Ch14 Nervous System – Test Bank | 16th Ed

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Human Biology, 16e (Mader)

Chapter 14 Nervous System

1) The spinal cord belongs to the

A) peripheral nervous system.

B) central nervous system.

C) axial nervous system.

D) appendicular nervous system.

E) None of the answer choices is correct.

Section: 14.01

Topic: Human Nervous System

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 14.01.01 Distinguish between the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system with regard to location and function.

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2) The central nervous system is protected by

A) bone.

B) muscle.

C) fibrous cartilage.

D) hyaline cartilage.

E) elastic cartilage.

Section: 14.01

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.01.01 Distinguish between the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system with regard to location and function.

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3) The division between the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system is based on the anatomical differences between cells in the two locations.

Section: 14.01

Topic: Human Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.01.01 Distinguish between the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system with regard to location and function.

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4) One function of the nervous system is to cushion and protect soft tissue.

Section: 14.01

Topic: Human Nervous System

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 14.01.01 Distinguish between the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system with regard to location and function.

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5) The cells of the nervous tissue are all neurons, or cells that transmit nerve impulses.

Section: 14.01

Topic: Neurons

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.01.02 List the three types of neurons and provide a function for each.

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6) Which of the following parts of a neuron is correctly matched?

A) cell body—short extensions that receive impulses

B) axon—conducts nerve impulses

C) dendrite—contains the nucleus and other organelles

D) axon—contains the nucleus and other organelles

E) dendrite—conducts nerve impulses

Section: 14.01

Topic: Neurons

Bloom's: 4. Analyze

Learning Outcome: 14.01.02 List the three types of neurons and provide a function for each.

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7) Which one of the following is entirely located within the central nervous system?

A) sensory neuron

B) sensory receptor

C) motor neuron

D) effector

E) interneuron

Section: 14.01

Topic: Human Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.01.02 List the three types of neurons and provide a function for each.

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8) Which of the following is associated with the PNS but not the CNS?

A) Schwann cells

B) myelin sheath

C) axon

D) dendrite

E) node of Ranvier

Section: 14.01

Topic: Human Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.01.02 List the three types of neurons and provide a function for each.

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9) The gap where there is no myelin sheath around a nerve fiber is called a node of Ranvier.

Section: 14.01

Topic: Neurons

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 14.01.02 List the three types of neurons and provide a function for each.

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10) Why is the outside of a neuron positively charged?

A) because sodium ions gather around the outside of the cell membrane

B) because calcium ions gather around the outside of the cell membrane

C) because potassium ions gather around the inside of the cell membrane

D) because sodium ions gather around the inside of the cell membrane

E) because chloride ions gather around the outside of the cell membrane

Section: 14.01

Topic: Action Potential/Nerve Impulse

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 14.01.03 Summarize the activities that generate and propagate an action potential.

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11) Depolarization of the neuron occurs when

A) the potassium gates open and potassium moves outside the cell.

B) the sodium-potassium pump moves sodium inside the cell.

C) sodium gates open and sodium moves inside the cell.

D) the sodium-potassium pump moves potassium inside the cell.

E) water moves to the outside of the cell and chloride ions follow.

Section: 14.01

Topic: Action Potential/Nerve Impulse

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.01.03 Summarize the activities that generate and propagate an action potential.

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12) The action potential in a neuron is an all-or-nothing event.

Section: 14.01

Topic: Action Potential/Nerve Impulse

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 14.01.03 Summarize the activities that generate and propagate an action potential.

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13) The entire action potential (depolarization and repolarization) occurs in a matter of

A) milliseconds.

B) seconds.

C) minutes.

D) hours.

E) days.

Section: 14.01

Topic: Action Potential/Nerve Impulse

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 14.01.03 Summarize the activities that generate and propagate an action potential.

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14) What ensures the one-way direction of an action potential?

A) As soon as the action potential has passed by, that portion of the axon undergoes a short refractory period.

B) Action potentials are self-propagating.  

C) Conduction of an action potential is an all-or-none event.

D) An action potential at one node causes an action potential at the next node.

E) An axon can conduct a volley of action potentials very quickly.

Section: 14.01

Topic: Action Potential/Nerve Impulse

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.01.03 Summarize the activities that generate and propagate an action potential.

