Medical Neuroscience Exam 2 Questions And
Answers
anatomical/functional zones of all receptors -
correct answer ✅1.) zone specialized for receiving and transducing
stimuli
2.) A nearby zone rich in mitochondria that support the energy
requirements for transduction
3.) A zone where information is passed on toward or into the CNS
short range receptors -
correct answer ✅short axon length:
taste, hypothalamic, some visceral chemoreceptors, auditory,
vestibular and photoreceptors (retinal rods - short receptor ex)
long range receptors -
correct answer ✅olfactory, visceral, mechanoreceptors, muscles
and joints, nociceptors, and cool/warm receptors
ionotrpic receptors include -
correct answer ✅mechanoreceptors of the skin, muscles and
joints, auditory vestibular receptors, nociceptors, temperature,
some visceral receptors and some taste receptors
,Medical Neuroscience Exam 2 Questions And
Answers
metabotropic receptors include -
correct answer ✅retinal photoreceptors. olfactory receptors, some
taste receptors, and some visceral receptors
when nociceptor activation takes over above/below a certain
temperature -
correct answer ✅heat and cold receptor activation drop rapidly
deep in dermis, type of receptors are -
correct answer ✅pacinian corpucles - pressure receptors
close to epidermis, we have -
correct answer ✅meissner corpuscles
Golgi tendon organs -
correct answer ✅between muscle and tendon -monitor force of
contraction and fine motor coordination
muscle spindles -
correct answer ✅monitor how much muscles are stretched
, Medical Neuroscience Exam 2 Questions And
Answers
deforming a Pacinian corpuscle produces a -
correct answer ✅graded potential
seven basic parts of the nervous system -
correct answer ✅medulla, pons, cerebellum, spinal cord,
midbrain, diencephalon, and the cerebral hemispheres
unimodal areas -
correct answer ✅receive inputs from primary areas and provide
inputs to primary motor cortex
multimodal association areas involved with -
correct answer ✅higher cognitive function
CN 1, 2, and 8 -
correct answer ✅pure sensory carry special senses of smell, vision,
hearing, and equilibrium/balance
CN 3,4,6 and 12 -
correct answer ✅somatic skeletal muscle nerves
Answers
anatomical/functional zones of all receptors -
correct answer ✅1.) zone specialized for receiving and transducing
stimuli
2.) A nearby zone rich in mitochondria that support the energy
requirements for transduction
3.) A zone where information is passed on toward or into the CNS
short range receptors -
correct answer ✅short axon length:
taste, hypothalamic, some visceral chemoreceptors, auditory,
vestibular and photoreceptors (retinal rods - short receptor ex)
long range receptors -
correct answer ✅olfactory, visceral, mechanoreceptors, muscles
and joints, nociceptors, and cool/warm receptors
ionotrpic receptors include -
correct answer ✅mechanoreceptors of the skin, muscles and
joints, auditory vestibular receptors, nociceptors, temperature,
some visceral receptors and some taste receptors
,Medical Neuroscience Exam 2 Questions And
Answers
metabotropic receptors include -
correct answer ✅retinal photoreceptors. olfactory receptors, some
taste receptors, and some visceral receptors
when nociceptor activation takes over above/below a certain
temperature -
correct answer ✅heat and cold receptor activation drop rapidly
deep in dermis, type of receptors are -
correct answer ✅pacinian corpucles - pressure receptors
close to epidermis, we have -
correct answer ✅meissner corpuscles
Golgi tendon organs -
correct answer ✅between muscle and tendon -monitor force of
contraction and fine motor coordination
muscle spindles -
correct answer ✅monitor how much muscles are stretched
, Medical Neuroscience Exam 2 Questions And
Answers
deforming a Pacinian corpuscle produces a -
correct answer ✅graded potential
seven basic parts of the nervous system -
correct answer ✅medulla, pons, cerebellum, spinal cord,
midbrain, diencephalon, and the cerebral hemispheres
unimodal areas -
correct answer ✅receive inputs from primary areas and provide
inputs to primary motor cortex
multimodal association areas involved with -
correct answer ✅higher cognitive function
CN 1, 2, and 8 -
correct answer ✅pure sensory carry special senses of smell, vision,
hearing, and equilibrium/balance
CN 3,4,6 and 12 -
correct answer ✅somatic skeletal muscle nerves
