Question 1

Which of the following is not produced by the sympathetic nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased heart rate 
B)  Increased secretion by the adrenal gland of epinephrine and norepinephrine 
C)  Increased glycogen breakdown and glucose release 
D)  Relaxation of airways and increased breathing rate 
E)  Increased intestinal activity 
A)  Increased heart rate 
B)  Increased secretion by the adrenal gland of epinephrine and norepinephrine 
C)  Increased glycogen breakdown and glucose release 
D)  Relaxation of airways and increased breathing rate 
E)  Increased intestinal activity

Question 2

A neurosurgeon is electrically stimulating different regions of a patient's primary motor cortex using fine electrodes.As the electrodes are moved to different areas, each stimulus causes the patient to experience

Accepted Answer

A)  an increase in heart rate. 
B)  pain in different parts of the body. 
C)  greater visual sensitivity to light. 
D)  muscle twitches. 
E)  vivid memories. 
A)  an increase in heart rate. 
B)  pain in different parts of the body. 
C)  greater visual sensitivity to light. 
D)  muscle twitches. 
E)  vivid memories.

Question 3

Removal of parts of the limbic system, particularly the _______, disrupts memory consolidation, which is the transfer of short-term memory into long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Removal of parts of the limbic system,...

Question 4

In which area of the brain are commands to speak formulated, and where does the neural information travel next?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wernicke's area; Broca's area 
B)  Wernicke's area; visual cortex 
C)  Broca's area; Wernicke's area 
D)  Wernicke's area; angular gyrus 
E)  Broca's area; auditory cortex 
A)  Wernicke's area; Broca's area 
B)  Wernicke's area; visual cortex 
C)  Broca's area; Wernicke's area 
D)  Wernicke's area; angular gyrus 
E)  Broca's area; auditory cortex

Question 5

Which regions of the body have the greatest representation in the primary motor cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)  Areas related to visual processing 
B)  Areas involved in fine motor control 
C)  Regions with the most muscle mass 
D)  Muscles involved in the fight-or-flight response 
E)  The palms of the hands 
A)  Areas related to visual processing 
B)  Areas involved in fine motor control 
C)  Regions with the most muscle mass 
D)  Muscles involved in the fight-or-flight response 
E)  The palms of the hands

Question 6

Wernicke's area is more involved with the sensory aspects of speech than the motor production of speech.A person with damage to Wernicke's area would still be able to

Accepted Answer

A)  understand a poem. 
B)  imitate the patterns of normal speech. 
C)  understand a conversation. 
D)  read aloud to herself. 
E)  speak sensibly. 
A)  understand a poem. 
B)  imitate the patterns of normal speech. 
C)  understand a conversation. 
D)  read aloud to herself. 
E)  speak sensibly.

Question 7

Refer to the figure, which shows the human brain.   Which is an incorrect match between the numbered brain region and its name.

Accepted Answer

A)  1, frontal lobe 
B)  2, parietal lobe 
C)  3, occipital lobe 
D)  4, temporal lobe 
E)  5, hypothalamus 
A)  1, frontal lobe 
B)  2, parietal lobe 
C)  3, occipital lobe 
D)  4, temporal lobe 
E)  5, hypothalamus

Question 8

Choose the incorrect pairing of a division of the autonomic nervous system and one of its effects.

Accepted Answer

A)  Parasympathetic division and slowing the heartbeat 
B)  Sympathetic division and stimulating stomach secretions 
C)  Sympathetic division and stimulating the breakdown of glycogen 
D)  Parasympathetic division and stimulating glucose uptake 
E)  Sympathetic division and relaxing the urinary bladder 
A)  Parasympathetic division and slowing the heartbeat 
B)  Sympathetic division and stimulating stomach secretions 
C)  Sympathetic division and stimulating the breakdown of glycogen 
D)  Parasympathetic division and stimulating glucose uptake 
E)  Sympathetic division and relaxing the urinary bladder

Question 9

Cells that are close to the borders of the columns of neurons in the visual cortex receive input from both eyes and are called _______ cells; they interpret distance by measuring the _______ between the stimulus locations on the two retinas.

Accepted Answer

A)  photoreceptive; crossover 
B)  binocular; disparity 
C)  ganglion; distance 
D)  visual; action potentials 
E)  bipolar; movement 
A)  photoreceptive; crossover 
B)  binocular; disparity 
C)  ganglion; distance 
D)  visual; action potentials 
E)  bipolar; movement

Question 10

Which of the following statements about memory formation is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  The nervous system can retain what is learned and experienced. 
B)  Learning that leads to long-term memory involves long-lasting synaptic changes. 
C)  Memory formation involves both conscious experiences and unconscious processes. 
D)  Damage to the hippocampus can affect memory. 
E)  The ability to form memories is limited to vertebrates. 
A)  The nervous system can retain what is learned and experienced. 
B)  Learning that leads to long-term memory involves long-lasting synaptic changes. 
C)  Memory formation involves both conscious experiences and unconscious processes. 
D)  Damage to the hippocampus can affect memory. 
E)  The ability to form memories is limited to vertebrates.

Question 11

Which of the following statements about memory is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Memory involves interactions between several brain areas. 
B)  Destruction of a small area of the brain can completely erase a particular memory. 
C)  Learning that leads to long-term memory involves long-lasting synaptic changes. 
D)  A memory can be stimulated by several different routes. 
E)  Vivid memories are recalled when certain areas of the association cortex are stimulated. 
A)  Memory involves interactions between several brain areas. 
B)  Destruction of a small area of the brain can completely erase a particular memory. 
C)  Learning that leads to long-term memory involves long-lasting synaptic changes. 
D)  A memory can be stimulated by several different routes. 
E)  Vivid memories are recalled when certain areas of the association cortex are stimulated.

