Question 1

Two tracts found within the extrapyramidal system are the

Accepted Answer

A)  rubrospinal and corticospinal. 
B)  spinothalamic and tectospinal. 
C)  vestibulospinal and rubrospinal. 
D)  corticobulbar and vestibulospinal. 
E)  corticospinal and corticobulbar.

Question 2

Match the kind of pain to the appropriate description.
-phantom pain

Accepted Answer

A) may occur in amputees 
B) migraine headaches are an example of this 
C) pain from internal organs sensed in the skin 
D) peripheral tissue damage causes increased sensitivity in area of damage 
E) increased sensitivity of CNS to tissue damage

Question 3

Rapidly adapting proprioceptors that provide positional information during movement are called ______ receptors.

Accepted Answer

A)  phasic 
B)  tonic

Question 4

Damage to the cerebellum is likely to cause

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased muscle tone. 
B)  balance impairment. 
C)  the tendency to overshoot when reaching for an object. 
D)  an intention tremor. 
E)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 5

Match the kind of pain to the appropriate description.
-chronic pain

Accepted Answer

A) may occur in amputees 
B) migraine headaches are an example of this 
C) pain from internal organs sensed in the skin 
D) peripheral tissue damage causes increased sensitivity in area of damage 
E) increased sensitivity of CNS to tissue damage

Question 6

Match the sensation with the appropriate receptor type.
-Ruffini end organs

Accepted Answer

A) mechanoreceptors 
B) thermoreceptors 
C) nociceptors 
D) chemoreceptors 
E) photoreceptors

Question 7

Specialized muscle fibers associated with detection of muscle length are

Accepted Answer

A)  muscle spindles. 
B)  Pacinian corpuscles. 
C)  Ruffini end organs. 
D)  Golgi tendon organs. 
E)  Merkel disks.

Question 8

As the nervous system ages

Accepted Answer

A)  reflexes become faster. 
B)  cutaneous sensation becomes more acute. 
C)  blood pressure decreases. 
D)  reflexes become slower. 
E)  size and weight of the brain increases.

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of procedural or implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  remembering your name 
B)  riding a bicycle 
C)  locating Russia on a globe 
D)  being afraid of snakes 
E)  reciting a poem

Question 10

If you feel someone touch you on the shoulder, the person has stimulated a(n) ____ sense.

Accepted Answer

A)  special 
B)  somatic 
C)  visceral 
D)  undifferentiated 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 11

Which of the following is an ascending pathway in the spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

A)  lateral spinothalamic tract 
B)  rubrospinal tract 
C)  lateral corticospinal tract 
D)  tectospinal tract 
E)  anterior corticospinal tract

Question 12

-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What structure does "C" represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Meissner corpuscles 
B)  free nerve endings 
C)  Ruffini end organ 
D)  Pacinian corpuscle 
E)  Merkel disks

Question 13

Match the sensation with the appropriate receptor type.
-Meissner corpuscles

Accepted Answer

A) mechanoreceptors 
B) thermoreceptors 
C) nociceptors 
D) chemoreceptors 
E) photoreceptors

Question 14

Lesions of the limbic system might result in

Accepted Answer

A)  a voracious appetite. 
B)  enhanced fear and anger responses. 
C)  decreased sexual activity. 
D)  loss of coordination. 
E)  loss of sensation.

Question 15

When people smoke cigarettes, they damage some of their taste buds. Which type of sense has been damaged by the smoking?

Accepted Answer

A)  special 
B)  somatic 
C)  visceral 
D)  autonomic 
E)  nonspecialized

Question 16

The primary somatic sensory cortex is located in the

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal lobe. 
B)  temporal lobe. 
C)  occipital lobe. 
D)  parietal lobe.

Question 17

-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What is the function of "A"?

Accepted Answer

A)  detects deep pressure, vibration, and proprioception 
B)  responds to painful stimuli and temperature 
C)  responds to light touch and superficial pressure. 
D)  detects touch, involved in 2-point discrimination 
E)  detects continuous touch or pressure

Question 18

A patient with a lesion in the hippocampus may have decreased

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory. 
B)  Pavlovian reflexes. 
C)  procedural memory. 
D)  declarative memory. 
E)  short term memory.

Question 19

All aspects of a memory are stored together in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What is the function of "B"?

Accepted Answer

A)  detects deep pressure, vibration, and proprioception 
B)  responds to painful stimuli 
C)  responds to light touch and superficial pressure 
D)  detects touch, involved in 2-point discrimination 
E)  detects continuous touch or pressure

Exam 14: Integration of Nervous System Functions