Question 1

The conscious perception of cutaneous sensations occurs in the cerebral cortex,but these sensations are perceived as if they were on the surface of the body.This is called

Accepted Answer

A)  association.
B)  perception.
C)  projection.
D)  integration.
E)  localization

Question 2

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 - mathematical hemisphere

Question 3

A patient has suffered a cerebral hemorrhage that has damaged the primary motor area of his right cerebral cortex.As a result the

Accepted Answer

A)  patient cannot voluntarily move his right arm or leg.
B)  patient feels no sensations on the left side of his body.
C)  patient cannot voluntarily move his left eye.
D)  patient's heart stops beating.
E)  patient cannot voluntarily move his left arm or leg.

Question 4

The sensory speech area is Broca area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

Match the function with the appropriate structure.
-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin.What is the function of "E"?

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

Question 7

Match the type of brain wave with its appropriate description.
-delta waves C

Accepted Answer

A)  usually occur in children or in adults experiencing frustration
B)  observed in a person who is awake,quiet,and resting,with eyes closed
C)  occur in deep sleep,infancy and patients with brain disorders
D)  occur during intense mental activity

Question 8

Procedural memory is stored primarily in the

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus and amygdala.
B)  central sulcus and Wernicke's area.
C)  cerebellum and premotor area of cerebral cortex.
D)  temporal lobe and frontal lobe.
E)  pons and midbrain.

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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

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 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  adding numbers
B)  reciting the Gettysburg address
C)  painting a watercolor landscape
D)  using a calculator
E)  making a household budget

Question 13

Long-term memory may involve

Accepted Answer

A)  an influx of potassium ions into the neuron.
B)  activating substance P.
C)  a change in the shape of the neuron's cytoskeleton.
D)  forming a nerve plexus.
E)  rearranging neurons in the brain.

Question 14

-Label area "E" on the cerebral cortex.

Accepted Answer

A)  visual cortex
B)  primary motor cortex
C)  primary somatic sensory cortex
D)  motor speech area (Broca'sarea) 
E)  sensory speech area (Wernicke area)

Question 15

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.

Question 16

In working memory,

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 17

Receptors that in general do not produce an action potential,but can release neurotransmitters in response to a receptor potential are

Accepted Answer

A)  phasic receptors.
B)  primary receptors.
C)  secondary receptors.
D)  tonic receptors.

Question 18

Which of these combinations of general senses depends on mechanoreceptors?

Accepted Answer

A)  touch and temperature
B)  pressure and temperature
C)  pressure and proprioception
D)  proprioception and temperature
E)  taste and smell

Question 19

During brain surgery,the superior portion of the primary somatic sensory cortex of a patient is stimulated.The patient is most likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  flex his fingers.
B)  talk to the surgeon.
C)  smile.
D)  feel something touching his back.
E)  wiggle his toes.

Question 20

The gate control theory of pain says that pain impulses traveling through the lateral spinothalamic tract can be suppressed by increased activity of the

Accepted Answer

A)  anterior spinothalamic tract.
B)  tertiary neurons.
C)  extrapyramidal tracts.
D)  dorsal column/medial lemniscal system.
E)  spinocerebellar tracts.

Exam 14: Integration of Nervous System Functions

The conscious perception of cutaneous sensations occurs in the cerebral cortex,but these sensations are perceived as if they were on the surface of the body.This is called

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Long-term memory may involve

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

-Label area "E" on the cerebral cortex.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Match the type of brain wave with its appropriate description. -delta waves C

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

During brain surgery,the superior portion of the primary somatic sensory cortex of a patient is stimulated.The patient is most likely to

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The gate control theory of pain says that pain impulses traveling through the lateral spinothalamic tract can be suppressed by increased activity of the

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The sensory speech area is Broca area.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

In working memory,

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Receptors that in general do not produce an action potential,but can release neurotransmitters in response to a receptor potential are

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Procedural memory is stored primarily in the

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of these combinations of general senses depends on mechanoreceptors?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Match the function with the appropriate structure. -The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin.What is the function of "E"?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

A patient has suffered a cerebral hemorrhage that has damaged the primary motor area of his right cerebral cortex.As a result the

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified