Exam 46: The Mammalian Nervous System: Structure and Higher Functions

The reticular activating system of the brainstem is continuously active while we are awake.Neurons in this region maintain the responsiveness of the brain by

The terms "on-center" and "off-center" refer to which of the following regarding retinal ganglion cells?

Which of the following is not part of the pathway for repeating a heard word?

Whereas Broca's area is located in the _______ lobe, Wernicke's area is located in the _______ lobe.

Some target organs receive both sympathetic and parasympathetic inputs from postganglionic neurons, which have opposite effects on the activity of that organ.Which of the following statements best explains this phenomenon?

Refer to the figure, which shows a cross section of an adult human brain. Structure 2 is the _______, which develops from the embryonic ______.

A nerve of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system is stimulated.Choose the correct type of preganglionic neuron, type of postganglionic neuron, and response to the stimulation.

Which is an incorrect match between embryonic brain region and structure that develops from that region?

Having an expanded insular lobe is associated with

In the visual system, each retinal ganglion cell communicates information to the brain.The ganglion cell has collected this information from a number of other retinal cells called _______, which respond directly to light stimulation.

Horizontal and _______ are cells in the retina that modulate the signaling of photoreceptors, bipolar cells, and ganglion cells in the generation of receptive fields.

The _______ division of the autonomic nervous system has cholinergic preganglionic and postganglionic neurons and constricts airways.

Areas of the cerebral cortex that function in higher-order information processing have the general name of _______ cortex.

Choose the pair that contains the two correct ways to cause an increase in the firing rate of pacemaker cells of the heart.

The process by which experiences modify behavior is called learning the ability of the brain to retain this information is called _______.

After an accident that caused damage to the left parietal lobe, a patient is unable to perform complex tasks on the right side of his body, such as shaving or dressing.This unusual condition is called _______ syndrome.

You are talking with a patient who has slow, halting speech but who is perfectly capable of understanding you when you talk.Moreover, the content of his answers is clear.This patient's brain may have sustained damage to _______, which is crucial for _______ of speech.

Choose the incorrect match between a type of memory and its description.

If we make a conscious effort to reach down and pick up a box, which part of our nervous system will carry information to the muscles in our arms used for lifting the box?

In humans, front-facing eyes provide us with the ability to perceive overlapping but slightly different visual fields; that is, we have _______ vision, which also helps in discriminating distances.