Question 1

Which system is considered a parallel communication system to the nervous system in the body with its secretions passing directly into the bloodstream or lymph system?

Accepted Answer

A) endocrine 
B) reticular activating 
C) limbic 
D) somatosensory 
A) endocrine 
B) reticular activating 
C) limbic 
D) somatosensory

Question 2

One of the principal androgens, or "male" hormones, is testosterone, which is supplied in small amounts by which gland?

Accepted Answer

A) pineal 
B) pituitary 
C) adrenal 
D) thyroid 
A) pineal 
B) pituitary 
C) adrenal 
D) thyroid

Question 3

A person suffering from hyperthyroidism will tend to

Accepted Answer

A) be thin, tense, excitable, and nervous. 
B) exhibit inactivity, sleepiness, slowness, obesity, and depression. 
C) have a powerful craving for the taste of salt. 
D) have enlarged arms, hands, feet, and facial bones. 
A) be thin, tense, excitable, and nervous. 
B) exhibit inactivity, sleepiness, slowness, obesity, and depression. 
C) have a powerful craving for the taste of salt. 
D) have enlarged arms, hands, feet, and facial bones.

Question 4

Severe damage to which of the following parts of the brain would most likely result in death?

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala 
B) medulla 
C) hippocampus 
D) cerebellum 
A) amygdala 
B) medulla 
C) hippocampus 
D) cerebellum

Question 5

Jeff's drug addiction to cocaine occurred because cocaine overstimulated the reward system in his brain and disturbed the function of which neurotransmitter?

Accepted Answer

A) serotonin 
B) acetylcholine 
C) dopamine 
D) histamine 
A) serotonin 
B) acetylcholine 
C) dopamine 
D) histamine

Question 6

The left hemisphere processes information

Accepted Answer

A) simultaneously. 
B) sequentially. 
C) holistically. 
D) through general connections. 
A) simultaneously. 
B) sequentially. 
C) holistically. 
D) through general connections.

Question 7

Many of the addictive drugs activate the same pleasure centers as are activated by food and sex. Many of these pleasure centers are located in the

Accepted Answer

A) hypothalamus. 
B) medulla. 
C) cerebellum. 
D) corpus callosum. 
A) hypothalamus. 
B) medulla. 
C) cerebellum. 
D) corpus callosum.

Question 8

Which of the following is a small, football-shaped structure in the forebrain that acts as a final switching station for most incoming sensory information on their way to the cortex?

Accepted Answer

A) cerebellum 
B) reticular formation 
C) hippocampus 
D) thalamus 
A) cerebellum 
B) reticular formation 
C) hippocampus 
D) thalamus

Question 9

Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the immune system attacks and destroys

Accepted Answer

A) the nucleus of nerve cells. 
B) neurilemma. 
C) the receptor sites. 
D) myelin. 
A) the nucleus of nerve cells. 
B) neurilemma. 
C) the receptor sites. 
D) myelin.

Question 10

Nervous system activities and structures are associated with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) actions and motives 
B) sensations and feelings 
C) thoughts and memories 
D) all of these 
A) actions and motives 
B) sensations and feelings 
C) thoughts and memories 
D) all of these

Question 11

Which hormone tends to arouse the body and is associated with fear?

Accepted Answer

A) melatonin 
B) epinephrine 
C) norepinephrine 
D) estrogen 
A) melatonin 
B) epinephrine 
C) norepinephrine 
D) estrogen

Question 12

Your instructor has just decided not to give the pop test that was announced at the beginning of class. The class breathes a collective "sigh of relief." This relief is best explained by which branch of the nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A) somatic 
B) central 
C) parasympathetic 
D) sympathetic 
A) somatic 
B) central 
C) parasympathetic 
D) sympathetic

Question 13

Which of the following is an imaging technique that results in a computer-generated image of brain activity and is based on glucose consumption in the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) computed tomographic scan (CT scan) 
B) electroencephalography (EEG) 
C) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 
D) positron emission tomography (PET) 
A) computed tomographic scan (CT scan) 
B) electroencephalography (EEG) 
C) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 
D) positron emission tomography (PET)

Question 14

Electrically charged particles of which two elements are crucial in the transmission of the nerve impulse?

Accepted Answer

A) iron and sodium 
B) iron and potassium 
C) sodium and nickel 
D) sodium and potassium 
A) iron and sodium 
B) iron and potassium 
C) sodium and nickel 
D) sodium and potassium

Question 15

The reflex arc occurs when a stimulus provokes a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) automatic response within the spinal cord without brain involvement. 
B) automatic response from the brain. 
C) somatic response from the brain. 
D) automatic response from a cranial nerve. 
A) automatic response within the spinal cord without brain involvement. 
B) automatic response from the brain. 
C) somatic response from the brain. 
D) automatic response from a cranial nerve.

