What is the approximate amount of CSF produced per day?
1. 100 ml
2. 500 ml
3. 150 ml
4. 1,500 ml
The examination of CSF from a healthy person should not have:
1. glucose
2. electrolytes
3. Na+
4. erythrocytes
The brain stem does not include:
1. medulla
2. pons
3. midbrain
4. cerebral cortex
A funnel shaped structure, the infundibulum, connects hypothalamus and:
1. | anterior pituitary | 2. | posterior pituitary |
3. | pineal gland | 4. | thalamus |
Heart rate and hormone production would be most affected by the lesion of:
1. thalamus
2. hypothalamus
3. cerebellum
4. midbrain
Visual reflexes in the brain are coordinated by:
1. cerebellum
2. superior colliculus
3. inferior colliculus
4. parietal cortex
The longest cranial nerve with a large number of parasympathetic fibers is:
1. phrenic
2. spinal accessory
3. vagus
4. thoracic
The receptors for deep pressure and vibrations are:
1. proprioceptors
2. nociceptors
3. Meissner's corpusles
4. Pacinian corpuscles
A proprioceptive sensory receptor organ that senses changes in muscle tension is the
1. Golgi tendon organ
2. muscle spindle
3. Pacinian corpuscle
4. Merkel’s disc
Odors can alter our moods:
1. Because sensory input from olfaction is routed through the limbic system.
2. Because odors act as neurotransmitters and alter brain chemistry.
3. Because odors are satisfying to our sense of hunger.
4. Odors do not alter mood.