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Which cranial nerve provides facial expression?

Facial (VII)

Which cranial nerve does not move the eyeball?

Optic (II)

Nerves of which system travel with some of the cranial nerves?

Parasympathetic branch

Intellect, personality, reasoning, and judgement are located in the

Prefrontal cortex

Which area is responsible for language articulation and comprehension?

Wernicke's area

Which is not a function of the cerebrospinal fluid?

all are CSF functions

If a drug blocks the effect of a neurotransmitter on a receptor, it is called

an antagonist

Masses of gray matter deep within the white matter that influence movement are called

basal nuclei

The response of an effector organ to a neurotransmitter is dependent on

both are true

Taste and odor are example of which type of stimulus?

chemical

the right brain controlling the left side of the body is an example of

contralateral control

Damage to the anterior horn of the spinal cord would result in

loss of motor function on the same side

Which type of nerve endings respond to stimuli such as touch and vibration?

mechanoreceptors

Which is not a part of the peripheral nervous system?

spinal cord

Which system originates in the thoracolumbar region of the spine?

sympathetic branch

Sensory input from an organ within the body would be detected by a

18 proprioceptor

Which cranial nerve is being tested when the doctor shines a light in your eye to constrict the pupil?

23 Oculomotor (III)

The sciatic nerve originates in the _________ plexus.

28

In normal conditions, one system usually has a dominant effect on an organ - this is called

40

Which area stores your learned movements (playing an instrument, typing)?

41

Which is not a function of the cerebellum?

7

Which of the following cause the slower transmission of the autonomic nervous system?

Both a and c are true

Tongue movement is controlled by which cranial nerve?

Hypoglossal (XII)

Which area is responsible for maintaining homeostasis?

Hypothalamus

Which nerve ending does not provide information about body positiion?

Krause's end bulbs

Which of the following would provide you with sensory information from the skin?

Merkel discs

Which is not true regarding reflex activity?

Movement occurs after the brain interprets the stimulus

The outermost covering of the central nervous system is the

dura mater

The Midbrain controls automatic breathing.

false

The olfactory cortex is your sense of taste.

false

Understanding of shape and texture occurs in the post-central gyrus (primary somatosensory area).

false

Vision is not a part of your ability to balance.

false

Which nerve does not originate in the brachial plexus?

femoral

the elevations found on the surface of the cerebrum are called

gyri

Which of the following is least likely to occur in someone with a spinal cord injury?

hemipalegia

Which is not a function of the sympathetic nervous system?

increased digestive activity

Which level of the brainstem coordinates head and eye movement, relays auditory information and affects movement?

midbrain

Descending spinal cord tracts contain

motor information

which of the following is to found in the grey matter of the central nervous system?

myelinated axons

Which of the following is a parasympathetic receptor?

nicotinic

Overstimulation of a nerve ending results in the feeling of

pain

The convergence of anterior rami from multiple levels to form nerves is called a

plexus

Which part of the spinal cord gray matter receives sensory information?

posterior horn

which type of the fiber tract forms connections between the brain and spinal cord?

projection fibers

Which is not a function of the parasympathetic nervous system?

pupil dilation

Our state of alert consciousness, which filters sensory inputs, is called the

reticular formation

Which is not an effector of the autonomic nervous system?

skeletal muscle

Coughing and hiccupping are reflexed from the Medulla Oblongata.

true

Higher levels of sensory interpretation occurs in association areas of the senory cortex.

true

Many organs in the body are under the influence of both sympathetic and parasympathetic fibers (dual innervation).

true

Motor speech occurs in Broca's area.

true

Remembering what your house or car looks like is part of the visual association area.

true

Sensory information from the joints, muscles, and tendons are sent to the cerebellum.

true

The epithalamus (choroid plexus) produces cerebrospinal fluid.

true

The connection between the limbic system and the hypothalamus provides

visceral responses to emotions (cry when you are mad)