(Bronson) EEOB 2520: Final Questions and Answers Latest 2025 Update(Complete test bank 100% correct)
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Which is a correctly ordered pathway for afferent information where immediately
adjacent is NOT required? [For example, ABDG is correctly ordered alphabetically even
though NOT immediately adjacent like ABCD]
A) Afferent neuron - brainstem - thalamus
B) Spinal cord - cerebellum - cerebral corte...
(Bronson) EEOB 2520: Final
Which is a correctly ordered pathway for afferent information where immediately
adjacent is NOT required? [For example, ABDG is correctly ordered alphabetically even
though NOT immediately adjacent like ABCD]
A) Afferent neuron - brainstem - thalamus
B) Spinal cord - cerebellum - cerebral cortex
C) Afferent neuron - spinal cord - cerebellar cortex
D) Spinal cord - thalamus - diencephalon - ✔️✔️A) Afferent neuron - brainstem -
thalamus
Although he asked for a "regular" soda, Phys Phab Dustin was mistakenly served a
sugar-free "diet" soda. As he drank his beverage, he correctly realized that it contained
___ and the "after taste" was due to it activating receptors in his ___.
A) Antagonist - throat
B) Agonists - throat
C) Antagonists - gastrointestinal (GI) tract
D) Agonists - gastrointestinal (GI) tract - ✔️✔️B) Agonists - throat
Which is a correct statement about the vestibular system?
A) It relies on stereocilia, some of which are found in the utricle and saccule
B) It responds to the movement in fluid and air
C) It detects acceleration via the four semicircular canals
D) It depends critically on an influx of potassium but not calcium - ✔️✔️A) It relies on
stereocilia, some of which are found in the utricle and saccule
Heading to work, nurse Mary Eliza Mahoney saw a jump-roping child fall, hit her elbow,
then immediately start rubbing the painful area to activate ___ neurons to generate ___
inhibition to suppress the pain.
A) Afferent - Lateral
B) Efferent - Lateral
C) Afferent - Mechanical Lateral
D) Efferent - Mechanical Lateral - ✔️✔️C) Afferent - Mechanical Lateral
The ear registers sound in the _____, which is a ________-based environment.
A) Middle ear - air
B) Middle ear - water
C) Cochlea - air
D) Cochlea - water - ✔️✔️D) Cochlea - water
Which is a correct statement about the somatosensory system?
A) This system includes information from ligaments
,B) The stimulus is received directly by the afferent's central axon terminal
C) Some of the main types of receptors involved include chemoreceptors and
nociceptors
D) No other system will be able to be faster to get messages to the spinal cord -
✔️✔️D) No other system will be able to be faster to get messages to the spinal cord
Which is a correct statement about the somatosensory system?
A) This system includes information from ligaments
B) The stimulus is received directly by the afferent's peripheral axon terminal
C) Some of the main types of receptors involved include chemoreceptors and
nociceptors
D) Several other systems will be able to be faster to get messages to the spinal cord -
✔️✔️B) The stimulus is received directly by the afferent's peripheral axon terminal
Which is a correct statement about the vestibular system?
A) It relies on stereocilia, some of which are found in the cochlea
B) It responds to the movement in fluid and air
C) It detects acceleration via the three semicircular canals
D) It depends critically on an influx of potassium but not calcium - ✔️✔️C) It detects
acceleration via the three semicircular canals
Which is a correct statement about the somatosensory system?
A) This system does not include information from ligaments
B) The stimulus is received directly by the afferent's central axon terminal
C) Some of the main types of receptors involved include chemoreceptors and
nociceptors
D) Several other systems will be able to be faster to get messages to the spinal cord -
✔️✔️A) This system does not include information from ligaments
Brutus Buckeye (who turned 57 this year) tried to listen to some childhood records his
past weekend. He noticed that he was no longer able to hear some of the ___ sounds,
due to typical age-related hearing loss.
A) higher frequency
B) higher altitude
C) lower frequency
D) lower altitude - ✔️✔️A) higher frequency
A toxin is discovered that hinders vision by negatively impacting the ability to focus.
Consequently, the victims have this toxin impacting their
A) Cones
B) Rods
C) Lens
D) Optic Nerve - ✔️✔️C) Lens
Which is a correct statement about gustation?
