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-Guarantee passing score -135 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: The second largest part of the brain, located just below the posterior portion of the cerebrum, is the
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cerebellum Question 2: The cerebellum performs all of the following functions except:
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controls cardiac function.Question 3: A ________ is a skeletal muscle or group of muscles that receives motor axons from a given spinal nerve.
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myotome
Question 4: Acetylcholine can stimulate _____ receptors.
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nicotinic
Question 5: Cerebrospinal fluid is formed by filtration of blood in the:
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choroid plexuses.Question 6: Which of the following is not an example of sympathetic stimulation?
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Constriction of the bronchioles
Question 7: Which cranial nerve is responsible for the sense of smell?
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olfactory
Question 8: Which of the following statements is not true?
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The major function of the parasympathetic division is to serve as an "emergency" system.
Question 9: A term commonly used as a synonym for action potential is
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nerve impulse.
Question 10: The douloureux is a painful neuralgia of the _______ nerve.
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trigeminal
Question 11: Which is (are) the neurotransmitter(s) in a somatic motor pathway?
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Acetylcholine
Question 12: Which of the following is not a function of the hypothalamus?
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Regulation of motor activity
Question 13: Somatic motor and autonomic pathways share all of the following characteristics
except:
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number of neurons between central nervous system (CNS) and effector.
Question 14: Which of the following is not true of the knee jerk reflex?
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It is a flexor reflex.Question 15: Neurons are the only living cells that maintain a difference in the concentration of ions across their membranes.
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False Question 16: There are two types of synapses--the electrical synapse and the _____ synapse.
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chemical
Question 17: Audition is a function of the _____ lobe.
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temporal Question 18: The speed of a nerve impulse depends on the neuron's resting potential.
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False Question 19: For a neurotransmitter to produce an inhibitor postsynaptic potential, which of the following channels must open?
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Potassium and/or chloride channels Question 20: Impulses from the ______ play a part in arousing or alerting the cerebrum.
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thalamus
Question 21: The first event to occur when an adequate stimulus is applied to a neuron is:
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some of the sodium channels at the point of stimulus open.Question 22: What current leaps across an insulating myelin sheath from node to node, the type
of impulse conduction is called:
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saltatory conduction.Question 23: When an impulse reaches a synapse:
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chemical transmitters are released.Question 24: The fastest nerve fibers in the body can conduct impulses up to approximately ________ meters per second.
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130 Question 25: All of the following are examples of parasympathetic stimulation except:
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increased heart rate.Question 26: Norepinephrine is liberated at:
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most sympathetic postganglionic nerve endings.Question 27: What mechanism quickly terminates the action of a neurotransmitter once it binds to its postsynaptic receptor?
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All of these are correct.Question 28: Which region of the brain plays a part in the mechanism responsible for emotions by associating sensory impulses with feelings of pleasantness and unpleasantness?
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thalamus