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15) Which conducts an action potential faster and why?

A) myelinated fibers; the action potential moves through the myelin, which allows it to travel faster

B) myelinated fibers; the action potential jumps from one node of Ranvier to another

C) unmyelinated fibers; the absence of myelin allows the action potential to travel faster

D) unmyelinated fibers; the action potential jumps from one node of Ranvier to another

E) unmyelinated fibers; the ions can move in and out of the cell faster without the myelin coating

Section: 14.01

Topic: Action Potential/Nerve Impulse

Bloom's: 4. Analyze

Learning Outcome: 14.01.03 Summarize the activities that generate and propagate an action potential.

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16) The intensity of a message is determined by how many action potentials are generated within a given time.

Section: 14.01

Topic: Action Potential/Nerve Impulse

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.01.03 Summarize the activities that generate and propagate an action potential.

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17) Place the events in the transmission of an action potential in the correct order:

1. An action potential begins in the receiving neuron. 

2. Neurotransmitters are released into the synaptic cleft. 

3. An action potential arrives at an axon terminal. 

4. Calcium ions enter the axon terminal.

5. Sodium ions diffuse into the receiving neuron.

6. Synaptic vesicles fuse with the plasma membrane.

7. Neurotransmitter molecules bind to the membrane of the receiving neuron.

A) 1,2,6,7,4,3,5

B) 3,5,6,2,7,4,1

C) 3,4,6,2,7,5,1

D) 2,3,6,7,4,5,1

E) 7,6,5,3,4,2,1

Section: 14.01

Topic: Action Potential/Nerve Impulse

Bloom's: 4. Analyze

Learning Outcome: 14.01.03 Summarize the activities that generate and propagate an action potential.

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18) Which of the following could happen to the neurotransmitter once it binds to the receiving membrane receptors?

A) reabsorbed by the sending membrane

B) absorbed by the receiving membrane in order to start the action potential

C) stays bound to the receiving membrane

D) released back into the synaptic cleft where it builds up

E) degrades due to lack of Ca+

Section: 14.01

Topic: Synapse and Neurotransmitters

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.01.04 Explain the role of neurotransmitters and the process of synaptic integration.

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19) There are only two types of neurotransmitters: acetylcholine for excitation and norepinephrine for inhibition.

Section: 14.01

Topic: Synapse and Neurotransmitters

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.01.04 Explain the role of neurotransmitters and the process of synaptic integration.

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20) What is the summing up of the excitatory and inhibitory signals by a neuron called?

A) integration

B) addition

C) polarization

D) depolarization

E) firing

Section: 14.01

Topic: Synapse and Neurotransmitters

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 14.01.04 Explain the role of neurotransmitters and the process of synaptic integration.

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21) When a neurotransmitter is released into the synaptic cleft, the response of the receiving neuron will be toward excitation.

Section: 14.01

Topic: Synapse and Neurotransmitters

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.01.04 Explain the role of neurotransmitters and the process of synaptic integration.

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22) The spinal cord extends from the base of the brain through a large opening in the skull called the inferior ventricle.

Section: 14.02

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 14.02.01 Identify the structures of the spinal cord and provide a function for each.

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23) The white matter of the spinal cord surrounds the gray matter.

Section: 14.02

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 14.02.01 Identify the structures of the spinal cord and provide a function for each.

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24) Which of the following is part of the brain?

A) corpus callosum

B) cerebrum

C) cerebellum

D) pons

E) All of the answer choices are parts of the brain.

Section: 14.02

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.02.02 Identify the structures of the brain and provide a function for each.

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25) The cerebrum is associated with the

A) two lateral ventricles.

B) third ventricle.

C) fourth ventricle.

D) posterior ventricle.

E) anterior ventricle.

Section: 14.02

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 14.02.02 Identify the structures of the brain and provide a function for each.

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26) Which is the largest part of the brain?

A) medulla oblongata

B) midbrain

C) diencephalon

D) cerebellum

E) cerebrum

Section: 14.02

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 14.02.02 Identify the structures of the brain and provide a function for each.

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27) The brain stem contains the midbrain, the pons, and the medulla oblongata.

