Question 1

_________% of total blood flow to the body per minute goes to the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) 15 
B) 20 
C) 25 
D) 30 
A) 15 
B) 20 
C) 25 
D) 30

Question 2

What substance can act as a retrograde messenger to increase LPT by increasing the release of glutamate from presynaptic terminals?

Accepted Answer

A) Mg2+ 
B) Ca2+ 
C) NO 
D) ACh 
A) Mg2+ 
B) Ca2+ 
C) NO 
D) ACh

Question 3

What structure connects Wernicke's area to Broca's area?

Accepted Answer

A) corpus striatum 
B) angular gyrus 
C) arcuate fasciculus 
D) corpus callosum 
A) corpus striatum 
B) angular gyrus 
C) arcuate fasciculus 
D) corpus callosum

Question 4

MRI images of living amnesiac patients show a shrunken

Accepted Answer

A) hypothalamus. 
B) epithalamus. 
C) hippocampus. 
D) pineal glanD. 
A) hypothalamus. 
B) epithalamus. 
C) hippocampus. 
D) pineal glanD.

Question 5

Damage to cranial nerve IX would impair swallowing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Eye movements would be compromised by

Accepted Answer

A) damage to the trochlear nerve. 
B) damage to the vestibulocochlear nerve. 
C) damage to the vagus nerve. 
D) damage to the accessory nerve. 
A) damage to the trochlear nerve. 
B) damage to the vestibulocochlear nerve. 
C) damage to the vagus nerve. 
D) damage to the accessory nerve.

Question 7

The conversion of short-term memory to long-term memory would be inhibited by

Accepted Answer

A) ablation of the pons. 
B) ablation of the cerebral nuclei. 
C) ablation of the hippocampus. 
D) ablation of the occipital lobe. 
A) ablation of the pons. 
B) ablation of the cerebral nuclei. 
C) ablation of the hippocampus. 
D) ablation of the occipital lobe.

Question 8

Aphasias are most often associated with damage to ___________ and ___________ areas.

Accepted Answer

A) Wernicke's and the angular gyrus 
B) fornix and Broca's 
C) Broca's and Wernicke's 
D) the angular gyrus and septal nuclei 
A) Wernicke's and the angular gyrus 
B) fornix and Broca's 
C) Broca's and Wernicke's 
D) the angular gyrus and septal nuclei

Question 9

Individuals with aphasia

Accepted Answer

A) often have damage to spinal nerves. 
B) may not be able to write if the angular gyrus is damaged. 
C) often speak slowly if Wernicke's area is damaged. 
D) often form nonsensical sentences if Broca's area is damageD. 
A) often have damage to spinal nerves. 
B) may not be able to write if the angular gyrus is damaged. 
C) often speak slowly if Wernicke's area is damaged. 
D) often form nonsensical sentences if Broca's area is damageD.

Question 10

In long-term potentiation dealing with memory,what regulatory protein do calcium ions bind to?

Accepted Answer

A) kinase 
B) calmodulin 
C) CREB 
D) CaMKII 
A) kinase 
B) calmodulin 
C) CREB 
D) CaMKII

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a vital function of the medulla oblongata?

Accepted Answer

A) vasomotor control 
B) cardiac control 
C) thirst control 
D) respiratory control 
A) vasomotor control 
B) cardiac control 
C) thirst control 
D) respiratory control

Question 12

Cell bodies of motor neurons are found within the dorsal root ganglia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The forebrain develops into the telencephalon and the diencephalon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the first structure of a reflex arc?

Accepted Answer

A) effector (muscles or glands) 
B) receptor 
C) sensory neuron 
D) motor neuron 
A) effector (muscles or glands) 
B) receptor 
C) sensory neuron 
D) motor neuron

Question 15

A circular path of neurons synapsing with one after another is called a ____ circuit.

Accepted Answer

A) recurrent 
B) dendritic 
C) synaptic 
D) parallel 
A) recurrent 
B) dendritic 
C) synaptic 
D) parallel

Question 16

Cerebrospinal fluid is found

Accepted Answer

A) within the central canal. 
B) within the ventricles. 
C) within the olfactory bulbs. 
D) both within the central canal and within the ventricles. 
A) within the central canal. 
B) within the ventricles. 
C) within the olfactory bulbs. 
D) both within the central canal and within the ventricles.

