Which of the following states would be the lowest level of consciousness?

Sensory information which is “passed” from the primary somatosensory cortex to the somatosensory association cortex would travel on which type of fibers?

Joe orders a large pitcher of beer for his friends.  In order to carry the heavy pitcher back to the table (rather than just a single mug), what will need to happen?

In 1848, a railroad worker named Phineas Gage was seriously injured during an explosion on the job. A tapered metal rod entered his skull just under his left cheek bone and exited through the top of his skull. Amazingly, Gage lived even though he suffered massive damage to the left front of his brain. Before the accident, he was respected as a smart, capable and even-tempered man. After the accident, he was foul-mouthed and bad-tempered and could not make up his mind. The following diagram is a re-creation of what is thought to have occurred.  Based on the changes described in him, which functional area was most likely affected by this accident?

Christy’s R subdural hematoma is creating pressure on her brain which will affect the function of it.  Based on the location of her hematoma, which of the following functions would most likely be impaired for her?

Jennifer has suffered a traumatic brain injury.  Her family members are discussing whether she is in a minimally conscious state or a persistent vegetative state.  Her dad reports that when the fire alarm went off the other day, the loud noise caused Jennifer to “jump” (startle).  He argues that Jennifer’s response to the fire alarm proves that she is in a minimally conscious state.  Jennifer continues to blink her eyes normally and intermittently even though her mother asks her to blink her eyes three times quickly.  Which state of consciousness do you think Jennifer is in based on this description?

A bundle of axons travelling together in the peripheral nervous system is called a(n) ______________

Which sensory receptors are monitoring changes in the position of Joe’s arm/hand in space as he picks up the mug?

For Joe to contract the muscles of his hand, in which region of the spinal cord would the lower motor neurons exit? 

For the scenario in the previous question, what would you expect to be the response of the right upper extremity?