Question 1

The conscious awareness of stimuli received by sensory receptors is called perception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Match the term with its definition.
-Amygdala

Accepted Answer

A)  The part of the brain involved in actual declarative memory
B)  The largest of the cerebral commissures
C)  A factor than activates gene transcription for formation of dendritic spines
D)  A series of neurons involved in long-term memory
E)  A part of the temporal lobe involved in adding emotional overtones to a memory

Question 3

Slowly adapting proprioceptors that would let you know the position of your thumb without looking at it are known as ________ receptors.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

The ________ are distributed throughout the dermal papillae and are involved in ________ touch.

Accepted Answer

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 discrimination

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

-Label area "C" 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

The answer of 
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A)...

Question 8

If you feel someone touch you on the shoulder, the person has stimulated a/an ________ sense.

Accepted Answer

A)   special
B)   somatic
C)   visceral
D)   undifferentiated
E)   None of the choices are correct.

Question 9

The ________ tract and the ________ tract make up the pyramidal system.

Accepted Answer

A)   corticobulbar; spinocerebellar
B)   corticospinal; corticobulbar
C)   reticulospinal; spinothalamic
D)   rubrospinal; reticulospinal

Question 10

Select the structure considered a primary receptor.

Accepted Answer

A)   Pacinian corpuscle
B)   Balance receptor
C)   Hearing receptor
D)   Taste receptor

Question 11

A decreased sensitivity to a continued stimulus defines the term ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   adaptation
B)   perception
C)   sensation
D)   conditioning

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Motor control of left side of the body
B)   Mathematics and speech
C)   Spatial perception
D)   Recognition of faces
E)   Musical ability

Question 13

Receptors that in general produce an action potential in response to a receptor potential are ________ receptors.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of adaptation of sensory receptors?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ignoring the presence of clothes
B)   Being aware of our body parts at all times
C)   Continual monitoring touch signals

Question 16

If the Broca area is damaged, the result is

Accepted Answer

A)   loss of memory.
B)   impairment in the movement of the right leg.
C)   blindness.
D)   hesitant and distorted speech.
E)   inability to think of things to say.

Question 17

Match the term with its definition.
-CREB

Accepted Answer

A)  The part of the brain involved in actual declarative memory
B)  The largest of the cerebral commissures
C)  A factor than activates gene transcription for formation of dendritic spines
D)  A series of neurons involved in long-term memory
E)  A part of the temporal lobe involved in adding emotional overtones to a memory

Question 18

Match the term with its definition.
-Hippocampus

Accepted Answer

A)  The part of the brain involved in actual declarative memory
B)  The largest of the cerebral commissures
C)  A factor than activates gene transcription for formation of dendritic spines
D)  A series of neurons involved in long-term memory
E)  A part of the temporal lobe involved in adding emotional overtones to a memory

Question 19

Which of the following result when the spinal cord is hemitransected (cut)  on the left side?
(1)  Loss of pain and thermal sensations below the injury on the left side
(2)  Loss of pain and thermal sensations below the injury on the right side
(3)  Loss of fine touch and pressure sensations below the injury on the left side
(4)  Loss of fine touch and pressure sensations below the injury on right side
(5)  Loss of fine motor control on the right side below the injury
(6)  Loss of fine motor control on the left side below the injury

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Vision is dependent upon ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   chemoreceptors
B)   photoreceptors
C)   thermoreceptors
D)   mechanoreceptors
E)   nociceptors

Exam 14: Integration of Nervous System Functions

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

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The tract and the tract make up the pyramidal system.

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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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Vision is dependent upon ________.

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If the Broca area is damaged, the result is

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Receptors that in general produce an action potential in response to a receptor potential are ________ receptors.

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Select the structure considered a primary receptor.

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Match the term with its definition. -Hippocampus

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The conscious awareness of stimuli received by sensory receptors is called perception.

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A decreased sensitivity to a continued stimulus defines the term ________.

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Match the term with its definition. -Amygdala

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Slowly adapting proprioceptors that would let you know the position of your thumb without looking at it are known as ________ receptors.

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Match the term with its definition. -CREB

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If you feel someone touch you on the shoulder, the person has stimulated a/an ________ sense.

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

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Which of the following is an example of adaptation of sensory receptors?

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-Label area "C" 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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The are distributed throughout the dermal papillae and are involved in touch.

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

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The ________ tract and the ________ tract make up the pyramidal system.

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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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Vision is dependent upon ________.

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If the Broca area is damaged, the result is

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Receptors that in general produce an action potential in response to a receptor potential are ________ receptors.

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Select the structure considered a primary receptor.

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Match the term with its definition. -Hippocampus

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The conscious awareness of stimuli received by sensory receptors is called perception.

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A decreased sensitivity to a continued stimulus defines the term ________.

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Match the term with its definition. -Amygdala

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Slowly adapting proprioceptors that would let you know the position of your thumb without looking at it are known as ________ receptors.

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Match the term with its definition. -CREB

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If you feel someone touch you on the shoulder, the person has stimulated a/an ________ sense.

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

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Which of the following is an example of adaptation of sensory receptors?

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-Label area "C" 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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The ________ are distributed throughout the dermal papillae and are involved in ________ touch.

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