Lecture Exam 3

A  cause an inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP) and the bipolar cells hyperpolarize

B  bipolar cell release neurotransmitters and the bipolar cells depolarize

C  cause an excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP) and the bipolar cells depolarize

A  sensory areas of the cerebral cortex and cerebellar cortex

B  amygdala nuclei and hippocampus

C  temporal area of the cerebral cortex and cerebellar cortex

A  nicotinic, inhibitory

B  muscarinic, excitatory or inhibitory

C  muscarinic, excitatory

D  nicotinic, excitatory

E  muscarinic, inhibitory

A  visual area

B  visual association area

C  thalamus

D  prefrontal area

E  primary somatic sensory area

A  K+, depolarization

B  Na+, depolarization

C  Ca+2, repolarization

D  Na+, hyperpolarization

E  K+, hyperpolarization

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A  movement of fluid in one or more of the semicircular canals, movement of cupula and change in angular acceleration

B  movement of otoliths, change in linear acceleration and change in angular acceleration

C  movement of cupula, change in linear acceleration and movement of otoliths

A  cilia of hair cells bend against tectorial membrane

B  mechanically-regulated Na+ gates open → Na+ diffuse in → receptor potential in hair cells

C  action potential in cochlear nerve

D  receptor potential in hair cells and release of neurotransmitters

E  movement of perilymph causes the basilar membrane of the organ of Corti to move

A  light strikes rhodopsin causing c-GMP channels to open and Na+ diffuses in and the rod cell is depolarized

B  light strikes rhodopsin causing c-GMP channels to open and rods stop releasing of inhibitory neurotransmitters

C  voltage-regulated calcium gates close and rods stop releasing of inhibitory neurotransmitters

A  decrease in refractive power of lens

B  mage focused closer to lens and back onto retina

C  lens becomes more curved

D  decreased tension on ligaments causes less tension on the lens

E  ciliary muscles contract decreasing the tension on the suspensory ligaments

A  an image is formed at the focal point of the lens

B  light rays traveling through the curved portions of the lens are refracted through the focal point and the image is upside down

C  light rays traveling through the center of a lens are not refracted

D  the image is upside down

E  light rays traveling through the curved portions of the lens are refracted through the focal point

A  hair cells release neurotransmitters

B  chemicals react (bind) with receptors on the taste hairs

C  neurotransmitters cause an action potential in the taste nerves (VII, IX, and X)

D  impulses travel to the medulla oblongata, to the thalamus and then to the gustatory cortex

E  attachment to receptors cause an action potential in the hair cells

A  increased numbers of reverberating neural circuits, increased numbers of neurons in the memory areas of the brain and increased numbers of synaptic vesicles

B  increased numbers of reverberating neural circuits, increased numbers of neurons in the memory areas of the brain and increased numbers of postsynaptic receptors

C  increased numbers of synaptic vesicles, increased amount of neurotransmitters and increased numbers of postsynaptic receptors

A  lasts for 30-45 minutes

B  alpha and beta waves appear in EEG and vital signs decrease

C  vital signs are normal and alpha waves are present in EEG

D  delta waves predominate in the EEG and vital signs are at the lowest point

E  EEG becomes irregular and arousal is more difficult

A  cerebral cortex initiates muscle movement,
cerebellum regulates and coordinates muscle movement,
cerebellum sends motor impulses to cerebral cortex,
cerebral cortex sends motor impluses to spinal cord,
spinal cord carries impulses to skeletal muscles

B  cerebral cortex initiates muscle movement,
cerebellum sends motor impulses to cerebral cortex,
cerebellum regulates and coordinates muscle movement,
cerebral cortex sends motor impluses to spinal cord,
spinal cord carries impulses to skeletal muscles

C  cerebellum regulates and coordinates muscle movement,
cerebellum sends motor impulses to cerebral cortex,
cerebral cortex sends motor impluses to spinal cord,
cerebral cortex initiates muscle movement,
spinal cord carries impulses to skeletal muscles

A  perception of the stimulus strength and perception and interpretation of the pattern of stimulation encodes the stimulus strength

B  encodes the stimulus strength and localizes and filters sensory input

C  perception of the stimulus strength and perception and interpretation of the pattern of stimulation

