Quiz 8

Question 1

Fear of an inability to escape a situation is called what?

Answer 1

Agoraphobia

Question 2

In OCD, what are the repetitive actions used to mitigate feelings of anxiety from intrusive thoughts?

Answer 2

Compulsions

Question 3

The HPA axis refers to which pathway?

Answer 3

Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal

Question 4

What best explains the diathesis-stress model of affective disorders

Answer 4

Genetic predisposition triggered by overactive stress responses

Question 5

What best explains the monoamine model of affective disorders?

Answer 5

Lack of monoamine neurotransmitters leads to overactive stress response system

Question 6

What is a primary goal of the swallow?

Answer 6

Protection of the airway
Transport of nutrients

Question 7

During which phase of the swallow do we see waves of peristalsis to push the food bolus into the stomach?

Answer 7

Esophageal

Question 8

The swallow is…

Answer 8

Both a reflex and voluntary

Question 9

Which of the following is a sensory nucleus in the brainstem’s swallowing circuitry?
-Nucleus tractus solitarius
-Dorsal Motor Nucleus
-Nucleus ambiguus
-Hypoglossal nucleus

Answer 9

Nucleus tractus solitarius

Question 10

Which two cranial nerves drive the pharyngeal phase of the swallow?

Answer 10

Glossopharyngeal and Vagus