Question 1

Which of the following structures or regions is correctly paired with its function?

Accepted Answer

A)   limbic system-motor control of speech
B)   medulla oblongata-emotional memory
C)   cerebellum-homeostatic control
D)   corpus callosum-communication between the left and right cerebral corticesE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Injury localised to the hypothalamus would most likely disrupt

Accepted Answer

A)   regulation of body temperature.
B)   short-term memory.
C)   executive functions, such as decision making.
D)   sorting of sensory information.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

After narrowly escaping a wild boar attack, which of the following reactions would your nervous system initiate?

Accepted Answer

A)   increased heartbeat
B)   constriction of airways
C)   constriction of pupils
D)   decreased heartbeatE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Bipolar disorder differs from schizophrenia in that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   schizophrenia typically involves hallucinations
B)   schizophrenia typically involves manic and depressive states
C)   bipolar disorder involves both genes and environment
D)   bipolar disorder increases biogenic aminesE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

In mammals, advanced cognition is usually correlated with a large and very convoluted cerebral cortex, but birds are capable of sophisticated cognition because they have ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a more advanced cerebellum
B)   a cerebellum with several flat layers
C)   a pallium with neurons clustered into nuclei
D)   microvilli to increase the brain's surface areaE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) C

Question 6

After suffering a stroke, a patient can see objects anywhere in front of him but pays attention only to objects in his right field of vision. When asked to describe these objects, he has difficulty judging their size and distance. What part of the brain was likely damaged by the stroke?

Accepted Answer

A)   the left frontal lobe
B)   the right frontal lobe
C)   the right parietal lobe
D)   the corpus callosumE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following shows a brain structure correctly paired with one of its primary functions?

Accepted Answer

A)   frontal lobe-decision making
B)   occipital lobe-control of skeletal muscles
C)   temporal lobe-visual processing
D)   occipital lobe-speech productionE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

-Which of the following region(s)  arose developmentally from the hindbrain?

Accepted Answer

A)   only A
B)   both A and D
C)   only C
D)   both C and EE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

The regulation of body temperature derives from the activity of the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   cerebrum
B)   cerebellum
C)   thalamus
D)   hypothalamusE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Food and water appetites are under the regulatory influence of the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   cerebrum
B)   thalamus
C)   hypothalamus
D)   medulla oblongataE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

The divisions of the nervous system that have antagonistic, or opposing, actions are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   motor and sensory systems
B)   sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
C)   presynaptic and postsynaptic membranes
D)   central nervous system and peripheral nervous systemE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

One of the fundamental processes by which memories are stored and learning takes place ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   is related to changes in the degree of myelination of axons
B)   results in an increase in the diameter of axons
C)   results in a shift from aerobic to anaerobic respiration in neurons
D)   involves changing the responsiveness of postsynaptic neurons to neurotransmitterE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 13

For long-term potentiation to occur in the hippocampus, ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a presynaptic neuron must release more acetylcholine neurotransmitter into the synapse
B)   NMDA receptors must be unblocked so that they can respond to glutamate
C)   the postsynaptic cell responds to glutamate by opening AMPA receptors
D)   the presynaptic cell must grow more axon terminals to synapse with the dendrites of the postsynaptic cellE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Axons are especially abundant in the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   grey matter of the brain and the white matter of the spinal cord
B)   white matter of the brain and the grey matter of the spinal cord
C)   grey matter of the brain and the grey matter of the spinal cord
D)   white matter in the brain and the white matter in the spinal cordE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 15

Patients with damage to Broca's area have difficulty ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   generating speech
B)   recognising faces
C)   understanding language
D)   experiencing emotionE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) A

Question 16

Our understanding of mental illness has been most advanced by discoveries involving the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   degree of convolutions in the brain's surface
B)   sequence of developmental specialisation
C)   chemicals involved in brain communications
D)   nature of the blood-brain barrierE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

If a doctor attempts to trigger the patellar tendon reflex and a lack of response occurs, what are potential regions where pathology might exist?
I. the brain
II. the knee
III. the spinal cord

Accepted Answer

A)   only I
B)   only II
C)   only III
D)   only II and IIIE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

The human knee-jerk reflex requires an intact ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   spinal cord
B)   corpus callosum
C)   cerebellum
D)   medullaE) None of the above
F) C) and D) A

Question 19

Patients with damage to Wernicke's area have difficulty

Accepted Answer

A)   coordinating limb movement.
B)   generating speech.
C)   recognising faces.
D)   understanding language.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

After suffering a stroke, a patient can see objects anywhere in front of him, but pays attention only to objects in his right field of vision. When asked to describe these objects, he has difficulty judging their size and distance. What part of the brain was likely damaged by the stroke?

Accepted Answer

A)   the left frontal lobe
B)   the right frontal lobe
C)   the left parietal lobe
D)   the right parietal lobeE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 49: Nervous Systems

Which of the following structures or regions is correctly paired with its function?

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Injury localised to the hypothalamus would most likely disrupt

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After narrowly escaping a wild boar attack, which of the following reactions would your nervous system initiate?

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Bipolar disorder differs from schizophrenia in that ________.

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In mammals, advanced cognition is usually correlated with a large and very convoluted cerebral cortex, but birds are capable of sophisticated cognition because they have ________.

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After suffering a stroke, a patient can see objects anywhere in front of him but pays attention only to objects in his right field of vision. When asked to describe these objects, he has difficulty judging their size and distance. What part of the brain was likely damaged by the stroke?

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Which of the following shows a brain structure correctly paired with one of its primary functions?

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-Which of the following region(s) arose developmentally from the hindbrain?

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The regulation of body temperature derives from the activity of the ________.

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Food and water appetites are under the regulatory influence of the ________.

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The divisions of the nervous system that have antagonistic, or opposing, actions are ________.

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One of the fundamental processes by which memories are stored and learning takes place ________.

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For long-term potentiation to occur in the hippocampus, ________.

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Axons are especially abundant in the ________.

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Patients with damage to Broca's area have difficulty ________.

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Our understanding of mental illness has been most advanced by discoveries involving the ________.

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If a doctor attempts to trigger the patellar tendon reflex and a lack of response occurs, what are potential regions where pathology might exist? I. the brain II. the knee III. the spinal cord

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The human knee-jerk reflex requires an intact ________.

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Patients with damage to Wernicke's area have difficulty

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After suffering a stroke, a patient can see objects anywhere in front of him, but pays attention only to objects in his right field of vision. When asked to describe these objects, he has difficulty judging their size and distance. What part of the brain was likely damaged by the stroke?

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