Question 1

Which tracts represent direct motor pathways? (Check all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)   Corticobulbar
B)   Corticospinal
C)   Reticulospinal
D)   Rubrospinal
E)   TectospinalF) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Which of these activities is associated with the right cerebral hemisphere in most people?

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A)   Adding numbers
B)   Reciting the Gettysburg address
C)   Painting a watercolor landscape
D)   Using a calculator
E)   Making a household budgetF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 3

Various areas of the cortex form functional pathways to conduct action potentials necessary to perform specific functions. Arrange the areas below in proper sequence to accomplish reading a poem aloud.
(1)  Visual association area
(2)  Premotor area
(3)  Broca area
(4)  Primary motor area
(5)  Wernicke area
(6)  Visual cortex

Accepted Answer

A)   1, 6, 5, 3, 4, 2
B)   6, 1, 5, 3, 2, 4
C)   6, 1, 3, 5, 4, 2
D)   1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 3
E)   5, 4, 3, 6, 1, 2F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

When a person is exposed to temperature extremes, why is it difficult to distinguish hot from cold objects?

Accepted Answer

A)   Temperature perception requires more than one type of receptor.
B)   Temperatures above 37 degrees centigrade actually stimulate the cold receptors.
C)   At extremes, pain receptors are stimulated by both very hot and very cold objects.
D)   Most temperature receptors cannot differentiate hot from cold.
E)   Pain receptors are inhibited by both very hot and very cold objects.F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A)   Left cerebral hemisphere - analytical hemisphere
B)   Left cerebral hemisphere - speech area for most of the population
C)   Right cerebral hemisphere - recognition of faces
D)   Left cerebral hemisphere - spatial perception
E)   Left cerebral hemisphere - mathematicsF) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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 D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

-Label area "D" on the cerebral cortex.
A) Visual cortex
B) Primary motor cortex
C) Primary somatosensory cortex
D) Motor speech area (Broca area)
E) Sensory speech area (Wernicke area)

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Auditory association area
B)   Broca area
C)   Primary motor area
D)   Primary auditory cortex
E)   Wernicke areaF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following receptor type is mismatched with its sensation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Merkel disks - light touch
B)   Pacinian corpuscles - vibration
C)   Meissner corpuscles - two-point discrimination
D)   Ruffini end organs - temperature
E)   Hair follicle receptors - slight bending of the hairF) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 10

Lack of a gag reflex would indicate dysfunction of the ________ nerve.

Accepted Answer

A)   glossopharyngeal
B)   trochlear
C)   trigeminal
D)   accessoryE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

When the CNS responds to tissue damage by decreasing the pain threshold and increasing its sensitivity to pain, this is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   referred pain
B)   central sensitization
C)   peripheral sensitization
D)   cumulative sensitization
E)   phantom painF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

Alan has experienced several stokes over the past few months. He is unable to move his right arm and leg. In addition, he is having difficulty speaking. Which of the following areas is most likely affected?

Accepted Answer

A)   Left frontal lobe of the cerebrum
B)   Right frontal lobe of the cerebrum
C)   Left parietal lobe of the cerebrum
D)   Right parietal lobe of the cerebrumE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

In an ascending pathway, axons of the secondary neuron travel from the

Accepted Answer

A)   receptor to the spinal cord.
B)   receptor to the brain.
C)   spinal cord through the brainstem to the thalamus.
D)   thalamus to the cerebral cortex.
E)   spinal cord to cerebellum.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 14

The brainstem

Accepted Answer

A)   includes nuclei of cranial nerves II - XII.
B)   contains centers for several vital reflexes like heart rate and blood pressure.
C)   contains the reticular formation.
D)   contains nuclei for vomiting and sneezing reflexes.
E)   All of the choices are correct.F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 15

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 disksF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Mechanoreceptors
B)  Thermoreceptors
C)  Nociceptors
D)  Chemoreceptors
E)  PhotoreceptorsF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

Visceroreceptors are receptors associated with joints, tendons, and other connective tissue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

-What is the function of the sensory receptor of the skin labeled "A"?
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

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

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)   NonspecializedF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

-Label area "E" on the cerebral cortex.
A) Visual cortex
B) Primary motor cortex
C) Primary somatosensory cortex
D) Motor speech area (Broca'sarea)
E) Sensory speech area (Wernicke area)

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Exam 14: Integration of Nervous System Functions

When the CNS responds to tissue damage by decreasing the pain threshold and increasing its sensitivity to pain, this is called ________.

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

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Which tracts represent direct motor pathways? (Check all that apply.)

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-Label area "E" on the cerebral cortex. A) Visual cortex B) Primary motor cortex C) Primary somatosensory cortex D) Motor speech area (Broca'sarea) E) Sensory speech area (Wernicke area)

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The brainstem

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-Label area "D" on the cerebral cortex. A) Visual cortex B) Primary motor cortex C) Primary somatosensory cortex D) Motor speech area (Broca area) E) Sensory speech area (Wernicke area)

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

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In an ascending pathway, axons of the secondary neuron travel from the

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Alan has experienced several stokes over the past few months. He is unable to move his right arm and leg. In addition, he is having difficulty speaking. Which of the following areas is most likely affected?

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Which of the following receptor type is mismatched with its sensation?

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Lack of a gag reflex would indicate dysfunction of the ________ nerve.

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When a person is exposed to temperature extremes, why is it difficult to distinguish hot from cold objects?

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

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Which of these activities is associated with the right cerebral hemisphere in most people?

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Visceroreceptors are receptors associated with joints, tendons, and other connective tissue.

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Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

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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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Specialized muscle fibers associated with detection of muscle length are ________.

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Exam 14: Integration of Nervous System Functions

When the CNS responds to tissue damage by decreasing the pain threshold and increasing its sensitivity to pain, this is called ________.

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

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Which tracts represent direct motor pathways? (Check all that apply.)

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-Label area "E" on the cerebral cortex. A) Visual cortex B) Primary motor cortex C) Primary somatosensory cortex D) Motor speech area (Broca'sarea) E) Sensory speech area (Wernicke area)

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The brainstem

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-Label area "D" on the cerebral cortex. A) Visual cortex B) Primary motor cortex C) Primary somatosensory cortex D) Motor speech area (Broca area) E) Sensory speech area (Wernicke area)

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

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In an ascending pathway, axons of the secondary neuron travel from the

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Alan has experienced several stokes over the past few months. He is unable to move his right arm and leg. In addition, he is having difficulty speaking. Which of the following areas is most likely affected?

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Which of the following receptor type is mismatched with its sensation?

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Lack of a gag reflex would indicate dysfunction of the ________ nerve.

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When a person is exposed to temperature extremes, why is it difficult to distinguish hot from cold objects?

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

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Which of these activities is associated with the right cerebral hemisphere in most people?

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Visceroreceptors are receptors associated with joints, tendons, and other connective tissue.

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Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

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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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Specialized muscle fibers associated with detection of muscle length are ________.

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