Human Physiology From Cells to Systems 9th Edition By Sherwood - Test Bank Instant Download - Complete Test Bank With Answers Sample Questions Are Posted Below 1. What are the two major regulatory systems in the body? a. nervous system and urinary system b. endocrine system and urinary system …
$19.99
Human Physiology From Cells to Systems 9th Edition By Sherwood – Test Bank
Instant Download – Complete Test Bank With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
1. What are the two major regulatory systems in the body?
|
2. The spinal cord is classified within what part of the nervous system?
|
3. What are the three functional classes of neurons in the nervous system?
|
4. About 90% of the cells within the CNS are ____.
|
5. What are the immune defense cells of the CNS called?
|
6. What are the nourishing membranes that lie between the bony covering of the CNS and the nervous tissue?
|
7. What is the innermost CNS membrane?
|
8. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is formed primarily by the ____.
|
9. What is the estimated number of neurons in the brain?
|
10. What is the name of the neural bridge connecting the two cerebral hemispheres of the brain?
|
11. What is the outer shell of each hemisphere composed of?
|
12. Based on varying distributions of several distinctive cell types, the cerebral cortex is organized into how many well-defined layers?
|
13. What lobe of the brain is situated most posteriorly (back of the head)?
|
14. Where is Broca’s area located?
|
15. What are the three higher motor areas of the cortex that are involved in voluntary decision-making?
|
16. What area of the brain is associated with language comprehension?
|
17. What region of the brain is concerned primarily with motivation and emotion and is extensively involved in memory?
|
18. Basal nuclei consist of ____.
|
19. What area of the brain is most involved in directly regulating the internal environment (homeostasis)?
|
20. The limbic system includes the amygdala, which is important for processing what emotions?
|
21. What part of the limbic system controls the increase of heart rate and respiratory rate, elevation of blood pressure, and diversion of blood to skeletal muscles?
|
22. What are the main neurotransmitters involved with pathways for emotions and behavior?
|
23. The neural change responsible for retention or storage of knowledge is known as a(n) ____.
|
24. Storing long-term memories involves the synthesis of what new compounds?
|
25. What are the two forms of amnesia?
|
26. What are the two forms of short-term memory?
|
27. What compound binds to the AMPA receptors and NMDA receptors of the postsynaptic neuron?
|
28. What part of the brain plays an especially important role in declarative memories?
|
29. How many functionally distinct parts does the cerebellum have?
|
30. What part of the cerebellum regulates muscle tone and coordinates skilled voluntary movement?
|
31. What components make up the brain stem?
|
32. How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?
|
33. What cranial nerve controls the act of chewing?
|
34. Which brain waves are the fastest?
|
35. What receptors in the brain are blocked by caffeine?
|
36. How many pairs of spinal nerves are there?
|
37. In the spinal cord, what matter is organized into tracts?
|
38. What ascending spinal tract carries pain and temperature sensations to the brain?
|
39. Each spinal nerve carries afferent sensory fibers from a particular region on the body surface called a(n):
|
40. The withdrawal reflex is an example of what reflex category?
|
41. The afferent division carries information away from the CNS.
|
42. Astrocytes are the most abundant glial cells.
|
43. Ependymal cells line the internal, fluid filled cavities of the CNS.
|
44. Only the brain interstitial fluid (not the blood or CSF) comes into direct contact with the neurons and glial cells.
|
45. The human brain is the consistency of tofu and typically weighs about eleven pounds.
|
46. Throughout the entire CNS, white matter consists mostly of densely packaged neuronal cell bodies and their dendrites, in addition to most glial cells.
|
47. The latest technology for studying neurons is called optogenetics.
|
48. The brain displays a degree of plasticity, which is an ability to genetically remodel in response to the demands placed on it.
|
49. The primary areas of cortical specialization for language are Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area.
|
50. Emerging evidence suggests that dyslexia stems from a deficit in phonological processing.
|
51. The cortex has a default mode network that is most active when the mind wanders.
|
52. The amygdala is especially important in processing inputs that give rise to the sensations of happiness and pleasure.
|
53. The basal nuclei play an important inhibitory role in sensory control.
|
54. Prozac is an example of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
|
55. Information lost from short-term memory is temporarily forgotten, but information in long-term storage is often forgotten permanently.
|
56. Sensitization is defined as increased responsiveness to mild stimuli following a strong or noxious stimulus.
|
57. The hippocampus is a prominent site where LTD takes place and is also crucial for consolidation of short-term memory.
