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test 5 practice
ch.13 & 14 practice test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the brain area that regulates activities that control the state of wakefulness or alertness of the cerebral cortex is? | reticular formation |
| the anterior hornsof the spinal cord contain? | sensory neurons |
| problems in balance may follow trauma to which nerve? | vestibulocochlear |
| tactile sensations include all of the following except? | pain |
| individual axons are wrapped by a protective connective tissue covering called? | endoneurium |
| which of the following is not a component of the reflex arc? | white matter acting as an integrating center |
| free nerve endings respond to? | pain and temperature |
| characteristics of intrinsic reflexes include all of the following except? | they improve with practice |
| a 19 year old male is brought into the emergency room after being involved in an automobile accident. his chief complaint apperas to be that he hit his head against the driver's side of the window when another car hit him and he now has a mild headache. d | increased intracranial pressure |
| all of the following are structures of the limbic system except? | medulla oblongata |
| encapsulated nerve endings are nearly always going to be? | mechanoreceptors |
| a 64 year old male comes into the emergency room at 11:30 with a general complaint that "I just don't feel right!" an initial examination reveals that the individual is slightly short of breath, with a slightly elevated pulse and blood pressure. during yo | referred pain |
| the white matter of the spinal cord contains? | both sensory and motor tracts |
| crainial nerve that controls the tongue and pharynx? | glossophryngeal |
| if the ventral root of a spinal nerve is severed? | motor control of skeletal muscles ould be impaied |
| a 47 year old slips on the ice in frontof her house, falls and strikes her head on the concrete. she briefly loses consciousness but after regaining consciousness, complains of a headache and dizziness. she has probably suffered a? | concussion |
| the hypothalamus is? | the thermostat of the body since it regulates temperature |
| an individual accidentally transects the spinal cord in the middle of the thoracic region. this results in? | paraplegia |
| the dorsal root of a spinal nerve contains? | axons of sensory nerves |
| a neruomuscular disease, with a genetic link, that involves progressive destrucion of anterior horn neurons? | ALS |
| riding a bicycle is an example of? | skill memory |
| the central sulcus separates which lobes? | frontal form parietal |
| the brain waves produced by normal adults while asleep are ___ waves. | delta |
| a transverse section of the spinal cord shows that the gray matter of the spinal cord? | is shaped like a butterfly |
| the structure that adgeres to the surface of the spinal cord? | pia mater |
| the blood brain barrier does not keep out? | antibiotics |
| the paraympathetic nervous system stimulates? | defecation of feces |
| the crainial nerves that transmit smell information formt he nose to the brain are the ___ nervs. | ofactory |
| white matter is found in all of he following locations except? | the cortex |
| nightmares generally occur during? | stage 3 NREM |
| the cranial nerve that conveys nerve impulses for hearing and nerve impulses associated with equilibrium is the? | vestibulocovhlear |
| parkinsons's disease is a reuslt of? | inadequate amounts of dopamine form the neurons in the substatia nigra |
| the brain waves produced by normal adults while resting with their eyes closed are ___ waves. | alpha |
| we hear and respond to a musical melody through a process known as? | pattern recognition |
| the three primary levels of nerual integration in a sensory system include all of the following except? | effector level |
| the neurotransmitter released by somatic motor neurons is? | acetycholine |
| nerves that carry impulses toward the CNS only are? | afferent nerves |
| the ability to recognize the various flavors found in a slice of pizza dependsion on? | quality descriminat |
| the sumpatheic nervous system stimulates? | dilation of the respiratory passages |
| a state of unconsciousness in which an individual can be arroused only be extreme and/or repeated stimuli? | stupor |
| if the dorsal root of a spinal nerve is severed? | incomoing sensory information would be disrupted |
| ahlzhimer's disease may be characterized by all of the following except? | is characterized by a general shrinkage of the cerebellum |
| a cerebrobascular accident occurs when? | the blood supply to a protion of the brain is cut off |
| for a sensation to occur, a stimulus must excite a receptor must meet all of the following conditions must be met? | a stronger than normal action potential must be generated |
| the posterior horns of the spinal cord contain? | sensory neruons |
| the sympathetic system is also known as the? | fight or flight system |
| a 73 year old slips on a throw rug in her kitchen and lands on the back of her head, rendering her unconscious. attempts to wake her up in the emerency room are not successful and the diagnosis is a temporary coma brough on by a ____ in the brain. | contusion |
| the brain stem consits of the? | midbrain, medulla, and pons |
| a patient who received a blow to the head exhibits the following signs and symptoms he is unable to close his lefte eye and the left side of his mouth drops. which crainial nerve has been damaged? | facial |
| dreaming generally occurs during? | REM |
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