BIO 242 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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1. Neurons are functionally connected by ________, junctions that mediate
information transfer: synapses
2. Which horn of the spinal cord has an efferent function: ventral
3. In the resting stater which of the following channels are always open:
leakage channels only
4. Which of the following structures is the master gland over the autonomic
nervous system: hypothalamus
5. Neurotransmitters are: either excitatory or inhibitory
6. Which neurotransmitter does the reward, pleasure (addictive) pathway
use: dopamine
7. The hypothalamus: all the above
8. The order of structures in the brainstem from inferior to superior in the
brainstem are as follows: medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain
9. The corpora quadrigeminia is located in which part of the CNS: midbrain
,10. Which of the following functions does not occur in the medulla oblongata:
primary motor
11. Which functional area of the brain receives general sensory information
from skin and proprioceptors of skeletal muscle, joints, and tendons and
is capable of spatial discrimination identification of body region being
stimulated: post central gyrus
12. Which of the following function(s) occur int he medulla oblongata: A & B
(cardiac and vasomotor center)
13. Which of the following are networks of neurons that span wide areas of
the brain: both limbic system and reticular system
14. Which structure in the brain has connections with the thalamus,
hypothalamus, cerebral cortex, cerebellum, and spinal cord that allows to
govern brain arousal: reticular activating system
15. Which association area provides emotional impact that makes a scene
important to us and helps establish memories: limbic association area
16. Which of the following terms is for the conscious interpretation of stimuli:
perception
17. Resting state: all gated Na+ and K+ channels are: closed
, 18. Which area of the brain has the function of primary motor, voluntary
movement: pre-central gyrus
19. Which region of the brain accounts for 83% of brain mass: cerebral
hemispheres
44 what term describes the evolutionary development of the rostral
(anterior) portion of the CNS, resulting on an increased number of neurons:
cephalization 45. What is the appropriate anatomical name for loose
connective tissue that encloses axons and their myelin sheaths: endoneurium
20. Spinal nerves (all) are: mixed
21. Which nerve roots are sensory: dorsal
22. Which of the following receptors is specifically sensitive to pain-causing
stimuli: nociceptor
23. Which cranial nerve is both visceral-sensory and viscero-motor: vagus 50.
Which cranial nerve is both motor and proprioceptive for the tongue:
hypoglossal
24. Which cranial nerves are for eye movement: CN III, IV, VI
25. Which cranial nerve transmits auditory signals: vestibulocochlear
26. What is the name of coarse connective tissue that bundles nerve fibers
into fascicles: perimysium
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