Prather Exam 2

The two divisions of the central nervous system are the:

What are the two parts of the Autonomic Nervous System?

Which division of the peripheral nervous system consists of neurons sending messages out to the voluntary muscles of the body?

Which plane shows brain structures as they would be seen from the side?

If you were looking up at the bottom surface of a brain, where the cranial nerves are visible, which surface would you be viewing?

If one structure is on the left side of the body and another is on the same side, they are said to be ___________ to each other.

The pituitary gland would be positioned ___________ relative to the hypothalamus?

Which of the following is decreased by activity in the sympathetic nervous system?

When the parasympathetic nervous system is active, which of the following is true?

Which neurotransmitter is used by the post-ganglionic neuron of the sympathetic nervous system?

Which of the following is correct about the autonomic nervous system?

What is a valley or groove on the surface of the brain called?

Which of the following hindbrain structures is involved in regulating balance and the sequencing of timed motor behaviors?

The hindbrain includes which of the following?

The neurons in the medulla have a number of functions, including:

The reticular activating system serves the primary function of:

Which of the following cranial nerves receives sensory information from the digestive tract and regulates heart rate?

Which cranial nerve is used to receive sensory information for the sense of smell?

The enervation of the lower face is from cranial nerve number:

The enervation of the upper face by the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) is:

Which of the following would not be found in the midbrain?

The limbic system is important for:

Which of the following limbic system structures would be most involved in the regulation of emotional responses involving dominance and submission?

Which of the following neural structures use the neurotransmitter serotonin?

The Diencephalon includes which two major structures?

Which brain structure is involved in the process of eating, drinking, temperature regulation, and sexual behavior?

Which of the following structures are involved specifically in the regulation of eating behaviors?

Which structure is not part of the basal ganglia?

Which of the following structures would be found in the hypothalamus (and used to regulate sleep-wake cycles)?

The basal ganglia is the most involved in the process of:

Which of the following brain structures is involved in most of the sensory pathways, before they reach cortex?

What is the primary lobe of the cerebral cortex used for auditory sensations?

Which of the following Is the largest of the connections between the hemispheres?

Which of the following is the correct pairing of neurotransmitter and anatomical structure which are lost in Parkinson’s disease?

What process involves the conversion of physical energy from some external stimulus into an electrochemical pattern in the neurons?

The center of vision at the back of the eye is the:

The majority of the eye’s refractory power to focus light before reaching the retina, the person would have which of the following?

If the optics of the eye are too strong and focus light before reaching the retina, the person would have the following?

Myopia and hyperopia oftentimes are due to:

Glaucoma is:

Astigmatism is:

The lens relies on the _______ for its source of nourishment.

Which of the following cell types is not found in the retina?

You’re looking right at some particular visual target. You’re looking at it with your:

If someone says that you have blue eyes, what they really mean is that you have blue:

In the human eye you would find the greatest concentration of rods:

Cones are primarily located:

What is the correct order of cells straight through the retina, after information has been transduced?

Which kind of cell would be most involved in conveying information laterally across the retina?

In comparison to the rods, what is true about the cones?

A protanope would be missing the:

Which of the following is least associated with the opponent-process theory of color vision?

Which of the following would be one of the visual systems color channels?

If a human had a single cone type that was maximally sensitive to wavelengths in the ultraviolet frequency ranges (say less than 400 nm), with no overlapping spectral sensitivities compared to the other cone types, what “color” would a light in the region of the spectrum appear to be?

In which are of the brain is color most likely to be processed: