Question 1

The role of the corpus callosum is to allow the _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) nerve impulses to travel from one hemisphere to the other 
B) hemispheres to process sensory information twice 
C) prevention against impairment if one side of the brain were to get damaged 
D) brain to work as two separate and distinct units, independent from one another 
A) nerve impulses to travel from one hemisphere to the other 
B) hemispheres to process sensory information twice 
C) prevention against impairment if one side of the brain were to get damaged 
D) brain to work as two separate and distinct units, independent from one another

Question 2

Which of the following best captures the association between acetylcholine and nicotine? They are like __________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) the opposite sides of a teeter-totter 
B) two extremely different personalities existing in the same person 
C) two keys that fit in and open the same door lock 
D) the brake pedal and gas pedal of a car 
A) the opposite sides of a teeter-totter 
B) two extremely different personalities existing in the same person 
C) two keys that fit in and open the same door lock 
D) the brake pedal and gas pedal of a car

Question 3

When the resting potential of a neuron becomes more negative (e.g., goes from -70 millivolts to -72 millivolts), this is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) excitation 
B) depolarization 
C) hyper polarization 
D) an action potential 
A) excitation 
B) depolarization 
C) hyper polarization 
D) an action potential

Question 4

Which of the following are among the functions affected by the hypothalamus?

Accepted Answer

A) Sexual behaviour, temperature regulation, and sleeping 
B) Memory encoding, storage, and retrieval 
C) Respiration and heart rate 
D) Alerting the higher brain centres that sensory information is about to come in 
A) Sexual behaviour, temperature regulation, and sleeping 
B) Memory encoding, storage, and retrieval 
C) Respiration and heart rate 
D) Alerting the higher brain centres that sensory information is about to come in

Question 5

During brain surgery, a physician places a small electrode on various portions of the patient's exposed cerebral cortex. Though the patient is anaesthetized, he is still conscious and the physician asks him to report what he experiences when different parts of the brain are electrically activated. This physician is using which method of studying the relation between the brain and behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) Neuropsychological tests 
B) Destruction and stimulation techniques 
C) Brain imaging 
D) Electrical recording 
A) Neuropsychological tests 
B) Destruction and stimulation techniques 
C) Brain imaging 
D) Electrical recording

Question 6

For a brief period of time, shortly after a neural impulse has been triggered, a neuron is not excitable and cannot fire another impulse. This is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) action potential 
B) graded potential 
C) absolute refractory period 
D) depolarization 
A) action potential 
B) graded potential 
C) absolute refractory period 
D) depolarization

Question 7

Caffeine is an antagonist and therefore it is an example of a drug that

Accepted Answer

A) inhibits the action of a neurotransmitter 
B) increases the action of a neurotransmitter 
C) makes it more difficult for neurotransmitters to be deactivated 
D) mimics the action of a neurotransmitter by binding with and stimulating postsynaptic receptor sites 
A) inhibits the action of a neurotransmitter 
B) increases the action of a neurotransmitter 
C) makes it more difficult for neurotransmitters to be deactivated 
D) mimics the action of a neurotransmitter by binding with and stimulating postsynaptic receptor sites

Question 8

The term action potential and graded potential can be used interchangeably?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

George has agreed to participate in a memory experiment where both the structure of his brain and the brain activity will be captured as he performs various memory tasks. He has been assured he will not be exposed to X-rays and the procedure is relatively non-intrusive. George will be having

Accepted Answer

A) electroencephalogram (EEG) 
B) neuropsychological tests 
C) positron emission tomography (PET) scan 
D) functional magnetic resonance imagining (fMRI) 
A) electroencephalogram (EEG) 
B) neuropsychological tests 
C) positron emission tomography (PET) scan 
D) functional magnetic resonance imagining (fMRI)

Question 10

Most of the time our internal organs are in a state of equilibrium. This is due to the interaction between these two systems.

