Neuroanatomy & Physiology Quiz
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Which of the following are phasic receptors that are the most sensitive to high-frequency vibrating stimuli?
A. Root hair plexus
B. Tactile discs
C. Lamellated corpuscles
D. Ruffini corpuscles
Which of the following has small receptive fields?
A. Tongue
B. Back
C. Fingertips
D. Legs
E. A and C
Which of the following is not part of the afferent division of the nervous system?
A. Sensory neurons
B. Peripheral effectors
C. Motor pathways
D. Sensory receptors
E. B and C
Which of the following pathways carries sensation of precise touch, vibrations, and proprioception?
A. The spinothalamic pathway
B. The posterior column pathway
C. The spinocerebellar pathway
D. The corticospinal pathway
True or False. The rubrospinal tract provides motor control over the distal muscles of the upper limbs.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
True or False. When pressure sensations are arriving, the greater the pressure, the higher the frequency of action potentials. This is an example of sensory coding.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Which of the following is the highest area of sensory processing of the viscera?
A. Solitary nucleus
B. Cerebellum
C. Fasciculus cuneaus
D. Thalamus
True or False. The basal nuclei do not exert direct control over lower motor neurons. Instead, they adjust the activities of the upper motor neurons.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
True or False. Sensations that become conscious arrive at the ventral nuclei before getting to the post-central gyrus.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Which of the following is not true regarding the paleospinal thalamic tract?
A. It is part of the lateral spinothalamic tract
B. It carries slow pain
C. It uses unmyelinated Type C fibers to carry the pain
D. It uses glutamate as a neurotransmitter
True or False. An increase of tolerance to constant temperature is an example of central adaptation.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Which of the following are special senses?
A. Olfaction
B. Equilibrium
C. Temperature
D. Touch
E. A and B
True or False. In the spinocerebellar pathway, information that does not go through decussation is going to enter the anterior tract.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Which of the following receptors reports the position of skeletal muscles and joints?
A. Mechanoreceptors
B. Nociceptors
C. Proprioceptors
D. Interoceptors
Where are the upper motor neurons of the medial pathway located?
A. Superior and inferior colliculus
B. Reticular formation
C. Red nuclei
D. Fasciculus cuneatus
E. A and B