Question 17

Chorea is most likely to result from

Accepted Answer

A) damage to the caudate nucleus. 
B) damage to the spinal ganglia. 
C) damage to the occipital lobe. 
D) damage to the hypothalamus. 
A) damage to the caudate nucleus. 
B) damage to the spinal ganglia. 
C) damage to the occipital lobe. 
D) damage to the hypothalamus.

Question 18

The extrapyramidal tracts

Accepted Answer

A) arise in the cerebral cortex. 
B) always cross in the spinal cord. 
C) originate in the brainstem. 
D) are responsible for reflex generation ofa Babinski sign. 
A) arise in the cerebral cortex. 
B) always cross in the spinal cord. 
C) originate in the brainstem. 
D) are responsible for reflex generation ofa Babinski sign.

Question 19

Which brain structure contains two respiratory control centers?

Accepted Answer

A) cerebellum 
B) epithalamus 
C) pons 
D) midbrain 
A) cerebellum 
B) epithalamus 
C) pons 
D) midbrain

Question 20

__________ innervate muscles and glands.

Accepted Answer

A) Sensory neurons 
B) Ganglia 
C) Motor neurons 
D) Association neurons 
A) Sensory neurons 
B) Ganglia 
C) Motor neurons 
D) Association neurons

_________% of total blood flow to the body per minute goes to the brain.

What substance can act as a retrograde messenger to increase LPT by increasing the release of glutamate from presynaptic terminals?

What structure connects Wernicke's area to Broca's area?

MRI images of living amnesiac patients show a shrunken

Damage to cranial nerve IX would impair swallowing.

Eye movements would be compromised by

The conversion of short-term memory to long-term memory would be inhibited by

Aphasias are most often associated with damage to _ and _ areas.

Individuals with aphasia

In long-term potentiation dealing with memory,what regulatory protein do calcium ions bind to?

Which of the following is NOT a vital function of the medulla oblongata?

Cell bodies of motor neurons are found within the dorsal root ganglia.

The forebrain develops into the telencephalon and the diencephalon.

What is the first structure of a reflex arc?

A circular path of neurons synapsing with one after another is called a ____ circuit.

Cerebrospinal fluid is found

Chorea is most likely to result from

The extrapyramidal tracts

Which brain structure contains two respiratory control centers?

__________ innervate muscles and glands.

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Exam 8: The Central Nervous System

_________% of total blood flow to the body per minute goes to the brain.

What substance can act as a retrograde messenger to increase LPT by increasing the release of glutamate from presynaptic terminals?

What structure connects Wernicke's area to Broca's area?

MRI images of living amnesiac patients show a shrunken

Damage to cranial nerve IX would impair swallowing.

Eye movements would be compromised by

The conversion of short-term memory to long-term memory would be inhibited by

Aphasias are most often associated with damage to ___________ and ___________ areas.

Individuals with aphasia

In long-term potentiation dealing with memory,what regulatory protein do calcium ions bind to?

Which of the following is NOT a vital function of the medulla oblongata?

Cell bodies of motor neurons are found within the dorsal root ganglia.

The forebrain develops into the telencephalon and the diencephalon.

What is the first structure of a reflex arc?

A circular path of neurons synapsing with one after another is called a ____ circuit.

Cerebrospinal fluid is found

Chorea is most likely to result from

The extrapyramidal tracts

Which brain structure contains two respiratory control centers?

__________ innervate muscles and glands.

The Study of Body Function

Chemical Composition of the Body

Cell Structure and Genetic Control

Enzymes and Energy

Cell Respiration and Metabolism

Interactions Between Cells and the Extracellular Environment

The Nervous System: Neurons and Synapses

The Autonomic Nervous System

Sensory Physiology

Endocrine Glands: Secretion and Action of Hormones

Muscle: Mechanisms of Contraction and Neural Control

Blood,Heart and Circulation

Cardiac Output,Blood Flow,and Blood Pressure

The Immune System

Respiratory Physiology

Physiology of the Kidneys

The Digestive System

Regulation and Metabolism

Reproduction

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Aphasias are most often associated with damage to _ and _ areas.