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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)
