front 1 The nonspecific ascending pathways____________. | back 1 Are involved in the emotional aspects of perception. |
front 2 The surprachiasmatic nucleus is found in the _________. | back 2 Hypothalamus |
front 3 Nuclei of cranial nerves V, VI, and Vll are found in the ___________. | back 3 Pons |
front 4 The arbor vitae refers to____________. | back 4 Cerebellar white matter |
front 5 The brain stem consist of the ______. | back 5 Midbrain, medula, and pons. |
front 6 The primary auditory cortex is located in the _______. | back 6 Temporal Lobe |
front 7 Spinocerebellar tracts______. | back 7 Carry propripceptive inputs to the cerebellum |
front 8 The spinal cord has grey matter on the ________. | back 8 Inside, White matter on the outside, and ventral motor root |
front 9 The subarachnoid space lies between what two layers of meninges ? | back 9 Arachnoid and pia |
front 10 The vital centers for the control of heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure are located in the __________. | back 10 Medulla |
front 11 Cell bodies of the sensory neurons of the spinal nerves are located in ___________. | back 11 The dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord |
front 12 The fissure separating the cerebral hemispheres is the _____________________. | back 12 Longitudinal Fissure |
front 13 The limbic association area of the multimodal association areas provides our ________. | back 13 Emotional Impact |
front 14 A shallow groove on the surface of the cortex is called a ________. | back 14 Sulcus |
front 15 The cerebrospinal fluid ______. | back 15 Is formed mostly by the choroid plexuses and modified by ependymal cells |
front 16 If the posterior portion of the neural tube failed to develop properly_________. | back 16 The spinal cord may be affected |
front 17 The central sulcus separates which lobes? | back 17 Frontal from parietal |
front 18 Neural tracts that convey life-saving information to the brain concerning burning pain would be ______. | back 18 lateral spinothalamic |
front 19 Which of these would you not find in the cerebral cortex ? | back 19 Fiber tracts |
front 20 The hypothalamus __________. | back 20 is the thermostat of the body since it regulates temperature. |
front 21 The white matter of the spinal cord contains ______. | back 21 myelinated and unmyelinated nerve fibers |
front 22 A lateral tract in the spinal cord would be _____. | back 22 Rubrospinal |
front 23 An individual accidentally transected the spinal cord between T1 and L1, this would result in _________. | back 23 Paraplegia |
front 24 Spastic paralysis suggest involvement of the ______. | back 24 Upper motor neurons |
front 25 Ridges of tissue on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres are called ________. | back 25 Gyri |
front 26 The frontal lobe is separated from the temporal lobe by the _______. | back 26 lateral sulcus |
front 27 Brodmann's numbering refers to _______. | back 27 Structurally distinct cortical areas |
front 28 An individual who could trace a picture of a bicycle with his or her finger but could not recognize it as a bicycle is most likely to have sustained damage to the ______. | back 28 Visual association area |
front 29 Broca's area _______. | back 29 Is considered a motor speech area |
front 30 Two terms for the massive motor tracts serving voluntary movement are ________________. | back 30 Pyramidal and corticospinal |
front 31 The function of commissures is to connect ______? | back 31 Corresponding areas of the two hemispheres |
front 32 The blood-brain barrier is effective against _________. | back 32 Metabolic waste such as urea |
front 33 Which of the following is not part of basal nuclei ? | back 33 Substantia nigra |
front 34 All of the following are structures of the limbic system except the _____. | back 34 Caudate nucleus |
front 35 Which of the following is not a midbrain structure ? | back 35 Third Ventricle |
front 36 The process of linking new fact s with old facts already stored in the memory bank is called _____. | back 36 Consolidation |
front 37 An electroencephalogram ___________. | back 37 Indicates a normal frequency range of 1-30 Hz |
front 38 The brain area that regulates activities that control the state of wakefulness or alertness of the cerebral cortex is the _________. | back 38 Reticular formation |
front 39 Which of the following would you not find in normal cerebrospinal fluid ? | back 39 red blood cells |
front 40 REM sleep is associated with _________. | back 40 Temporary skeletal muscle inhibition except for the extrinsic eye muscles |
front 41 Mr. Hom was injured in an accident that completely severed his spinal cord at the level of T12. You would expect to find all of the following except _______. | back 41 Slurred speech |
front 42 Injury to the hypothalamus may result in all of the following except __________. | back 42 Loss of proprioception |
front 43 White matter of the spinal cord _________. | back 43 contains the anterior and posterior spinocerebellar tracts |
front 44 Which statement about aging is most accurate ? | back 44 Despite some neuronal loss, changing synaptic connections support additional learning throughout life |
front 45 Which association regarding the function and location of the cerebrum is most accurate ? | back 45 motor anterior |
front 46 Brain wave amplitude ________. | back 46 reflects the number of neurons firing synchronously |
front 47 Declarative memory is not stored in the _________. | back 47 Mammillary body |
front 48 Huntington's disease ___________. | back 48 has symptoms that are the opposite of Parkinson's disease |
front 49 The corpus striatum plays a special role in _________. | back 49 Skill learning |
front 50 Storing information in long-term memory_________. | back 50 is facilitated by the release of norepinephrine |
front 51 Important nuclei of the indirect (multineural) system that receive impulses from the equilibrium apparatus of the inner ear and help to maintain balance by varying muscle tone of postural muscles are the ___________. | back 51 Vestibular nuclei |
front 52 Which of the following structures is probably not directly involved in memory ? | back 52 Medulla |
front 53 The area of the cortex that is responsible for sensations of the full bladder and the feeling that your lungs will burst when you hold your breath to long is the ________. | back 53 Visceral sensory area |
front 54 Which statement about coma is true ? | back 54 Coma is defined as total unresponsiveness to stimuli for a long period of time |
front 55 Tremor at rest, shuffling gait, stooped posture, and expressionless face are characteristics of ___________. | back 55 Parkinson's disease |
front 56 Which is the mildest consequence of traumatic brain injury ? | back 56 Concussion |
front 57 Declarative memory ________. | back 57 is the ability to learn specific information |
front 58 Which of the following is/are involved with motor activity (either initiation or coordination)? | back 58 red nuclei |
front 59 Which statement is not true ? | back 59 Stage 4 sleep increases in old age |
front 60 Which statement about epilepsy is most accurate ? | back 60 Epilepsy is often genetically induced but also frequently caused by head trauma, stroke, infection, and tumor. |
front 61 White matter (myelinated fibers) is found in all of the following locations, with the exception of the ___________. | back 61 cerebral cortex |
front 62 Second-order neurons of both the specific and nonspecific ascending pathways terminate in the ____________. | back 62 Thalamus |
front 63 Loss of ability to perform skilled motor activities such as piano playing, with no paralysis or weakness in specific muscles, might suggest damage to the __________. | back 63 Premotor cortex |
front 64 _________ waves are not normal for awake adults but are common for children. | back 64 Theta |