Section: 14.02

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.02.02 Identify the structures of the brain and provide a function for each.

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28) The thalamus is on the receiving end for all sensory input except for

A) sense of smell.

B) visual sense.

C) sense of hearing.

D) somatosensory information.

E) memory and emotions.

Section: 14.02

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.02.02 Identify the structures of the brain and provide a function for each.

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29) Wernicke's area is associated with

A) reflex centers for controlling heartbeat.

B) sexual arousal.

C) the ability to ride a bike.

D) the sense of smell.

E) the ability to speak.

Section: 14.02

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.02.03 Identify the lobes and major areas of the human brain.

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30) A tumor located in the primary somatosensory area would impact which of the following functions?

A) the ability to feel a rough object

B) the ability to swallow

C) the ability to smell

D) the ability to determine images

E) All of the answer choices are correct.

Section: 14.02

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 3. Apply

Learning Outcome: 14.02.04 Distinguish between the functions of the primary motor and the primary somatosensory areas of the brain.

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31) Which of the following is a lobe of the cerebral hemisphere?

A) frontal

B) parietal

C) temporal

D) occipital

E) All of the answer choices are lobes of the cerebral hemisphere.

Section: 14.02

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.02.03 Identify the lobes and major areas of the human brain.

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32) Which of the following areas is associated with the frontal lobe?

A) primary motor area

B) premotor area

C) motor speech (Broca's) area

D) prefrontal area

E) All of the answer choices are functions of the frontal lobe. 

Section: 14.02

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.02.03 Identify the lobes and major areas of the human brain.

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33) Which of the following statements concerning the primary motor area is true?

A) The area that controls the thumb, fingers, and hand is larger than the area controlling the leg.

B) The primary motor area is located anterior to the central sulcus.

C) Control of muscles responsible for facial movements take up a large portion of the primary motor area.

D) Voluntary commands to skeletal muscles begin in the primary motor area.

E) All of the answer choices are true. 

Section: 14.02

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 5. Evaluate

Learning Outcome: 14.02.04 Distinguish between the functions of the primary motor and the primary somatosensory areas of the brain.

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34) The primary somatosensory area receives sensory input from the sense of

A) touch.

B) taste.

C) vision.

D) hearing.

E) smell.

Section: 14.02

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.02.04 Distinguish between the functions of the primary motor and the primary somatosensory areas of the brain.

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35) The structures of the limbic system are linked together because of their position within the cerebrum, even though they have a variety of functions.

Section: 14.03

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.03.01 Identify the structures of the limbic system.

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36) Which brain structure is associated with the limbic system?

A) hippocampus

B) frontal lobes

C) medulla oblongata

D) pons

E) brain stem

Section: 14.03

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 14.03.01 Identify the structures of the limbic system.

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37) Which of the following is part of the limbic system?

A) spinal cord

B) primary somatosensory area

C) amygdala

D) reticular formation

E) cerebellum

Section: 14.03

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.03.01 Identify the structures of the limbic system.

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38) The limbic system blends ________ and ________ into a united whole.

A) primitive emotions; higher mental functions

B) complex emotions; basic mental functions

C) complex emotions; higher mental functions

D) primitive emotions; basic mental functions

E) basic survival skills; higher mental functions

Section: 14.03

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.03.01 Identify the structures of the limbic system.

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39) What type of memory is involved in learning to ride a bike?

A) short-term memory

B) long-term memory

C) semantic memory

D) episodic memory

E) skill memory

Section: 14.03

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 14.03.03 Summarize the types of memory associated with the limbic system.

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40) Which part of the brain is not functioning correctly if an individual cannot learn new facts and retain them?

A) hippocampus

B) amygdala

C) reticular formation

D) medulla oblongata

E) None of the answer choices is correct.

Section: 14.03

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 3. Apply

Learning Outcome: 14.03.01 Identify the structures of the limbic system.

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41) When a student pulls an all-nighter to cram for a test the next day, the information usually goes into

A) skill memory.

B) episodic memory.

C) semantic memory.

D) long-term memory.

E) short-term memory.

Section: 14.03

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 3. Apply

Learning Outcome: 14.03.03 Summarize the types of memory associated with the limbic system.

