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Human Physiology Study Set 4
Quiz 5: A--The Central Nervous System
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Question 161
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Complete each of the following statments. ____________________ refers to the ability to direct behavior toward specific goals, while ____________________ is the acquisition of knowledge as a consequence of experience.
Question 162
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Complete each of the following statments. The ____________________ lobes of the cerebral cortex are responsible for initial processing of visual input, and the ____________________ lobes are responsible for initial processing auditory input.
Question 163
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Complete each of the following statments. The brain normally uses only ____________________ as a source of fuel for energy production, yet it does not store any of this nutrient.
Question 164
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Complete each of the following statments. ____________________ are tumors of the meninges.
Question 165
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Complete each of the following statments. The ____________________, which is part of the ____________________ that forms the walls of the third ventricle, serves as a relay station and synaptic integrating center for preliminary processing of all sensory input on its way to the cortex.
Question 166
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Complete each of the following statments. The largest portion of the human brain is the ____________________, which contains gray matter in its ____________________ and ____________________.
Question 167
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Complete each of the following statments. The ____________________ cortex, the site for initial cortical processing of somesthetic and proprioceptive input, is located in the ____________________ lobes.
Question 168
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Complete each of the following statments. The ____________________ of the brain maintains upright posture.
Question 169
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Complete each of the following statments. The central sulcus separates the ____________________ and ____________________ lobes.
Question 170
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Complete each of the following statments. Most capillaries in the brain are joined cell connections called ____________________.
Question 171
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Complete each of the following statments. ____________________ area is responsible for speaking ability, whereas ____________________ area is concerned with language comprehension.
Question 172
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Complete each of the following statments. The initial storage of complex memory involving modifications that take place by increased use at a given preexisting synapses is called ____________________.
Question 173
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Complete each of the following statments. The ____________________ and ____________________ compose the diencephalon of the brain.
Question 174
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Complete each of the following statments. Voluntary motor activity is mainly a function of the ____________________ gyrus, located in the ____________________ lobe.
Question 175
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Complete each of the following statments. ____________________ refers to the ability of the brain to be functionally remolded in response to the demands placed on it.
Question 176
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Complete each of the following statments. The ____________________ consist of several masses of gray matter located deep within the cerebrum and play an important ____________________ role in motor control.
Question 177
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Complete each of the following statments. The ____________________ lobes of the ____________________ hemisphere excel in performance of logical, analytical, sequential, and verbal tasks, whereas the same lobes of the ____________________ hemisphere excel in nonlanguage skills such as spatial perception and artistic and musical endeavors.
Question 178
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Complete each of the following statments. ____________________ matter consists predominantly of densely packaged cell bodies and dendrites, whereas ____________________ matter consists of bundles of myelinated nerve fibers.
Question 179
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Complete each of the following statments. Hydrocephalus results from an accumulation of ____________________, which is made by the ____________________ in the brain ventricles, and these structures contain ependymal cells.