BIOL250 Week 15 Unit Exam 5

1. Question: Which nucleus in the medulla is connected to the inferior colliculus? 2. Question: The comparison of cerebral motor commands and proprioceptive feedback occurs where? 3. Question: The thalamus is the transfer point for most sensory tracts to reach the cerebral cortex. An exception would be which of these? 4. Question: Which region of gray matter in the spinal cord contains motor neurons that innervate skeletal muscles? 5. Question: Axons in which tract are considered to be both ipsilateral and contralateral? 6. Question: Which location on the body has the largest region of somatosensory cortex representing it, according to the sensory homunculus? 7. Question: Which region of the frontal lobe is responsible for initiating movement by directly connecting to cranial and spinal motor neurons? 8. Question: The loss of lateral peripheral vision is known as ___________-. 9. Question: A more familiar name for the major sense named olfaction is ________. 10. Question: Axons from which neuron in the retina make up the optic nerve? 11. Question: A major role of _________ receptors (part of the somatic nervous system) is to help us learn about the environment around us or about the state of our internal environment. 12. Question: A more familiar name for the major sense named audition is _________. 13. Question: What are some of the specific cell types that can act as receptors? 14. Question: Some specialists list as _______ many as different sensory modalities. There are _________ which can then be separated into more specific categories. 15. Question: A more familiar name for the major sense named gustation is ________. 16. Question: What is another name for the preganglionic sympathetic fibers that project to the heart? 17. Question: The parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system __________. 18. Question: Emotions such as anxiety or stress involve which brain structure? 19. Question: Which type of fiber could be considered the longest? 20. Question: The _________ system will dilate the pupil when the retina is not receiving enough light, and the _____________ system will constrict the pupil when too much light hits the retina. 21. Question: Which of these cranial nerves contains preganglionic parasympathetic fibers? 22. Question: Which nerve projects to the hypothalamus to indicate the level of light stimuli in the retina? 23. Question: What neurotransmitter will result in constriction of the pupil? 24. Question: Which of the following is an INCORRECT pairing? 25. Question: Which type of drug would be an antidote to atropine poisoning? 26. Question: A drug is called an antagonist if it ____________. 27. Question: A drug that affects both divisions of the autonomic system is going to bind to, or block, which type of neurotransmitter receptor? 28. Question: Which of the following chemicals can stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system? 29. Question: A drug is called an agonist if it _____________. 30. Question: The neurochemistry of the sympathetic nervous system is based on the adrenergic system. Which of the following neurotransmitters affect(s) the sympathetic nervous system to most? 31. Question: Which major section of the neurological exam is most likely to reveal damage to the diencephalon? 32. Question: Which of the following cranial nerves is not part of the VOR? 33. Question: Which of the following is not a cause of cerebellar ataxia? 34. Question: What region of the cerebral cortex is associated with understanding language, both from another person and the language a person generates himself or herself? 35. Question: Which of the following is a feature of both somatic and visceral senses? 36. Question: Where is the language function localized in the majority of people? 37. Question: Sensory ataxia can be tested by performing which of these? 38. Question: When a patient flexes their neck, the head tips to the right side. Also, their tongue sticks out slightly to the left when they try to stick it straight out. Where is the damage to the brain stem most likely located? 39. Question: What term describes the inability to lift the arm above the level of the shoulder? 40. Question: Lesions of the cerebellar hemispheres and associated pathways cause _______. 41. Question: Having a patient repeat consonants examines which nerve? 42. Question: All of these are important to cerebellar function EXCEPT? 43. Question: Testing for the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) include all of these EXCEPT? 44. Question: Which region of the cerebellum receives proprioceptive input from the spinal cord? 45. Question: Damage to the insula would be reflected by which deficit? - ) Unable to use nouns 46. Question: Which is an example of episodic memory? 47. Question: Which means the reception and interpretation of sensory stimuli? 48. Question: The plantar reflex that tests for the Babinski sign is which type of reflex? 49. Question: Multiple sclerosis best described by which of the following? 50. Question: What function would most likely be affected by a restriction of a blood vessel in the cerebral cortex?