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42) Which of the following are mismatched concerning memory and learning?

A) hippocampus and emotionally charged fearful memories

B) long-term potentiation and memory storage

C) semantic memory and numbers

D) episodic memory and persons

E) prefrontal area and where memories are used

Section: 14.03

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 4. Analyze

Learning Outcome: 14.03.03 Summarize the types of memory associated with the limbic system.

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43) The left hemisphere of the brain is more involved in verbal functions than the right hemisphere.

Section: 14.03

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.03.02 Explain how the limbic system is involved in memory, language, and speech.

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44) What type of memory does language depend upon?

A) short-term

B) semantic

C) episodic

D) skill

E) long term

Section: 14.03

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.03.03 Summarize the types of memory associated with the limbic system.

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45) The two types of nerves in the peripheral nervous system are cranial nerves and spinal nerves.

Section: 14.04

Topic: Peripheral Nervous System

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 14.04.01 Describe the series of events during a spinal reflex.

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46) Place the following steps in the correct order for a reflex arc: 

1. Sensory neurons pass signals to interneurons.

2. Nerve signals travel along motor fibers to an effector.

3. Sensory receptors generate nerve signals.

4. Interneurons synapse with motor neurons.

5. There is a response to the stimulus.

A) 3,4,1,2,5

B) 2,1,3,4,5

C) 1,2,3,4,5

D) 3,1,4,2,5

E) 2,4,1,3,5

Section: 14.04

Topic: Peripheral Nervous System

Bloom's: 4. Analyze

Learning Outcome: 14.04.01 Describe the series of events during a spinal reflex.

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47) Which of the following statements about cranial nerves is true?

A) All of the answer choices are true regarding cranial nerves. 

B) The cranial nerves are referred to by roman numerals.

C) Some cranial nerves are only sensory nerves, while some are only motor fibers. Others are mixed.

D) Cranial nerves are largely associated with the head, neck, and face.

E) The vagus nerve is a cranial nerve.

Section: 14.04

Topic: Peripheral Nervous System

Bloom's: 5. Evaluate

Learning Outcome: 14.04.01 Describe the series of events during a spinal reflex.

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48) List the order of events that will occur during a reflex arc.

1.  A sensation causes the sensory receptors in the skin to generate nerve signals that move along sensory fibers toward the spinal cord.

2.  Sensory neurons pass signals on to many interneurons. 

3.  Some of the interneurons integrate the information and then relay signals to motor neurons. 

4.  Nerve signals travel along these motor fibers to an effector, which brings about a response to the stimulus.

Section: 14.04

Topic: Peripheral Nervous System

Bloom's: 6. Create

Learning Outcome: 14.04.01 Describe the series of events during a spinal reflex.

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49) The somatic division of the PNS controls all of the following except the

A) skin.

B) quadriceps muscle.

C) tendons.

D) heart muscle.

E) bicep muscles.

Section: 14.04

Topic: Peripheral Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.04.02 Distinguish between the somatic and autonomic divisions of the peripheral nervous system.

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50) In what way are the somatic motor pathway and the parasympathetic autonomic motor pathway similar?

A) Both innervate glands and organs.

B) Both innervate the skeletal muscles.

C) Both utilize two neurons per message.

D) Both use acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter.

E) Both are voluntary.

Section: 14.04

Topic: Peripheral Nervous System

Bloom's: 4. Analyze

Learning Outcome: 14.04.02 Distinguish between the somatic and autonomic divisions of the peripheral nervous system.

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51) Which brain system receives sensory information from the skin, skeletal muscles, and tendons?

A) somatic system of the PNS

B) somatic system of the CNS

C) autonomic system of the PNS

D) autonomic system of the CNS

E) All of the answer choices are correct.

Section: 14.04

Topic: Peripheral Nervous System

Bloom's: 4. Analyze

Learning Outcome: 14.04.02 Distinguish between the somatic and autonomic divisions of the peripheral nervous system.

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52) In which way are the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the autonomic system similar?

A) Both utilize two neurons per message.

B) In both, the preganglionic neuron is shorter than the postganglionic neuron.

C) Both use norepinephrine as their neurotransmitter.

D) Both arise from the sacral spinal nerves.

