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the central nervous system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| which of the following structures is probably not directly involved in memory | medulla |
| the hypothalamus___ | is the thermostat of the body because it regulates temperature |
| which category of memory is involved when playing the piano | procedural |
| which statment is not true? | stage 4 sleep increases in old age |
| second order neurons of both the specific and nonspecific ascending pathways terminate in the ____ | thalamus |
| which part of the cerebral cortex is involved in intellect, cognition, recall and personality? | prefrontal cortex |
| the primary auditory cortex is located in the ____ | temporal lobe |
| which cells line the ventricles of the brain? | ependymal cells |
| which of the following is not part of the basal nuclei? | substania nigra |
| the vital centers for the control of heart rate, respiration and blood pressure are located in the ___ | medulla |
| which of the following is involved with motor activity (either initiantion or coordination)? | red nuclei |
| all of the following are structures of the limbic system except the ____ | caudate nucleus |
| the anteriolateral pathways___ | |
| white matter (myelinated fibers) is found in all of the following locations except the ____ | cerebral cortex |
| the process of linking new facts with old facts already stored in the memory bank is called ____ | consolidation |
| two terms for the massive motor tracts serving voluntary movement are ___ | pyramidal and corticospinal |
| the area of the cortex that is responsible for sensations of the full bladder and the feeling that your lungs will burst when you hold your breath too long is the ____. | visceral sensory area |
| an individual accidentally transected the spinal cord between t1 and l1. this would result in____ | paraplegia |
| cell bodies of the sensory neurons of the spinal nerves are located in ___ | the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord |
| loss of ability to perform skilled motor activites such as piano playing, with no paralysis or weakness in specific muscles, might suggest damage to the___ | premotor cortex |
| which of these would you not find inthe cerebral cortex | fiber tracts |
| which of the following is not a midbrain sturcture? | third ventricle |
| which brain waves are not normal for awake adults but are common for children? | theta |
| neural tracts that convery life saving information to the brain concerning burning pain would be ____ | lateral spinothalmic |
| which of the following statments is a false or incorrect statment? | damage to the primary motor cortex results only in the loss of voluntary muscle control |
| which of the following is the mildest consequence of traumatic brain injurty? | concussion |
| brain wave amplitude____ | reflects the number of neurons firing synchronously |
| which of the following generalizations does not describe the cerebral cortex? | the hemispheres are exactly equal in function |
| if the posterior portion of the neural tube failed to develop prperly the ____ | spinal cord may be affected |
| the subarchnoid space lies between what two layers of meninges? | arachnoid and pia |
| ridges of tissue on the surface ofthe cerebral hemispheres are called ____ | gyri |
| the brain area that regulates activites that control the state of wakefulness or altertness of the cerebral cortex is the_____ | reticular formation |
| important nuclei of the indirect(multineural) system that recive impulses from equilbrium apparatus fo the inner ear and help to maintain balance by varying muscle tone of postural muscles are the ____ | vestibular nuclei |
| the blood brain barrier is effective against____ | metabolic waste such as urea |
| which statement about coma is true? | coma is defined as total unresponsivness to stimule for a long period of time |
| the white matter of the spinal cord contains ___ | myelinated and unmyelinated nerve fibers |
| The frontal lobe is sperated from the temporal lobe by the___ | lateral sulcus |
| which of the folllowing is not a role of the basal nuclei? | initiating protective reflex actions |
| which association regarding the function and location of the cerebrum is most accurate? | motor anterior |
| rem sleep is associated with____ | temporary skeletal muscle inhibition except for the extrinsic eye muscles |
| an individual who could trace a icture of a bicycle with his or her finger but could not recognize it as a bicycle is most likely to have sustained damage to the___ | visual association area |
| injurty to the hypothalamus may resulst in all of the following except___ | loss of proprioception |
| spinocerebellar tracts____ | carry proprioceptive inputs to the cerebellum |
| the arbor vitae refers to ____ | cerebellar white matter |
| the central sulcus separates which lobes? | frontal from parietal |
| which of the following describes the cerebrum? | executive suite |
| broca's area___ | is considered a motor speech area |
| which statement about epilepsy is most accurate | epilepsy is often genetically induced but also freqquently caused by head trauma, stroke, infection and tumor |
| which of the following would younot find in normal cerebrospinal fluid | red blood cells |
| the brain stem consists of the ___ | midbrain, medulla nad pons |
| which fissure seperates the cerebral hemispheres? | longitudinal fissure |
| tremor at rest, suffling gait, stooped posture and expressionless face are characteristics of____ | parkinsons disease |
| declarative memory____ | is the ability to learn specific information |
| which of the following is not a function of the CSF? | initation of some nerve impulses |
| nuclei of cranial nerves, V, VI, VII are found in the ____ | pons |
| a shallow groove on the surface of the cortex is called a ____ | sulcus |
| spastic paralysis suggests involvement of the___ | upper motor neurons |
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