of the touch sensations. 
C)  the unpredictability of the touch sensations. 
D)  the laughter associated with tickling.

Question 4

Coordinating multiple simultaneous movements to accomplish a goal is a function of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  primary motor cortex. 
B)  premotor cortex. 
C)  prefrontal cortex. 
D)  cerebellum. 
A)  primary motor cortex. 
B)  premotor cortex. 
C)  prefrontal cortex. 
D)  cerebellum.

Question 5

Eric has a great degree of difficulty maintaining muscle contraction over time.For example,if he picks up a cup and begins doing something else,the cup will slip and fall out of his hand because he loses his grip on it.In addition,if Eric is asked to close his eyes and use his left index finger to point to his right thumb he cannot seem to find it.Based on your knowledge of the somatosensory system you believe that Eric may have damage to _____ in the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  posterior root ganglion neurons;anterior spinothalamic tract 
B)  posterior root ganglion neurons;posterior spinothalamic tract 
C)  anterior root ganglion neurons;anterior spinothalamic tract 
D)  anterior root ganglion neurons;posterior spinothalamic tract 
A)  posterior root ganglion neurons;anterior spinothalamic tract 
B)  posterior root ganglion neurons;posterior spinothalamic tract 
C)  anterior root ganglion neurons;anterior spinothalamic tract 
D)  anterior root ganglion neurons;posterior spinothalamic tract

Question 6

Which part of the brain is responsible for planning and initiating movements?

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal lobe 
B)  hippocampus 
C)  basal ganglia 
D)  cerebellum 
A)  frontal lobe 
B)  hippocampus 
C)  basal ganglia 
D)  cerebellum

Question 7

The ability to discriminate the distance between two points on the skin is MOST sensitive in:

Accepted Answer

A)  hairy skin. 
B)  glabrous skin. 
C)  smooth skin. 
D)  epidermal skin. 
A)  hairy skin. 
B)  glabrous skin. 
C)  smooth skin. 
D)  epidermal skin.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT part of the direct pathway of the basal ganglia?

Accepted Answer

A)  the caudate nucleus 
B)  the globus pallidus external 
C)  the globus pallidus internal 
D)  the putamen 
A)  the caudate nucleus 
B)  the globus pallidus external 
C)  the globus pallidus internal 
D)  the putamen

Question 9

_____ is an example of a computer-brain interface.

Accepted Answer

A)  A cochlear implant 
B)  Using EEG signals to change the channel on your television 
C)  Using fMRI signals to read someone's thoughts 
D)  Using single unit recordings in a monkey's motor cortex to control a prosthetic arm 
A)  A cochlear implant 
B)  Using EEG signals to change the channel on your television 
C)  Using fMRI signals to read someone's thoughts 
D)  Using single unit recordings in a monkey's motor cortex to control a prosthetic arm

Question 10

Neurons in area 3b of the primary somatosensory cortex are responsive to:

Accepted Answer

A)  muscle sense. 
B)  slow-responding skin receptors. 
C)  fast-responding skin receptors. 
D)  pressure. 
A)  muscle sense. 
B)  slow-responding skin receptors. 
C)  fast-responding skin receptors. 
D)  pressure.

Question 11

Hapsis is the perception of:

Accepted Answer

A)  fine touch. 
B)  the location of one's body in space. 
C)  pain. 
D)  chemical irritants. 
A)  fine touch. 
B)  the location of one's body in space. 
C)  pain. 
D)  chemical irritants.

Question 12

In the spinal cord,laterally located motor neurons project to the _____,whereas more medially located motor neurons project to the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  trunk;limbs and digits 
B)  limbs;trunk and feet 
C)  arms;legs 
D)  limbs and digits;trunk and shoulders 
A)  trunk;limbs and digits 
B)  limbs;trunk and feet 
C)  arms;legs 
D)  limbs and digits;trunk and shoulders

Exam 11:How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement? Part C

Neurons in the primary motor cortex:

_____ are the primary output cells of the cerebellum.

Research has demonstrated that tickle perception is primarily due to:

Coordinating multiple simultaneous movements to accomplish a goal is a function of the:

Which part of the brain is responsible for planning and initiating movements?

The ability to discriminate the distance between two points on the skin is MOST sensitive in:

Which of the following is NOT part of the direct pathway of the basal ganglia?

_____ is an example of a computer-brain interface.

Neurons in area 3b of the primary somatosensory cortex are responsive to:

Hapsis is the perception of:

In the spinal cord,laterally located motor neurons project to the _____,whereas more medially located motor neurons project to the _____.

What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior? Part A

What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior? Part B

What Is the Nervous System's Functional Anatomy? Part A

What Is the Nervous System's Functional Anatomy? Part B

What Is the Nervous System's Functional Anatomy? Part C

What Are the Nervous System's Functional Units? Part A

What Are the Nervous System's Functional Units? Part B

What Are the Nervous System's Functional Units? Part C

How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information? Part A

How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information? Part B

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt? Part A

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt? Part B

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt? Part C

How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior? Part A

How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior? Part B

How Do We Study the Brain's Structures and Functions? Part A

How Do We Study the Brain's Structures and Functions? Part B

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? Part A

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? Part B

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? Part C

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World? Part A

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World? Part B

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World? Part C

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music? Part A

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music? Part B

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music? Part C

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement? Part A

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement? Part B

What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior? Part A

What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior? Part B

Why Do We Sleep and Dream? Part A

Why Do We Sleep and Dream? Part B

Why Do We Sleep and Dream? Part C

How Do We Learn and Remember? Part A

How Do We Learn and Remember? Part B

How Do We Learn and Remember? Part C

How Does the Brain Think? Part A

How Does the Brain Think? Part B

What Happens When the Brain Misbehaves?

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