E) Both are associated with the relaxed state (rest-and-digest).

Section: 14.04

Topic: Peripheral Nervous System

Bloom's: 4. Analyze

Learning Outcome: 14.04.03 Distinguish between the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the autonomic division.

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53) Where do most of the nerve fibers of the sympathetic division of the autonomic motor pathways arise from?

A) thoracolumbar spinal nerves

B) cranial nerves

C) brain stem

D) cervical nerves

E) medulla oblongata

Section: 14.04

Topic: Peripheral Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.04.03 Distinguish between the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the autonomic division.

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54) The postganglionic fiber in the parasympathetic division is long because the ganglia lie near or within the organ.

Section: 14.04

Topic: Peripheral Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.04.03 Distinguish between the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the autonomic division.

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55) Which of the following is a neuromodulator?

A) substance P

B) GABA

C) acetylcholine

D) dopamine

E) serotonin

Section: 14.05

Topic: Human Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.05.01 Explain the ways that drugs interact with the nervous system.

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56) How does caffeine work?

A) increases the amount of neurotransmitter at a synapse

B) interferes with or decreases the action of a neurotransmitter

C) replaces or mimics a neurotransmitter

D) replaces or mimics a neuromodulator

E) promotes the action of a neurotransmitter

Section: 14.05

Topic: Synapse and Neurotransmitters

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.05.01 Explain the ways that drugs interact with the nervous system.

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57) Dopamine plays a central role in the working of the brain's built-in reward circuit.

Section: 14.05

Topic: Synapse and Neurotransmitters

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 14.05.01 Explain the ways that drugs interact with the nervous system.

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58) How is alcohol classified?

A) stimulant

B) depressant

C) psychoactive

D) inhibitor

E) None of the answer choices is correct.

Section: 14.05

Topic: Human Nervous System

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 14.05.02 Classify drugs as to whether they have a depressant, stimulant, or psychoactive effect on the nervous system.

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59) Which drug is in the same category as nicotine?

A) cocaine

B) alcohol

C) heroin

D) marijuana

E) None of the answer choices is correct.

Section: 14.05

Topic: Human Nervous System

Bloom's: 3. Apply

Learning Outcome: 14.05.02 Classify drugs as to whether they have a depressant, stimulant, or psychoactive effect on the nervous system.

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60) Which two drugs are in the same category?

A) nicotine and alcohol

B) nicotine and heroin

C) alcohol and heroin

D) cocaine and marijuana

E) marijuana and heroin

Section: 14.05

Topic: Human Nervous System

Bloom's: 4. Analyze

Learning Outcome: 14.05.02 Classify drugs as to whether they have a depressant, stimulant, or psychoactive effect on the nervous system.

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61) Long-term use of heroin is associated with which set of consequences?

A) weight gain, poor cognitive performance, irritability

B) cardiac and/or respiratory arrest, sudden death

C) apathy, euphoria, hallucinations

D) addiction, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, various bacterial infections

E) anxiety, jitters, insomnia, headaches

Section: 14.05

Topic: Human Nervous System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 14.05.03 List the long-term effects of drug use on the body.

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62) The repeated use of which drug leads to the body decreasing the natural production of endorphins?

A) heroin

B) marijuana

C) K2

D) methamphetamine

E) ecstasy

Section: 14.05

Topic: Human Nervous System

Bloom's: 4. Analyze

Learning Outcome: 14.05.03 List the long-term effects of drug use on the body.

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63) List the two primary structures of the limbic system and indicate their functions.

2. hippocampus: plays a crucial role in learning and memory

Section: 14.03

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 6. Create

Learning Outcome: 14.03.01 Identify the structures of the limbic system.

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64) List the structures associated with the brain stem and indicate their primary function.

1. midbrain: acts as a relay station for the tracts passing between the cerebrum and the spinal cord

2. pons: contains a bundle of axons that travel between the cerebellum and the rest of the CNS

3. medulla oblongata: contains a number of reflex centers for regulating heartbeat, breathing, and vasoconstriction

Section: 14.02

Topic: Central Nervous System

Bloom's: 6. Create

Learning Outcome: 14.02.03 Identify the lobes and major areas of the human brain.

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