Nervous System and Special Senses Test Review

Preparing the body for “fight-or-flight” response during threatening situations is the role of the:

• sympathetic nervous system

• cerebrum

• parasympathetic Nervous System

• somatic nervous system

Loss of muscle coordination results from damage to the:

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• thalamus

• midbrain

The vital centers for the control of visceral activities such as heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, swallowing, and vomiting are located in the:

• midbrain

• pons

• medulla oblongata

• cerebrum

Control of temperature, endocrine activity, metabolism, and thirst are functions associated with the:

• hypothalmus

• thalmus

• cerebrum

• medulla oblongata

The area of the brain stem that plays a role in consciousness and the awake/sleep cycle is the:

• pineal gland

• reticular activating system

• thalmus

• cerebellum

Afferent nerves are called ______, and motor nerves are called ______.

• motor nerves; sensory nerves

• peripheral nerves; cranial nerves

• mixed nerves; motor nerves

• sensory nerves; efferent nerves

Lobe that contains the primary motor area that enables voluntary control of skeletal muscle movements:

• parietal lobe

• temporal lobe

• occipital lobe

• frontal lobe

The midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata are housed in the:

• brain stem

• diencephalon

• hypothalamus

• cerebellum

The olfactory area is found within the:

• temporal lobe

• frontal lobe

• occipital lobe

• parietal lobe

The elevated ridges of tissue on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres are known as ______ while the shallow grooves are termed ______.

• gyri; sulci

• sulci; gyri

• ganglia; gyri

• tracts; ganglia