Question 1

The primary somatic sensory or general sensory area is located in

Accepted Answer

A)  the postcentral gyrus. 
B)  the precentral gyrus. 
C)  the prefrontal gyrus. 
D)  the central sulcus. 
E)  the superior temporal gyrus. 
A)  the postcentral gyrus. 
B)  the precentral gyrus. 
C)  the prefrontal gyrus. 
D)  the central sulcus. 
E)  the superior temporal gyrus.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Match the term with its definition.
-memory engram
D

Accepted Answer

A) the part of the brain involved in the 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 
A) the part of the brain involved in the 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 5

A major source of sensory input into the limbic system is the sense of

Accepted Answer

A)  vision. 
B)  taste. 
C)  touch. 
D)  smell. 
A)  vision. 
B)  taste. 
C)  touch. 
D)  smell.

Question 6

Which of the following is a visceral sensation?

Accepted Answer

A)  pain 
B)  touch 
C)  temperature 
D)  proprioception 
E)  balance 
A)  pain 
B)  touch 
C)  temperature 
D)  proprioception 
E)  balance

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 
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

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

-Label area "D" on the cerebral cortex.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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 
A)  remembering your name 
B)  riding a bicycle 
C)  locating Russia on a globe 
D)  being afraid of snakes 
E)  reciting a poem

Question 11

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. 
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.

Question 12

Damage to Wernicke area would result in

Accepted Answer

A)  facial paralysis. 
B)  facial tics. 
C)  aphasia. 
D)  "seeing stars". 
E)  apraxia. 
A)  facial paralysis. 
B)  facial tics. 
C)  aphasia. 
D)  "seeing stars". 
E)  apraxia.

Question 13

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A)  corticospinal tract - movements, especially the hands 
B)  corticobulbar tract - movements in the head and face 
C)  rubrospinal tract - two-point discrimination 
D)  vestibulospinal tract - maintains upright posture 
E)  reticulospinal - posture adjustments and walking 
A)  corticospinal tract - movements, especially the hands 
B)  corticobulbar tract - movements in the head and face 
C)  rubrospinal tract - two-point discrimination 
D)  vestibulospinal tract - maintains upright posture 
E)  reticulospinal - posture adjustments and walking

Question 14

Match the term with its definition.
-hippocampus
A

Accepted Answer

A) the part of the brain involved in the 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 
A) the part of the brain involved in the 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 15

A patient with a lesion in the hippocampus may have decreased

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory. 
B)  Pavlovian reflexes. 
C)  procedural memory. 
D)  declarative memory. 
E)  short term memory. 
A)  sensory memory. 
B)  Pavlovian reflexes. 
C)  procedural memory. 
D)  declarative memory. 
E)  short term memory.

Question 16

The portion of the dorsal column/medial lemniscal tract that carries proprioceptive sensations from nerve endings in the feet and legs is the

Accepted Answer

A)  nucleus gracilis. 
B)  nucleus cuneatus. 
C)  fasciculus gracilis. 
D)  fasciculus cuneatus. 
E)  fasciculus nucleus. 
A)  nucleus gracilis. 
B)  nucleus cuneatus. 
C)  fasciculus gracilis. 
D)  fasciculus cuneatus. 
E)  fasciculus nucleus.

Question 17

The perception of position and movement of body parts is

Accepted Answer

A)  sensation. 
B)  kinesthesia. 
C)  proprioception. 
D)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  sensation. 
B)  kinesthesia. 
C)  proprioception. 
D)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 18

Match the kind of pain to the appropriate description.
-peripheral sensitization
D

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 
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 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

The sensory speech area is Broca area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Integration of Nervous System Functions

The primary somatic sensory or general sensory area is located in

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

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

Match the term with its definition. -memory engram D

A major source of sensory input into the limbic system is the sense of

Which of the following is a visceral sensation?

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

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

-Label area "D" on the cerebral cortex.

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

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

Damage to Wernicke area would result in

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

Match the term with its definition. -hippocampus A

A patient with a lesion in the hippocampus may have decreased

The portion of the dorsal column/medial lemniscal tract that carries proprioceptive sensations from nerve endings in the feet and legs is the

The perception of position and movement of body parts is

Match the kind of pain to the appropriate description. -peripheral sensitization D

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

The sensory speech area is Broca area.

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