Neurophysiology

Which component of the nervous system is comprised of sympathetic & parasympathetic divisions?

• central nervous system

• somatic nervous system

• afferent division

• autonomic nervous system

Which of the following is (are) not part of the peripheral nervous system?

• spinal cord

• motor neurons

• afferent division

• sympathetic nervous system

Select the incorrect association

• parietal lobe/sensation

• occipital lobe/speech formation

• frontal lobe/motor function

• temporal lobe/sound input

Which is not a structural component of the limbic system?

• amygdala

• cingulate gyrus

• medulla

• hippocampus

What system would suppress the digestive organs during times of greater physical activity?

• sympathetic nervous system

• parasympathetic nervous system

• somatic nervous system

• central nervous system

Parasympathetic stimulation _________ heart rate & ________ the motility in the digestive tract

• decreases, increases

• does not affect, increases

• decreases, decreases

• increases, decreases

A reflex arc consists of

• only a motor neuron

• only a sensory neuron

• no neurons

• a motor and sensory neuron

Receptors that are sensitive to temperature changes are called

• chemoreceptors

• mechanoreceptors

• thermoreceptors

• photoreceptors

The relative size of a cortical representation area in the brain is related to the ________ of the organ.

Salty taste represents stimuli caused by the presence of

• H+.

• Na+.

• glutamate.

• glucose