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Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
In response to high blood pressure, stretch receptors called ___ trigger the heart to ___ its rate.
Baroreceptors; decrease
Mechanoreceptors; slow
Proprioceptors; increase
Chemoreceptors; increase
Thermoreceptors; decrease
From superficial to deep, the meninges occur in which order?
Dura → arachnoid → pia
Pia → arachnoid → dura
Arachnoid → dura → pia
Arachnoid → pia → dura
Dura → pia → arachnoid
Binding of ___ to a nicotinic receptor will ___ the muscle fiber.
Norepinephrine; inhibit
Acetylcholine; excite
Serotonin; excite
Dopamine; inhibit
GABA; excite
Caffeine works by blocking receptors for which neuromodulator?
Adenosine
Serotonin
Dopamine
Histamine
Norepinephrine
Sympathetic effects last ___ than parasympathetic because ___.
Longer; NE can diffuse into the bloodstream
Longer; ACh circulates in blood
Shorter; ACh breaks down slowly
Shorter; NE diffuses quickly
Longer; NE breaks down immediately
Upper motor neurons for skeletal muscle control begin in the:
Thalamus
Cerebellum
Hypothalamus
Precentral gyrus
Postcentral gyrus
What nerves pass through sympathetic ganglia without synapsing?
Intercostal nerves
Vagus nerves
Splanchnic nerves
Cranial nerves
Phrenic nerves
___ show more hemispheric lateralization than ___.
Adult females; adult males
Children; adults
Adult males; adult females
Elderly; young adults
Infants; teenagers
Nonfluent aphasia results from a lesion in which area?
Broca’s area
Wernicke
Occipital cortex
Hippocampus
Precentral cortex
Preganglionic autonomic fibers run from the ___ to the ___.
White matter; dorsal root
Cortex; spinal cord
Gray matter; autonomic ganglia
Medulla; pons
Cerebellum; brainstem
Most parasympathetic fibers travel in which nerve?
Glossopharyngeal (IX)
Facial (VII)
Accessory (XI)
Trigeminal (V)
Vagus (X)
Which is NOT a function of the spinal cord?
Neural integration
Conduction of signals
Protect neurons in ascending/descending tracts
Locomotion
Reflex coordination
Which sensory function involves neurons in the posterior root ganglion?
Motor control
Emotion
Touch
Speech
Vision
Sympathetic fibers arise from which spinal cord region?
Thoracic and lumbar
Lumbar and sacral
Cervical only
Sacral only
Cervical and thoracic
Which part of the brain regulates sex drive, body temperature, food & water intake?
Hypothalamus
Pons
Cerebellum
Medulla
Insula
Which function is controlled by the representational (right) hemisphere?
Speaking
Solving math problems
Writing a sentence
Reading
Painting a picture
The medulla oblongata develops from which embryonic brain region?
Diencephalon
Telencephalon
Metencephalon
Mesencephalon
Myelencephalon
Which is associated with “fight or flight”?
Increased digestion
Relaxed pupils
Slow heart rate
Increased urinary output
Reduced urinary output
