Question 1

Visceral pain coming from the stomach is referred to which location(s)in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

A) B 
B) G 
C) H 
D) F 
E) E 
A) B 
B) G 
C) H 
D) F 
E) E

Question 2

Infants spend approximately 50% of their sleeping time in

Accepted Answer

A) stage one NREM sleep. 
B) stage two NREM sleep. 
C) stage three NREM sleep. 
D) stage four NREM sleep. 
E) REM sleep. 
A) stage one NREM sleep. 
B) stage two NREM sleep. 
C) stage three NREM sleep. 
D) stage four NREM sleep. 
E) REM sleep.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an event in the process of sensation?

Accepted Answer

A) Stimulation of sensory receptors 
B) Transduction of the stimulus 
C) Activation of effector 
D) Generation of impulses 
E) Integration of sensory input. 
A) Stimulation of sensory receptors 
B) Transduction of the stimulus 
C) Activation of effector 
D) Generation of impulses 
E) Integration of sensory input.

Question 4

Which of the following regions of the brain compares the intentions of skeletal muscle movements with the actual movement performed and then sends out corrective feedback to upper motor neurons?

Accepted Answer

A) hypothalamus 
B) thalamus 
C) basal nuclei 
D) cerebellum 
E) cerebrum 
A) hypothalamus 
B) thalamus 
C) basal nuclei 
D) cerebellum 
E) cerebrum

Question 5

Visceral pain coming from the kidney is referred to which location(s)in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

A) D 
B) B 
C) G 
D) H 
E) F 
A) D 
B) B 
C) G 
D) H 
E) F

Question 6

Which of the following is a direct motor pathway?

Accepted Answer

A) Anterior corticospinal tract 
B) Corticobulbar tract 
C) Lateral corticospinal tract 
D) Both Anterior corticospinal and Corticobulbar tract. 
E) All of these choices 
A) Anterior corticospinal tract 
B) Corticobulbar tract 
C) Lateral corticospinal tract 
D) Both Anterior corticospinal and Corticobulbar tract. 
E) All of these choices

Question 7

Which of the following types of neurons conduct impulses from the peripheral somatic sensory receptors to the brain stem or spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

A) First order neuron 
B) Second order neuron 
C) Third order neuron 
D) Fourth order neuron 
E) Higher order neuron 
A) First order neuron 
B) Second order neuron 
C) Third order neuron 
D) Fourth order neuron 
E) Higher order neuron

Question 8

Which of the following types of neurons have axons that extend from the brain to the lower motor neurons?

Accepted Answer

A) upper motor neurons 
B) primary neurons 
C) somatic sensory neurons 
D) preganglionic autonomic neurons 
E) postganglionic autonomic neurons 
A) upper motor neurons 
B) primary neurons 
C) somatic sensory neurons 
D) preganglionic autonomic neurons 
E) postganglionic autonomic neurons

Question 9

Compare short-term memory versus long-term memory with regard to specific changes that are thought to occur in the brain.

Accepted Answer

Short-term memory depends more on electr

Question 10

What category of receptor cell is used to sense changes in temperature?

Accepted Answer

A) photoreceptor 
B) mechanoreceptor 
C) thermoreceptor 
D) chemoreceptor 
E) osmoreceptor 
A) photoreceptor 
B) mechanoreceptor 
C) thermoreceptor 
D) chemoreceptor 
E) osmoreceptor

Question 11

Which of the following is a type of a rapidly adapting touch receptor?

