Question 1

Emotional responses and memories are stored and recalled from which part of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  cerebrum 
D)  pons 
A)  amygdala 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  cerebrum 
D)  pons

Question 2

How do the brains of birds and mammals compare to other groups of vertebrates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Birds and mammals have much smaller brains relative to body size than other groups of vertebrates. 
B)  Birds and mammals have proportionately larger hindbrains than other groups of vertebrates. 
C)  The brains of birds and mammals have proportionately larger midbrains than other groups of vertebrates. 
D)  The ratio of brain size to body weight for birds and mammals is about ten times greater than other groups of vertebrates. 
A)  Birds and mammals have much smaller brains relative to body size than other groups of vertebrates. 
B)  Birds and mammals have proportionately larger hindbrains than other groups of vertebrates. 
C)  The brains of birds and mammals have proportionately larger midbrains than other groups of vertebrates. 
D)  The ratio of brain size to body weight for birds and mammals is about ten times greater than other groups of vertebrates.

Question 3

Which of the following characteristics are associated with Alzheimer's disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles 
B)  extreme swings of mood ranging from manic to depressive phases 
C)  hallucinations and delusions 
D)  muscle tremors, poor balance, and a shuffling gait 
A)  amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles 
B)  extreme swings of mood ranging from manic to depressive phases 
C)  hallucinations and delusions 
D)  muscle tremors, poor balance, and a shuffling gait

Question 4

Use the figure to answer the following question.   If a person suffered a serious blow to the head that resulted in damage to the outer layer of brain region B, what might be the expected outcome?

Accepted Answer

A)  The person would be unable to breathe. 
B)  The person's perception, voluntary movement, and/or learning would be impaired. 
C)  The person would not be able to detect any light in the environment. 
D)  Emotional responses would be impaired. 
A)  The person would be unable to breathe. 
B)  The person's perception, voluntary movement, and/or learning would be impaired. 
C)  The person would not be able to detect any light in the environment. 
D)  Emotional responses would be impaired.

Question 5

Which of the following allow some birds to have sophisticated information processing?

Accepted Answer

A)  a very convoluted cerebral cortex 
B)  a cerebellum with several flat layers 
C)  neurons clustered into nuclei within the pallium 
D)  microvilli on the cerebrum which increase the brain's surface area 
A)  a very convoluted cerebral cortex 
B)  a cerebellum with several flat layers 
C)  neurons clustered into nuclei within the pallium 
D)  microvilli on the cerebrum which increase the brain's surface area

Question 6

Which of the following appears to involve cellular mechanisms very similar to those responsible for brain growth and development?

Accepted Answer

A)  learning skills and procedures 
B)  memorizing phone numbers, facts, and places 
C)  integrating diverse sensory information into a memory 
D)  applying concepts to new situations 
A)  learning skills and procedures 
B)  memorizing phone numbers, facts, and places 
C)  integrating diverse sensory information into a memory 
D)  applying concepts to new situations

Question 7

Which of the following circulates through the ventricles of the brain and central canal of the spinal cord and supplies the central nervous system (CNS) with nutrients and hormones?

Accepted Answer

A)  blood distributed by the carotid arteries 
B)  blood that drains into the jugular vein 
C)  cerebrospinal fluid 
D)  cerebral lymphatic fluid 
A)  blood distributed by the carotid arteries 
B)  blood that drains into the jugular vein 
C)  cerebrospinal fluid 
D)  cerebral lymphatic fluid

Question 8

Which of the following is a result of long-term potentiation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The set of receptors on the postsynaptic membrane change, resulting in a stable increase in the size of the postsynaptic potentials at the synapse. 
B)  The set of receptors on the presynaptic membrane change, resulting in a decrease in the size of the postsynaptic potentials at the synapse. 
C)  As a result of summation, new synapses form on neurons most involved in storing a memory. 
D)  The number of types and the relative amounts of neurotransmitters greatly increase at a synapse involved in memory formation. 
A)  The set of receptors on the postsynaptic membrane change, resulting in a stable increase in the size of the postsynaptic potentials at the synapse. 
B)  The set of receptors on the presynaptic membrane change, resulting in a decrease in the size of the postsynaptic potentials at the synapse. 
C)  As a result of summation, new synapses form on neurons most involved in storing a memory. 
D)  The number of types and the relative amounts of neurotransmitters greatly increase at a synapse involved in memory formation.

Question 9

Activation of the parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  increases heart rate 
B)  enhances digestion 
C)  triggers release of epinephrine 
D)  causes conversion of glycogen to glucose 
A)  increases heart rate 
B)  enhances digestion 
C)  triggers release of epinephrine 
D)  causes conversion of glycogen to glucose

Exam 49: Neural Regulation in Animals

Emotional responses and memories are stored and recalled from which part of the brain?

How do the brains of birds and mammals compare to other groups of vertebrates?

Which of the following characteristics are associated with Alzheimer's disease?

Use the figure to answer the following question. If a person suffered a serious blow to the head that resulted in damage to the outer layer of brain region B, what might be the expected outcome?

Which of the following allow some birds to have sophisticated information processing?

Which of the following appears to involve cellular mechanisms very similar to those responsible for brain growth and development?

Which of the following circulates through the ventricles of the brain and central canal of the spinal cord and supplies the central nervous system (CNS) with nutrients and hormones?

Which of the following is a result of long-term potentiation?

Activation of the parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system ________.

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