Question 1

The cerebral cortex plays a major role in all of the following except

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Which system controls smooth and cardiac muscles of the digestive, cardiovascular, and excretory systems?

Accepted Answer

A) central nervous system 
B) peripheral nervous system 
C) autonomic nervous system 
D) parasympathetic nervous system 
E) sympathetic nervous system 
A) central nervous system 
B) peripheral nervous system 
C) autonomic nervous system 
D) parasympathetic nervous system 
E) sympathetic nervous system

Question 3

Which of the following describes the functional controls of Wernicke's area?

Accepted Answer

A) It is active when speech is heard and comprehended. 
B) It is active during the generation of speech. 
C) It coordinates the response to olfactory sensation. 
D) It is active when you are reading silently. 
E) It is found on the left side of the brain. 
A) It is active when speech is heard and comprehended. 
B) It is active during the generation of speech. 
C) It coordinates the response to olfactory sensation. 
D) It is active when you are reading silently. 
E) It is found on the left side of the brain.

Question 4

Which area of the brain is most intimately associated with the unconscious control of respiration and circulation?

Accepted Answer

A) thalamus 
B) cerebellum 
C) medulla 
D) corpus callosum 
E) cerebrum 
A) thalamus 
B) cerebellum 
C) medulla 
D) corpus callosum 
E) cerebrum

Question 5

Which of the following contains regulatory centers for the respiratory and circulatory systems?

Accepted Answer

A) cerebrum 
B) cerebellum 
C) thalamus 
D) hypothalamus 
E) medulla oblongata 
A) cerebrum 
B) cerebellum 
C) thalamus 
D) hypothalamus 
E) medulla oblongata

Question 6

Cranial nerves originate in the brain. They belong to which system?

Accepted Answer

A) central nervous system 
B) peripheral nervous system 
C) autonomic nervous system 
D) parasympathetic nervous system 
E) sympathetic nervous system 
A) central nervous system 
B) peripheral nervous system 
C) autonomic nervous system 
D) parasympathetic nervous system 
E) sympathetic nervous system

Question 7

In the vertebrate brain and spinal cord there are several types of glial cells in which system?

Accepted Answer

A) central nervous system 
B) peripheral nervous system 
C) autonomic nervous system 
D) parasympathetic nervous system 
E) sympathetic nervous system 
A) central nervous system 
B) peripheral nervous system 
C) autonomic nervous system 
D) parasympathetic nervous system 
E) sympathetic nervous system

Question 8

Cerebrospinal fluid can be described as all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) functioning in transport of nutrients and hormones through the brain. 
B) a product of the filtration of blood by the brain. 
C) formed from layers of connective tissue. 
D) functioning to cushion the brain. 
E) filling cavities in the brain called ventricles. 
A) functioning in transport of nutrients and hormones through the brain. 
B) a product of the filtration of blood by the brain. 
C) formed from layers of connective tissue. 
D) functioning to cushion the brain. 
E) filling cavities in the brain called ventricles.

Exam 49: Nervous Systems

The cerebral cortex plays a major role in all of the following except

Which system controls smooth and cardiac muscles of the digestive, cardiovascular, and excretory systems?

Which of the following describes the functional controls of Wernicke's area?

Which area of the brain is most intimately associated with the unconscious control of respiration and circulation?

Which of the following contains regulatory centers for the respiratory and circulatory systems?

Cranial nerves originate in the brain. They belong to which system?

In the vertebrate brain and spinal cord there are several types of glial cells in which system?

Cerebrospinal fluid can be described as all of the following except

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