|
58. The prefrontal cortex is largely responsible for the so-called “executive” functions.
|
59. The vestibulocerebellum is important for maintaining balance and controls eye movements.
|
60. Slow-wave sleep occurs in three stages, each displaying progressively slower EEG waves of higher frequency.
|
61. The vegetative state is characterized by long sleep–wake cycles and detectable awareness.
|
62. Sleep is not accompanied by a reduction in neural activity, but rather by a profound change in activity.
|
63. Afferent fibers carrying incoming signals from peripheral receptors enter the spinal cord through the ventral horn.
|
64. An example of a cranial reflex is constriction of the pupils of your eyes in response to bright light.
|
65. The stretch reflex is a monosynaptic reflex because the only synapse in the reflex arc is the one between the thalamus and the hypothalamus.
|
66. The autonomic nervous system is subdivided into the ____________________ nervous system and the ____________________ nervous system.
|
67. Motor neurons belong to the ____________________ part of the peripheral nervous system.
|
68. The space between the arachnoid layer and the underlying pia mater, the ____________________ space, is filled with CSF.
|
69. ____________________ are contractile cells that wrap around capillary endothelial cells throughout the body.
|
70. Cortical areas that control output to skeletal muscles have a thickened layer V, which contains an abundance of large neurons known as ____________________ cells.
|
71. ____________________ is the awareness of body position.
|
72. The primary auditory cortex is located in the ____________________ lobe of the brain.
|
73. The motor cortex is activated by a widespread pattern of neuronal discharge, called the ____________________.
|
74. In most people, the areas of the brain responsible for language ability are found in ____________________ hemisphere(s).
|
75. The ____________________ association cortex is the part of the brain that “brainstorms” or thinks.
|
76. The ____________________ cerebral hemisphere excels in logical, analytical, sequential, and verbal tasks, such as math, language forms, and philosophy.
|
77. The ____________________ serves as a “relay station” for preliminary processing of sensory input.
|
78. The limbic system is not a separate structure, but a(n) ____________________ system consisting of a ring of forebrain structures that surround the brain stem.
|
79. ____________________ is the ability to direct behavior toward specific goals.
|
80. Storage of acquired information is accomplished in at least two stages: ____________________ memory and ____________________ memory.
|
81. The storage capacity of the long-term memory bank is ____________________ (larger/smaller) than the capacity of short-term memory.
|
82. ____________________ amnesia is the inability to consolidate memory in long-term storage for later retrieval.
|
83. The major orchestrator of the complex reasoning skills associated with working memory is the ____________________ association cortex.
|
84. The ____________________ plays a role in planning and initiating voluntary activity by providing input to the cortical motor areas.
|
85. A widespread network of interconnected neurons called the ____________________ runs throughout the entire brain stem and into the thalamus.
|
86. The only cranial nerve that does NOT arise from the brain stem is the ____________________ nerve.
|
87. A delta rhythm in the brain is associated with deep ____________________ slow-wave sleep.
|
88. The spinal cord ends (terminates) in rootlets called the ____________________.
|
89. Autonomic nerve fibers supplying cardiac and smooth muscle and exocrine glands originate at cell bodies found in the ____________________ horn.
|
90. The neural pathway involved in accomplishing reflex activity is known as a(n) ____________________, which typically includes ____________________ basic components.
|
|
Figure 5-6 Answer the following questions using the accompanying figure. |
91. Which number in the accompanying figure shows where cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) exits the fourth ventricle at the base of the brain?
|
92. Which number in the accompanying figure shows where CSF is reabsorbed from the subarachnoid space into the venous blood across the arachnoid villi?
|
93. Which number in the accompanying figure shows where CSF is produced by the choroid plexuses?
|
94. Which number in the accompanying figure shows where CSF flows in the subarachnoid space between the meningeal layers?
|
95. Which number in the accompanying figure shows where CSF circulates throughout the ventricles?
|
96. Outline the organization and subdivisions of the nervous system.
|
97. Discuss how two new projects (launched in 2013) will advance knowledge of the brain based on the study of how neurons are functionally linked.
|
98. List the nine functions of the hypothalamus.
|
99. Explain the concept of working memory.
|
100. Describe the three major uses of an electroencephalogram (EEG).
|
Original price was: $30.00.$20.00Current price is: $20.00.
Original price was: $30.00.$20.00Current price is: $20.00.
Original price was: $30.00.$20.00Current price is: $20.00.
Original price was: $30.00.$20.00Current price is: $20.00.
Original price was: $30.00.$20.00Current price is: $20.00.
Original price was: $30.00.$20.00Current price is: $20.00.
