All of the following are functions of the hypothalamus EXCEPT
thinking.
control of the pituitary gland.
regulation of eating.
Which of the following lobes of the cerebrum is involved in voluntary motor function, verbal communication, decision making, planning and personality?
Frontal
Parietal
temporal
Occipital
Insula
regulation of body temperature.
regulation of circadian rhythms.
Sensory information from the face is the function of the ____ nerve.
trochlear (IV)
glossopharyngeal (IX)
trigeminal (V)
vagus (X)
Which accurately describes sensory and motor pathways?
Sensory pathways terminate in the brain, and motor pathways terminate at effectors.
Both sensory and motor pathways terminate in the brain.
Both sensory and motor pathways terminate in the PNS.
Sensory pathways terminate at effectors and motor pathways terminate in the brain.
Which of the following is true of BOTH the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions of the autonomic nervous system?
both have two lower motor neurons
have ganglia located next to the effectors
have long preganglionic neurons
use acetylcholine to excite the effector
have long postganglionic neurons
Motor neurons of the autonomic nervous system:
Group of answer choices
always excite effector organs.
always inhibit effector organs.
can either excite or inhibit effector organs.
do not excite effector organs but monitor their status of activity.
Which type of innervation causes reduced blood flow to the digestive tract?
Parasympathetic
Sympathetic
The sympathetic nervous system is sometimes termed ________ division due to its' anatomical location.
Thoracolumbar
Brachiocephalic
Craniosacral
Craniolumbar
Thoracosacral
Conscious awareness of a stimulus (sensation) results from the information being projected to the
thalamus
cerebral cortex
brain stem
cerebellum
A reduction in sensitivity to a continually applied stimulus is called:
sensation.
tonicity.
conscious awareness.
adaptation.
transduction.
A photoceptor responds to
Touch
Chemicals
Pain
Light
