Question 1

Which of the following is NOT true of reflexes?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are involuntary 
B)  The simplest pathway by which they occur is a reflex arc 
C)  They must be integrated in the brain 
D)  They allow individuals to react to a stimulus very quickly C

Question 2

The _________ plays a key role in regulating the intensity (scaling) of movement parameters.

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary motor area 
B)  Primary somatosensory area 
C)  Cerebellum 
D)  Basal ganglia D

Question 3

If a stroke patient lost his or her ability to consciously feel and localize touch and pressure on the skin, which area of the brain is likely affected?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary somatosensory area 
B)  Primary motor cortex 
C)  Cerebellum 
D)  Basal ganglia A

Question 4

_____________ memory contains information about personal experiences and events associated with a specific time and context.

Accepted Answer

A)  Semantic 
B)  Procedural 
C)  Episodic 
D)  Declarative 
E)  B and C only

Question 5

Which is the area of the brain that organizes learned coordinated movements that involve complex sequencing of muscles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Secondary somatosensory area 
B)  Prefrontal cortex. 
C)  Premotor cortex 
D)  Association area

Question 6

Temporary storage and manipulation of spatial and visual information is the responsibility of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phonological loop 
B)  Central executive 
C)  Visuospatial sketchpad 
D)  Sensory memory

Question 7

Which area of the brain is responsible for higher brain functions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brainstem 
B)  Diencephalon 
C)  Cerebral cortex 
D)  Cerebellum

Question 8

Which of the following proprioceptors are found at the junction of the tendon and the muscle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Golgi tendon organs 
B)  Muscle spindles 
C)  Joint kinesthetic receptors 
D)  The vestibular apparatus

Question 9

Parkinson's disease is a result of under stimulation of the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary motor area 
B)  Primary somatosensory area 
C)  Cerebellum 
D)  Basal ganglia

Question 10

________ are located in the inner ear and respond to changes in posture and balance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Golgi tendon organs 
B)  Muscle spindles 
C)  Joint kinesthetic receptors 
D)  The vestibular apparatus

Question 11

Information is taken from the receptors to the CNS by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Afferent nerves 
B)  Efferent nerves 
C)  Descending pathways 
D)  The pyramidal pathway

Question 12

After the brain develops during a critical period in early childhood, it remains relatively unchangeable with fixed neuronal circuits in adulthood

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT true of the storage function of working memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information can only be stored in it for 20-30 seconds unless it is given further attention 
B)  Active processing is necessary to transfer information from the short-term memory to the long-term memory 
C)  Information is transmitted to the short-term memory after being selectively attended to in the sensory register 
D)  It has a limitless capacity

Question 14

An interneuron is a nerve cell that does which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transmits sensory information 
B)  Transmits motor information 
C)  Transmits visual information 
D)  Lies between a sensory and motor neuron in a reflex arc

Question 15

Which of the following sends a signal to the CNS indicating how much and how fast a muscle's length is changing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Golgi tendon organs 
B)  Muscle spindles 
C)  Joint kinesthetic receptors 
D)  The vestibular apparatus

Question 16

Factual knowledge, such as your school colors, is retained in your ___________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  Semantic 
B)  Procedural 
C)  Episodic 
D)  Declarative

Question 17

Which of the following enables performers to make, execute, and evaluate strategic and movement decisions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Short-term memory 
B)  Long-term memory 
C)  Both A and B 
D)  Neither A nor B

Question 18

Which reflex would occur if an individual were to touch a hot stove?

Accepted Answer

A)  A monosynaptic reflex 
B)  The parachute reflex 
C)  The crossed extensor reflex 
D)  The withdrawal reflex

Question 19

Prehension involves

Accepted Answer

A)  transporting the hand to a target location 
B)  grasping an object 
C)  manipulating an object 
D)  All of the above 
E)  B and C only

Question 20

Which of the following is the area of the brain that plays a key role in the detection and correction of errors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diencephalon 
B)  General Interpretive area 
C)  Basal ganglia 
D)  Cerebellum

Exam 5: Neural Mechanisms: Contributions and Control

Which of the following is NOT true of reflexes?

The _________ plays a key role in regulating the intensity (scaling) of movement parameters.

If a stroke patient lost his or her ability to consciously feel and localize touch and pressure on the skin, which area of the brain is likely affected?

_____________ memory contains information about personal experiences and events associated with a specific time and context.

Which is the area of the brain that organizes learned coordinated movements that involve complex sequencing of muscles?

Temporary storage and manipulation of spatial and visual information is the responsibility of which of the following?

Which area of the brain is responsible for higher brain functions?

Which of the following proprioceptors are found at the junction of the tendon and the muscle?

Parkinson's disease is a result of under stimulation of the __________.

________ are located in the inner ear and respond to changes in posture and balance.

Information is taken from the receptors to the CNS by which of the following?

After the brain develops during a critical period in early childhood, it remains relatively unchangeable with fixed neuronal circuits in adulthood

Which of the following is NOT true of the storage function of working memory?

An interneuron is a nerve cell that does which of the following?

Which of the following sends a signal to the CNS indicating how much and how fast a muscle's length is changing?

Factual knowledge, such as your school colors, is retained in your ___________ memory.

Which of the following enables performers to make, execute, and evaluate strategic and movement decisions?

Which reflex would occur if an individual were to touch a hot stove?

Prehension involves

Which of the following is the area of the brain that plays a key role in the detection and correction of errors?