Chapter 14 test

Which of the following functions is most likely to be performed by the visual association area? 1. "recognizes" the face of a close friend 2. "sees" the shape of the visual image 3. "senses" pain impulses 4. "moves" the eyes 5. "sees" color

1. "recognizes" the face of a close friend

Match the brain wave pattern with the correct description. 1. Alpha waves 2. Beta waves 3. Theta waves 4. Delta waves

1. Alpha waves Occur during a quiet, resting state with the eyes closed correct 2. Beta waves Occur during intense mental activity correct 3. Theta waves Occur in children or adults that are frustrated correct 4. Delta waves Occur in infants and in deep sleep correct

The __________ function(s) to assist with planning, organizing, and coordinating motor movements and posture. 1. basal nuclei 2. spinocerebellum 3. cerebrocerbellum 4. vestibulocerebellum

1. basal nuclei

The taste area is located in the 1. insula. 2. parietal lobe. 3. frontal lobe. 4. temporal lobe.

1. insula.

Ascending pathways transmit __________ information via action potentials from the __________. 1. sensory; periphery to the brain 2. sensory; brain to the periphery 3. motor; periphery to the brain 4. motor; brain to the periphery

1. sensory; periphery to the brain

The brain briefly stores information required for the immediate performance of a task in the 1. working memory. 2. short-term memory. 3. declarative memory. 4. procedural memory.

1. working memory.

Brain waves associated with information processing or problem solving are ____ waves. 1. alpha 2. beta 3. delta 4. theta 5. kappa

2. beta

__________ is also called explicit memory and involves the retention of facts, that can be easily stated. 1. Working memory 2. Short-term memory 3. Declarative memory 4. Procedural memory

3. Declarative memory

The __________ of the cerebral cortex necessary for understanding and formulating coherent speech whereas the __________ is responsible for initiating the complex series of movements necessary for speech. 1. Broca area; arcuate fasciculus 2. arcuate fasciculus; Broca area 3. Wernicke area; Broca area 4. Broca area; Wernicke area

3. Wernicke area; Broca area

In working memory, 1. information is retained for less than a second. 2. the frontal lobe plays the most important role. 3. current information is lost when new information is presented. 4. there is increased synaptic activity by long-term potentiation. 5. there is consolidation of information.

3. current information is lost when new

All of these statements apply to the reticular activating system EXCEPT 1. is involved in maintaining the sleep-wake cycle. 2. controls the brain's level of arousal or consciousness. 3. is stimulated by general anesthetics. 4. receives emotional input from the limbic system.

3. is stimulated by general anesthetics.

The type of receptor associated with the joints, tendons, and other connective tissues are 1. cutaneous receptors. 2. visceroreceptors. 3. proprioceptors. 4. photoreceptors.

3. proprioceptors.

Impulses that initiate motivation and forethought originate in 1. the postcentral gyrus. 2. the precentral gyrus. 3. the prefrontal area. 4. the association area. 5. the central sulcus.

3. the prefrontal area.

The cell bodies of __________ are located in the cerebral cortex and the cell bodies of __________ are located in the anterior horns of the spinal cord gray matter and in the cranial nerve nuclei of the brainstem. 1. lower motor neurons; upper motor neurons 2 .lower motor neurons; primary motor neurons 3. upper motor neurons; lower motor neurons 4. primary motor neurons; upper motor neurons

3. upper motor neurons; lower motor neurons

__________ is also called implicit or reflexive memory and involves the development of skills. 1. Working memory 2. Short-term memory 3. Declarative memory 4. Procedural memory

4. Procedural memory

A major source of sensory input into the limbic system is the sense of 1. vision. 2. taste. 3. touch. 4. smell.

4. smell.

In short-term memory, 1. information is retained for less than a second. 2. the frontal lobe plays the most important role. 3. current information is lost when new information is presented. 4. there is increased synaptic activity by long-term potentiation. 5. there is consolidation of information.

4. there is increased synaptic activity by long-term potentiation.

Check all of the structures that project sensory input to and through the brainstem. Cranial nerve II Cranial nerve III Cranial nerve V Cranial nerve VI Cranial nerve VII

Cranial nerve II Cranial nerve V Cranial nerve VI Cranial nerve VII

Match the sensory receptor with the correct function. 1. Mechanoreceptors 2. Chemoreceptors 3. Thermoreceptors 4. Photoreceptors 5. Nociceptors

Match the sensory receptor with the correct function. 1. Mechanoreceptors Respond to compression, bending, or stretching of cells correct 2. Chemoreceptors Respond to chemicals correct 3. Thermoreceptors Respond to changes in temperature correct 4. Photoreceptors Respond to light correct 5. Nociceptors Respond to painful stimuli correct

Match the occurrence with the correct area on the cerebral cortex. 1. Visual processing 2. Taste 3. Odor perception 4. Auditory processing

Occipital lobe perception Insula Inferior temporal lobe Superior temporal lobe

Check all of the components that would belong to the limbic system. Olfactory cortex Cingulate gyrus Putamen Substantia nigra Hippocampus Hypothalamus Amygdala Globus pallidus

Olfactory cortex Cingulate gyrus Hippocampus Hypothalamus Amygdala

Place these events in the correct order. Stimulation of lower motor neurons Stimulation of upper motor neurons Initiation of voluntary movement Descending tracts Skeletal muscles contract Premotor areas of the cerebral cortex

Place these events in the correct order. 5Correct: 5 Stimulation of lower motor neurons 3Correct: 3 Stimulation of upper motor neurons 6Correct: 1 Initiation of voluntary movement 2Correct: 4 Descending tracts 1Correct: 6 Skeletal muscles contract 4Correct: 2 Premotor areas of the cerebral cortex

Match the description to the correct type of receptor. 1. Sensory receptor cells that conduct action potentials in response to the receptor potential 2. Sensory receptors that release neurotransmitters in response to the receptor potential 3. Proprioceptors that generate action potentials as long as a stimulus is applied and slowly adapt 4. Proprioceptors that adapts rapidly and are most sensitive to changes in stimuli

Primary receptors correct Secondary receptors correct Tonic receptors correct Phasic receptors correct

Match the component of the limbic system with the correct description or function. 1. Olfactory cortex sense of hunger correct 2. Cingulate gyrus 3. Hippocampus 4. Hypothalamus

Smell of food stimulates the Satisfaction center correct Memory correct Satiety center correct

indicate whether each statement is true or false. 1. Meissner corpuscles are found throughout the dermis and are involved in detecting light touch and pressure. 2. Golgi tendon organs are proprioceptive receptors that are activated by an increase in tendon tension. 3. Pacinian corpuscles are complex receptors that are responsible for the detection of deep pressure and vibration. 4. Merkel disks are found in the basal layer of the epidermis and are involved in two-point discrimination.

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Indicate whether each statement is true or false. 1. The taste area, where taste sensations are consciously perceived in the cortex, is located in the insula. 2. The olfactory cortex is on the inferior surface of the frontal lobe and is where both conscious and unconscious responses to odor are perceived and processed. 3. The primary auditory cortex, where auditory stimuli are processed by the brain, is located in the superior part of the temporal lobe. 4. The visual cortex where portions of visual images are processed is located in the parietal lobe.

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Indicate whether each statement is true or false. 1. Cranial nerves III, IV, V, VI, VII, IX, X, and XII all have motor nuclei in the brainstem. 2. Functionally, the motor output projecting through the brainstem can be classified into two categories: somatic motor and sympathetic. 3. Vital functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration, are regulated by nuclei in the brainstem.

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