Practice Questions Flashcards
Repetitive pure tones with rhythm are known as:
A. Hertz
B. Noise
C. Complexity
D. Musical Tone
D. Musical Tone
What are the 3 components of the Middle Ear?
A. Meissner’s Corpuscle, Ruffini Endings, and Pacinian Corpuscle
B. Malleus, Incus, and Stapes
C. Tympanic Membrane, Cochlea, and Pinna
D. Round Window, Oval Window, Cochlear Duct
B. Malleus, Incus, and Stapes
Why is human hearing most sensitive from 2,000-5,000 Hz?
A. This is the absolute range of human hearing
B. Music is most commonly found in this range
C. Conversational Language is most commonly found in this range
D. To be wary of predators
C. Conversational Language is most commonly found in this range
Which frequency would be processed furthest to the back of the auditory cortex?
A. 10 Hz
B. 500 Hz
C. 5000 Hz
D. 35000 Hz
C. 5000 Hz
Which ion is most prominently used by stereocilia?
A. Na+
B. K+
C. Cl-
D. Ca2+
D. Ca2+
Which part of the auditory pathway is the first place to receive bilateral input?
A. Cochlear Nucleus
B. Superior Olivary Nucleus
C. Inferior Colliculus
D. Auditory Cortex
B. Superior Olivary Nucleus
What type of hearing loss is characterized by sound waves not being processed correctly?
A. Sensorineural
B. Conductive
C. Central
D. Auditory hallucinations
A. Sensorineural
What type of hearing loss is characterized by sound waves not reaching the inner ear?
A. Sensorineural
B. Conductive
C. Central
D. Auditory hallucinations
B. Conductive
What part of the brain in the pain pathway attributes emotion to pain?
A. Somatosensory cortex
B. Anterior cingulate cortex
C. Amygdala
D. Hippocampus
B. Anterior cingulate cortex
A-delta fibers are which of the two options (and likewise)?
A. Fast-onset
B. Sharp pain
C. Slow-onset
D. Dull, aching pain
A. Fast-onset
B. Sharp pain
Which of the following is false?
A. Stage 2 of neurogenic pain is characterized by muscle wasting and pain becomes more
severe as it diffuses
B. Stage 1 of neurogenic pain is localized pain and swelling to the site of injury
C. Chronic pain only remodels the spinal cord
D. Psychogenic pain is not due to disease, injury or any visible damage
C. Chronic pain only remodels the spinal cord
If there is a gain-of-function mutation to a sodium channel, which of the following will occur?
A. Insensitivity to pain
B. Hypersensitivity to pain
C. Can either increase or decrease pain sensation
D. No change in pain perception
B. Hypersensitivity to pain
Which region of the spinothalamic tract is responsible for reducing pain perception?
A. Periaqueductal gray
B. Somatosensory cortex
C. Dorsal root ganglion
D. None of the above
A. Periaqueductal gray
C fibers inhibit _______ and stimulate _______.
A. Nerves signaling pain to the brain; inhibitory interneurons
B. Nerves signaling pain to the brain; excitatory interneurons
C. Inhibitory interneurons; nerves signaling pain to the brain
D. Excitatory interneurons; nerves signaling pain to the brain
C. Inhibitory interneurons; nerves signaling pain to the brain
Which of the following are characteristics of chronic pain?
A. Pain signals remain active in CNS for months to years
B. Pain persists long after an injury has healed
C. Has an emotional impact, such as depression or fear of re-injury
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
All sensory processing begins where?
A. Sensory Cells
B. Receptor Cells
C. Motor Neurons
D. Eyes
B. Receptor Cells
True or False: Pacinian Corpuscles respond to pain and temperature
False, they respond to vibration
What is substance P?
A. Peptide Hormone
B. Neurotransmitter
C. Receptor
D. Ligand
B. Neurotransmitter
Patients with chronic pain, at rest, have overactive what?
A. Frontal Lobes
B. Parietal Cortex
C. Somatosensory Cortex
D. Occipital Lobe
C. Somatosensory Cortex
What type of perception is modeled by this situation
“I did not feel pain because of all the adrenaline!!!”
A. Cognitive
B. Motivational-Affective System
C. Sensory-Discrimination System
D. Sympathetic Nervous System
B. Motivational-Affective System
A patient associates auditory stimuli with colors, unknowingly. What is this disorder called?
A. Bradykinesia
B. Dyslexia
C. Somatosensation
D. Synthesia
D. Synthesia
A patient has chronic pain that is not due to underlying nerve damage. What is this pain
characterized as.
A. Neuropathic Pain
B. Neurogenic Pain
C. Psychotic Pain
D. Psychogenic Pain
D. Psychogenic Pain
True or False: Meissner’s corpuscle and Merkel’s disc are subsets of neurons
False, they are receptors
