Question 1

As the nervous system ages

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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.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

CREB activates gene transcription in neurons that results in the formation of

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A)   myelin sheath.
B)   dendritic spines.
C)   more receptors
D)   All of the choices are correct.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Brain waves associated with information processing or problem solving are ____ waves.

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A)   alpha
B)   beta
C)   delta
D)   theta
E)   kappaF) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 5

Which of the cortical areas listed below is most likely to be stimulated first when repeating a word you just heard spoken?

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A)   auditory association area
B)   Broca area
C)   primary motor area
D)   primary auditory cortex
E)   Wernicke area.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 6

The _________ _________ are distributed throughout the dermal papillae and are involved in _____________ ___________ touch.

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A)   Merkel disks; very deep
B)   Pacinian corpuscles; very light
C)   Muscle spindles; fine proprioceptive
D)   Golgi tendon organs; limited awareness
E)   Meissner corpuscles; two-point discriminationF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

Superficial pain is highly localized, but visceral pain is diffuse because

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A)   the viscera has fewer pain receptors.
B)   the skin has more sensitive pain receptors.
C)   the viscera has fewer mechanoreceptors which give location information.
D)   visceral pain has less emotional involvement.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

In short-term memory,

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A)   information is retained for less than a second.
B)   the frontal lobe plays the most important role.
C)   current information is lost when new information is presented.
D)   there is increased synaptic activity by long-term potentiation.
E)   there is consolidation of information.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

Pacinian corpuscles respond to

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A)   an increase in tendon tension.
B)   deep cutaneous pressure and vibration.
C)   stretch and tension.
D)   temperature and pain.
E)   light touch.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 10

If you decide to "snap your fingers," the first neurons to be stimulated are the

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A)   association neurons.
B)   premotor neurons.
C)   postmotor neurons.
D)   sensory neurons.
E)   sensory receptors.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

The ability to detect simultaneous stimulation at two points on the skin is called two-point discrimination.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Match the kind of pain to the appropriate description.
-central sensitization
E

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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 damageF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 13

The primary somatic sensory cortex is located in the

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A)   frontal lobe.
B)   temporal lobe.
C)   occipital lobe.
D)   parietal lobe.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

A person suffering a stroke in the right parietal lobe may lose the ability to recognize faces. This is called

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A)   aphasia.
B)   aprexia.
C)   athetosis.
D)   amorphosynthesis.
E)   incoherency.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

A baseball pitcher was hit on the side of the head by a line drive. When he was revived, he could not remember how many balls and strikes the batter had. This was because

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A)   short-term memory had not been converted to working memory.
B)   he lost both working and short-term memory.
C)   long-term memory had not been converted to working memory.
D)   he lost long-term memory.
E)   None of these choices is correct.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 16

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

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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 damageF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

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

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

Question 18

Free nerve endings respond to

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A)   temperature change and pain.
B)   pressure and vibration.
C)   light touch and two-point discrimination.
D)   temperature change and pressure.
E)   chemicals.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

The auditory cortex is located in the

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A)   insula.
B)   temporal lobe.
C)   parietal lobe.
D)   frontal lobe.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Match the kind of pain to the appropriate description.
-referred pain
C

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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 damageF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Exam 14: Integration of Nervous System Functions

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

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In short-term memory,

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A person suffering a stroke in the right parietal lobe may lose the ability to recognize faces. This is called

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Match the kind of pain to the appropriate description. -referred pain C

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CREB activates gene transcription in neurons that results in the formation of

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

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The _________ _________ are distributed throughout the dermal papillae and are involved in _____________ ___________ touch.

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Superficial pain is highly localized, but visceral pain is diffuse because

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

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As the nervous system ages

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Pacinian corpuscles respond to

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Free nerve endings respond to

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Brain waves associated with information processing or problem solving are ____ waves.

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The primary somatic sensory cortex is located in the

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Match the kind of pain to the appropriate description. -central sensitization E

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The ability to detect simultaneous stimulation at two points on the skin is called two-point discrimination.

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If you decide to "snap your fingers," the first neurons to be stimulated are the

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A baseball pitcher was hit on the side of the head by a line drive. When he was revived, he could not remember how many balls and strikes the batter had. This was because

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The auditory cortex is located in the

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