Lecture Exam 2

A  A depolarization of receptive membrane that increase in magnitude as the stimulus intensity increases

B  Information from sensory receptorsreaches the cerebral cortex and the person becomes aware of it

C  A decrease in receptor sensitivity despite continuation of a stimulus

D  Persistence of the sensation of a limb even after it has been severed from the body

E  Conversion of the energy of a stimulus into a pattern of electrical activity

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  horizontal, inner

B  bipolar, ganglion

C  somatic, catalyst

A  iris

B  cornea

C  lens

D  retina

E  ciliary muscle

A  is a relay station for sensory input on its way to the cerebral cortex.

B  inhibits muscle tone throughout the body.

C  controls thirst, urine output, and food intake.

D  plays a role in emotional and behavioral patterns.

E  functions as the body’s thermostat

F  secretes hormones

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  contains voltage-gated channels.

B  is found in the soma of the neuron

C  is located in the axon hillock.

D  is where action potentials are first generated.

E  contains ligand-gated channels

A  They make synapses on effector organs in the PNS.

B  They sum excitatory and inhibitory synaptic inputs.

C  They receive synaptic input from other neurons in the CNS.

D  They deliver synaptic input on other neurons.

E  They can transmit information between afferent neurons and efferent neurons.

A  spinocerebellar tract

B  medial leminscus tract

C  lateral corticospinal tract

D  the posterior column

E  anterior spinothalmic tract

A  amygdala.

B  mammillary body.

C  primary visual cortex

D  olfactory bulb

E  cingulate gyrus.

F  hippocampus.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  the hairs of the receptor cells of the Organ of Corti to be bent

B  movement of the tectorial membrane relative to the vestibular

C  increased fluid pressure against the cochlear duct by the fluid of the scala vestibuli

D  displacement of the round window, which dissipates pressure in the cochlea.

E  movement of the basilar membrane relative to the tectorial.

A  Parietal lobe association area

B  Occipital lobe association area

C  Primary Visual cortex

D  Primary Auditory cortex

E  Somatosensory cortex

A  both sensations are grouped together in the somatosensory cortex.

B  both pens are activating the same receptor.

C  both afferent neurons converge on the same interneuron.

D  the receptors in both skin areas utilize the same afferent neuron.

A  trigger an excitatory postsynaptic potential.

B  cause a change in membrane potential.

C  be conducted to the axon hillock.

D  depolarize a dendrite.

E  trigger an action potential.

A  It maintains an electrical gradient at the equilibrium potential of K +.

B  It pumps 3 Na + ions into the cell for every 2 K + ions it pumps out.

C  It transports equal numbers of sodium and potassium ions with each pump cycle.

D  It maintains a concentration gradient for K + such that diffusion forces favor movement of K + into the cell.

E  It generates a small electrical potential such that the inside of a neuron is made negative with respect to the outside.

A  afferent, sensory neurons are unipolar neurons with cell bodies located in the dorsal root ganglion

B  the ventral root contains axons of afferent, sensory neurons

C  the dorsal root conducts motor information

D  spinal nerves are for the conduction of motor information only

A  All of these will not occur

B  The exocytosis of neurotransmitter

C  The graded potential

D  The repolarization phase of the action potential

E  The depolarization phase of the action potential

A  relay messages from the brain down to the spinal cord to efferent neurons.

B  carry impulses from the periphery to the CNS.

C  are part of the peripheral nervous system.

D  carry impulses from the CNS to the periphery.

E  transmit signals derived from afferent receptors up the spinal cord to the brain.

A  more positive than the equilibrium potential for sodium.

B  more positive than the equilibrium potential for potassium.

C  slightly more negative than the equilibrium potential of potassium ion.

D  equal to the equilibrium potential for sodium.

E  equal to the equilibrium potential for potassium.

A  Refraction

B  Retraction

C  Reflection

D  Deflection

A  activation of her sympathetic nerves inhibits contraction of her ciliary muscles.

B  activation of her parasympathetic nerves causes sudden contraction of her ciliary muscles.

