Question 1

Dr. Ling, the famous brain surgeon, removes a portion of the skull during surgery. Which of the meninges does she see first?

Accepted Answer

A)  ventricle 
B)  pia mater 
C)  dura mater 
D)  arachnoid

Question 2

You are generally not aware of the texture of the cloth of your shirt as it rests on your shoulders, unless someone or something happens to make you think of it. What part of the brain is responsible for filtering out such stimuli?

Accepted Answer

A)  reticular activating center 
B)  primary motor area 
C)  postcentral gyrus 
D)  cerebellum

Question 3

Memory, emotions, and thinking about smells are all found in the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Memory, emotions, and thinking about smells are...

Question 4

The ________ functions as the sensory area for touch, vision, hearing, and olfaction as well as association areas for interpreting sensations, language, thinking, decision making, self-awareness, creativity, and storing memories.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ functions as the sensory area...

Question 5

If you go to the refrigerator and reach in to take out a drink, you will not normally fall over because of this part of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)  pons 
B)  choroid plexus 
C)  cerebellum 
D)  amygdala

Question 6

Shawfiq must have a benign tumor removed from his brain. The surgeon tells him that only local anesthesia will be administered as she cuts through Shawfiq's scalp and that he will remain conscious the whole time. Shawfiq is really nervous about this because the brain seems to be a very sensitive area to have surgery on, particularly while he is wide awake. Explain to him why he shouldn't be so nervous.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Shawfiq must have a benign tumor removed...

Question 7

Which brain structure maintains homeostasis and influences blood pressure, heart rate, digestive activity, breathing rate, and body temperature?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Heidi injured a ventral root below her ribs. What problem will she likely experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  She will not be able to close her eyes. 
B)  She will become deaf. 
C)  She will lose all sense of touch in her abdomen. 
D)  She will have trouble walking.

Question 9

Which of the following can be defined as a collection of structures involved in emotions and memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  CNS 
B)  limbic system 
C)  autonomic system 
D)  parasympathetic system

Question 10

The brain stores large amounts of information for hours, days, or years. This type of memory is called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The brain stores large amounts of information...

Question 11

Match between columns
                        Premises: This part of the peripheral nervous system regulates involuntary body functions, heart rate, and breathing rate.
This is a group of brain structures that helps us to experience feelings such as joy, fear, and anger.
A portion of the brain that processes all sensory information except olfaction and relays information to the appropriate higher brain centers.
This portion of the central nervous system governs bodily activities during restful conditions.
This filters sensory input.
Tissue located within the brain that allows the left and right cerebral hemispheres to communicate with one another.
A structure in the brain that bridges the higher and lower brain centers.
Confronting danger will cause this part of the autonomic nervous system to become active.
This part of the peripheral nervous system carries sensory information from the skin, skeletal muscles, and joints to the central nervous system and may also direct voluntary movements.
A tumor here may cause you to eat either too much or too little.

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Thalamus and Sympathetic nervous system and Pons is...

Question 12

Your neighbor tried to lift a propane tank onto the back of his pickup truck and ruptured the cartilaginous disk between two of his vertebrae. What is most likely to happen to him?

Accepted Answer

A)  He will have bloody stools. 
B)  He will suffer pain from a compressed spinal nerve. 
C)  He might have severe brain damage. 
D)  His spinal nerve cord will enlarge.

Question 13

The ________ is the branch of the peripheral nervous system that is made up of nerves that carry information to and from the CNS, which results in sensations and voluntary movement.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ is the branch of the...

Question 14

The ________ consists of myelinated axons that conduct impulses over long distances.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ consists of myelinated axons that...

Question 15

The patient is awake many times during brain surgery. In an operation to remove a brain tumor, Dr. Judson accidentally poked a certain area of the cerebrum, whereupon the patient said, "Why is my arm being tickled?" What area was poked?

Accepted Answer

A)  pons 
B)  occipital lobe 
C)  primary somatosensory area 
D)  medulla

Question 16

Ivana has a rapidly growing brain tumor and must be put on life support because she can no longer maintain appropriate heart and respiratory rates. She is also having trouble maintaining blood pressure. The most likely area that the tumor is affecting is the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  corpus callosum 
B)  thalamus 
C)  occipital lobe 
D)  medulla oblongata

Question 17

Stress, relaxation, hunger, consuming the wrong foods, and too much or too little sleep can contribute to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  stroke 
B)  coma 
C)  headache 
D)  spinal cord injury

Question 18

If Georgina takes a drug that increases the effects of norepinephrine, what changes would we see in the basic activities of her body?

Accepted Answer

The answer of If Georgina takes a drug that increases...

Question 19

Juanita was in an automobile accident and received a bad bump on her head. Although she had been a slender and calm person, after the accident she began to eat a lot and have emotional ups and downs. Her body temperature also fluctuated more dramatically than in the past. What part of her brain is most likely damaged?

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebellum 
B)  midbrain 
C)  hypothalamus 
D)  fornix

Question 20

The ________ is responsible for converting information from the short-term to the long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ is responsible for converting information...

Exam 9: The Nervous System