Exam 3

A  had fewer synapses per neuron.

B  none of these

C  were thinner.

D  had less dendritic development.

E  all of these

A  continue making formerly incorrect responses that are currently correct.

B  form permanent short-term memories.

C  fasciculate.

D  continue making formerly correct responses that are currently incorrect.

E  form long-term working memories.

A  the axons grow out from the retinal ganglion cells in the remaining half of the retina to their original targets on the optic tectum.

B  half of the optic tectum degenerates.

C  the destroyed retina regenerates and then axons grow out from the complete retina and innervate the optic tectum in the species-typical fashion.

D  the axons grow out from the retinal ganglion cells in the remaining half of the retina to targets systematically distributed over the entire optic tectum.

A  a growth cell.

B  a growth cone.

C  a blueprint cell.

D  an amoeba cell.

E  a pioneer cell.

A  subventricular.

B  inside out.

C  accelerated.

D  ependymal.

E  insidious.

A  bipolar.

B  mesodermal.

C  multipolar.

D  myelinated.

E  totipotent.

A  neural plate.

B  growth cones.

C  neural growth factors.

D  neural tube.

E  neural grove.

A  all of these

B  Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex was activated during the performance of newly learned but not well-practiced sequences.

C  Contralateral primary motor and somatosensory cortices were equally activated during the performance of newly learned and well-practiced sequences.

D  Posterior parietal cortex was more activated during the performance of both newly learned sequences than during the performance of well-practiced sequences.

E  The cerebellum was activated during both newly learned and well-practiced sequences but more during newly learned sequences.

A  primary motor cortex.

B  descending motor pathways.

C  spinal interneuronal pools.

D  association cortex.

E  secondary motor cortex.

A  fewest motor neurons.

B  most extensors.

C  most muscle fibers.

D  fewest muscle fibers.

E  most motor neurons.

A  dorsolateral corticorubrospinal tracts were transected.

B  ventromedial corticospinal tracts were transected.

C  basal ganglia were lesioned.

D  cerebellum was lesioned.

E  dorsolateral corticospinal tracts were transected.

A  Betz cells.

B  motor neurons that project to the fingers.

C  interneurons of the spinal gray matter that in turn synapse on motor neurons that project to the distal muscles of the arms and legs.

D  muscles of the hands and wrists.

E  muscles of the fingers and thumb.

A  mirror neurons.

B  premotor neurons.

C  ballistic neurons.

D  supplementary motor neurons.

E  somatotopic neurons.

A  Jackson.

B  Sperry.

C  Penfield and Boldrey.

D  Pinel.

E  Hebb.

A  the locus of control is often shifted from conscious to unconscious control mechanisms.

B  all of these

C  individual responses are often integrated into continuous motor programs.

D  the locus of control is often shifted to lower levels of the sensorimotor hierarchy.

A  all of these

B  hierarchical.

C  parallel.

D  none of these

E  functionally segregated.

A  stimulation of the PAG produces analgesia.

B  all of these

C  the PAG contains opiate receptors.

D  some opiates are endogenous.

E  none of these

A  red corpuscles.

B  free nerve endings.

C  Pacinian corpuscles.

D  temperoceptors.

E  nociceptors.

A  association cortex.

B  primary sensory cortex.

C  hierarchical cortex.

D  secondary sensory cortex.

A  glomeruli.

B  piriform cortex.

C  occipital lobe.

D  thalamus.

E  parietal lobe.

A  yumyumi.

B  mamawawa.

C  umami.

D  fatty.

E  oily.

A  their physiology is particularly simple.

B  all of these

C  they play important roles in the social lives of many species.

D  their anatomy and physiology are well understood.

A  timbre topic.

B  spatiotopic.

C  homotopic.

D  intensity topic.

E  tonotopic.

A  amplitude, complexity, and frequency

B  amplitude, frequency, and complexity

C  none of these

D  complexity, frequency, and amplitude

E  frequency, amplitude, and complexity