EXAM IV CH12 MC 3

Question 1

Declarative memory is the ability to ________.

Answer 1

learn specific information

Question 2

Which of the following is (are) involved with motor activity (either initiation or coordination)?
A) postcentral gyrus
B) gustatory cortex
C) red nuclei
D) Wernicke's area

Answer 2

red nuclei

Question 3

Which statement is not true?
A) Sleep requirements decline from infancy to early adulthood, level off, then decline again in old age.
B) Half of infant sleep is composed of REM sleep.
C) Ten-year-olds are in REM sleep about 1.5-2 hours per night.
D) Stage 4 sleep increases in old age.

Answer 3

Stage 4 sleep increases in old age.

Question 4

Which statement about epilepsy is most accurate?
A) During seizures, sensory messages are processed normally but responses are blocked.
B) Absence seizures typically begin in adolescence and is often severely disabling.
C) Epilepsy is often genetically induced but also frequently caused by head trauma, stroke, infection, and tumor.
D) The aura in tonic-clonic seizures typically occurs as the patient regains consciousness.

Answer 4

Epilepsy is often genetically induced but also frequently caused by head trauma, stroke, infection, and tumor.

Question 5

White matter (myelinated fibers) is found in all of the following locations except the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A) corpus callosum
B) cerebral cortex
C) corticospinal tracts
D) outer portion of the spinal cord

Answer 5

cerebral cortex

Question 6

Second-order neurons of both the specific and nonspecific ascending pathways terminate in the ________.

Answer 6

Thalamus

Question 7

Loss of ability to perform skilled motor activities such as piano playing, with no paralysis or weakness in specific muscles, might suggest damage to the ________.

Answer 7

premotor cortex

Question 8

Which brain waves are not normal for awake adults but are common for children?
A) Alpha
B) Beta
C) Delta
D) Theta

Answer 8

Theta