Question 1

Use the figure to answer the following question.
 
Control of respiration and circulation are associated with the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  E

Question 2

The telencephalon region of the developing brain of a mammal ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  divides further into the metencephalon and myelencephalon 
B)  develops from the midbrain 
C)  is the brain region most like that of ancestral vertebrates 
D)  gives rise to the cerebrum 
A)  divides further into the metencephalon and myelencephalon 
B)  develops from the midbrain 
C)  is the brain region most like that of ancestral vertebrates 
D)  gives rise to the cerebrum

Question 3

The cerebral cortex does not play a major role in

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory. 
B)  long-term memory. 
C)  circadian rhythm. 
D)  breath holding. 
A)  short-term memory. 
B)  long-term memory. 
C)  circadian rhythm. 
D)  breath holding.

Question 4

Use the figure to answer the following question.
 
If a person suffered a stroke which damaged brain region B, what might be the expected outcome?

Accepted Answer

A)  The person would suffer an inability to perform basic physiological functions, such as breathing. 
B)  Higher-level integration of sensory inputs and motor outputs would be impaired. 
C)  The person would not be able to see. 
D)  Emotional response would be impaired. 
A)  The person would suffer an inability to perform basic physiological functions, such as breathing. 
B)  Higher-level integration of sensory inputs and motor outputs would be impaired. 
C)  The person would not be able to see. 
D)  Emotional response would be impaired.

Question 5

For long-term potentiation to occur in the hippocampus, ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a presynaptic neuron must release more acetylcholine neurotransmitter into the synapse 
B)  NMDA receptors must be unblocked so that they can respond to glutamate 
C)  the postsynaptic cell responds to glutamate by opening AMPA receptors 
D)  the presynaptic cell must grow more axon terminals to synapse with the dendrites of the postsynaptic cell. 
A)  a presynaptic neuron must release more acetylcholine neurotransmitter into the synapse 
B)  NMDA receptors must be unblocked so that they can respond to glutamate 
C)  the postsynaptic cell responds to glutamate by opening AMPA receptors 
D)  the presynaptic cell must grow more axon terminals to synapse with the dendrites of the postsynaptic cell.

Exam 49: Nervous Systems

Use the figure to answer the following question. Control of respiration and circulation are associated with the ________.

The telencephalon region of the developing brain of a mammal ________.

The cerebral cortex does not play a major role in

Use the figure to answer the following question. If a person suffered a stroke which damaged brain region B, what might be the expected outcome?

For long-term potentiation to occur in the hippocampus, ________.

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