APHY 101 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS NEWEST 2025 COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ACTUAL EXAM
What association area function is located in the parietal lobe?
-executive functions such as planning and concentrating
-control of emotional behavior and consequences
-interpretation of hearing and sounds
-awareness of the form of objects and one's own body parts - ANSWER-
awareness of the form of objects and one's own body parts
What is the function of Broca's area in the frontal lobe of the cerebrum?
-to interpret many different types of sensory signals
-to produce the motor patterns of contractions needed for speech
-to interpret written and spoken language - ANSWER-to produce the
motor patterns of contractions needed for speech
During the ______ refractory period, no stimulus can produce an action
potential. During the ______ refractory period, a threshold stimulus of high
intensity is required to trigger a new action potential.
-relative; absolute
-absolute; relative - ANSWER-absolute; relative
What is the function of the ependymal cells in the choroid plexuses?
-To help regulate the CSF composition.
-To protect the capillaries within the choroid plexuses.
,-Regulate the temperature of the CSF. - ANSWER-To help regulate the
CSF composition.
The ______ is the part of the brain responsible for intelligence and
personality.
-cerebral cortex
-brainstem
-basal nuclei
-cerebellum - ANSWER-cerebral cortex
Areas of the cerebral cortex that interpret sensory impulses and handle
reasoning and judgment are called ______ areas.
-speech
-motor
-Wernicke's
-association - ANSWER-association
What is the name of the structure that connects the diencephalon to the
pituitary gland?
-infundibulum
-mammillary body
-pineal gland
-optic chiasma - ANSWER-infundibulum
What is the function of the limbic system?
-It maintains balance and posture.
,-It regulates sleep and wake cycles.
-It controls visceral reflexes.
-It produces emotions. - ANSWER-It produces emotions.
What network of nerve fibers in the brainstem are responsible for filtering
incoming signals and for stimulating the cerebral cortex into a state of
wakefulness?
-limbic system
-basal nuclei
-reticular formation
-hippocampus - ANSWER-Reticular formation
Which are the functions of the hypothalamus?
-regulates hunger and thirst
-serves as a relay station for sensory signals
-regulates sleep cycles
-stimulates the pituitary gland
-controls skeletal muscle movement - ANSWER--stimulates the pituitary
gland
-regulates hunger and thirst
-regulates sleep cycles
Which statement accurately describes the cauda equina?
-A large swelling of the spinal cord in the lumbar region.
-Several bundles of axons of motor and sensory neurons extend through
the foramen magnum.
, -Axons of motor and sensory neurons that extend in the vertebrate canal
just inferior to the conus medullaris. - ANSWER-Axons of motor and
sensory neurons that extend in the vertebrate canal just inferior to the
conus medullaris.
Choose the effectors for the motor fibers of the trochlear nerve.
-muscles used for chewing
-muscles of facial expression
-extrinsic eye muscles which move the eyes - ANSWER-extrinsic eye
muscles which move the eyes
The ______ nerve branches into the ophthalmic division, maxillary division,
and mandibular division.
-abducens
-trochlear
-trigeminal - ANSWER-trigeminal
Which nerve innervates salivary glands and muscles of facial expression?
-vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)
-hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
-trochlear nerve (CN IV)
-facial nerve (CN VII) - ANSWER-facial nerve (CN VII)
Which nerve innervates muscles that move the eye?
-olfactory nerve
-vagus nerve
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ACTUAL EXAM
What association area function is located in the parietal lobe?
-executive functions such as planning and concentrating
-control of emotional behavior and consequences
-interpretation of hearing and sounds
-awareness of the form of objects and one's own body parts - ANSWER-
awareness of the form of objects and one's own body parts
What is the function of Broca's area in the frontal lobe of the cerebrum?
-to interpret many different types of sensory signals
-to produce the motor patterns of contractions needed for speech
-to interpret written and spoken language - ANSWER-to produce the
motor patterns of contractions needed for speech
During the ______ refractory period, no stimulus can produce an action
potential. During the ______ refractory period, a threshold stimulus of high
intensity is required to trigger a new action potential.
-relative; absolute
-absolute; relative - ANSWER-absolute; relative
What is the function of the ependymal cells in the choroid plexuses?
-To help regulate the CSF composition.
-To protect the capillaries within the choroid plexuses.
,-Regulate the temperature of the CSF. - ANSWER-To help regulate the
CSF composition.
The ______ is the part of the brain responsible for intelligence and
personality.
-cerebral cortex
-brainstem
-basal nuclei
-cerebellum - ANSWER-cerebral cortex
Areas of the cerebral cortex that interpret sensory impulses and handle
reasoning and judgment are called ______ areas.
-speech
-motor
-Wernicke's
-association - ANSWER-association
What is the name of the structure that connects the diencephalon to the
pituitary gland?
-infundibulum
-mammillary body
-pineal gland
-optic chiasma - ANSWER-infundibulum
What is the function of the limbic system?
-It maintains balance and posture.
,-It regulates sleep and wake cycles.
-It controls visceral reflexes.
-It produces emotions. - ANSWER-It produces emotions.
What network of nerve fibers in the brainstem are responsible for filtering
incoming signals and for stimulating the cerebral cortex into a state of
wakefulness?
-limbic system
-basal nuclei
-reticular formation
-hippocampus - ANSWER-Reticular formation
Which are the functions of the hypothalamus?
-regulates hunger and thirst
-serves as a relay station for sensory signals
-regulates sleep cycles
-stimulates the pituitary gland
-controls skeletal muscle movement - ANSWER--stimulates the pituitary
gland
-regulates hunger and thirst
-regulates sleep cycles
Which statement accurately describes the cauda equina?
-A large swelling of the spinal cord in the lumbar region.
-Several bundles of axons of motor and sensory neurons extend through
the foramen magnum.
, -Axons of motor and sensory neurons that extend in the vertebrate canal
just inferior to the conus medullaris. - ANSWER-Axons of motor and
sensory neurons that extend in the vertebrate canal just inferior to the
conus medullaris.
Choose the effectors for the motor fibers of the trochlear nerve.
-muscles used for chewing
-muscles of facial expression
-extrinsic eye muscles which move the eyes - ANSWER-extrinsic eye
muscles which move the eyes
The ______ nerve branches into the ophthalmic division, maxillary division,
and mandibular division.
-abducens
-trochlear
-trigeminal - ANSWER-trigeminal
Which nerve innervates salivary glands and muscles of facial expression?
-vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)
-hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
-trochlear nerve (CN IV)
-facial nerve (CN VII) - ANSWER-facial nerve (CN VII)
Which nerve innervates muscles that move the eye?
-olfactory nerve
-vagus nerve
