Intro to Nervous System/Sensory System

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- (Midterm ) Neuro Test sobre Intro to Nervous System/Sensory System, creado por Jennifer Gay el 13/02/2018.
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Pregunta 1

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Collections of axons that connect different parts of the cortex within the same hemisphere are called commissural pathways.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 2

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Choose the correct order of membranes that cover the surface of the brain and spinal cord, from most superficial to deep
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  • arachnoid mater, dura mater, pia mater
  • dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid mater
  • dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater
  • pia mater, arachnoid mater, dura mater

Pregunta 3

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[blank_start]Subarachnoid hemorrhage[blank_end] occurs between the arachnoid and pial membranes, typically due to the rupture of an aneurysm
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  • Subdural hemorrhage
  • Subarachnoid hemorrhate
  • Epidural hemorrhage

Pregunta 4

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[blank_start]Hydrocephalus[blank_end] is the result of an obstruction the the flow of cerebral spinal fluid causing enlarged ventricles
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  • Hydrocephalus

Pregunta 5

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The cortex is uniform throughout the surface of the brain.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 6

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The frontal lobe is responsible for: (select all that apply)
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  • initiation of motor movement
  • higher order language functions
  • executive function
  • planning movement
  • processing auditory information

Pregunta 7

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Each hemisphere of the brain processes sensory information from, and controls motor activity of
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  • the ipsilateral side
  • the contralateral side

Pregunta 8

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The following are perceived by the somatosensory system (select all that apply)
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  • pain
  • vibration
  • smell
  • proprioception
  • taste
  • discriminitive touch

Pregunta 9

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Pain is felt when [blank_start]free nerve endings[blank_end] are stimulated.
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  • free nerve endings

Pregunta 10

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Meissner's corpuscles are receptors that are responsible for discriminative touch.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 11

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The spinal cord
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  • is made up of 4 levels: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral
  • Contains 25 nerves
  • is comprised of central white matter and peripheral gray matter

Pregunta 12

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The spinal cord only relays all of the motor information from the brain to the body
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 13

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[blank_start]Motor[blank_end] pathways in the spinal cord are [blank_start]two[blank_end] neuron pathways. [blank_start]Sensory[blank_end] pathways are [blank_start]three[blank_end] neuron pathways.
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  • two
  • Sensory
  • Motor
  • three

Pregunta 14

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Which is true about the sensory pathways of the spinal cord
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  • The dorsal columns are responsible for discriminative touch, vibration, and proprioception and the lateral spinothalamic tracts are responsible for pain and temperature.
  • The dorsal columns are responsible for discriminative touch, pain, and proprioception and the lateral spinothalamic tracts are responsible for vibration and touch.
  • The dorsal columns are responsible for pain and vibration, and the lateral spinothalamic tracts are responsible for discriminative touch, proprioception and temperature.

Pregunta 15

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Conscious proprioception receptors are [blank_start]muscle spindles[blank_end], [blank_start]Golgi tendon organs[blank_end], and [blank_start]Pacinian corpuscles[blank_end]
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  • muscle spindles
  • Golgi tendon organs
  • Pacinian corpuscles

Pregunta 16

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The dorsal column pathways is a two-neuron sensory pathway
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 17

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In the dorsal columns, the fasciculus cuneatus is laterally located and the fasciculus gracilis is medially located.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 18

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When do the central processes of the fibers travel within the fasciculus cuneatus
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  • T3 and above
  • S1 and above
  • C6 and above
  • T6 and above

Pregunta 19

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An easy way to remember which pathway travels to the upper and lower extremities is: [blank_start]cuneAtus[blank_end] - Arm [blank_start]graciLis[blank_end] - Leg
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  • cuneAtus
  • graciLis

Pregunta 20

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A lesion of the dorsal columns causes [blank_start]ipsilateral[blank_end] deficits in discriminative touch, vibration, and conscious proprioception.
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  • ipsilateral
  • contralateral

Pregunta 21

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A lesion involving the ascending sensory information after it has crossed in the brainstem will result in ipsilateral deficits to discriminative touch, vibration, and conscious proprioception
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 22

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Abnormal sensory perception , such as numbness or tingling, is referred to as [blank_start]paresthesias[blank_end].
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  • paresthesias

Pregunta 23

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Sharp, localized pain is conveyed by
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  • unmyelinated C fibers
  • Lightly myelinated A-delta fibers

Pregunta 24

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A lesion of the lateral spinothalamic tract will results in deficits in pain and temperature sensation on the [blank_start]contralateral[blank_end] side of the body below the level of the lesion.
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  • ipsilateral
  • contralateral

Pregunta 25

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The thalamus is the sensory relay station for virtually all incoming sensory input heading to the cortex
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 26

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A map of the body along the surface of both the primary motor and somatosensory areas of the cortex is called a [blank_start]homunculus[blank_end].
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  • homunculus

Pregunta 27

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On the homunculus, the largest areas (the areas of highest sensory acuity) are:
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  • the lips
  • the face
  • the fingertips
  • the toes
  • the hands

Pregunta 28

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The function of the eye is to focus photons onto the retina
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 29

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The [blank_start]fovea[blank_end] is the area of highest visual acuity.
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  • fovea
  • macula
  • retina
  • pupil

Pregunta 30

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As ambiet light increases, the pupils
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  • increase in circumference
  • decrease in circumference
  • undergo no change in circumference

Pregunta 31

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When looking at objects off in the distance, the lens
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  • widens
  • narrows
  • stays the same

Pregunta 32

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Rods are sensitive to both light and color.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 33

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after light hits the photoreceptors of the retina, the information is sent to [blank_start]retinal ganglion cells[blank_end].
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  • retinal ganglion cells

Pregunta 34

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Which three interneurons lie between the photoreceptors and the retinal ganglion cells?
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  • horizontal
  • bipolar
  • psudounipolar
  • amacrine

Pregunta 35

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What is the function or horizontal and amacrine cells?
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  • to receive information from the photo receptors and transmit the information onto retinal ganglion cells
  • to sharpen or focus the connections between the photoreceptors, bipolar cells, and retinal ganglion cells
  • to project the information to a number of nuclei in the brain

Pregunta 36

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What is the lateral geniculate nucleus?
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  • the nucleus that projects axons to the occipital cortex
  • the nucleus that relays information to the primary visual cortex
  • the specific nucleus in the thalamus that receives information from the retinal ganglion cells

Pregunta 37

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The [blank_start]left LGN[blank_end] receives visual input from the right visual field, and the [blank_start]right LGN[blank_end] receives visual input from the left visual field.
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  • left LGN
  • right LGN

Pregunta 38

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A lesion involving the LGN or occipital cortex on the right will result in
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  • loss of vision in the left eye
  • loss of vision in the left visual field of both eyes
  • loss of vision in the right eye
  • loss of vision in the right visual field of both eyes

Pregunta 39

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The retinal ganglion cells in the fovea send information about contour, contrast, edges, form, and color
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 40

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Rods, or the retinal ganglion cells in the periphery of the retina, send information about light only.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 41

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A lesion involving the optic nerve results in loss of vision of [blank_start]one eye[blank_end].
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  • one eye

Pregunta 42

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What is visual agnosia?
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  • lack of insight
  • inability to form normal visual percepts

Pregunta 43

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[blank_start]Prosopagnosia[blank_end] is the inability to identify faces as a result of a lesion in the temporal lobe.
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  • Asterognosia
  • Prosopagnosia
  • Anosognosia
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