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Which area of the brain is a major source of regulatory input to the thalamus?
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Reticular thalamic nucleus
Reticular formation
Basal ganglia
Cerebral cortex
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Which is FALSE regarding the following areas of primary somatosensory cortex?
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Area 3a receives proprioceptive input from muscle
Area 2 processes proprioceptive input from joint afferents
Area 1 receives the densest thalamic projections of sensory areas
Area 3b receives information from cutaneous receptors related to the size, shape and texture of an object
21 questions
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Which area of the brain is a major source of regulatory input to the thalamus?
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Which is FALSE regarding the following areas of primary somatosensory cortex?
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If the right index and middle finger are lost in an accident, what changes might you expect from the cortical representation related to that area?
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Which of the following is TRUE regarding the secondary somatosensory cortex (SII)?
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Goal directed voluntary movements, object manipulation, and visually guided movements are related to which region of somatosensory cortex?
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An abnormal sensation that is unpleasant not may not be directly painful is known as
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A selective sensory loss of modalities (i.e., loss of pain and temperature but not vibration sense) is less common in which of the following areas
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Unilateral brainstem lesions generally result in
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What is FALSE regarding thalamic lesions?
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Somatosensory cortex lesions
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What kind of pain can be explained by the convergence of nociceptive fibers from different sources on the same second-order neuron in the spinal cord or in the thalamus?
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Which of the following brainstem areas can inhibit nociceptive information coming from the anterolateral system?
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Which of the following is a function of a free nerve ending?
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The ability to discriminate accurately where a stationary fly is on your body is determined by what factor(s)?
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Higher intensity input can be focused through the dorsal column nuclei to define edges and boundaries via what mechanism?
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An injury to the medial portion of the primary somatosensory cortex would not likely affect which of the following?
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The sensation of a fly landing on your nose would be relayed through which thalamic nuclei?
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Joint proprioception is relayed from the VPL specifically to which of area?
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The secondary somatosensory cortex connects to the limbic system via what structure?
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A patient with a lesion of the thalamus that yields extensive damage may exhibit all of the following symptoms except which?
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A lesion found in BA 3B would produce which of the following deficits?
