Exam 3

A  had less dendritic development.

B  all of these

C  had fewer synapses per neuron.

D  none of these

E  were thinner.

A  form permanent short-term memories.

B  fasciculate.

C  continue making formerly incorrect responses that are currently correct.

D  form long-term working memories.

E  continue making formerly correct responses that are currently incorrect.

A  half of the optic tectum degenerates.

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

C  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.

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

A  a growth cone.

B  a pioneer cell.

C  a growth cell.

D  a blueprint cell.

E  an amoeba cell.

A  ependymal.

B  accelerated.

C  subventricular.

D  inside out.

E  insidious.

A  bipolar.

B  mesodermal.

C  totipotent.

D  myelinated.

E  multipolar.

A  neural plate.

B  neural growth factors.

C  neural grove.

D  neural tube.

E  growth cones.

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

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

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

D  all of these

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

A  secondary motor cortex.

B  spinal interneuronal pools.

C  association cortex.

D  descending motor pathways.

E  primary motor cortex.

A  most muscle fibers.

B  fewest muscle fibers.

C  most extensors.

D  most motor neurons.

E  fewest motor neurons.

A  dorsolateral corticospinal tracts were transected.

B  basal ganglia were lesioned.

C  dorsolateral corticorubrospinal tracts were transected.

D  ventromedial corticospinal tracts were transected.

E  cerebellum was lesioned.

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

B  Betz cells.

C  motor neurons that project to the fingers.

D  muscles of the hands and wrists.

E  muscles of the fingers and thumb.

A  somatotopic neurons.

B  ballistic neurons.

C  premotor neurons.

D  supplementary motor neurons.

E  mirror neurons.

A  Jackson.

B  Sperry.

C  Penfield and Boldrey.

D  Pinel.

E  Hebb.

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

B  all of these

C  individual responses are often integrated into continuous motor programs.

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

A  all of these

B  functionally segregated.

C  hierarchical.

D  none of these

E  parallel.

A  all of these

B  stimulation of the PAG produces analgesia.

C  the PAG contains opiate receptors.

D  some opiates are endogenous.

E  none of these

A  Pacinian corpuscles.

B  nociceptors.

C  red corpuscles.

D  temperoceptors.

E  free nerve endings.

A  primary sensory cortex.

B  secondary sensory cortex.

C  association cortex.

D  hierarchical cortex.

A  glomeruli.

B  parietal lobe.

C  occipital lobe.

D  thalamus.

E  piriform cortex.

A  fatty.

B  yumyumi.

C  umami.

D  mamawawa.

E  oily.

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

B  their physiology is particularly simple.

C  their anatomy and physiology are well understood.

D  all of these

A  spatiotopic.

B  intensity topic.

C  tonotopic.

D  timbre topic.

E  homotopic.

A  none of these

B  amplitude, complexity, and frequency

C  frequency, amplitude, and complexity

D  amplitude, frequency, and complexity

E  complexity, frequency, and amplitude