2.  Destruction or damage to a motor neuron in the somatic nervous system (SM) produces? a.   the inability to detect a stimulus such as feeling or temperatureb.    a subconscious response to a stimulationc.    paralysis of the visceral organ served by the motor unitd.    loss of voluntary control or paralysis of the skeletal muscle affectede.    numbness or pain due to stimulation of somatic sensory pathways

24.  Name the pathway that provides a rapid, most direct mechanism to voluntarily control        skeletal muscles to the limbs below the level of the head? a.   cortico-spinal tractsb.    cortico-bulbar  tractsc.    vestibule-spinal tractsd.    tecto-spinal tractse.    reticulo-spinal tracts

33. Pre-ganglionic neurons of the autonomic nervous system are called “pre-ganglionic” because they? a.    are found in the motor nuclei of the brainb.    are found in dorsal gray horns of the spinalc.    come off of the thalamus and go to the sensory cortexd.    lead into the autonomic ganglia of the autonomic nervous systeme.    they are a part of the neuron that comes from the cerebrum  

8.  Four of the five receptors listed below are tactile receptors located in the epidermis (not in      the dermis).  What receptors listed below are NOT tactile receptors located in the epidermis? a.   Meissner’s Corpuscles in the superficial skinb.    free nerve endings of the cornea of the eyec.    crude touch receptors deep in the dermisd.    Merkel’s Discs in the superficial skine.    free nerve endings of the skin surface   

6.  Adaptation is the reduction in sensitivity of receptors due to the presence of a constant      stimuli.  Which statement below is FALSE? a.   sight receptors are tonicb.   thermoreceptors are phasicc.    tonic receptors are usually fast adapting while phasic receptors are slow adaptingd.   nocieptors are usually tonic receptorse.   olfactory receptors are usually phasic adaptors  

17. Name the ascending pathway that carries sensory information for balance, equilibrium &       proprioception from the spinal cord to the cerebellum? a.   spino-thalamic pathwayb.    thalamic-spinal pathwayc.    cerebellar-cortico pathwayd.    spino-cerebellar pathwaye.    rubro-cerebellar pathway

1.  The ability to consciously recognize a specific stimulus depends on the final routing of         sensory information to the? a.   cerebellumb.    primary motor cortexc.    sensory association area of the primary sensory cortexd.    diencephalone.    medulla oblongata

37. What effect below is stimulated by the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous        system? a.    dilation of the pupilsb.    increased secretion by reproductive glands during sexual arousalc.    dilation of respiratory passagesd.    increased heart ratee.    increased catabolic breakdown of glycogen to glucose by the liver for more energy  

3.  Damage to the pyramidal system of the motor cortex would lead to? a.   loss of sightb.    loss of hearingc.    inability to sense paind.    inability to breathe voluntarilye.    loss of smell

29. Name the only neurotransmitter released at cholinergic synapses of the somatic (skeletal       muscle) and parasympathetic nervous system?  a.   epinephrineb.    norepinephrinec.    acetylcholined.    nitirc oxidee.   ACHE