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Sensory Systems
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1Which of the following are NOT a component of the somatosenses?
- AFree nerve endings in the skin
- BReceptors located within limb joints
- CHair cells within the cochlea
- DEncapsulated receptors within the skin
2Damage to fibres containing the TRPV1 receptor would be expected to...
- AImpair touch sensation
- BIncrease the emotional response to a painful stimulus
- CAlter reactivity to high-temperature stimuli
- DAlter reactivity to mechanical stimuli
3After damage to her somatosensory association cortex, Patient E.C. experienced...
- AVisual agnosia
- BA difficulty in differentiating objects by texture cues
- CA loss of tactile sensitivity
- DDifficulty in recognizing common objects by touch
4Our reaction to painful stimulation may be modified by...
- AConsumption of placebo pill
- BHypnosis
- COpiate administration
- DAll of the above are correct
5Imaging studies suggest that the unpleasant aspect of pain involves the...
- ATemporal cortex
- BPrimary somatosensory cortex
- CAmygdala
- DAnterior cingulate cortex
6The process of vaginal stimulation induces analgesia through...
- AThe release of naloxone from sensory nerve endings
- BNeural inhibition of the spinal cord
- CThe production of a hypnotic state
- DEndogenous opiate release
7A person is administered a placebo "pain-relieving" skin cream just before receiving a painful electric shock. Imaging studies suggest that the placebo effect is due to...
- ADecreased activity within the prefrontal cortex an periaqueductal gray
- BDecreased activity within the somatosensory cortex
- CIncreased activity within the prefrontal cortex and periaqueductal gray
- DBlockade of opiate receptors with the spinal cord
8Cutaneous sensory information from below the head is sent to the brain via...
- ACranial nerves
- BSpinal nerves
- CThe blood stream
- Dthe internal organs
9Sharp pain is conducted by ____ and dull pain is conducted by ____ axons.
- AThinly myelinated; unmyelinated
- BUnmyelinated; thinly myelinated
- CDensely myelinated; thinly myelinated
- DThinly myelinated; densely myelinated
10If glutamate receptors in the spinal cord were blocked, what would happen to pain sensation?
- AIntense pain would feel mild
- BThere would be no effect on the sensation of pain
- CMild to moderate pain would be eliminated
- DMild to moderate pain would be intensified
11Eisenberger, Lieberman & Williams (2003) found that social rejection increased activity in the...
- ASomatosensory cortex
- BThe temporal association cortex
- CDorsal root ganglia
- DAnterior cingulate cortex
12Opiate receptors act by blocking...
- AGlutamate release
- BSubstance P release
- CIon channels on dendrites of free nerve endings
- DThe generation of a sensory neuron's action potential
13Imagine that a person receives a cut that goes halfway through the spinal cord on the RIGHT side only. What would happen to pain sensation and touch sensation?
- APain sensation lost on right side; touch sensation lost on left side
- BPain sensation lost on left side; touch sensation lost on right side
- CPain and touch sensation lost on left side
- DPain and touch sensation lost on right side
14Imagine that you are suffering chronic pain from a medical condition that cannot be treated. In order to minimise the long-term emotional response to your pain, you wold choose a modification to your...
- AParietal cortex
- BPrimary somatosensory cortex
- CDorsal lateral thalamus
- DPrefrontal cortex
15Capsaicin is the active ingredient in which type of topical treatment?
- APsoriasis cream
- BDeep freeze gel
- CDeep heat gel
- DAnti-ageing cream
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- Quiz on Sensory Systems, created by Catriona Wilds on 21/02/2019.
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- Catriona Wilds
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