Question 1

Proprioception tracts include all of the following EXCEPT the

Accepted Answer

A)  Dorsal column/medial lemniscal system 
B)  Spinocerebellar tracts 
C)  Spinothalamic tracts 
D)  Trigeminothalamic tracts

Question 2

Indirect motor pathways have interconnections with other nuclei before synapsing with lower motor neurons in the brainstem or spinal cord.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which area of the cerebellum is involved with skilled, rapid movements, as well as rhythm, word associations and solutions to puzzles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vestibulocerebellum 
B)  Flocculonuclear lobe 
C)  Spinocerebellum 
D)  Cerebrocerebellum

Question 4

Which descending tract carries impulses for movements of the neck, trunk and limbs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lateral corticospinal 
B)  Anterior corticospinal 
C)  Corticobulbar 
D)  Rubrospinal

Question 5

What type of brain waves are observed in a person who is awake, but resting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alpha 
B)  Beta 
C)  Theta 
D)  Delta

Question 6

Which descending tract carries impulses for posture adjustment and walking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lateral corticospinal 
B)  Reticulospinal 
C)  Corticobulbar 
D)  Rubrospinal

Question 7

The ability to locate a light touch is called two-point discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The primary motor cortex is located on the ________ of the ________ lobe.

Accepted Answer

A)  Postcentral gyrus; parietal 
B)  Precentral gyrus; parietal 
C)  Medial gyrus; temporal 
D)  Precentral gyrus; frontal

Question 9

Forethought, motivation and emotional regulation occurs in the

Accepted Answer

A)  Premotor area 
B)  Somatic sensory association area 
C)  Prefrontal area 
D)  Primary motor cortex

Question 10

The secondary neuron of the dorsal column/medial lemniscal system decussates in the

Accepted Answer

A)  Medulla oblongata 
B)  Pons 
C)  Gray matter of the spinal cord 
D)  Midbrain

Question 11

Retention of facts like names and places is called

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensory memory 
B)  Short-term memory 
C)  Explicit memory 
D)  Implicit memory

Question 12

What type of receptors respond to compression, bending or stretching?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thermoreceptors 
B)  Nociceptors 
C)  Mechanoreceptors 
D)  Photoreceptors 
E)  Chemoreceptors

Question 13

We are consciously aware of all the sensory input to the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Integration of Nervous System Functions

Proprioception tracts include all of the following EXCEPT the