Module 4

Question 1

____ controls understanding of words.

Answer 1

Wernicke’s area

Question 2

Cerebral right and left hemispheres carry out exactly the same functions, just for different sides of the body

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas are associated with the language function. One is located in the left hemisphere, and one in the right hemisphere

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The nucleus controlling the heart rate is located in the

Answer 4

medulla oblongata

Question 5

Somatesthetic sensation includes the senses coming from

Answer 5

skin

Question 6

The brain is a solid structure that has no cavity

Answer 6

False

Question 7

In the spinal cord, the ascending tracts carry _______ information, and the descending tracts carry ___ information

Answer 7

sensory; motor

Question 8

Most sensory information is relayed at the ____

Answer 8

Thalamus

Question 9

The cerebrum has raised folds called ______ and depressed grooves called _____

Answer 9

gyri; sulci

Question 10

The 3 parts of the brain include:

Answer 10

Forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain

Question 11

Aphasia patients are patients with problems in

Answer 11

Talking

Question 12

The spinal cord is composed of white matter, and the brain is composed of grey matter.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

The suitory center is located in the

Answer 13

temporal lobe

Question 14

The white matter in the spinal cord is composed of ascending tracts, and the grey matter is composed of descending tracts.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Somatic reflexes are ____ and ____ responses that occur when neuronal signals pass through a somatic reflex arc

Answer 15

fast; involuntary

Question 16

In a somatic reflex, the effector is ____, which carry out ____ activities here.

Answer 16

skeletal muscle; involuntary

Question 17

In autonomic nervous system, ___ are functional in response to emergencies.

Answer 17

Sympathetic motor neurons

Question 18

All of the somatic reflexes go through the brain.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

Preganglionic neurons in _____ release Ach as the neurotransmitter.

Answer 19

both sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions

Question 20

somatic motor neurons can be directly stimulated by sensory neurons.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

When _____ is stimulated, the digestive system works more actively

Answer 21

parasympathetic system

Question 22

In sympathetic division, preganglionic neurons come form ______ of the spinal cord.

Answer 22

the middle

Question 23

Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) includes the following structures

Answer 23

ganglia, cranial nerves, and spinal nerves

Question 24

When norephrine is released as the neurotransmitter, the synapses are called_____

Answer 24

adrenergic

Question 25

The automatic motor system has ____ neurons in the PNS, and they synapse in _____

Answer 25

two; automatic ganglion

Question 26

Adrenergic synaptic transmissions always stimulate the target organ

Answer 26

False

Question 27

In an automatic reflex, the effectors are

Answer 27

smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands

Question 28

In parasympathetic division, preganglionic neurons come from ____ of the CNS

Answer 28

top and bottom ends

Question 29

There are 2 types of motor neurons in the PNS. They are

Answer 29

somatic and autonomic motor neurons

Question 30

There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves in the PNS. Please choose the correct order of spinal nerve levels from head to toe.

Answer 30

Cervical -> Thoracic -> Lumbar -> Sacral -> Coccygeal

Question 31

Skeletal muscles can only be involved in voluntary movement

Answer 31

False

Question 32

Usually when the agonist muscle is stimulated, the antagonist muscle is inhibited

Answer 32

True

Question 33

Somatic motor neurons innervate ______, which mostly carry out _____ activities

Answer 33

skeletal muscle; voluntary