NURS 5315 UTA Exam 4 Review Questions and Correct
Answers
Question 1
Which pathway carries sensory information toward the central nervous system?
Correct Answer
Ascending
Question 2
Which type of axon transmits a nerve impulse at the highest rate?
Correct Answer
Large myelinated
Question 3
Which nerves are capable of regeneration?
Correct Answer
Myelinated nerves in the peripheral nervous system
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,Question 4
The neurotransmitter norepinephrine is secreted in the:
Correct Answer
Sympathetic postganglion
Question 5
Both oligodenroglia and Schwann cells share the ability to:
Correct Answer
Form a myelin sheath
Question 6
During a synapse, what change occurs after the neurotransmitter binds to the receptor?
Correct Answer
The permeability of the postsynaptic neuron changes; consequently its membrane potential is changed as well.
Question 7
What name is given to a large network of neurons within the brainstem that is essential for maintaining wakefulness?
Correct Answer
Reticular activating system
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,Question 8
Thought and goal-oriented behaviors are functions of which area of the brain?
Correct Answer
Prefrontal Lobe
Question 9
The region responsible for the motor aspects of speech is located in the:
Correct Answer
Broca area in the frontal lobe
Question 10
Parkinson and Huntington disease are conditions associated with defects in which area of the brain?
Correct Answer
Basal ganglia
Question 11
Maintenance of a constant internal environment and the implementation of behavioral patterns are main functions of
which area of the brain?
Correct Answer
Hypothalamus
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, Question 12
The ability of the eyes to track moving objects through a visual field is primarily a function of which colliculi?
Correct Answer
Superior
Question 13
What parts of the brain mediate the expression of affect, both emotional and behavioral states?
Correct Answer
Limbic system and prefrontal cortex
Question 14
Reflex activities concerned with heart rate, blood pressure, respirations, sneezing, swallowing, and coughing are controlled
by which area of the brain?
Correct Answer
Medulla oblongata
Question 15
From which part of the midbrain do cranial nerves V to VIII emerge?
Correct Answer
Pons
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Answers
Question 1
Which pathway carries sensory information toward the central nervous system?
Correct Answer
Ascending
Question 2
Which type of axon transmits a nerve impulse at the highest rate?
Correct Answer
Large myelinated
Question 3
Which nerves are capable of regeneration?
Correct Answer
Myelinated nerves in the peripheral nervous system
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,Question 4
The neurotransmitter norepinephrine is secreted in the:
Correct Answer
Sympathetic postganglion
Question 5
Both oligodenroglia and Schwann cells share the ability to:
Correct Answer
Form a myelin sheath
Question 6
During a synapse, what change occurs after the neurotransmitter binds to the receptor?
Correct Answer
The permeability of the postsynaptic neuron changes; consequently its membrane potential is changed as well.
Question 7
What name is given to a large network of neurons within the brainstem that is essential for maintaining wakefulness?
Correct Answer
Reticular activating system
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,Question 8
Thought and goal-oriented behaviors are functions of which area of the brain?
Correct Answer
Prefrontal Lobe
Question 9
The region responsible for the motor aspects of speech is located in the:
Correct Answer
Broca area in the frontal lobe
Question 10
Parkinson and Huntington disease are conditions associated with defects in which area of the brain?
Correct Answer
Basal ganglia
Question 11
Maintenance of a constant internal environment and the implementation of behavioral patterns are main functions of
which area of the brain?
Correct Answer
Hypothalamus
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, Question 12
The ability of the eyes to track moving objects through a visual field is primarily a function of which colliculi?
Correct Answer
Superior
Question 13
What parts of the brain mediate the expression of affect, both emotional and behavioral states?
Correct Answer
Limbic system and prefrontal cortex
Question 14
Reflex activities concerned with heart rate, blood pressure, respirations, sneezing, swallowing, and coughing are controlled
by which area of the brain?
Correct Answer
Medulla oblongata
Question 15
From which part of the midbrain do cranial nerves V to VIII emerge?
Correct Answer
Pons
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