The Nervous System and Brain Quiz
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The Nervous System and Brain Quiz

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What is the role of glial cells in the nervous system?

  • Regulate body movements
  • Generate action potentials
  • Transmit electrical signals between neurons
  • Provide structural support and nutrients to neurons (correct)

    • What differentiates grey matter from white matter in the central nervous system?

  • White matter includes groups of cell bodies and dendrites
  • White matter is found only in the peripheral nervous system
  • Grey matter is involved in the processing of information (correct)
  • Grey matter contains myelinated axons

    • Which part of the brain is critical for autonomic functions and alertness?

  • Cerebrum
  • Brainstem (correct)
  • Limbic system
  • Hindbrain

    • Which type of receptor is responsible for converting mechanical energy into electrical potentials?

    <p>Mechanoreceptors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the autonomic nervous system divide its functions?

    <p>Into sympathetic and parasympathetic systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of sensory information does the dorsal spinocerebellar tract transmit?

    <p>Fine touch and proprioception from lower limbs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement accurately describes the reaction time in stimulus-response paradigms?

    <p>It measures the total time from stimulus onset to physical movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which area of the brain is responsible for higher-order thinking and executive functions?

    <p>Cerebral cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What function do photoreceptors primarily serve in the sensory system?

    <p>Convert light energy into electrical signals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does proprioception refer to in the context of sensory modalities?

    <p>Sense of body position and movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which pathway is primarily responsible for the visual processing of fine detail and color?

    <p>Geniculostriate visual system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of the primary somatosensory cortex?

    <p>Integrating sensory information from the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the visual system respond to lesions in the optic chiasm?

    <p>Results in a loss of peripheral vision</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect does increased stimulus intensity have on reaction time?

    <p>It produces a quicker response time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of reflex pathway involves the inhibition of a motor neuron to a different muscle?

    <p>Heteronymous reflex pathway</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of gamma motor neurons in muscle spindle function?

    <p>They maintain tension in intrafusal fibers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR)?

    <p>It stabilizes gaze in response to head rotation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement correctly describes a predictive saccade?

    <p>A movement anticipating a stimulus that is expected to occur.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the myotatic reflex?

    <p>To maintain muscle length via afferent feedback.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What outcome results from alpha-gamma coactivation during muscle contraction?

    <p>Consistent sensitivity of muscle spindles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which eye movement involves both eyes moving in opposite directions to maintain binocular vision?

    <p>Vergence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of movement is characterized by coordinated eye movements in the same direction?

    <p>Conjugate movements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect does knowing when a response is required have on reaction time?

    <p>It decreases reaction time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes a smooth pursuit eye movement?

    <p>It involves coordinated movements of both eyes across an object.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement about saccades is true?

    <p>They can be either exogenously or endogenously driven.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using an electrical stimulus on afferent sensory nerves when studying reflex pathways?

    <p>To eliminate influence from spindle fibers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of temporal summation in neural responses?

    <p>It aggregates multiple postsynaptic potentials over time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    The Nervous System

    • The nervous system (NS) is comprised of neurons and glial cells.
    • Neurons transmit information via electrochemical signals.
    • Glial cells provide support, nutrition, and insulation for neurons.
    • The CNS includes the brain and spinal cord, while the PNS is located outside the skeleton.

    The Brain

    • The brain is divided into hindbrain, midbrain, and forebrain.
    • The brainstem consists of the medulla, pons, and midbrain.
    • The cerebellum is located in the hindbrain and plays a crucial role in movement coordination, learning, cognition, and emotion.
    • The thalamus is a relay center for sensory information, except smell.
    • The hypothalamus regulates internal body functions and homeostasis.
    • The cerebral cortex is responsible for higher-order thinking, behavior, and executive processes.
    • The occipital lobe is responsible for visual processing, including color, motion, and environment.
    • The parietal lobe integrates sensory information from touch, taste, visual, and auditory pathways for object perception and motor control.
    • The temporal lobe processes sound, stores memories, combines visual and auditory information into object perception, and processes emotions.

    Sensory Receptors

    • Sensory receptors convert stimulus energy into electrical signals.
    • Types of sensory receptors include mechanoreceptors, photoreceptors, chemoreceptors, and thermoreceptors.
    • Receptor activity depends on the type, onset, offset, duration, intensity, and location of the stimulus.

    Afferent Pathways

    • Afferent pathways transmit sensory information from the periphery to the CNS.
    • Myelin sheath and axon diameter influence speed of transmission.
    • Divergence and convergence contribute to information processing in the CNS.
    • Topographic organization maintains spatial relationships throughout the CNS.
    • The geniculostriate visual system is the primary pathway, responsible for 90% of visual fibers.
    • The tectopulvinar visual system is the secondary pathway, responsible for 10% of visual fibers.
    • Information from the contralateral visual field crosses at the optic chiasm.
    • The dorsal stream processes "where" or "how" visual information, while the ventral stream processes "what" visual information.

    Somatosensory System

    • Specialized mechanoreceptors project to afferent neurons.
    • Somatosensory nerves enter the spinal cord via the dorsal horn.
    • The posterior column pathway transmits information about fine touch, vibration, and proprioception.
    • The anterior spinothalamic tract transmits crude touch information.
    • The lateral spinothalamic tract transmits information about pain and temperature.
    • The spinocerebellar tracts transmit proprioceptive information to the cerebellum.

    Stimulus Evoked Responses and Simple Reflexes

    • Involuntary, automatic responses are termed stimulus evoked behaviors.
    • Reflexes are direct, automatic responses to stimulation.
    • Reaction time can be influenced by factors such as choice, stimulus compatibility, modality, intensity, and predictability.
    • The myotatic reflex is a monosynaptic reflex that contracts a muscle in response to stretch.
    • The inverse myotatic reflex inhibits alpha motor neuron activity to prevent excessive muscle tension.
    • The withdrawal reflex involves contralateral excitation and ipsilateral inhibition of motor neurons to elicit a withdrawal response.
    • The H reflex and M wave are electrophysiological measures of reflex pathways.

    Eye Movements

    • The fovea is the region of highest visual acuity in the retina.
    • The direction of gaze is determined by the position of the visual axis relative to the environment.
    • Extraocular muscles control eye movement.
    • Eye movements can be classified as conjugate, disconjugate, vestibulo-ocular, optokinetic, saccades, smooth pursuit, or vergence.
    • The vestibulo-ocular reflex stabilizes gaze during head rotations.
    • Saccades are rapid ballistic movements that change the point of fixation.
    • Saccades can be exogenously or endogenously driven.

    Modulation of Stimulus Evoked Behavior

    • Postsynaptic potentials can be summated to change neuronal activity.
    • Spatial summation involves multiple concurrent inputs, while temporal summation involves multiple inputs at rapid succession.

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