Question 12

In long-term potentiation, high-frequency electrical stimulation makes neural circuits more responsive to later stimulation whereas in long-term _______, continuous low-level stimulation makes circuits less responsive.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In long-term potentiation, high-frequency electrical stimulation makes...

Question 13

Refer to the figure.   Identify the divisions of the autonomic nervous system labeled 1 and 2 in the figure based on their anatomy.Then compare these divisions with respect to neurotransmitters used and effect on heartbeat.

Accepted Answer

Based on where preganglionic neurons com

Question 14

When looking straight ahead, all of the visual information from the left side of your field of vision goes to the _______ side of your brain.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When looking straight ahead, all of the...

Question 15

Compare the potential outcomes of damage to the brain or spinal cord below the level of the reticular-activating system and above the level of the reticular-activating system.

Accepted Answer

Damage to the brain or spinal cord below

Question 16

_______ is the evolutionary trend by which the cerebrum increases in size, importance, and complexity as we move from vertebrates such as fishes and amphibians to birds and mammals.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______ is the evolutionary trend by which...

Question 17

Which of the following does not characterize REM sleep?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slow-wave patterns 
B)  Paralysis of the skeletal muscles 
C)  Jerky eye movements 
D)  Dreaming 
E)  Limb twitches 
A)  Slow-wave patterns 
B)  Paralysis of the skeletal muscles 
C)  Jerky eye movements 
D)  Dreaming 
E)  Limb twitches

Question 18

Neural information controlling heart rate would travel

Accepted Answer

A)  from the peripheral nervous system to the central nervous system. 
B)  from the central nervous system to the heart via autonomic efferents. 
C)  from the central nervous system to the heart via unconscious afferents. 
D)  to the central nervous system via hormones. 
E)  from the peripheral nervous system to the heart via conscious afferents 
A)  from the peripheral nervous system to the central nervous system. 
B)  from the central nervous system to the heart via autonomic efferents. 
C)  from the central nervous system to the heart via unconscious afferents. 
D)  to the central nervous system via hormones. 
E)  from the peripheral nervous system to the heart via conscious afferents

Question 19

Which of the following represents the correct sequence of sleep stages that a person will cycle through several times, from the time of going to bed at night to the time of awakening in the morning? Which of the following represents the typical sequence of sleep stages that a person will cycle through several times, from the time of going to bed at night to the time of awakening in the morning?

Accepted Answer

A)  REM F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 1 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 2 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 3 
B)  Non-REM stage 1 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 2 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 3 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 REM 
C)  Non-REM stage 1 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 2 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 REM F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 3 
D)  Non-REM stage 3 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 REM F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 1 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 2 
E)  REM F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 1 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 2 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 REM 
A)  REM F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 1 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 2 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 3 
B)  Non-REM stage 1 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 2 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 3 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 REM 
C)  Non-REM stage 1 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 2 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 REM F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 3 
D)  Non-REM stage 3 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 REM F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 1 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 2 
E)  REM F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 1 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 non-REM stage 2 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 REM

Question 20

The _______ portion of the peripheral nervous system carries information from sensory receptor cells to the central nervous system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _______ portion of the peripheral nervous...

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

Which of the following is not produced by the sympathetic nervous system?

A neurosurgeon is electrically stimulating different regions of a patient's primary motor cortex using fine electrodes.As the electrodes are moved to different areas, each stimulus causes the patient to experience

Removal of parts of the limbic system, particularly the _______, disrupts memory consolidation, which is the transfer of short-term memory into long-term memory.

In which area of the brain are commands to speak formulated, and where does the neural information travel next?

Which regions of the body have the greatest representation in the primary motor cortex?

Wernicke's area is more involved with the sensory aspects of speech than the motor production of speech.A person with damage to Wernicke's area would still be able to

Refer to the figure, which shows the human brain. Which is an incorrect match between the numbered brain region and its name.

Choose the incorrect pairing of a division of the autonomic nervous system and one of its effects.

Cells that are close to the borders of the columns of neurons in the visual cortex receive input from both eyes and are called _______ cells; they interpret distance by measuring the _______ between the stimulus locations on the two retinas.

Which of the following statements about memory formation is false?

Which of the following statements about memory is false?

In long-term potentiation, high-frequency electrical stimulation makes neural circuits more responsive to later stimulation whereas in long-term _______, continuous low-level stimulation makes circuits less responsive.

Refer to the figure. Identify the divisions of the autonomic nervous system labeled 1 and 2 in the figure based on their anatomy.Then compare these divisions with respect to neurotransmitters used and effect on heartbeat.

When looking straight ahead, all of the visual information from the left side of your field of vision goes to the _______ side of your brain.

Compare the potential outcomes of damage to the brain or spinal cord below the level of the reticular-activating system and above the level of the reticular-activating system.

_______ is the evolutionary trend by which the cerebrum increases in size, importance, and complexity as we move from vertebrates such as fishes and amphibians to birds and mammals.

Which of the following does not characterize REM sleep?

Neural information controlling heart rate would travel

The _______ portion of the peripheral nervous system carries information from sensory receptor cells to the central nervous system.

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