Question 1

Which statement about coma is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Coma may be caused by widespread cerebral or brain stem trauma.
B)   During coma, brain oxygen consumption resembles that of a waking state.
C)   Coma is a form of deep sleep.
D)   Coma is neurologically identical to syncope.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Cell bodies of somatic motor neurons are located in the ventral (anterior)horn of the spinal cord.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Match the following:
-This area is the main visceral control center of the body.

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary (somatic)  motor cortex
B)  Hypothalamus
C)  Thalamus
D)  Prefrontal cortexE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Specific motor and sensory functions are localized in specific areas called domains,whereas memory and language have overlapping domains.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Tremor at rest,shuffling gait,stooped posture,and expressionless face are characteristics of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Parkinson's disease
B)   Alzheimer's disease
C)   cerebellar disease
D)   Huntington's diseaseE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following is (are) involved with motor activity (either initiation or coordination) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Wernicke's area
B)   red nuclei
C)   gustatory cortex
D)   postcentral gyrusE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Thomas is wearing a T-shirt with the saying "Only Left-Handed People Are In Their Right Minds." What does this mean in terms of lateralization of cortical function?

Accepted Answer

Left handedness typically occu...

Question 8

Broca's area ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   controls voluntary movements of the eyes
B)   serves the recognition of complex objects
C)   is considered a motor speech area
D)   is usually found only in the right hemisphereE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Figure 12.2
Using Figure 12.2, match the following:
-Corpus callosum.

Accepted Answer

A)  A
B)  B
C)  C
D)  D
E)  EF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a role of the basal nuclei?

Accepted Answer

A)   playing a role in cognition and emotion
B)   controlling starting and stopping movements
C)   initiating protective reflex actions
D)   inhibiting unnecessary or antagonistic movementsE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Projection fibers in the brain mainly connect the right and left hemispheres.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Degeneration of the dopamine-releasing neurons of the ________ is the ultimate cause of Parkinson's disease.

Accepted Answer

A)   reticular formation
B)   internal capsule
C)   substantia nigra
D)   red nucleusE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Sleepwalking may occur during ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   NREM stage 4
B)   NREM stage 1
C)   NREM stage 2
D)   REME) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Would damage to the frontal lobe or the medulla oblongata be more likely lead to death? Describe the overall functions of these brain regions.

Accepted Answer

Damage to the medulla oblongata would be...

Question 15

Which brain areas lack a blood-brain barrier,and what purpose does this absence serve?

Accepted Answer

The blood-brain barrier is absent around...

Question 16

Cerebrospinal fluid circulates within the ventricles of the brain and in the subarachnoid space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Match the following:
-Anchors the spinal cord to the coccyx.

Accepted Answer

A)  Conus medullaris
B)  Cauda equina
C)  Filum terminale
D)  Cervical enlargementE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Figure 12.1
Using Fig. 12.1, Match the following:
-Hypothalamus.

Accepted Answer

A)  C
B)  E
C)  A
D)  B
E)  DF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following would you NOT find in normal cerebrospinal fluid?

Accepted Answer

A)   red blood cells
B)   glucose
C)   protein
D)   potassiumE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Match the following:
-Seat of intelligence,abstract reasoning.

Accepted Answer

A)  Insula
B)  Parietal lobe
C)  Frontal lobe
D)  Temporal lobe
E)  Occipital lobeF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Exam 12: The Central Nervous System

Degeneration of the dopamine-releasing neurons of the ________ is the ultimate cause of Parkinson's disease.

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Which of the following would you NOT find in normal cerebrospinal fluid?

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Which of the following is (are) involved with motor activity (either initiation or coordination) ?

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Figure 12.2 Using Figure 12.2, match the following: -Corpus callosum.

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Match the following: -This area is the main visceral control center of the body.

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Sleepwalking may occur during ________.

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Projection fibers in the brain mainly connect the right and left hemispheres.

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Would damage to the frontal lobe or the medulla oblongata be more likely lead to death? Describe the overall functions of these brain regions.

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Which statement about coma is true?

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Figure 12.1 Using Fig. 12.1, Match the following: -Hypothalamus.

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Cerebrospinal fluid circulates within the ventricles of the brain and in the subarachnoid space.

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Thomas is wearing a T-shirt with the saying "Only Left-Handed People Are In Their Right Minds." What does this mean in terms of lateralization of cortical function?

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Broca's area ________.

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Match the following: -Seat of intelligence,abstract reasoning.

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Cell bodies of somatic motor neurons are located in the ventral (anterior)horn of the spinal cord.

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Which of the following is NOT a role of the basal nuclei?

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Which brain areas lack a blood-brain barrier,and what purpose does this absence serve?

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Match the following: -Anchors the spinal cord to the coccyx.

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Specific motor and sensory functions are localized in specific areas called domains,whereas memory and language have overlapping domains.

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Tremor at rest,shuffling gait,stooped posture,and expressionless face are characteristics of ________.

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