A) The tongue's thickness is increased to maximize the number of receptors
,B) A typical human has about 1,000 receptors on the tongue from one of five (or six)
primary types
C) A typical individual can register a salty taste about twice as fast as a bitter taste
D) Both the primary taste receptor categories of sweet and salty are addressing a
critical need - ✔️✔️D) Both the primary taste receptor categories of sweet and salty are
addressing a critical need
Which is a correct statement about gustation?
A) The tongue's thickness is increased to maximize the number of receptors
B) A typical human has about 10,000 receptors on the tongue from one of five (or six)
primary types
C) A typical individual can register a salty taste about twice as fast as a bitter taste
D) Both the primary taste receptor categories of sweet and sour are addressing a critical
need - ✔️✔️B) A typical human has about 10,000 receptors on the tongue from one of
five (or six) primary types
Which is a correctly ordered pathway for afferent information where immediately
adjacent is NOT required? [For example, ABDG is correctly ordered alphabetically even
though NOT immediately adjacent like ABCD]
A) Afferent neuron - brainstem - hypothalamus
B) Spinal cord - diencephalon - cerebral cortex
C) Afferent neuron - spinal cord - cerebellar cortex
D) Spinal cord - thalamus - diencephalon - ✔️✔️B) Spinal cord - diencephalon -
cerebral cortex
Which is a correctly ordered pathway for afferent information where immediately
adjacent is NOT required? [For example, ABDG is correctly ordered alphabetically even
though NOT immediately adjacent like ABCD]
A) Afferent neuron - brainstem - hypothalamus
B) Spinal cord - cerebellum - cerebral cortex
C) Afferent neuron - spinal cord - cerebellar cortex
D) Spinal cord - brainstem - diencephalon - ✔️✔️D) Spinal cord - brainstem -
diencephalon
A Daily Phys article about human and octopi retina reinforced your new knowledge of
the two retinas. Consequently, you correctly stated that
A) Both the octopus and human retinas utilize the second receptor design
B) The octopus has a blind spot
C) The retina of the human requires less light input than the retina of the octopus to
register an image
D) All three statements are correct - ✔️✔️A) Both the octopus and human retinas
utilize the second receptor design
A Daily Phys article about human and octopi retina reinforced your new knowledge of
the two retinas. Consequently, you correctly stated that
A) Only the octopus retina utilizes the second receptor design
, B) The octopus does not have a blind spot
C) The retina of the human requires less light input than the retina of the octopus to
register an image
D) All three statements are correct - ✔️✔️B) The octopus does not have a blind spot
Dr. Gray's Patient Y was taking medication to resolve overstimulated leg muscles. A few
days after beginning the prescription, Patient X lost their ability to taste salty foods. Dr.
Gray correctly realized that
A) The medication might have been an antagonist for the sodium receptors
B) The afferent neurons for salt detection are not likely being directly impacted by the
medication
C) Both statements are correct
D) Neither statement is correct - ✔️✔️C) Both statements are correct
Dr. Gray's Patient Y was taking medication to resolve overstimulated leg muscles. A few
days after beginning the prescription, Patient X lost their ability to taste salty foods. Dr.
Gray correctly realized that
A) The medication might have been an antagonist for the sour receptors
B) The afferent neurons for salt detection are definitely being directly impacted by the
medication
C) Both statements are correct
D) Neither statement is correct - ✔️✔️D) Neither statement is correct
While listening to music, Phys Phab Lauren correctly noted that the higher notes being
sung
A) Have a longer frequency than the lower notes
B) Impact closer to the apex of her cochlea than the apex
C) Both statements are correct
D) Neither statement is correct - ✔️✔️D) Neither statement is correct
While listening to music, Phys Phab Lauren correctly noted that the higher notes being
sung
A) Have a longer frequency than the lower notes
B) Impact closer to the base of her cochlea than the apex
C) Both statements are correct
D) Neither statement is correct - ✔️✔️B) Impact closer to the base of her cochlea than
the apex
The most important benefit of lateral inhibition is
A) The sharpening of the perception of the location of a stimulus
B) To allow two stimuli to be registered independently instead of being combined as one
C) Both statements are correct
D) Neither statement is correct - ✔️✔️A) The sharpening of the perception of the
location of a stimulus
Which is a correct statement about the visual system?
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