Accepted Answer

A) Peripheral nervous system and somatic nervous system 
B) Central nervous system and immune system 
C) Sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system 
D) Somatic nervous system and central nervous system 
E) Endocrine system and somatic nervous system 
A) Peripheral nervous system and somatic nervous system 
B) Central nervous system and immune system 
C) Sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system 
D) Somatic nervous system and central nervous system 
E) Endocrine system and somatic nervous system

Question 11

Alcohol affects the brain by stimulating the activity of GABA, thereby depressing neural activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The all-or-none law of neural conduction suggests that ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) all neurons have action potential thresholds but none of them are the same threshold 
B) if the action potential threshold is just met, a weak action potential will occur whereas if the action potential threshold is exceeded, a more intense action potential will occur 
C) once the action potential threshold is met, an action potential of uniform and maximum intensity occurs 
D) once an action potential has occurred, the neuron will either take all or none of the refractory period time before firing another action potential 
A) all neurons have action potential thresholds but none of them are the same threshold 
B) if the action potential threshold is just met, a weak action potential will occur whereas if the action potential threshold is exceeded, a more intense action potential will occur 
C) once the action potential threshold is met, an action potential of uniform and maximum intensity occurs 
D) once an action potential has occurred, the neuron will either take all or none of the refractory period time before firing another action potential

Question 13

Which mechanism will deactivate neurotransmitters and take it back into the presynaptic axon terminal?

Accepted Answer

A) Repackage 
B) Recycle 
C) Reabsorption 
D) Reuptake 
A) Repackage 
B) Recycle 
C) Reabsorption 
D) Reuptake

Question 14

Let's say that you are a crime scene investigator. A victim has died and you know that a large amount of alcohol and benzodiazepine was involved. In searching for the likely cause at the neurotransmitter level, which of the following would you suspect?

Accepted Answer

A) GABA 
B) Serotonin 
C) Acetylcholine 
D) Dopamine 
E) Norepinephrine 
A) GABA 
B) Serotonin 
C) Acetylcholine 
D) Dopamine 
E) Norepinephrine

Question 15

Babies who are reared in stimulating environments with a lot of human interaction can be expected to show ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) stunted neurological development due to over stimulation 
B) faster neurological development than babies in less stimulating environments 
C) slower neurological growth than babies born with fetal alcohol syndrome 
D) a level of neurological development that is standard among all infants, regardless of environment and experience 
A) stunted neurological development due to over stimulation 
B) faster neurological development than babies in less stimulating environments 
C) slower neurological growth than babies born with fetal alcohol syndrome 
D) a level of neurological development that is standard among all infants, regardless of environment and experience

Question 16

A severe head injury has produced a permanent coma in Ana. What part of her brain has been damaged?

Accepted Answer

A) thalamus 
B) reticular formation 
C) forebrain 
D) hypothalamus 
A) thalamus 
B) reticular formation 
C) forebrain 
D) hypothalamus

Question 17

Some people learn to read Braille, a system of writing based on raised bumps that can be 'read' with the sense of touch. For someone who reads Braille with their right hand, we would expect the representation of that hand to _____ in their _____, as compared to their left hand.

Accepted Answer

A) be smaller; sensory cortex 
B) be larger; sensory cortex 
C) be smaller; prefrontal cortex 
D) be larger; prefrontal cortex 
E) remain the same size; sensory cortex 
A) be smaller; sensory cortex 
B) be larger; sensory cortex 
C) be smaller; prefrontal cortex 
D) be larger; prefrontal cortex 
E) remain the same size; sensory cortex

Question 18

If you are going for a run and your airways dilate to breathe in more oxygen then this would be a result of which nervous system working?

Accepted Answer

A) Somatic sensory 
B) Somatic motor 
C) Visceral motor 
D) Enteric 
A) Somatic sensory 
B) Somatic motor 
C) Visceral motor 
D) Enteric

Question 19

In the human body, which system is responsible for activating the body for things such as the fight-or-flight response?

Accepted Answer

A) Sympathetic nervous system 
B) Parasympathetic nervous system 
C) Somatic nervous system 
D) Central nervous system 
A) Sympathetic nervous system 
B) Parasympathetic nervous system 
C) Somatic nervous system 
D) Central nervous system

Question 20

Neurotransmitters can have an excitatory effect or an inhibitory effect at the postsynaptic membrane. The difference between these two effects is that

Accepted Answer

A) an excitatory effect makes the postsynaptic cell less negative, and an inhibitory effect makes it more negative 
B) an excitatory effect hyperpolarizes the postsynaptic cell, and an inhibitory effect polarizes it 
C) an excitatory effect stores the neurotransmitter, and an inhibitory effect releases the neurotransmitter 
D) an excitatory effect decreases the likelihood of an action potential, and an inhibitory effect increases the likelihood of an action potential 
E) an excitatory effect is caused by the neurotransmitter binding to the receptor whereas the inhibitory effect is caused when the neurotransmitter is denied access 
A) an excitatory effect makes the postsynaptic cell less negative, and an inhibitory effect makes it more negative 
B) an excitatory effect hyperpolarizes the postsynaptic cell, and an inhibitory effect polarizes it 
C) an excitatory effect stores the neurotransmitter, and an inhibitory effect releases the neurotransmitter 
D) an excitatory effect decreases the likelihood of an action potential, and an inhibitory effect increases the likelihood of an action potential 
E) an excitatory effect is caused by the neurotransmitter binding to the receptor whereas the inhibitory effect is caused when the neurotransmitter is denied access

The role of the corpus callosum is to allow the _____________.