D  transduction and encodes the stimulus strength

A  hypothalamus

B  limbic system

C  cerebral cortex

D  medulla oblongata

E  pons

A  cholinergic, muscarinic

B  adrenergic, nicotinic

C  adrenergic, muscarinic

D  cholinergic, nicotinic

A  sacral plexus

B  brachial plexus

C  cervical plexus

D  intercostal nerves

E  lumbar plexus

A  Accessory (XI)

B  Vestibulocochlear (VIII)

C  Vagus (X)

D  Hypoglossal (XII)

E  Glossopharyngeal (IX)

A  Facial (VII)

B  Trochlear (IV)

C  Abducens (VI)

D  Oculomotor (III)

E  Trigeminal (V)

A  there a few in deep tissues and organs and they respond to extreme temperatures, mechanical damage and dissolved chemicals

B  they respond to extreme temperatures, mechanical damage and dissolved chemicals

C  they are classified as chemoreceptors

D  there a few in deep tissues and organs

E  located in the skin, joint capsules, periostea and around blood vessels

A  pressure

B  baroreceptors (stretch) and proprioceptors

C  touch

D  touch, pressure, baroreceptors (stretch) and proprioceptors

A  produced by the meninges

B  helps to support the brain and protects against trauma

C  reabsorbed into the cerebral sinuses via the arachnoid villi

D  produced continuously

E  composition is similar to blood plasma

A  stretch reflexes are monosynaptic and ipsilateral

B  flexor reflexes are polysynaptic and ipsilateral and crossed extensor reflexes are polysynaptic and contralateral

C  tendon reflex helps to maintain upright posture

D  crossed extensor reflexes are polysynaptic and contralateral

E  flexor reflexes are polysynaptic and ipsilateral

A  pain

B  touch and pressure

C  temperature and kinesthetic sensations

D  touch and pressure, pain, temperature and kinesthetic sensations

A  temporal

B  prefrontal

C  primary somatic sensory

D  primary somatic motor

E  parietal

A  filters sensory input

B  controls food intake

C  controls water balance

D  controls emotional responses

E  controls the pituitary gland

A  controls the heart rate

B  motor and sensory pathways from the spinal cord to the rest of the brain

C  motor and sensory pathways from the spinal cord to the rest of the brain, controls the heart rate, controls the respiratory rate and controls the size of blood vessels

D  controls the respiratory rate and controls the size of blood vessels

A  the influx of Na+ results in an excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP)

B  impulse at axon terminal opens voltage regulated Ca2+ gates and Ca2+ diffuses in

C  Na+ gates open and Na+ diffuses in

D  neurotransmitters diffuse across the synaptic gap and attach to voltage regulated Na+ gates on the postsynaptic membrane

E  Ca2+ causes the docking and fusion of synaptic vesicles to the cell membrane with the subsequent release of neurotransmitters

A  propagation occurs in both directions

B  propagation occurs in both directions and is slower than continuous propagation and is less energy efficient

C  occurs only in myelinated axons, depolarize to threshold can only occur at the nodes of Ranvier and the impulse “jumps” from node to node down the length of the axon

D  occurs only in myelinated axons

A  a new action potential occurs at this section

B  local current flow occurs between the depolarized and “resting” segments of the membrane

C  the initial segment repolarizes restoring the resting potential

D  local current flow repolarizes the adjacent “resting” segment to threshold

E  at the point of the stimulus, an action potential is generated

A  the opening of sodium ion gates leads to hyperpolarization and the opening of potassium gates leads to depolarization

B  repolarization refers to the return to the resting potential

C  they are unable to spread far from the site of stimulation

D  the opening of sodium ion gates leads to hyperpolarization

A  G-protein coupled

B  mechanically regulated

C  voltage regulated

D  temperature regulated

E  ligand-gated

A  diffusion of potassium ions into the cell

B  diffusion of potassium ions out of the cell

C  diffusion of sodium ions into the cell

D  opening of the voltage-regulated sodium gates

E  diffusion of sodium ions out of the cell

A  type B neurons are medium sized and myelinated

B  multipolar neurons are found within the CNS

C  most sensory neurons are unipolar

D  association (inter) neurons conduct impulses within the PNS

E  sensory neurons conduct impulses to the CNS

A  maintains blood-brain barrier, regulates the composition of the interstitial fluid, repairs damaged neural tissue and guides developing neurons

B  regulates the composition of the interstitial fluid

C  maintains blood-brain barrier

D  repairs damaged neural tissue and guides developing neurons