Question 1

Figure 12.1
Using Fig. 12.1, Match the following:
-White fiber tracts.

Accepted Answer

A)  C
B)  E
C)  A
D)  B
E)  DF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Cell bodies of sensory neurons are located in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the thalamus
B)   sympathetic ganglia
C)   the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord
D)   the ventral root ganglia of the spinal cordE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Which type of memory is exemplified by a racing heartbeat upon hearing a rattlesnake nearby?

Accepted Answer

A)   declarative (fact) 
B)   emotional
C)   motor
D)   procedural (skills) E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

What is the basis for classifying the fibers and tracts of cerebral white matter? List and define each of the three types.

Accepted Answer

The fibers and tracts are classified acc...

Question 5

Figure 12.3
Using Figure 12.3, match the following:
-Consists entirely of interneuron cell bodies.

Accepted Answer

A)  D
B)  A
C)  C
D)  B
E)  EF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

The light of dawn and the buzz of an alarm clock lead to wakefulness through the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   limbic system
B)   basal nuclei
C)   reticular activating system
D)   cerebellar pedunclesE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

The area of the cortex that is responsible for sensing a full bladder and the feeling that your lungs will burst when you hold your breath too long is the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   gustatory cortex
B)   vestibular cortex
C)   visceral sensory area
D)   olfactory cortexE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

What is the somatosensory homunculus? Which body region would be larger in the homunculus,the face or the hips? Why?

Accepted Answer

The somatosensory homunculus is a body m...

Question 9

Figure 12.3
Using Figure 12.3, match the following:
-Site of sensory neuron cell bodies.

Accepted Answer

A)  D
B)  A
C)  C
D)  B
E)  EF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

Figure 12.2
Using Figure 12.2, match the following:
-Globus pallidus.

Accepted Answer

A)  A
B)  B
C)  C
D)  D
E)  EF) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

The terms fainting and syncope describe the same thing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A disturbance of posture,muscle tremors at rest,and uncontrolled muscle contraction are all symptoms of damage to the basal nuclei.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Figure 12.1
Using Fig. 12.1, Match the following:
-Thalamus.

Accepted Answer

A)  C
B)  E
C)  A
D)  B
E)  DF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

The brain area that regulates activities that control the state of wakefulness or alertness of the cerebral cortex is the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   reticular formation
B)   limbic system
C)   thalamus
D)   pyramidsE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

The limbic system acts as our emotional,or affective (feelings),brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Match the following:
-Visual area.

Accepted Answer

A)  Insula
B)  Parietal lobe
C)  Frontal lobe
D)  Temporal lobe
E)  Occipital lobeF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 17

The primary visual cortex contains a map of visual space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Death from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis usually results from respiratory infection secondary to compromised respiratory function.Explain why.

Accepted Answer

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,or Lou Geh...

Question 19

Match the following:
-Gustatory (taste) area.

Accepted Answer

A)  Insula
B)  Parietal lobe
C)  Frontal lobe
D)  Temporal lobe
E)  Occipital lobeF) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

Match the following:
-The axons from this area form the major pyramidal (corticospinal) tracts.

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary (somatic)  motor cortex
B)  Hypothalamus
C)  Thalamus
D)  Prefrontal cortexE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Exam 12: The Central Nervous System

Match the following: -Visual area.

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Cell bodies of sensory neurons are located in ________.

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The brain area that regulates activities that control the state of wakefulness or alertness of the cerebral cortex is the ________.

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The area of the cortex that is responsible for sensing a full bladder and the feeling that your lungs will burst when you hold your breath too long is the ________.

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The limbic system acts as our emotional,or affective (feelings),brain.

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Match the following: -Gustatory (taste) area.

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Figure 12.1 Using Fig. 12.1, Match the following: -White fiber tracts.

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Figure 12.2 Using Figure 12.2, match the following: -Globus pallidus.

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Figure 12.1 Using Fig. 12.1, Match the following: -Thalamus.

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A disturbance of posture,muscle tremors at rest,and uncontrolled muscle contraction are all symptoms of damage to the basal nuclei.

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Which type of memory is exemplified by a racing heartbeat upon hearing a rattlesnake nearby?

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Match the following: -The axons from this area form the major pyramidal (corticospinal) tracts.

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The light of dawn and the buzz of an alarm clock lead to wakefulness through the ________.

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The primary visual cortex contains a map of visual space.

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What is the somatosensory homunculus? Which body region would be larger in the homunculus,the face or the hips? Why?

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Figure 12.3 Using Figure 12.3, match the following: -Site of sensory neuron cell bodies.

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Death from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis usually results from respiratory infection secondary to compromised respiratory function.Explain why.

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The terms fainting and syncope describe the same thing.

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Figure 12.3 Using Figure 12.3, match the following: -Consists entirely of interneuron cell bodies.

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What is the basis for classifying the fibers and tracts of cerebral white matter? List and define each of the three types.

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