FINAL PRACTICE EXAM 3

What type of brain waves are prevalent during sleep?

• Beta

• Theta

• Alpha

• Delta

What space is located between the cerebrum and the cerebellum?

• Central sulcus

• Transverse fissure

• Longitudinal fissure

• Lateral sulcus

What is a dermatome?

• Cluster of nerve cell bodies within the peripheral nervous system.

• Group of muscles innervated by a single spinal nerve.

• Region of skin innervated by a single spinal nerve.

• Branch of a spinal nerve that travels toward the posterior part of the body.

On her way home from class, the driver in front of Caroline suddenly hits his brakes, startling her. She is able to brake in time to avoid an accident, but she finds that her heart is racing and her palms are sweaty. What type of response did she experience?

• Activation of her sympathetic nervous system

• Activation of her limbic system

• Activation of her somatic nervous system

• Activation of her parasympathetic nervous system

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What part of the brain includes the thalamus and hypothalamus?

• Diencephalon

• Limbic system

• Basal nuclei

• Brainstem

During a meal, what part of the nervous system stimulates digestive activity and slows heart rate?

• Sympathetic nervous system

• Somatic nervous system

• Parasympathetic nervous system

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What type of sleep is dreamless and associated with decreased blood pressure and respiratory rate?

• Non-REM sleep

• REM sleep

The optic disc is medial to the fovea centralis and is the site from which nerve fibers from the retina leave the eye and become part of the optic nerve.

• True

• False

What is the cause of colorblindness?

• Lack of rods

• Lack of a type of cone

• A stiff lens

• Misshapend cornea

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The olfactory receptors are examples of what class of receptor?

• Thermoreceptors

• Proprioceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Chemoreceptors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8