Which of the following best captures the association between acetylcholine and nicotine? They are like __________________________.

When the resting potential of a neuron becomes more negative (e.g., goes from -70 millivolts to -72 millivolts), this is referred to as

Which of the following are among the functions affected by the hypothalamus?

For a brief period of time, shortly after a neural impulse has been triggered, a neuron is not excitable and cannot fire another impulse. This is called _______________.

Caffeine is an antagonist and therefore it is an example of a drug that

The term action potential and graded potential can be used interchangeably?

George has agreed to participate in a memory experiment where both the structure of his brain and the brain activity will be captured as he performs various memory tasks. He has been assured he will not be exposed to X-rays and the procedure is relatively non-intrusive. George will be having

Most of the time our internal organs are in a state of equilibrium. This is due to the interaction between these two systems.

Alcohol affects the brain by stimulating the activity of GABA, thereby depressing neural activity.

The all-or-none law of neural conduction suggests that ___________.

Which mechanism will deactivate neurotransmitters and take it back into the presynaptic axon terminal?

Let's say that you are a crime scene investigator. A victim has died and you know that a large amount of alcohol and benzodiazepine was involved. In searching for the likely cause at the neurotransmitter level, which of the following would you suspect?

Babies who are reared in stimulating environments with a lot of human interaction can be expected to show ______________.

A severe head injury has produced a permanent coma in Ana. What part of her brain has been damaged?

Some people learn to read Braille, a system of writing based on raised bumps that can be 'read' with the sense of touch. For someone who reads Braille with their right hand, we would expect the representation of that hand to _ in their _, as compared to their left hand.

If you are going for a run and your airways dilate to breathe in more oxygen then this would be a result of which nervous system working?

In the human body, which system is responsible for activating the body for things such as the fight-or-flight response?

Neurotransmitters can have an excitatory effect or an inhibitory effect at the postsynaptic membrane. The difference between these two effects is that

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The role of the corpus callosum is to allow the _____________.

Which of the following best captures the association between acetylcholine and nicotine? They are like __________________________.

When the resting potential of a neuron becomes more negative (e.g., goes from -70 millivolts to -72 millivolts), this is referred to as

Which of the following are among the functions affected by the hypothalamus?

For a brief period of time, shortly after a neural impulse has been triggered, a neuron is not excitable and cannot fire another impulse. This is called _______________.

Caffeine is an antagonist and therefore it is an example of a drug that

The term action potential and graded potential can be used interchangeably?

George has agreed to participate in a memory experiment where both the structure of his brain and the brain activity will be captured as he performs various memory tasks. He has been assured he will not be exposed to X-rays and the procedure is relatively non-intrusive. George will be having

Most of the time our internal organs are in a state of equilibrium. This is due to the interaction between these two systems.

Alcohol affects the brain by stimulating the activity of GABA, thereby depressing neural activity.

The all-or-none law of neural conduction suggests that ___________.

Which mechanism will deactivate neurotransmitters and take it back into the presynaptic axon terminal?

Let's say that you are a crime scene investigator. A victim has died and you know that a large amount of alcohol and benzodiazepine was involved. In searching for the likely cause at the neurotransmitter level, which of the following would you suspect?

Babies who are reared in stimulating environments with a lot of human interaction can be expected to show ______________.

A severe head injury has produced a permanent coma in Ana. What part of her brain has been damaged?

Some people learn to read Braille, a system of writing based on raised bumps that can be 'read' with the sense of touch. For someone who reads Braille with their right hand, we would expect the representation of that hand to _____ in their _____, as compared to their left hand.

If you are going for a run and your airways dilate to breathe in more oxygen then this would be a result of which nervous system working?

In the human body, which system is responsible for activating the body for things such as the fight-or-flight response?

Neurotransmitters can have an excitatory effect or an inhibitory effect at the postsynaptic membrane. The difference between these two effects is that

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Some people learn to read Braille, a system of writing based on raised bumps that can be 'read' with the sense of touch. For someone who reads Braille with their right hand, we would expect the representation of that hand to _ in their _, as compared to their left hand.