Imagine you are walking and encounter an unexpected change in ground elevation and you begin to stumble. In order to recover your balance, what components of the nervous systems would be most significantly involved? a.) Cerebrum and corticospinal tracts b.) Primary motor cortex and corticospinal tracts c.) Cerebellum and vestibulospinal tracts d.) Sensory cortex and somatosensory tracts

Using the terms for a homeostatic negative feedback loop or a reflex, describe both the function AND anatomical elements serving that function for each of the following as it applies to the baroreceptor reflex known as: a.) motor pathway b.) receptors c.) sensory pathways

Which of the following pathways handles motor signals? A) spinothalamic B) pyramidal C) posterior column D) spinocerebellar

Without the presence of _______, sensations of pain in a somatic location that are not due to nociceptor stimulation in that region may not be experienced. A.) third order neurons B.) mechanoreceptors C.) interneurons D.) receptive fields E.) autonomic neurons

Anatomy and Physiology motor areas of the cortex are located .............to the .............. sulcus choices  a. anterior, central b. anterior, hypocampal c. posterior, central d. anterior, cyngulate

Dr. Kirk tells her assistant to look for activity in areas ipsilateral to the amygdala in the right hemisphere. Where should her assistant look? A) In the right hemisphere B) In both occipital lobes C) In the left hemisphere D) In both frontal lobes

Which of the following pathways carries fibers that control fine touch, vibration, proprioception, and pressure? A. Dorsal column B. Spinothalamic C. Corticospinal D. Reticulospinal

A 20-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department 30 minutes after being found unconscious in her dormitory room. Part of the physical examination involves observing for conjugate eye movements after carefully opening the patient's eyelids and turning the head to the right and then to the left. The presence of this reflex suggests that the neural pathway from which of the following receptors is intact? A) Anterior semicircular canals B) Horizontal semicircular canals C) Posterior semicircular canals D) Saccule E) Utricle

2) Place the parts of a reflex arc in proper order:  (A)motor neuron  (B)sensory neuron  (C)sensory receptor  (D)effector  (E)interneuron Group of answer choices   A) E, D, C, B, A b) D, B, E, A, C c) B, C, E, A, D d) C, B, E, A, D e) B, C, E, D, A

If your sensory systems, the first place in your cerebral cortex where information is processed is referred to as a _ area.    a) association  b) primary  c) top  d) secondary