Question 1

A 15-year-old female scrapes her knee while playing soccer and complains of sharp and well-localized pain. Which of the following would most accurately characterize her pain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chronic pain 
B)  Referred pain 
C)  Somatic pain 
D)  Visceral pain

Question 2

The system responsible for an individual's conditioned or learned approach or avoidance behavior in response to pain is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory/discriminative system. 
B)  motivational/affective system. 
C)  sensory/motivational system. 
D)  cognitive/evaluative system.

Question 3

One of the primary organs responsible for heat production is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  pancreas. 
B)  liver. 
C)  adrenal gland. 
D)  heart.

Question 4

Together, the reticular activating system and midbrain are responsible for:

Accepted Answer

A)  perceiving pain. 
B)  discriminating different types of pain. 
C)  relaying pain information to the cerebrum. 
D)  modulating the pain response.

Question 5

The theory that explains how pricking a finger with a needle provides minimal pain while cutting the finger with a knife provides more severe pain is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  gate control theory. 
B)  neuromatrix theory. 
C)  specificity theory. 
D)  neuromodulation.

Question 6

Red-green color blindness most often occurs in:

Accepted Answer

A)  males. 
B)  females. 
C)  elderly persons. 
D)  children.

Question 7

A 12-month-old child suffers from sudden apparent arousals in which she expresses intense fear or other emotion. Her mother reports that she seems to wake screaming but that she is difficult to waken completely. The child most likely suffers from:

Accepted Answer

A)  night terrors. 
B)  nightmares. 
C)  somnambulism. 
D)  enuresis episodes.

Question 8

Which sleep phase shows EEG patterns with brain activity similar to the normal awake pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)  Non-REM 
B)  Fast wave 
C)  REM 
D)  Delta wave

Question 9

One location in which nociceptors can be found is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  skin. 
B)  spinal cord. 
C)  efferent pathways. 
D)  hypothalamus.

Question 10

Characteristics of heat stroke include:

Accepted Answer

A)  mild elevation of core body temperatures. 
B)  cerebral edema and degeneration of the CNS. 
C)  spasmodic cramping in the abdomen and extremities. 
D)  alterations in calcium uptake.

Question 11

Which CNS tract is responsible for carrying sensory information to the brain concerning dull and burning pain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neospinothalamic 
B)  Paleospinothalamic 
C)  Archeospinothalamic 
D)  Reticulospinal

Question 12

A 70-year-old male presents to his physician complaining of loss of vision. He reports that he has hypertension and smokes cigarettes. Which of the following disorders is most likely causing his visual loss?

Accepted Answer

A)  Presbyopia 
B)  Macular degeneration 
C)  Strabismus 
D)  Amblyopia

Question 13

Most dreams occur during:

Accepted Answer

A)  non-REM sleep. 
B)  alpha wave sleep. 
C)  REM sleep. 
D)  delta wave sleep.

Question 14

A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with an outer ear infection. Which of the following is most likely to cause this infection?

Accepted Answer

A)  Haemophilus 
B)  Streptococcus pneumoniae 
C)  Moraxella catarrhalis 
D)  Escherichia coli

Question 15

The structure of the eye that prevents light from scattering in the eye is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  iris. 
B)  pupil. 
C)  choroid. 
D)  retina.

Question 16

Heat loss from the body via convection occurs by:

Accepted Answer

A)  emanations of electromagnetic waves. 
B)  transfer of heat through currents of liquids or gas. 
C)  dilations of blood vessels bringing blood to skin surfaces. 
D)  direct heat loss from molecule to molecule transfer.

Question 17

Which structure connects the middle ear with the pharynx?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organ of Corti 
B)  Eustachian tube 
C)  Semicircular canal 
D)  Auditory canal

Question 18

Which disease is associated with increased intraocular pressures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Glaucoma 
B)  Ocular degeneration 
C)  Diplopia 
D)  Astigmatism

Question 19

A 10-year-old male sneaks into a meat freezer at the local supermarket. Fearing he will get caught if he comes out, he decides to stay in there for several hours until the store closes. While in the cooler his body is most likely experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased respirations. 
B)  ischemic tissue damage. 
C)  central nervous system excitation. 
D)  increased cellular metabolism.

Exam 13: Pain, Temperature, Sleep, and Sensory Function