C  she suddenly develops presbyopia.

D  activation of her parasympathetic nerves inhibits contraction of her ciliary muscles.

E  activation of her sympathetic nerves causes sudden contraction of her ciliary muscles.

A  mechanoreceptor

B  photoreceptor

C  thermoreceptor

D  chemoreceptor

A  thermoreceptor

B  chemoreceptor

C  nociceptor

D  photoreceptor

A  chemoreceptor

B  nociceptor

C  mechanoreceptor

D  thermoreceptor

A  chemoreceptor

B  thermoreceptor

C  nociceptor

D  photoreceptor

A  chemoreceptor

B  photoreceptor

C  thermoreceptor

D  mechanoreceptor

A  chemoreceptor

B  photoreceptor

C  thermoreceptor

D  nociceptor

A  nociceptor

B  thermoreceptor

C  chemoreceptor

D  photoreceptor

A  Pineal gland

B  Pituitary gland

C  Hypothalamus

D  Mitochondria

A  occurs when voltage-gated Cl- channels open in a postsynaptic cell membrane.

B  is a direct result of the opening of ligand-gated channels permeable to both Na + and K + ions in the pre-synaptic cell

C  is a direct result of the opening of voltage-gated channels permeable to Na + ions in the post-synaptic cell

D  stabilizes the membrane to remain at its resting potential.

E  opens voltage-gated Ca 2+ channels in the presynaptic membrane.

A  Sensory information that leads to conscious awareness of the stimulus is called transduction.

B  All sensory information that reaches the brain can be experienced as a conscious sensation.

C  The term “adequate stimulus” means that a stimulus is strong enough to be detected.

D  The term “sensory unit” refers to a group of receptors that receive a particular stimulus and the afferent neuron associated with those receptors.

E  Some sensory receptors are modifications of the peripheral endings of efferent neurons.

A  are part of the blood-brain barrier.

B  are important in the repair of brain injuries and in neural scar formation.

C  physically support neurons.

D  can take up excess neurotransmitters

E  produce myelin

F  produce the CSF

A  It is not altered by changing concentration gradients of permeating ions.

B  It requires ions to be distributed unevenly across the plasma membrane of a cell.

C  in neurons, it is created mainly by potassium ion leakage

D  It is oriented so that the cell’s interior is negative with respect to the extracellular fluid.

E  It has the same value in all cells.

F  Only nerve and muscle cells have a potential difference across the membrane at rest.

A  serotonin

B  histamine

C  acetylcholine

D  norepinephrine

A  dopamine

B  acetylcholine

C  serotonin

D  histamine

A  norepinephrine

B  histamine

C  serotonin

D  acetylcholine

A  dopamine

B  histamine

C  norepinephrine

D  acetylcholine

A  norepinephrine

B  acetylcholine

C  dopamine

D  serotonin

A  pain

B  Sound

C  Vision

D  Proprioception

E  Cold and warmth

F  Pressure

A  they are part of the final common pathway

B  they exit from the anterior gray horn

C  they are also known as somatic motor neurons

D  their activity is influenced by upper motor neurons

E  they can excite or inhibit skeletal muscles

F  they secrete dopamine

A  Na+ leak channels

B  Na+/K+ pumps.

C  K+ leak channels.

D  Na+ voltage-gated channels.

A  The cornea refracts light rays more strongly than the lens.

B  Cataract is an increase in opacity (clouding) of the lens.

C  Presbyopia is a condition in which the lens cannot accommodate adequately for near vision.

D  Myopia is a condition in which the lens focuses light from distant objects behind the retina.

E  The image of an object that is focused on the retina is upside down relative to the object’s actual position in space.

A  Action potentials are usually initiated at the axon hillock of a neuron.

B  An action potential generated by a threshold stimulus is the same size as one generated by a supra-threshold stimulus.

C  An action potential generates a local current that depolarizes adjacent membrane to threshold potential.

D  An action potential generates a new action potential in an adjacent area of membrane.

