APHY 201 CNS practice Exam 2025-2026 Questions with Correct Answers
Question 1:
What term is used to describe the folds on the surface of our cerebrum? sulci
insula gyri
association cortex. prefrontal
Answer:
....gyri
The major orchestrator of the complex reasoning skills associated with working memory is the
posterior
Question 2:
limbic The
cortex resides in the postcentral gyrus of the parietal lobe, just posterior called spatial
discrimination.
auditory association limbic
Answer:
....prefrontal
to the primary motor cortex. Neurons in this gyrus receive information from the general
(somatic) sensory receptors in the skin and from proprioceptors (position sense receptors) in
skeletal muscles, joints, and tendons. The neurons then identify the body region being
stimulated, which is an ability prefrontal
Question 3:
primary somatosensory
The afferent division carries information away from the CNS.
Answer:
....primary somatosensory True
Question 4:
False
Answer:
....False
Question 5:
Which area helps plan movements? Primary motor cortexPremotor cortex Postcentral gyrus
Wernicke's area
Answer:
....Premotor cortex
,Question 6:
Which area helps plan movements? Primary motor cortex
Premotor cortex Postcentral gyrus Wernicke's area
Answer:
....Premotor cortex
Question 7:
What components make up the brain stem? cerebellum, hindbrain, and midbrain medulla,
hippocampus, and midbrain hindbrain, pons, and midbrain
medulla, pons, and hippocampus medulla, pons, and midbrain
Answer:
....medulla, pons, and midbrain
Question 8:
The cerebellum plays a primary role in emotions including pain, pleasure, affection, and anger.
Answer:
The cerebellum helps maintain consciousness and feelings of alertness and orientation.
The cerebellum subconsciouslyevaluates movements initiated by cerebral motor centers and
corrects
Question 9:
any errors associated with the movements.
Answer:
....The cerebellum subconsciouslyevaluates movements
Question 10:
What might occur if the amygdala of the cerebrum is damaged?
Answer:
initiated by cerebral motor centers and corrects any errors associated with the movements.
Question 11:
A person might lose their sense of fear or pain.
Answer:
A person might lose their ability to control movements of the hand.
, Question 12:
A person might lose their sense of sight.
Answer:
....A person might lose their sense of fear or pain.
Question 13:
Specialized gray matter structures in the cerebrum.
Answer:
Gray matter structures buried in the cerebellar arbor vitae.
Question 14:
Gray matter structures buried in the cerebral medulla. cerebrum.
movements are the most complex type of motor activity. Visceral
Answer:
....Specialized gray matter structures in the Involuntary
Question 15:
Voluntary
The terminal end of the spinal cord is called the. conus medullaris
lumbar enlargement
Answer:
....Voluntary filum terminale
Question 16:
cauda equina
The somatic system is under
control, but much of skeletal muscle activity
involving posture, balance, and stereotypical movements is coordinated. involuntary;
consciously
Answer:
....conus medullaris voluntary; consciously
Question 17:
voluntary; subconsciously
The inability to shake your head "no" may result from damage to the nerve.
hypoglossal accessory
Answer:
....voluntary; subconsciously facial
Question 1:
What term is used to describe the folds on the surface of our cerebrum? sulci
insula gyri
association cortex. prefrontal
Answer:
....gyri
The major orchestrator of the complex reasoning skills associated with working memory is the
posterior
Question 2:
limbic The
cortex resides in the postcentral gyrus of the parietal lobe, just posterior called spatial
discrimination.
auditory association limbic
Answer:
....prefrontal
to the primary motor cortex. Neurons in this gyrus receive information from the general
(somatic) sensory receptors in the skin and from proprioceptors (position sense receptors) in
skeletal muscles, joints, and tendons. The neurons then identify the body region being
stimulated, which is an ability prefrontal
Question 3:
primary somatosensory
The afferent division carries information away from the CNS.
Answer:
....primary somatosensory True
Question 4:
False
Answer:
....False
Question 5:
Which area helps plan movements? Primary motor cortexPremotor cortex Postcentral gyrus
Wernicke's area
Answer:
....Premotor cortex
,Question 6:
Which area helps plan movements? Primary motor cortex
Premotor cortex Postcentral gyrus Wernicke's area
Answer:
....Premotor cortex
Question 7:
What components make up the brain stem? cerebellum, hindbrain, and midbrain medulla,
hippocampus, and midbrain hindbrain, pons, and midbrain
medulla, pons, and hippocampus medulla, pons, and midbrain
Answer:
....medulla, pons, and midbrain
Question 8:
The cerebellum plays a primary role in emotions including pain, pleasure, affection, and anger.
Answer:
The cerebellum helps maintain consciousness and feelings of alertness and orientation.
The cerebellum subconsciouslyevaluates movements initiated by cerebral motor centers and
corrects
Question 9:
any errors associated with the movements.
Answer:
....The cerebellum subconsciouslyevaluates movements
Question 10:
What might occur if the amygdala of the cerebrum is damaged?
Answer:
initiated by cerebral motor centers and corrects any errors associated with the movements.
Question 11:
A person might lose their sense of fear or pain.
Answer:
A person might lose their ability to control movements of the hand.
, Question 12:
A person might lose their sense of sight.
Answer:
....A person might lose their sense of fear or pain.
Question 13:
Specialized gray matter structures in the cerebrum.
Answer:
Gray matter structures buried in the cerebellar arbor vitae.
Question 14:
Gray matter structures buried in the cerebral medulla. cerebrum.
movements are the most complex type of motor activity. Visceral
Answer:
....Specialized gray matter structures in the Involuntary
Question 15:
Voluntary
The terminal end of the spinal cord is called the. conus medullaris
lumbar enlargement
Answer:
....Voluntary filum terminale
Question 16:
cauda equina
The somatic system is under
control, but much of skeletal muscle activity
involving posture, balance, and stereotypical movements is coordinated. involuntary;
consciously
Answer:
....conus medullaris voluntary; consciously
Question 17:
voluntary; subconsciously
The inability to shake your head "no" may result from damage to the nerve.
hypoglossal accessory
Answer:
....voluntary; subconsciously facial
