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Anatomy and Physiology Practice Test: The Central Nervous System
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Anatomy and Physiology Practice Test: The Central Nervous System
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1. The primary auditory cortex is located in the ________.
2. The suprachiasmatic nucleus is found in the ________.
3. Which of the following is not a midbrain structure?
4. Specific motor and sensory functions are localized in specific areas called domains, whereas memory and language have overlapping domains.
5. Cerebrospinal fluid circulates within the ventricles of the brain and in the subarachnoid space outside the brain.
6. Nuclei of cranial nerves V, VI, and VII are found in the ________.
7. The central sulcus separates which lobes?
8. Embryonic damage to the mesencephalon could result in improper formation of the midbrain.
9. Which category of memory is involved when playing the piano?
10. A disturbance of posture, muscle tremors at rest, and uncontrolled muscle contraction are all symptoms of damage to the basal nuclei.
11. Which of the following is not part of the basal nuclei?
12. A shallow groove on the surface of the cortex is called a ________.
13. Which of the following is (are) involved with motor activity (either initiation or coordination)?
14. Which of the following statements is a false or incorrect statement?
15. The terms fainting and syncope describe the same thing.
16. If the posterior portion of the neural tube failed to develop properly the ________.
17. Sorting of sensory information and relaying it to the appropriate cerebral sensory area occurs in the hypothalamus.
18. Cell bodies of the sensory neurons of the spinal nerves are located in ________.
19. Second-order neurons of both the specific and nonspecific ascending pathways terminate in the ________.
20. Loss of ability to perform skilled motor activities such as piano playing, with no paralysis or weakness in specific muscles, might suggest damage to the ________.
21. The first obvious sign that the nervous system is forming in the embryo is the thickening of the surface ectoderm to form the neural plate.
22. Which of the following generalizations does not describe the cerebral cortex?
23. Tremor at rest, shuffling gait, stooped posture, and expressionless face are characteristics of ________.
24. White matter (myelinated fibers) is found in all of the following locations except the ________.
25. Which of these would you not find in the cerebral cortex?

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