The region of the limbic system that is involved in the feeling of satisfaction with sex and feeding behaviors is the ______.
A.
amygdala
B.
thalamus
C.
cingulate gyrus
D.
hippocampus
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Question 2) Select the inputs to the reticular activating system.
ascending motor axons from the skin
axons carrying tactile information
cerebral projections
Cranial nerve II
Cranial nerve V
Cranial nerve X
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Question 3) Visual input is sent to the brainstem via the _____ nerve, whereas the _____ nerve sends facial sensation to the brainstem.
A.
trigeminal; accessory
B.
facial; trochlear
C.
optic; facial
D.
optic; trigeminal
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Question 4) The ______ tract and the ______ tract make up the pyramidal system.
A.
rubrospinal; reticulospinal
B.
corticospinal; corticobulbar
C.
reticulospinal; spinothalamic
D.
corticobulbar; spinocerebellar
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Question 5) The brainstem receives sensory input from which cranial nerves?
hypoglossal
oculomotor
optic
vagus
vestibulocochlear
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Question 6) Lower motor neurons can be described as ______. (Check all that apply.)
having axons extending into peripheral nerves.
sending signals to skeletal muscles.
sending signals to visceral smooth muscle.
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Question 7) Which two tracts represent direct motor pathways?
corticobulbar
corticospinal
reticulospinal
rubrospinal
tectospinal
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Question 8) Select which steps are part of the voluntary movement process.
Initiation begins in the brainstem.
Initiation begins in the primary motor area of the cerebral cortex.
Lower motor neurons receive messages from upper motor neurons.
Smooth muscle in the skin is stimulated to contract.
The cerebellum and basal nuclei coordinate the information for these movements.
Upper motor neurons receive information from lower motor neurons.
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Question 9) Identify all of the examples of primary receptors.
free nerve endings
hair cells in the ear
Meissner corpuscle
Pacinian corpuscle
taste buds
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Question 10) The senses of taste and hearing both utilize receptor cells that are categorized as _______.
A.
mechanoreceptors
B.
primary receptors
C.
secondary receptors
D.
chemoreceptors
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