Question 1

Of the four indirect motor spinal cord pathways that originate in the brainstem,the one whose upper motor neuron destination is the lateral funiculus is the

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A)  rubrospinal tract.
B)  reticulospinal tact.
C)  tectospinal tract.
D)  vestibulospinal tract.
E)  None of the choices is correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

The inability to either recognize or understand the meaning of various stimuli is termed

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A)  dyslexia.
B)  ataxia.
C)  hemiballismus.
D)  agnosia.
E)  aprosodia.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

The corticobulbar tracts originate from the ______ region of the motor homunculus within the primary cortex.

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A)  cardiac
B)  facial
C)  palmar
D)  genitalia
E)  respiratoryF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

Immediately posterior to the Wernicke area is the angular gyrus.What does this gyrus do?

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A)  Transforms images into visual reality
B)  Processes the words we read into a form we can speak
C)  Translates the audible word into a spoken form
D)  Processes olfactory information
E)  Transforms smells into visual imagesF) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

A cerebrovascular accident (stroke)is caused by an increase in blood supply to a part of the brain due to a blocked or damaged arterial blood vessel.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which is a deep and profound state of unconsciousness from which a person cannot be aroused?

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A)  Stupor
B)  Syncope
C)  Lethargy
D)  Coma
E)  FaintF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

The Wernicke area is responsible for

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A)  recognizing the emotional content of words.
B)  relating odor to past experience.
C)  correlating auditory information.
D)  storing and processing memory.
E)  recognizing written and spoken language.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

This pathway conducts sensory stimuli concerned with proprioceptive information about limb position and discriminative touch,precise pressure,and vibration sensations.It projects through the spinal cord,brainstem,and diencephalon before terminating within the cerebral cortex.

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A)  The posterior funiculus-medial lemniscal pathway
B)  The anterolateral pathway
C)  The musculomedial pathway
D)  The spinocerebellar pathway
E)  The posterolateral pathwayF) A) and E)
G) D) and E) A

Question 9

-This figure shows the anterolateral pathway.What structure does number 4 indicate?

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A)  Tertiary neuron
B)  Primary neuron
C)  Anterior spinothalamic tract
D)  Lateral spinothalamic tract
E)  Posterior spinothalamic tractF) A) and D)
G) B) and C) D

Question 10

Which type of memory is required to perform several different mental activities simultaneously?

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A)  Sensory memory
B)  Short-term memory
C)  Long-term memory
D)  Working memory
E)  Interactive memoryF) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Complex unconscious motor patterns are controlled by neurons in various locations.The ones that control swinging the arms while walking are located in the

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A)  mesencephalon.
B)  cerebellum.
C)  hypothalamus.
D)  cerebral nuclei.
E)  medulla oblongata.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

Brain growth is 95 percent complete by the age of

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A)  6 months.
B)  1 year.
C)  2 years.
D)  3 years.
E)  5 years.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Following birth,the CNS continues to mature and gain in complexity.As it matures many neurons expand their number of connections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In general,left-handed people have a ________________,which suggests that more signals may be relayed between their hemispheres.

Accepted Answer

A)  thinner corpus callosum
B)  larger pons
C)  larger thalamus
D)  thicker medulla
E)  thicker corpus callosumF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

This pathway conducts proprioceptive information to the cerebellum for processing to coordinate body movements such as posture,balance,and skilled movements.

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A)  The posterior funiculus-medial lemniscal pathway
B)  The anterolateral pathway
C)  The musculomedial pathway
D)  The spinocerebellar pathway
E)  The posterolateral pathwayF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

Which is not a somatosensory pathway?

Accepted Answer

A)  The posterior funiculus-medial lemniscal pathway
B)  The anterolateral pathway
C)  The musculomedial pathway
D)  The spinocerebellar pathway
E)  All of the choices are correct.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Mental processes such as awareness,knowledge,memory,perception,and thinking are collectively called

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligence.
B)  higher-order processing.
C)  cognition.
D)  ataxia.
E)  hemiballismus.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E) C

Question 18

The effects of aging on the brain begin at about ________ of age.

Accepted Answer

A)  20 years
B)  30 years
C)  40 years
D)  50 years
E)  60 yearsF) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

Which of these movements or muscle groups is not controlled by motor information transmitted by the corticobulbar tracts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eye movements
B)  Certain superficial muscles of the back and neck
C)  Muscles of the upper leg
D)  Cranial,facial,pharyngeal,and laryngeal muscles
E)  Intrinsic and extrinsic tongue musclesF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

Which is a form of impaired memory processing that occurs following years of alcohol abuse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Korsakoff psychosis
B)  Anterograde amnesia
C)  Retrograde amnesia
D)  Prosttraumatic amnesia
E)  Hysterical amnesiaF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Exam 17: Pathways and Integrative Functions

Of the four indirect motor spinal cord pathways that originate in the brainstem,the one whose upper motor neuron destination is the lateral funiculus is the

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The inability to either recognize or understand the meaning of various stimuli is termed

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The corticobulbar tracts originate from the ______ region of the motor homunculus within the primary cortex.

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Immediately posterior to the Wernicke area is the angular gyrus.What does this gyrus do?

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A cerebrovascular accident (stroke)is caused by an increase in blood supply to a part of the brain due to a blocked or damaged arterial blood vessel.

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Which is a deep and profound state of unconsciousness from which a person cannot be aroused?

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The Wernicke area is responsible for

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This pathway conducts sensory stimuli concerned with proprioceptive information about limb position and discriminative touch,precise pressure,and vibration sensations.It projects through the spinal cord,brainstem,and diencephalon before terminating within the cerebral cortex.

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-This figure shows the anterolateral pathway.What structure does number 4 indicate?

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Which type of memory is required to perform several different mental activities simultaneously?

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Complex unconscious motor patterns are controlled by neurons in various locations.The ones that control swinging the arms while walking are located in the

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Brain growth is 95 percent complete by the age of

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Following birth,the CNS continues to mature and gain in complexity.As it matures many neurons expand their number of connections.

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In general,left-handed people have a ________________,which suggests that more signals may be relayed between their hemispheres.

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This pathway conducts proprioceptive information to the cerebellum for processing to coordinate body movements such as posture,balance,and skilled movements.

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Which is not a somatosensory pathway?

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Mental processes such as awareness,knowledge,memory,perception,and thinking are collectively called

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The effects of aging on the brain begin at about ________ of age.

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Which of these movements or muscle groups is not controlled by motor information transmitted by the corticobulbar tracts?

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Which is a form of impaired memory processing that occurs following years of alcohol abuse?

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