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FREE PHYSIOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT WEEK 8
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-Guarantee passing score -30 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Which of the following is NOT an example of sympathetic stimulation?
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constriction of the bronchioles
Question 2: The most numerous cerebral tracts are the
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association tracts.Question 3: The _____ nerve transmits impulses that result in sensations of equilibrium
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Vestibular
Question 4: The reticular activating system maintains
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Consciousness
Question 5: A _____ is a skeletal muscle or group of muscles that receives motor axons from a given spinal nerve
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Myotome
Question 6: The limbic system integrates
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Emotion Question 7: The _____ consists of several structures that lie beneath the thalamus and form the floor of the third ventricle and the lower part of its lateral walls
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hypothalamus Question 8: "Fight or flight" physiological changes include all of the following EXCEPT
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constriction of respiratory airways.
Question 9: Which of the following is NOT correct?
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Sympathetic preganglionic axons pass along the dorsal root of certain spinal nerves
Question 10: The effect of sympathetic stimulation on the urinary bladder is
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Relaxation.
Question 11: Which cranial nerve is responsible for the sense of smell?
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Olfactory Question 12: The somatic motor system includes all the _____ motor pathways _____ the CNS.
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voluntary; outside
Question 13: The two main types of adrenergic receptors are
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alpha and beta Question 14: The second largest part of the brain, located just below the posterior portion of the cerebrum, is the
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Cerebellum Question 15: Each skin surface area supplied by sensory fibers of a given spinal nerve is a
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Dermatome Question 16: Many cerebral functions have typical locations. This fact is known as
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cerebral localization.
Question 17: Acetylcholine binds to _____ receptors
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cholinergic
Question 18: Tongue movement is controlled by which cranial nerve?
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Hypoglossal Question 19: The cortex is capable of storing and retrieving information from both short-term and long-term
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memory Question 20: Both sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions are tonically active, which means they
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continually conduct impulses to autonomic effectors
Question 21: A reflex consists of either a muscle contraction or a
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glandular secretion Question 22: Another name for the parasympathetic nervous system is the nervous system.
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craniosacral Question 23: If the center of a reflex arc is the brain, the response it mediates is called a
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cranial reflex Question 24: The groove between the frontal and parietal lobes of the cerebral cortex is the
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central sulcus.
Question 25: Mixed cranial nerves contain axons of
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sensory and motor neurons Question 26: 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 Question 27: Axon terminals of autonomic neurons release either of two neurotransmitters
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norepinephrine and acetylcholine Question 28: The _____ is an extension of the great toe, with or without fanning of the other toes, in response to stimulation of the outer margin of the sole of the foot.
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Babinski sign