Question 1

When people smoke cigarettes, they damage some of their taste buds. Which type of sense has been damaged by the smoking?

Accepted Answer

A)   special
B)   somatic
C)   visceral
D)   autonomic
E)   nonspecializedF) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 2

Damage to the cerebellum is likely to cause

Accepted Answer

A)   decreased muscle tone.
B)   balance impairment.
C)   the tendency to overshoot when reaching for an object.
D)   an intention tremor.
E)   All of the choices are correct.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

As the nervous system ages

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A)   reflexes become faster.
B)   cutaneous sensation becomes more acute.
C)   blood pressure decreases.
D)   reflexes become slower.
E)   size and weight of the brain increases.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Match the sensation with the appropriate receptor type.
-Meissner corpuscles

Accepted Answer

A)  mechanoreceptors
B)  thermoreceptors
C)  nociceptors
D)  chemoreceptors
E)  photoreceptorsF) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 5

Rapidly adapting proprioceptors that provide positional information during movement are called ______ receptors.

Accepted Answer

A)   phasic
B)   tonicC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 6

A patient with a lesion in the hippocampus may have decreased

Accepted Answer

A)   sensory memory.
B)   Pavlovian reflexes.
C)   procedural memory.
D)   declarative memory.
E)   short term memory.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of procedural or implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A)   remembering your name
B)   riding a bicycle
C)   locating Russia on a globe
D)   being afraid of snakes
E)   reciting a poemF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Match the kind of pain to the appropriate description.
-phantom pain

Accepted Answer

A)  may occur in amputees
B)  migraine headaches are an example of this
C)  pain from internal organs sensed in the skin
D)  peripheral tissue damage causes increased sensitivity in area of damage
E)  increased sensitivity of CNS to tissue damageF) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 9

Specialized muscle fibers associated with detection of muscle length are

Accepted Answer

A)   muscle spindles.
B)   Pacinian corpuscles.
C)   Ruffini end organs.
D)   Golgi tendon organs.
E)   Merkel disks.F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What is the function of "A"?

Accepted Answer

A)   detects deep pressure, vibration, and proprioception
B)   responds to painful stimuli and temperature
C)   responds to light touch and superficial pressure.
D)   detects touch, involved in 2-point discrimination
E)   detects continuous touch or pressureF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

Two tracts found within the extrapyramidal system are the

Accepted Answer

A)   rubrospinal and corticospinal.
B)   spinothalamic and tectospinal.
C)   vestibulospinal and rubrospinal.
D)   corticobulbar and vestibulospinal.
E)   corticospinal and corticobulbar.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 12

Lesions of the limbic system might result in

Accepted Answer

A)   a voracious appetite.
B)   enhanced fear and anger responses.
C)   decreased sexual activity.
D)   loss of coordination.
E)   loss of sensation.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 13

Match the kind of pain to the appropriate description.
-chronic pain

Accepted Answer

A)  may occur in amputees
B)  migraine headaches are an example of this
C)  pain from internal organs sensed in the skin
D)  peripheral tissue damage causes increased sensitivity in area of damage
E)  increased sensitivity of CNS to tissue damageF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 14

-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What is the function of "B"?

Accepted Answer

A)   detects deep pressure, vibration, and proprioception
B)   responds to painful stimuli
C)   responds to light touch and superficial pressure
D)   detects touch, involved in 2-point discrimination
E)   detects continuous touch or pressureF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What structure does "C" represent?

Accepted Answer

A)   Meissner corpuscles
B)   free nerve endings
C)   Ruffini end organ
D)   Pacinian corpuscle
E)   Merkel disksF) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

All aspects of a memory are stored together in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The primary somatic sensory cortex is located in the

Accepted Answer

A)   frontal lobe.
B)   temporal lobe.
C)   occipital lobe.
D)   parietal lobe.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Match the sensation with the appropriate receptor type.
-Ruffini end organs

Accepted Answer

A)  mechanoreceptors
B)  thermoreceptors
C)  nociceptors
D)  chemoreceptors
E)  photoreceptorsF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

If you feel someone touch you on the shoulder, the person has stimulated a(n)  ____ sense.

Accepted Answer

A)   special
B)   somatic
C)   visceral
D)   undifferentiated
E)   None of these choices are correct.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

Which of the following is an ascending pathway in the spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

A)   lateral spinothalamic tract
B)   rubrospinal tract
C)   lateral corticospinal tract
D)   tectospinal tract
E)   anterior corticospinal tractF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Exam 14: Integration of Nervous System Functions

Match the sensation with the appropriate receptor type. -Meissner corpuscles

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Lesions of the limbic system might result in

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Rapidly adapting proprioceptors that provide positional information during movement are called ______ receptors.

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Two tracts found within the extrapyramidal system are the

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-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What structure does "C" represent?

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Specialized muscle fibers associated with detection of muscle length are

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As the nervous system ages

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Match the kind of pain to the appropriate description. -phantom pain

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-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What is the function of "B"?

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If you feel someone touch you on the shoulder, the person has stimulated a(n) ____ sense.

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All aspects of a memory are stored together in the brain.

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Match the kind of pain to the appropriate description. -chronic pain

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Which of the following is an example of procedural or implicit memory?

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Damage to the cerebellum is likely to cause

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-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What is the function of "A"?

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The primary somatic sensory cortex is located in the

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When people smoke cigarettes, they damage some of their taste buds. Which type of sense has been damaged by the smoking?

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A patient with a lesion in the hippocampus may have decreased

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Match the sensation with the appropriate receptor type. -Ruffini end organs

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Which of the following is an ascending pathway in the spinal cord?

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