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BI 232 Practice Online Quiz 1 | 2026 Test
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- An individual is in the stage of sleep where sleep- walking may occur is in
- Sensory information is processed and relayed to the cerebrum by the
- Specialized cells form the secretory com- ponent of the choroid plexus that produce CSF
(None of the above) Stage three with delta waves
thalamus
ependymal
- The region of the brain responsible for memory of pre-motor association area repetitive motor activities
- The lobe of the brain which houses primary motor frontal control areas and areas associated with your per- sonality is
- The reflex movement of the head toward a loud noise is directed by the mesencephalon. Which nu- clei accomplish this?
- A person with a damaged visual association area may be
inferior colliculi
able to see letters but unable to associate them into words
- Damage to the premotor cortex of the frontal lobe play the piano would interfere with the ability to
- The cranial nerves that innervate the eye muscles are
III, IV, and VI.
- The myelin sheath in the spinal cord is formed by oligodendrocytes
- The region of the brain responsible for spatial as- pects of memory is the
hippocampus
BI 232 Practice Online Quiz 1 | 2026 Test
Guide
- The physically restorative stage of sleep 4
- The RAS decreases activity by binding to adenosine
- Andrea not only experienced brain damage as a result of her alcohol poisoning but also found she could no longer be in a room where tequila was be- ing served without a negative emotional response. This could be the result of her
- All of the following are true of the hypothalamus, EXCEPT
- Fluent aphasia is most often associated with dam- age to
habenular nuclei
produces melatonin
(None of the above) Temporal Lobe
- Which of the following is not controlled by the ocu- lateral rectus lomotor nerve
- Mikalia begins to exhibit the following symp- toms:(1) inability to maintain balance while walk- ing(2) normal intelligence(3) can initiate voluntary movements although they are somewhat uncoor- dinated.(4) decreased tone in the skeletal muscles Mikalia is probably suffering from a condition that affects the
cerebellum
- Which of the following symptoms would you asso- weakness of the sternocleido-
ciate with damage to the spinal accessory nerve
- Various areas of the cortex form functional path- ways to conduct action potentials necessary to per- form specific functions. Arrange the areas below in proper sequence to accomplish reading a poem
mastoid muscle
6, 1, 5, 3, 2, 4
Anna suffers from narcolepsy, a condition in which pleasurable perceptions lead to her falling imme- diately to sleep. This most likely involves the
- CSF enters the Dural sinuses (e.g. superior sagittal arachnoid villi sinus) via the
- The is composed of multiple structures that collaboratively process and experience emo- tions
limbic system
- The corresponding area to Brocca's area located in Aids in recognition of facial ex-
the opposite hemisphere pression to emotion
- The function of association fibers is to connect adjacent areas of gray matter within a cerebral hemisphere
- Damage to the nerve could re- sult in changes in blood pressure
- Which of the following is NOT a function of the motor arm of the reticular formation
(More than one of the above) vagus, glossopharyngeal
tie olfactory signals to the limbic system
- Cortical regions that interpret sensory information association and reate to sensory memory are called areas
- Integrative centers concerned with the perfor- mance of complex processes are restricted to ei- ther the left or the right hemisphere. These com- plex processes include
(All of the answers are correct) writing, mathematical compu- tation, speech, understanding spatial relationships
- Justin was stationed in Irag were he was frequently motor problems on the left side exposed to very high temperatures. On one assign-
ment he was exposed to temperatures that lead to damage to the posterior portion of the right side of his frontal lobe, as a result one would expect to see
- Mary Kate has lost her sense of taste for bitter substances, his most likely is the result of damage cranial nerve
- the fibers by which communication occurs be- tween different hemisheres are the
- During a sleep study, electrodes are attached to Ryan's head as he is preparing to drop off to sleep and is relaxed, what type of brain waves would you expect to observe under these conditions
- We are bombarded by sensory information all the
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(More than one of the above) white commissure fibers, gray commissure fibers
alpha
(more than one of the above) time coming from all of our sensory pathways, the Integrate new sensory informa- function of the gnostic areas are to tion with past memories Compare information from dif- ferent sensory areas of the brain
- The brain area that regulates activities that control reticular activating system
the state of wakefulness or alertness of the cere- bral cortex is the:
- Aphasias are most often associated with damage to and areas.
(none of the above) Broca's Area and Wernicke's Area
- Bob is struck on the left side of the head and is knocked unconscious. When he recovers con- sciousness, he can hear individual words but can- not understand the meaning of phrases or sen- tences. This implies damage to his
- Jean needs to have a tooth in her mandible filled. Her dentist injects a local anesthetic to block pain afferents in one of her cranial nerves. What cranial nerve does the dentist numb?
- Zach has a lot of trouble with nightmares about his teddy bear growing fangs and claws and mur- dering him in his sleep, this would likely be dur- ing sleep and exhibit brain waves
general interpretive (Wernike's) area
trigeminal
(None of the above) Stage 4 delta
- Which of the following is properly matched none of the above
- In diagnosing bacterial and viral infections of the nervous system, samples of cerebrospinal fluid are extracted for analysis. This procedure would logi- cally withdraw fluid for analysis from the
- After this test I feel like vomiting, the part of my brain that controls this is my
- Angella is having terrible nightmares regarding her A&P class. one night she is woken up while try- ing to light her A&P book on fire in the kitchen. The brainwave activty she would have been exhibiting would have been
subarachnoid space
More than one of the above
Delta
- Autonomic centers that control blood pressure, heart rate, and vomiting are located in the
medulla oblongata
- Cerebrospinal fluid None of the above
- The inability to form new memories is called amnesia and usually involves memory.
anterograde; declarative
- The auditory cortex is located in the temporal lobe
- Joe begins to experience mood swings and dis- turbed thirst and hunger. Imaging studies indicate that a brain tumor is the likely cause of these dis- orders. In what part of the brain is the tumor most likely located?
hypothalamus
- Parkinson's disease is the result of inadequate production of dopamine by substantia nigra neurons
- Austin hits David in the head with his A&P book and causes damage to the corresponding area to Broca's, as a result David may be unable to
- Axons connecting Wernike's area to Broca's area are
interpret facial expressions
association fibers.
- The stage at which nightmares occur occur 4
- Which of the following is not a function of the retic- The reticular formation does all
ular formation of the above
- V, VII.
landed at th back of the room and no one was hurt but it did make a very loud noise. the noise startled several people and they reflexively turned toward the sound. the coordination of this muscle activity would have been the :
- Following a car accident that resulted in a sub- dural hematoma that destroyed some brain tissue Walter began to have problems planning and his friends noticed distinct changes in his personality. In what part of the brain did the damage occur?
prefrontal cortex
- The stage at which dreams can begin to occur 2
