BNNS501 TEST ONE PRACTISE TEST
WITH SOLUTION
During the repolarisation stage of an action potential what occurs? -
ANSWER Potassium channels open and potassium exits the cell
The area of the cerebrum responsible for receiving information about touch
is the? - ANSWER The primary somatosensory area
What region of the brain interprets the meaning of speech? - ANSWER
Wernickes area
What region of the brain produces speech? - ANSWER Brocas area
The nerves to the arm arise from the? - ANSWER Brachial plexus
The somatic nervous system controls? - ANSWER Skeletal muscle
What does the primary motor area do? - ANSWER It causes contraction of
specific skeletal muscles on the opposite side of the body
, Proprioception is? - ANSWER Awareness of body position, equilibrium and
movement of joints
The pain that is felt in or just under the skin that overlies the stimulated
organ is? - ANSWER Visceral Pain
Sensory pathways:
a) are efferent
b) are afferent
c) carry motor impulses
d) travel from the central nervous system to muscles or glands - ANSWER b)
are afferent
Write the chemical symbols for:
Calcium
Potassium
Sodium
Chloride - ANSWER Calcium: Ca2+
Potassium: K+
Sodium: Na+
Chloride: Cl-
WITH SOLUTION
During the repolarisation stage of an action potential what occurs? -
ANSWER Potassium channels open and potassium exits the cell
The area of the cerebrum responsible for receiving information about touch
is the? - ANSWER The primary somatosensory area
What region of the brain interprets the meaning of speech? - ANSWER
Wernickes area
What region of the brain produces speech? - ANSWER Brocas area
The nerves to the arm arise from the? - ANSWER Brachial plexus
The somatic nervous system controls? - ANSWER Skeletal muscle
What does the primary motor area do? - ANSWER It causes contraction of
specific skeletal muscles on the opposite side of the body
, Proprioception is? - ANSWER Awareness of body position, equilibrium and
movement of joints
The pain that is felt in or just under the skin that overlies the stimulated
organ is? - ANSWER Visceral Pain
Sensory pathways:
a) are efferent
b) are afferent
c) carry motor impulses
d) travel from the central nervous system to muscles or glands - ANSWER b)
are afferent
Write the chemical symbols for:
Calcium
Potassium
Sodium
Chloride - ANSWER Calcium: Ca2+
Potassium: K+
Sodium: Na+
Chloride: Cl-
