Answer Options:
declarative
procedural
emotional
motor
Answer: procedural
Question: Irritation of the phrenic nerve may cause diaphragm spasms called hiccups.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which of the following is not a result of parasympathetic stimulation?
Answer Options:
A. salivation
B. increased peristalsis of the digestive viscera
C. dilation of the pupils
D. elimination of urine
Answer Options:
A. salivation
B. increased peristalsis of the digestive viscera
C. dilation of the pupils
D. elimination of urine
Answer: C. dilation of the pupils
Question: Which is the correct order of events from stimulus to response?
Answer Options:
a) Stimulus, Receptor, Afferent Pathway, Control Center, Efferent Pathway, Effector, Response
b) Stimulus, Efferent Pathway, Control Center, Afferent Pathway, Receptor, Response
c) Stimulus, Efferent Pathway, Afferent Pathway, Control Center, Efferent Pathway, Receptor, Response
d) Stimulus, Receptor, Efferent Pathway, Control Center, Afferent Pathway, Effector, Response
Answer: a) Stimulus, Receptor, Afferent Pathway, Control Center, Efferent Pathway, Effector, Response
Question: Spinal nerves exiting the cord from the level of L4 to S4 form the _______.
Answer Options:
femoral plexus
lumbar plexus
sacral plexus
thoracic plexus
Answer: sacral plexus
Question: Pressure, pain, and temperature receptors in the skin are _______.
Answer Options:
mechanoreceptors
interoceptors
proprioceptors
exteroceptors
Answer: exteroceptors
Question: A reflex that causes muscle relaxation and lengthening in response to muscle tension is called a _______.
Answer Options:
crossed-extensor reflex
plantar reflex
tendon reflex
flexor reflex
Answer: tendon reflex
Question: Nuclei relating to the startle reflex are located in the corpora quadrigemina of the midbrain.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
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: Control of temperature, endocrine activity, and thirst are functions associated with the ________.
Answer Options:
A. cerebellum
B. medulla
C. hypothalamus
D. thalamus
Answer Options:
A. cerebellum
B. medulla
C. hypothalamus
D. thalamus
Answer: C. hypothalamus
Question: The blood vessels of the skin are one of the few areas of the body where the vessels are innervated by both the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Pressure, pain, and temperature receptors in the skin are _______.
Answer Options:
a) proprioceptors
b) exteroceptors
c) mechanoreceptors
d) interoceptors
Answer: b) exteroceptors