Question 1

Exercise and emergency reactions include

Accepted Answer

A)  increased activity in all parts of the peripheral nervous system. 
B)  increased activity in the sympathetic division and decreased activity in the parasympathetic division. 
C)  decreased activity in the sympathetic division and increased activity in the parasympathetic division. 
D)  increased activity in the enteric nervous system. 
E)  reduced heart rate and blood pressure. 
A)  increased activity in all parts of the peripheral nervous system. 
B)  increased activity in the sympathetic division and decreased activity in the parasympathetic division. 
C)  decreased activity in the sympathetic division and increased activity in the parasympathetic division. 
D)  increased activity in the enteric nervous system. 
E)  reduced heart rate and blood pressure.

Question 2

Injury to just the hypothalamus would most likely disrupt

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory. 
B)  coordination during locomotion. 
C)  executive functions, such as decision making. 
D)  sorting of sensory information. 
E)  regulation of body temperature. 
A)  short-term memory. 
B)  coordination during locomotion. 
C)  executive functions, such as decision making. 
D)  sorting of sensory information. 
E)  regulation of body temperature.

Question 3

Choose the correct match of glial cell type and function.

Accepted Answer

A)  astrocytes-metabolize neurotransmitters and modulate synaptic effectiveness 
B)  oligodendrocytes-produce the myelin sheaths of myelinated neurons in the peripheral nervous system 
C)  microglia-produce the myelin sheaths of myelinated neurons in the central nervous system 
D)  radial glia-the source of immunoprotection against pathogens. 
E)  Schwann cells-provide nutritional support to nonmyelinated neurons 
A)  astrocytes-metabolize neurotransmitters and modulate synaptic effectiveness 
B)  oligodendrocytes-produce the myelin sheaths of myelinated neurons in the peripheral nervous system 
C)  microglia-produce the myelin sheaths of myelinated neurons in the central nervous system 
D)  radial glia-the source of immunoprotection against pathogens. 
E)  Schwann cells-provide nutritional support to nonmyelinated neurons

Question 4

The telencephalon region of the developing brain of a mammal

Accepted Answer

A)  develops as the neural tube differentiates. 
B)  develops from the midbrain. 
C)  is the brain region most like that of ancestral vertebrates. 
D)  gives rise to the cerebrum. 
E)  divides further into the metencephalon and myelencephalon. 
A)  develops as the neural tube differentiates. 
B)  develops from the midbrain. 
C)  is the brain region most like that of ancestral vertebrates. 
D)  gives rise to the cerebrum. 
E)  divides further into the metencephalon and myelencephalon.

Question 5

The coordination of groups of skeletal muscles is driven by activity in the

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebrum. 
B)  cerebellum. 
C)  thalamus. 
D)  hypothalamus. 
E)  medulla oblongata. 
A)  cerebrum. 
B)  cerebellum. 
C)  thalamus. 
D)  hypothalamus. 
E)  medulla oblongata.

Question 6

The suprachiasmatic nuclei are found in the

Accepted Answer

A)  thalamus. 
B)  hypothalamus. 
C)  epithalamus. 
D)  amygdala. 
E)  Broca's area. 
A)  thalamus. 
B)  hypothalamus. 
C)  epithalamus. 
D)  amygdala. 
E)  Broca's area.

Question 7

The next questions refer to the diagram of the ear in Figure 38.3.
   Figure 38.3
-The structure involved in equalizing the pressure between the ear and the atmosphere is represented by number

Accepted Answer

A)  7. 
B)  1. 
C)  8. 
D)  9. 
E)  10. 
A)  7. 
B)  1. 
C)  8. 
D)  9. 
E)  10.

Question 8

The cerebrospinal fluid is

Accepted Answer

A)  a filtrate of the blood. 
B)  a secretion of glial cells. 
C)  a secretion of interneurons. 
D)  cytosol secreted from ependymal cells. 
E)  secreted by the hypothalamus. 
A)  a filtrate of the blood. 
B)  a secretion of glial cells. 
C)  a secretion of interneurons. 
D)  cytosol secreted from ependymal cells. 
E)  secreted by the hypothalamus.

Question 9

Central coordination of vertebrate biological rhythms in physiology and behavior resides in the

Accepted Answer

A)  pituitary gland. 
B)  hypothalamus. 
C)  cerebrum. 
D)  cerebellum. 
E)  thalamus. 
A)  pituitary gland. 
B)  hypothalamus. 
C)  cerebrum. 
D)  cerebellum. 
E)  thalamus.

Exam 38: Nervous and Sensory Systems

Exercise and emergency reactions include

Injury to just the hypothalamus would most likely disrupt

Choose the correct match of glial cell type and function.

The telencephalon region of the developing brain of a mammal

The coordination of groups of skeletal muscles is driven by activity in the

The suprachiasmatic nuclei are found in the

The next questions refer to the diagram of the ear in Figure 38.3. Figure 38.3 -The structure involved in equalizing the pressure between the ear and the atmosphere is represented by number

The cerebrospinal fluid is

Central coordination of vertebrate biological rhythms in physiology and behavior resides in the

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