Question 16

People with hypopituitary dwarfism have

Accepted Answer

A) normal-size bodies but smaller than average arms, hands, feet, and facial bones. 
B) perfectly proportioned body and limbs, but are smaller than average. 
C) smaller than average bodies but enlarged arms, hands, feet, and facial bones. 
D) unusually large heads in proportion to their limbs. 
A) normal-size bodies but smaller than average arms, hands, feet, and facial bones. 
B) perfectly proportioned body and limbs, but are smaller than average. 
C) smaller than average bodies but enlarged arms, hands, feet, and facial bones. 
D) unusually large heads in proportion to their limbs.

Question 17

We flash a picture of a tree to the right brain of a split-brain patient and a picture of a dog to his left brain. If we ask the split-brain patient to draw what he saw using his left hand (out of sight), he will

Accepted Answer

A) draw a dog. 
B) draw a tree. 
C) draw both a dog and a tree. 
D) be unable to draw either picture. 
A) draw a dog. 
B) draw a tree. 
C) draw both a dog and a tree. 
D) be unable to draw either picture.

Question 18

Enlarged hands, feet, and facial bones that create prominent facial features may be the result of

Accepted Answer

A) acromegaly. 
B) giantism. 
C) dwarfism. 
D) hypopituitary dwarfism. 
A) acromegaly. 
B) giantism. 
C) dwarfism. 
D) hypopituitary dwarfism.

Question 19

Damage to Broca's area causes great difficulty in

Accepted Answer

A) speaking or writing. 
B) walking. 
C) understanding the meaning of words. 
D) feeling pain. 
A) speaking or writing. 
B) walking. 
C) understanding the meaning of words. 
D) feeling pain.

Question 20

The autonomic system carries messages to and from

Accepted Answer

A) the sense organs. 
B) the internal organs and glands. 
C) the skeletal muscles. 
D) all of these. 
A) the sense organs. 
B) the internal organs and glands. 
C) the skeletal muscles. 
D) all of these.

Which system is considered a parallel communication system to the nervous system in the body with its secretions passing directly into the bloodstream or lymph system?

One of the principal androgens, or "male" hormones, is testosterone, which is supplied in small amounts by which gland?

A person suffering from hyperthyroidism will tend to

Severe damage to which of the following parts of the brain would most likely result in death?

Jeff's drug addiction to cocaine occurred because cocaine overstimulated the reward system in his brain and disturbed the function of which neurotransmitter?

The left hemisphere processes information

Many of the addictive drugs activate the same pleasure centers as are activated by food and sex. Many of these pleasure centers are located in the

Which of the following is a small, football-shaped structure in the forebrain that acts as a final switching station for most incoming sensory information on their way to the cortex?

Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the immune system attacks and destroys

Nervous system activities and structures are associated with which of the following?

Which hormone tends to arouse the body and is associated with fear?

Your instructor has just decided not to give the pop test that was announced at the beginning of class. The class breathes a collective "sigh of relief." This relief is best explained by which branch of the nervous system?

Which of the following is an imaging technique that results in a computer-generated image of brain activity and is based on glucose consumption in the brain?

Electrically charged particles of which two elements are crucial in the transmission of the nerve impulse?

The reflex arc occurs when a stimulus provokes a(n)

People with hypopituitary dwarfism have

We flash a picture of a tree to the right brain of a split-brain patient and a picture of a dog to his left brain. If we ask the split-brain patient to draw what he saw using his left hand (out of sight), he will

Enlarged hands, feet, and facial bones that create prominent facial features may be the result of

Damage to Broca's area causes great difficulty in

The autonomic system carries messages to and from

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Which system is considered a parallel communication system to the nervous system in the body with its secretions passing directly into the bloodstream or lymph system?

One of the principal androgens, or "male" hormones, is testosterone, which is supplied in small amounts by which gland?

A person suffering from hyperthyroidism will tend to

Severe damage to which of the following parts of the brain would most likely result in death?

Jeff's drug addiction to cocaine occurred because cocaine overstimulated the reward system in his brain and disturbed the function of which neurotransmitter?

The left hemisphere processes information

Many of the addictive drugs activate the same pleasure centers as are activated by food and sex. Many of these pleasure centers are located in the

Which of the following is a small, football-shaped structure in the forebrain that acts as a final switching station for most incoming sensory information on their way to the cortex?

Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the immune system attacks and destroys

Nervous system activities and structures are associated with which of the following?

Which hormone tends to arouse the body and is associated with fear?

Your instructor has just decided not to give the pop test that was announced at the beginning of class. The class breathes a collective "sigh of relief." This relief is best explained by which branch of the nervous system?

Which of the following is an imaging technique that results in a computer-generated image of brain activity and is based on glucose consumption in the brain?

Electrically charged particles of which two elements are crucial in the transmission of the nerve impulse?

The reflex arc occurs when a stimulus provokes a(n)

People with hypopituitary dwarfism have

We flash a picture of a tree to the right brain of a split-brain patient and a picture of a dog to his left brain. If we ask the split-brain patient to draw what he saw using his left hand (out of sight), he will

Enlarged hands, feet, and facial bones that create prominent facial features may be the result of

Damage to Broca's area causes great difficulty in

The autonomic system carries messages to and from

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Creativity

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Personality

Health, Stress, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Thinking and Social Influence

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Applied Psychology

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