humanphys ch5 sp23

Question 1

What structure separates the primary motor cortex of the frontal lobe and the somatosensory cortex of the parietal lobe?

Accepted Answer

Central sulcus

Question 2

Which type of neuron is found entirely in the CNS?

Accepted Answer

Interneuron

Question 3

Which of the following accurately describes a way the cerebrum is organized?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 4

What higher motor area helps to orient the arm towards a particular target?

Accepted Answer

Premotor cortex

Question 5

Which of the following is not a major use of an EEG?

Accepted Answer

Measuring intelligence

Question 6

Which of the following is not a glial cell?

Accepted Answer

Enterocytes

Question 7

Which association area is concerned with motivation, emotion, and memory?

Accepted Answer

Limbic association cortex

Question 8

The right cerebral hemisphere excels in subjects like art and music

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Which part of the cerebral cortex recieves, processes, and comprehends auditory input?

Accepted Answer

Wernicke's area

Question 10

Which of the following are tissues innervated by the autonomic nervous system?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 11

The left cerebral cortex tends to process information in finer detail than the right cerebral cortex

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

The thick central core of the cerebrum is composed of white matter

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

The EEG of slow wave sleep looks quite similar to that of an awake person

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

Which of the following brain components is a part of the forebrain?

Accepted Answer

Thalamus

Question 15

What brain component participates in the sleep-wake cycle?

Accepted Answer

Hypothalamus

Question 16

What brain component helps to plan, initiate, and time movements by sending input to higher brain centers?

Accepted Answer

Cerebellum

Question 17

What part of the cerebellum is responsible for muscle memory?

Accepted Answer

Cerebrocerebellum

Question 18

Parkinson's disease patients are shaky and struggle to control fine movement. What brain component is likely affected?

Accepted Answer

Basal nuclei

Question 19

The primary motor cortex is responsible for control over involuntary movement

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

What do microglial cells release to help neurons and glial cells survive and thrive?

Accepted Answer

Nerve growth factor

Question 21

What structure connects the right and left hemispheres of the cerebrum together?

Accepted Answer

Corpus callosum

Question 22

The right somatosensory cortex is responsible for the sensations of the left side of the body

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

Which of the following is not one of the three meninges?

Accepted Answer

Tow mater

Question 24

Blood borne substances, hormones, and drugs must pass through the ___ to act on the central nervous system tissue?

Accepted Answer

Blood brain barrier

Question 25

What type of cells help to form the choroid plexuses?

Accepted Answer

Ependymal

Question 26

Which of the following is a major function of cerebrospinal fluid?

Accepted Answer

Acts as a shock-absorbing fluid to cushion the brain and spinal cord

Question 27

Which answer correctly lists the stages of a reflex arc in order?

Accepted Answer

receptor > afferent path > integrating center > efferent path > effector

Question 28

Which of the following brain components is/are considered a "silent" area

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 29

Which cerebral lobe is the most posterior?

Accepted Answer

Occipital

Question 30

What brain component is responsible for controlling life sustaining processes such as respiration and digestion?

Accepted Answer

Brain stem

Question 31

How many pairs of spinal nerves emerge from the spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

31

Question 32

What do you call the process of transferring and fixing short term memory traces into long term ones?

Accepted Answer

Consolidation

Question 33

Which of the following is/are functions of the central nervous system?

Accepted Answer

Experiencing emotions

Question 34

The nociceptors in your hand send pain signals to the CNS. What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

Afferent nervous system

Question 35

What brain structure helps to relay incoming synaptic input from the brain stem to the thalamus

Accepted Answer

Reticular formation

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