Answer Options:
lumbar plexus
sacral plexus
femoral plexus
thoracic plexus
Answer: sacral plexus
Question: Ridges of tissue on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres are called _______.
Answer Options:
a) ganglia
b) sulci
c) gyri
d) fissures
Answer: c) gyri
Question: Pressure, pain, and temperature receptors in the skin are _______.
Answer Options:
mechanoreceptors
interoceptors
proprioceptors
exteroceptors
Answer: exteroceptors
Question: The “resting and digesting” division of the autonomic nervous system is the ________.
Answer Options:
A. sympathetic division
B. peripheral nervous system
C. parasympathetic division
D. somatic division
Answer Options:
A. sympathetic division
B. peripheral nervous system
C. parasympathetic division
D. somatic division
Answer: C. parasympathetic division
Question: Which is the correct order of events from stimulus to response?
Answer Options:
Stimulus, Efferent Pathway, Control Center, Afferent Pathway, Receptor, Response
Stimulus, Receptor, Efferent Pathway, Control Center, Afferent Pathway, Effector, Response
Stimulus, Receptor, Afferent Pathway, Control Center, Efferent Pathway, Effector, Response
Stimulus, Efferent Pathway, Afferent Pathway, Control Center, Efferent Pathway, Receptor, Response
Answer: Stimulus, Receptor, Afferent Pathway, Control Center, Efferent Pathway, Effector, Response
Question: The autonomic nervous system is under voluntary control; whereas, the somatic nervous system is involuntary.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: Bell’s palsy is ________.
Answer Options:
characterized by paralysis of facial muscles
often caused by inflammation of the trigeminal nerve
characterized by loss of vision
characterized by partial paralysis of diaphragm muscles
Answer: characterized by paralysis of facial muscles
Question: The serous membrane found in the heart is the pericardium.
Answer Options:
a) True
b) False
Answer: a) True
Question: Which of the following is not a main level of neural integration in the somatosensory system?
Answer Options:
A. segmental
B. circuit
C. preceptual
D. receptor
Answer Options:
A. segmental
B. circuit
C. preceptual
D. receptor
Answer: C. perceptual (It’s most likely that ‘preceptual’ is a typo in the answer options, the correct term being ‘perceptual’).
Question: Most blood vessels are innervated by the sympathetic division alone.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Nerves that carry impulses toward the CNS only are _______.
Answer Options:
efferent nerves
motor nerves
mixed nerves
afferent nerves
Answer: afferent nerves
Question: A person with a fear of closed spaces enters into an elevator. Which division of the autonomic nervous system is stimulated in response to this experience?
Answer Options
a. Limbic system
b. Peripheral nervous system
c. Sympathetic nervous system
d. Parasympathetic nervous system
Answer: C
Question: The part of a neuron that conducts impulses away from its cell body is called a(n) _______.
Answer Options:
a) Schwann cell
b) axon
c) dendrite
d) neurilemma
Answer: b) axon
Question: Neuroglia that control the chemical environment around neurons by buffering potassium and recapturing neurotransmitters are _______.
Answer Options:
a) oligodendrocytes
b) astrocytes
c) microglia
d) Schwann cells
Answer: b) astrocytes