Accepted Answer

A) Corpuscle of touch (Meissner corpuscle) 
B) Type 1 cutaneous mechanoreceptor (Merkel disc) 
C) Lamellated (Pacinian)corpuscle 
D) Both the corpuscle of touch and the type 1 cutaneous mechanreceptor 
E) All of these choices 
A) Corpuscle of touch (Meissner corpuscle) 
B) Type 1 cutaneous mechanoreceptor (Merkel disc) 
C) Lamellated (Pacinian)corpuscle 
D) Both the corpuscle of touch and the type 1 cutaneous mechanreceptor 
E) All of these choices

Question 12

Visceral pain coming from the liver and gallbladder is referred to which location(s)in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

A) B 
B) G 
C) H 
D) F 
E) D 
A) B 
B) G 
C) H 
D) F 
E) D

Question 13

Which of the neurons in the diagram would most likely pick up an itch sensation?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) Both A and B 
E) All of these choices 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) Both A and B 
E) All of these choices

Question 14

Visceral pain results from stimulating

Accepted Answer

A) nociceptors. 
B) lamellated (Pacinian)corpuscles. 
C) exteroreceptors. 
D) proprioceptors. 
E) thermoreceptors. 
A) nociceptors. 
B) lamellated (Pacinian)corpuscles. 
C) exteroreceptors. 
D) proprioceptors. 
E) thermoreceptors.

Question 15

Visceral pain coming from the lung and diaphragm is referred to which location(s)in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) G 
E) H 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) G 
E) H

Question 16

The basal nuclei regulate skeletal muscle movements by

Accepted Answer

A) suppressing unwanted movements. 
B) influencing muscle tone. 
C) initiating and terminating movements. 
D) both suppressing unwanted movements and influencing muscle tone. 
E) All of these choices 
A) suppressing unwanted movements. 
B) influencing muscle tone. 
C) initiating and terminating movements. 
D) both suppressing unwanted movements and influencing muscle tone. 
E) All of these choices

Question 17

Visceral pain coming from the pancreas is referred to which location(s)in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

A) B 
B) D 
C) H 
D) F 
E) E 
A) B 
B) D 
C) H 
D) F 
E) E

Question 18

How many sensory modalities can a single sensory neuron have?

Accepted Answer

A) One 
B) Dozens 
C) Hundreds 
D) Thousands 
E) None 
A) One 
B) Dozens 
C) Hundreds 
D) Thousands 
E) None

Question 19

Which of the following are proprioceptors found in the articular capsules of synovial joints?

Accepted Answer

A) Tendon organs 
B) Gamma motor neurons 
C) Muscle spindles 
D) Kinesthetic receptors 
E) Tactile receptors 
A) Tendon organs 
B) Gamma motor neurons 
C) Muscle spindles 
D) Kinesthetic receptors 
E) Tactile receptors

Question 20

All of the following result from some form of malfunction by the basal nuclei EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Huntington's disease. 
B) Parkinson's disease. 
C) Tourette's syndrome. 
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
E) synesthesia. 
A) Huntington's disease. 
B) Parkinson's disease. 
C) Tourette's syndrome. 
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
E) synesthesia.

Exam 16: Sensory, Motor and Integrative Systems

Visceral pain coming from the stomach is referred to which location(s)in the diagram?

Infants spend approximately 50% of their sleeping time in

Which of the following is NOT an event in the process of sensation?

Which of the following regions of the brain compares the intentions of skeletal muscle movements with the actual movement performed and then sends out corrective feedback to upper motor neurons?

Visceral pain coming from the kidney is referred to which location(s)in the diagram?

Which of the following is a direct motor pathway?

Which of the following types of neurons conduct impulses from the peripheral somatic sensory receptors to the brain stem or spinal cord?

Which of the following types of neurons have axons that extend from the brain to the lower motor neurons?

Compare short-term memory versus long-term memory with regard to specific changes that are thought to occur in the brain.

What category of receptor cell is used to sense changes in temperature?

Which of the following is a type of a rapidly adapting touch receptor?

Visceral pain coming from the liver and gallbladder is referred to which location(s)in the diagram?

Which of the neurons in the diagram would most likely pick up an itch sensation?

Visceral pain results from stimulating

Visceral pain coming from the lung and diaphragm is referred to which location(s)in the diagram?

The basal nuclei regulate skeletal muscle movements by

Visceral pain coming from the pancreas is referred to which location(s)in the diagram?

How many sensory modalities can a single sensory neuron have?

Which of the following are proprioceptors found in the articular capsules of synovial joints?

All of the following result from some form of malfunction by the basal nuclei EXCEPT

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