Biomed 100 Practice Quiz
Chapter 9, Fall 2006
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  1. True or false? Conscious decision-making is generally considered a sensory function of the nervous system.
    1. True.
    2. False.
      3.

  2. Cranial nerves are not directly involved in...
    1. the sense of vision
    2. the sense of hearing
    3. control of muscles involved in breathing
      4.
    4. control of muscles that move the eyes
    5. control of muscles of facial expression

  3. True or false? In most neurons, dendrites collect signals and conduct them to the cell body.
    1. True.
      2.
    2. False.

  4. Myelin...
    1. appears gray and is abundant in "gray matter"
    2. allows an axon to conduct action potentials (impulses) more rapidly
      3.
    3. both of the above
    4. none of the above

  5. One neuron is likely to have many...
    1. cell bodies
    2. dendrites
      3.
    3. axons
    4. all of the above
    5. none of the above

  6. Neurons are...
    1. better able than most human cells to engage in anaerobic respiration.
    2. the most abundant cells in the central nervous system.
    3. both of the above
    4. none of the above
      5.

  7. In a resting neuron, the inside of the neuron is electrically _?_ relative to the outside of the cell.
    1. positive
    2. negative
      3.
    3. neutral

  8. The right cerebral hemisphere and left cerebral hemisphere are...
    1. connected to each other by the spinal cord
    2. connected to each other by cranial nerves
    3. connected to each other by a "bridge" called the brainstem
    4. connected to each other by a "bridge" called the corpus callosum
      5.
    5. not connected to each other

  9. Which one of the following is not a major brain region that is visible in an embryo?
    1. cerebrum
    2. brainstem
    3. epiphysis
      4.
    4. cerebellum
    5. diencephalon

  10. Which part of the brain controls basic functions such as hunger, thirst, digestive functions, body temperature, and sleep-wake cycles?
    1. cerebellum
    2. cerebral cortex
    3. medulla oblongata of brainstem
    4. diencephalon (hypothalamus, etc.)
      5.
    5. the part of the brain controls basic functions is not known

  11. Which one of the following has the greatest capacity for conscious thought, problem-solving, complex decision making, etc.?
    1. cerebellum
    2. diencephalon
    3. white matter of cerebrum
    4. sensory areas of cerebral cortex
    5. association areas of cerebral cortex
      6.

  12. The brainstem is responsible for all of the following functions except...
    1. establishing rate and depth of automatic breathing
    2. regulation of heart rate and strength of heart contractions
    3. providing conscious awareness of olfactory (smell) information
      4.
    4. control of blood pressure by regulating contraction of smooth muscle in vessels

  13. Damage to the cerebellum may result in...
    1. deafness
    2. blindness
    3. inability to speak
    4. poor balance and coordination
      5.
    5. death due to respiratory failure or circulatory shock

  14. The ability to speak requires neurons that are located, in most people, in...
    1. the frontal lobe of the left cerebral hemisphere
      2.
    2. the occipital lobe of the left cerebral hemisphere
    3. the occipital lobe of the right cerebral hemisphere
    4. the temporal lobe of the right cerebral hemisphere
    5. the parietal lobe of the right cerebral hemisphere