E  Action potentials travel in both directions along the axon.

A  globus pallidus

B  putamen

C  caudate nucleus

D  mammilary body

E  cingulate gyrus

F  substantia nigra

A  occurs in unmyelinated nerve fibers.

B  always results in muscle contraction

C  is comprised of lower motor neurons controlled by local circuit neurons and upper motor neurons arising from the cerebellum

D  is comprised of lower motor neurons controlled by upper motor neurons arising from the motor cortex

E  is comprised of lower motor neurons controlled by local circuit neurons

A  final sensory perception

B    

C  personality traits.

D  voluntary initiation of movement.

E  language ability

F  control of breathing, circulation, and digestion.

A  delta motor neurons

B  gamma motor neurons

C  lower motor neurons

D  upper motor neurons

E  nictonic motor neurons

A  Black, White

B  Gray, White

C  White, Gray

D  Brown, Gray

A  bind chemicals called odorants

B  when stimulated send impulses both to the limbic system and to the cortex for perception of smell.

C  are replaced by cells known as basal cells.

D  are specialized endings of afferent neurons called chemoreceptors

A  presbyopia.

B  hyperopia.

C  myopia.

D  glaucoma.

E  cataract.

A  bind acetylcholine released from both sympathetic and parasympathetic postganglionic fibers.

B  are found primarily in the heart.

C  bind acetylcholine released from parasympathetic preganglionic fibers.

D  bind acetylcholine released from both sympathetic and parasympathetic preganglionic fibers.

E  bind with norepinephrine released from sympathetic postganglionic fibers.

A  They are action potentials.

B  They propagate without decrement.

C  They generally occur at the axon hillock of afferent neurons.

D  They always trigger action potentials.

E  They can be graded and vary with stimulus strength.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Nociceptors

B  Chemoreceptors

C  Photoreceptors

D  Mechanoreceptors

E  Proprioceptors

A  muscarinic

B  adrenergic

C  nicotinic

A  flatteningof the lens.

B  contraction of the ciliary muscles.

C  dilation of the pupil.

D  increased rounding of the cornea.

E  activation of the sympathetic nervous system.

A  The concentration of cyclic GMP inside cells increases.

B  The photoreceptor cells are stimulated and fireaction potentials.

C  The photoreceptor cell membranebecomes depolarized.

D  The chromophore retinal undergoes a change of shape.

E  There is an increase in neurotransmitter release from photoreceptor cells.

A  temporal lobes of the cerebral cortex

B  occipital lobes of the cerebral cortex

C  frontal lobes of the cerebral cortex

D  limbic system

E  somatosensory cortex

A  The permeability of the plasma membrane to potassium ions is much greater than its permeability to sodium ions.

B  The plasma membrane is completely impermeable to potassium ions.

C  The plasma membrane is most permeable to sodium ions.

D  The concentration of sodium ion is greater inside the cell than outside.

E  The plasma membrane is completely impermeable to sodium ions.

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Both near and distance vision are compromised

B  Both near and distance vision are fine, but changing back and forth between them becomes difficult

C  Near vision (e.g., reading a book)

D  No light will enter the eye and blindness will result

E  Distance vision (e.g., reading a street sign)

A  1,4,7,8,3,2,6,5,9,10

B  1,3,2,5,7,6,8,4,9,10

C  1,3,2,6,5,9,10,4,8,7

D  1,4,8,7,3,2,5,6,9,10

A  the otic ganglia are found near the parotid gland

B  Long parasympathetic preganglionic fibers end at the terminal ganglia, which lie in or near the effector organ.

C  The terminal ganglia contain muscarinic receptors.

D  Terminal ganglia give rise to sympathetic neurons

E  Terminal ganglia are the final common pathway for the autonomic nervous system.

F  Terminal ganglia lie in a chain located along either side of the spinal cord.

A  1, 2, 3, 5, 4

B  2, 1, 5, 4, 3

C  1, 4, 3, 2, 5

D  5, 4, 3, 1, 2

E  3, 1, 4, 5, 2