Question 1

Excessive opioids (narcotics)depress the medulla oblongata and therefore cause

Accepted Answer

A)  Parkinson's disease. 
B)  blindness. 
C)  respiratory depression. 
D)  hypertension. 
A)  Parkinson's disease. 
B)  blindness. 
C)  respiratory depression. 
D)  hypertension.

Question 2

Which of the following is most related to "saltatory conduction"?

Accepted Answer

A)  dendrites 
B)  choroid plexus 
C)  nodes of Ranvier 
D)  astrocytes 
A)  dendrites 
B)  choroid plexus 
C)  nodes of Ranvier 
D)  astrocytes

Question 3

What term describes the hopping of the action potential (nerve impulse)along the axon from one node (of Ranvier)to the next?

Accepted Answer

A)  myelination 
B)  depolarization 
C)  saltatory conduction 
D)  repolarization 
A)  myelination 
B)  depolarization 
C)  saltatory conduction 
D)  repolarization

Question 4

What is the name of the first phase of the action potential that is caused by the inward movement of sodium?

Accepted Answer

A)  repolarization 
B)  refractory period 
C)  depolarization 
D)  saltatory conduction 
A)  repolarization 
B)  refractory period 
C)  depolarization 
D)  saltatory conduction

Question 5

The medulla oblongata descends into the vertebral cavity through the

Accepted Answer

A)  corpus callosum. 
B)  obturator foramen. 
C)  central canal. 
D)  foramen magnum. 
A)  corpus callosum. 
B)  obturator foramen. 
C)  central canal. 
D)  foramen magnum.

Question 6

The occipital lobe

Accepted Answer

A)  is a brain stem structure. 
B)  performs the "executive" functions. 
C)  is called the vital center. 
D)  contains the primary visual cortex. 
A)  is a brain stem structure. 
B)  performs the "executive" functions. 
C)  is called the vital center. 
D)  contains the primary visual cortex.

Question 7

The frontal,temporal,occipital,and parietal lobes form the

Accepted Answer

A)  brain stem. 
B)  cerebrum. 
C)  cerebellum. 
D)  reticular formation. 
A)  brain stem. 
B)  cerebrum. 
C)  cerebellum. 
D)  reticular formation.

Question 8

The repolarizing phase of the action potential

Accepted Answer

A)  means that the inside of the cell is becoming more positive. 
B)  is due to the movement of sodium (Na⁺)into the cell. 
C)  is due to the movement of potassium (K⁺)out of the cell. 
D)  is due to the Na⁺/ K⁺ pump located in the membrane. 
A)  means that the inside of the cell is becoming more positive. 
B)  is due to the movement of sodium (Na⁺)into the cell. 
C)  is due to the movement of potassium (K⁺)out of the cell. 
D)  is due to the Na⁺/ K⁺ pump located in the membrane.

Question 9

What is the name of the enzyme that destroys acetylcholine? 10-PAGE 2
Test Bank

Accepted Answer

A)  dopamine 
B)  ACh 
C)  acetylcholinesterase 
D)  norepinephrine 
A)  dopamine 
B)  ACh 
C)  acetylcholinesterase 
D)  norepinephrine

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the arachnoid mater?

Accepted Answer

A)  limbic system 
B)  meninges 
C)  blood-brain barrier 
D)  cranium 
A)  limbic system 
B)  meninges 
C)  blood-brain barrier 
D)  cranium

Question 11

What is the term applied to the inability of a neuron to accept a stimulus while the neuron is still depolarized?

Accepted Answer

A)  repolarization 
B)  threshold potential 
C)  resting membrane potential 
D)  refractory period 
A)  repolarization 
B)  threshold potential 
C)  resting membrane potential 
D)  refractory period

Question 12

Broca's area

Accepted Answer

A)  is concerned with motor speech. 
B)  allows the person to hear and interpret sound. 
C)  is located in the temporal lobe. 
D)  coordinates eye movements as in scanning a page in a book. 
A)  is concerned with motor speech. 
B)  allows the person to hear and interpret sound. 
C)  is located in the temporal lobe. 
D)  coordinates eye movements as in scanning a page in a book.

Question 13

What is the name of the motor speech area located in the frontal lobe?

Accepted Answer

A)  the brain stem 
B)  the pons 
C)  Broca's area 
D)  the diencephalon 
A)  the brain stem 
B)  the pons 
C)  Broca's area 
D)  the diencephalon

Question 14

Which of the following is the convolution located on the frontal lobe just anterior to the central sulcus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Broca's area 
B)  primary motor area 
C)  somatosensory area 
D)  visual cortex 
A)  Broca's area 
B)  primary motor area 
C)  somatosensory area 
D)  visual cortex

Question 15

Parkinson's disease

Accepted Answer

A)  is caused by a deficiency of dopamine within the basal ganglia. 
B)  refers to any increase in intracranial pressure. 
C)  is a demyelinating disease. 
D)  is caused by a slow cerebral bleeding episode. 
A)  is caused by a deficiency of dopamine within the basal ganglia. 
B)  refers to any increase in intracranial pressure. 
C)  is a demyelinating disease. 
D)  is caused by a slow cerebral bleeding episode.

Exam 10: Nervous System: Nervous Tissue and Brain

Excessive opioids (narcotics)depress the medulla oblongata and therefore cause

Which of the following is most related to "saltatory conduction"?

What term describes the hopping of the action potential (nerve impulse)along the axon from one node (of Ranvier)to the next?

What is the name of the first phase of the action potential that is caused by the inward movement of sodium?

The medulla oblongata descends into the vertebral cavity through the

The occipital lobe

The frontal,temporal,occipital,and parietal lobes form the

The repolarizing phase of the action potential

What is the name of the enzyme that destroys acetylcholine? 10-PAGE 2 Test Bank

Which of the following best describes the arachnoid mater?

What is the term applied to the inability of a neuron to accept a stimulus while the neuron is still depolarized?

Broca's area

What is the name of the motor speech area located in the frontal lobe?

Which of the following is the convolution located on the frontal lobe just anterior to the central sulcus?

Parkinson's disease

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