Neuroscience, Sixth Edition Chapter 9 The Somatic Sensory System Touch and Proprioception exam with
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Multiple Choice
1. Where would the cell body of a sensory neuron that transmits touch information from the cheek to the central nervous system be located?
a. Ganglion alongside the brainstem
b. Nucleus inside the brainstem
c. Ganglion alongside the spinal cord
d. Nucleus inside the spinal co...
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Multiple Choice
1.Where would the cell body of a sensory neuron that transmits touch information from the cheek to the central nervous system be located?
a.Ganglion alongside the brainstem
b.Nucleus inside the brainstem
c.Ganglion alongside the spinal cord
d.Nucleus inside the spinal cord
e.Ganglion immediately underneath the skin of the cheek Answer: a
Textbook Reference: Afferent Fibers Convey Somatosensory Information to the Central Nervous System
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
2.Which feature is characteristic of the pseudounipolar neurons of the somatosensory system?
a.Central and peripheral components of the fibers are of a similar length
b.Thick fibers that enables fast signal transduction
c.Fibers with particularly high myelin content
d.Continuous fibers, with the cell body attached by a single process
e.Multiple dendrites
Answer: d
Textbook Reference: Afferent Fibers Convey Somatosensory Information to the Central Test Bank
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Nervous System
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
3.Afferent fibers that lack specialized receptors at their terminals detect which type of
stimuli?
a.Touch
b.Vibration
c.Pressure
d.Pain
e.Itch Answer: d
Textbook Reference: Afferent Fibers Convey Somatosensory Information to the Central Nervous System
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
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4.Which afferent fibers have the largest diameter?
a.Ia sensory afferents from the muscles
b.Ia sensory afferents from the skin
c.Aβ sensory afferents from the skin
d.A and C fibers that conduct temperature information
e.A and C fibers that conduct pain information
Answer: a
Textbook Reference: Somatosensory Afferents Convey Different Functional Information Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
5.The is inversely proportional to the density of the fibers supplying an area.
a.diameter of the afferent fiber
b.size of the receptive field
c.speed of conduction
d.average stimulus strength
e.distance between an area and the central nervous system Answer: b
Textbook Reference: Somatosensory Afferents Convey Different Functional Information
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
6.On which body part would the two-point discrimination threshold be shortest? Test Bank
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a.Thigh
b.Foot
c.Arm
d.Thumb
e.Ear Answer: d
Textbook Reference: Somatosensory Afferents Convey Different Functional Information
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
7.Rapidly adapting fibers are most likely to provide information about the of a
stimulus.
a.shape
b.weight
c.texture
d.movement
e.temperature
Answer: d
Textbook Reference: Somatosensory Afferents Convey Different Functional Information Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
8.Which type of somatosensory afferents transmit information from touch mechanoreceptors to the central nervous system?
a.Ia
b.II
c.Aβ
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