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the central nervous system

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which of the following structures is probably not directly involved in memory   medulla  
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the hypothalamus___   is the thermostat of the body because it regulates temperature  
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which category of memory is involved when playing the piano   procedural  
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which statment is not true?   stage 4 sleep increases in old age  
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second order neurons of both the specific and nonspecific ascending pathways terminate in the ____   thalamus  
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which part of the cerebral cortex is involved in intellect, cognition, recall and personality?   prefrontal cortex  
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the primary auditory cortex is located in the ____   temporal lobe  
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which cells line the ventricles of the brain?   ependymal cells  
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which of the following is not part of the basal nuclei?   substania nigra  
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the vital centers for the control of heart rate, respiration and blood pressure are located in the ___   medulla  
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which of the following is involved with motor activity (either initiantion or coordination)?   red nuclei  
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all of the following are structures of the limbic system except the ____   caudate nucleus  
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the anteriolateral pathways___    
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white matter (myelinated fibers) is found in all of the following locations except the ____   cerebral cortex  
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the process of linking new facts with old facts already stored in the memory bank is called ____   consolidation  
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two terms for the massive motor tracts serving voluntary movement are ___   pyramidal and corticospinal  
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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  
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an individual accidentally transected the spinal cord between t1 and l1. this would result in____   paraplegia  
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cell bodies of the sensory neurons of the spinal nerves are located in ___   the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord  
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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  
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which of these would you not find inthe cerebral cortex   fiber tracts  
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which of the following is not a midbrain sturcture?   third ventricle  
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which brain waves are not normal for awake adults but are common for children?   theta  
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neural tracts that convery life saving information to the brain concerning burning pain would be ____   lateral spinothalmic  
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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  
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which of the following is the mildest consequence of traumatic brain injurty?   concussion  
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brain wave amplitude____   reflects the number of neurons firing synchronously  
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which of the following generalizations does not describe the cerebral cortex?   the hemispheres are exactly equal in function  
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if the posterior portion of the neural tube failed to develop prperly the ____   spinal cord may be affected  
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the subarchnoid space lies between what two layers of meninges?   arachnoid and pia  
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ridges of tissue on the surface ofthe cerebral hemispheres are called ____   gyri  
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the brain area that regulates activites that control the state of wakefulness or altertness of the cerebral cortex is the_____   reticular formation  
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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  
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the blood brain barrier is effective against____   metabolic waste such as urea  
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which statement about coma is true?   coma is defined as total unresponsivness to stimule for a long period of time  
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the white matter of the spinal cord contains ___   myelinated and unmyelinated nerve fibers  
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The frontal lobe is sperated from the temporal lobe by the___   lateral sulcus  
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which of the folllowing is not a role of the basal nuclei?   initiating protective reflex actions  
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which association regarding the function and location of the cerebrum is most accurate?   motor anterior  
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rem sleep is associated with____   temporary skeletal muscle inhibition except for the extrinsic eye muscles  
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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  
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injurty to the hypothalamus may resulst in all of the following except___   loss of proprioception  
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spinocerebellar tracts____   carry proprioceptive inputs to the cerebellum  
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the arbor vitae refers to ____   cerebellar white matter  
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the central sulcus separates which lobes?   frontal from parietal  
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which of the following describes the cerebrum?   executive suite  
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broca's area___   is considered a motor speech area  
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which statement about epilepsy is most accurate   epilepsy is often genetically induced but also freqquently caused by head trauma, stroke, infection and tumor  
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which of the following would younot find in normal cerebrospinal fluid   red blood cells  
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the brain stem consists of the ___   midbrain, medulla nad pons  
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which fissure seperates the cerebral hemispheres?   longitudinal fissure  
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tremor at rest, suffling gait, stooped posture and expressionless face are characteristics of____   parkinsons disease  
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declarative memory____   is the ability to learn specific information  
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which of the following is not a function of the CSF?   initation of some nerve impulses  
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nuclei of cranial nerves, V, VI, VII are found in the ____   pons  
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a shallow groove on the surface of the cortex is called a ____   sulcus  
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spastic paralysis suggests involvement of the___   upper motor neurons  
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