Question 1

Isotropic fractionation was used to answer what question about the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  The amount of myelin loss in Multiple Sclerosis (MS). 
B)  Relative overall number of glial cells versus neurons. 
C)  The speed of a nerve signal. 
D)  The rate of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) synthesis. 
A)  The amount of myelin loss in Multiple Sclerosis (MS). 
B)  Relative overall number of glial cells versus neurons. 
C)  The speed of a nerve signal. 
D)  The rate of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) synthesis.

Question 2

The axon of a neuron ________

Accepted Answer

A)  ends in swellings known as terminal branches. 
B)  receives messages from other neurons. 
C)  transmits neural impulses to the soma. 
D)  contains the cell's nucleus. 
A)  ends in swellings known as terminal branches. 
B)  receives messages from other neurons. 
C)  transmits neural impulses to the soma. 
D)  contains the cell's nucleus.

Question 3

Your biopsychology professor keeps correcting you to remind you to refer to single cells of the nervous system as _____________ and not as __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  neurons; nerves 
B)  nerve cells; nerves 
C)  ganglion; nerves 
D)  nerves; neurons 
A)  neurons; nerves 
B)  nerve cells; nerves 
C)  ganglion; nerves 
D)  nerves; neurons

Question 4

The misfortune of Phineas Gage helped illuminate the function of the ________

Accepted Answer

A)  parietal lobe. 
B)  temporal lobe 
C)  frontal lobe. 
D)  occipital lobe. 
A)  parietal lobe. 
B)  temporal lobe 
C)  frontal lobe. 
D)  occipital lobe.

Question 5

Neurogenesis can be improved by exercise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Who believed that the nervous system consisted of a continuous network of connected nerves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Camillo Golgi 
B)  Santiago Ramón y Cajal 
C)  Sir Charles Sherrington 
D)  Neal Miller 
A)  Camillo Golgi 
B)  Santiago Ramón y Cajal 
C)  Sir Charles Sherrington 
D)  Neal Miller

Question 7

What type of cell helps to transport essential nutrients from the blood into the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bipolar neurons. 
B)  Unipolar neurons. 
C)  Astrocytes. 
D)  Oligodendrocytes. 
A)  Bipolar neurons. 
B)  Unipolar neurons. 
C)  Astrocytes. 
D)  Oligodendrocytes.

Question 8

How did MacLean envision the role of the limbic system?

Accepted Answer

MacLean used a neuroethologica

Question 9

Compared with other mammals, humans have a ___________ cerebral cortex.

Accepted Answer

A)  disproportionately large 
B)  disproportionately small 
C)  proportionately sized 
D)  slightly larger 
A)  disproportionately large 
B)  disproportionately small 
C)  proportionately sized 
D)  slightly larger

Question 10

Which of the following is not part of the forebrain?

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala 
B)  basal ganglia 
C)  hypothalamus 
D)  red nucleus 
A)  amygdala 
B)  basal ganglia 
C)  hypothalamus 
D)  red nucleus

Question 11

Who first proposed that individual neurons were not in direct contact with each other?

Accepted Answer

A)  Golgi 
B)  Loewi 
C)  Cajal 
D)  Ranvier 
A)  Golgi 
B)  Loewi 
C)  Cajal 
D)  Ranvier

Question 12

You have a very clear memory for what you were wearing on the day you proposed marriage to your significant other. Why might this be the case?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduced serotonin activity in the reticular formation. 
B)  Seizure activity in the basal ganglia. 
C)  Increased motor inputs to the cerebellum. 
D)  Stress hormone activation of the hippocampus. 
A)  Reduced serotonin activity in the reticular formation. 
B)  Seizure activity in the basal ganglia. 
C)  Increased motor inputs to the cerebellum. 
D)  Stress hormone activation of the hippocampus.

Question 13

A particular individual can only verbally describe an object if it is presented in the right side of his or her visual field and not the left. Why might this happen?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduced dopamine in the basal ganglia. 
B)  Increased stress hormone in the hippocampus. 
C)  Increased neurogenesis of the reticular formation. 
D)  A severed corpus callosum. 
A)  Reduced dopamine in the basal ganglia. 
B)  Increased stress hormone in the hippocampus. 
C)  Increased neurogenesis of the reticular formation. 
D)  A severed corpus callosum.

Question 14

The use of field sobriety tests by the police are intended to assess the function of ________

Accepted Answer

A)  the pons. 
B)  the medulla oblongata. 
C)  the cerebellum. 
D)  the basal ganglia. 
A)  the pons. 
B)  the medulla oblongata. 
C)  the cerebellum. 
D)  the basal ganglia.

Question 15

If stress continues for too long, a process known as ________ may occur.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If stress continues for too long, a...

Question 16

An individual remembers very specific details about what he or she had for breakfast the morning of September 11, 2001, when learning about the tragic events unfolding in the United States. Why might this happen?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduced dopamine activity in the basal ganglia. 
B)  Increased stress hormone activation of the hippocampus. 
C)  Increased neurogenesis of the reticular formation. 
D)  A severed corpus callosum. 
A)  Reduced dopamine activity in the basal ganglia. 
B)  Increased stress hormone activation of the hippocampus. 
C)  Increased neurogenesis of the reticular formation. 
D)  A severed corpus callosum.

Question 17

________ transport essential nutrients from the brain's blood vessels to neurons and maintain a constant chemical environment for them.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ transport essential nutrients from the brain's...

Question 18

The ________ initiates the process of propagating neural messages away from the soma toward a target such as another neuron.

Accepted Answer

A)  Golgi apparatus 
B)  mitochondria 
C)  dendrite 
D)  axon hillock 
A)  Golgi apparatus 
B)  mitochondria 
C)  dendrite 
D)  axon hillock

Question 19

After damage, neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) do not regenerate because ________

Accepted Answer

A)  microglia do not readily clear away debris from the damage. 
B)  of the presence of inhibitory proteins 
C)  astrocytes promote the formation of scar tissue. 
D)  All of the above options are correct. 
A)  microglia do not readily clear away debris from the damage. 
B)  of the presence of inhibitory proteins 
C)  astrocytes promote the formation of scar tissue. 
D)  All of the above options are correct.

Question 20

Dopamine plays a key role in Parkinson's disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Isotropic fractionation was used to answer what question about the brain?

The axon of a neuron ________

Your biopsychology professor keeps correcting you to remind you to refer to single cells of the nervous system as _ and not as ______.

The misfortune of Phineas Gage helped illuminate the function of the ________

Neurogenesis can be improved by exercise.

Who believed that the nervous system consisted of a continuous network of connected nerves?

What type of cell helps to transport essential nutrients from the blood into the brain?

How did MacLean envision the role of the limbic system?

Compared with other mammals, humans have a ___________ cerebral cortex.

Which of the following is not part of the forebrain?

Who first proposed that individual neurons were not in direct contact with each other?

You have a very clear memory for what you were wearing on the day you proposed marriage to your significant other. Why might this be the case?

A particular individual can only verbally describe an object if it is presented in the right side of his or her visual field and not the left. Why might this happen?

The use of field sobriety tests by the police are intended to assess the function of ________

If stress continues for too long, a process known as ________ may occur.

An individual remembers very specific details about what he or she had for breakfast the morning of September 11, 2001, when learning about the tragic events unfolding in the United States. Why might this happen?

________ transport essential nutrients from the brain's blood vessels to neurons and maintain a constant chemical environment for them.

The ________ initiates the process of propagating neural messages away from the soma toward a target such as another neuron.

After damage, neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) do not regenerate because ________

Dopamine plays a key role in Parkinson's disease.

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Exam 2: The Nervous System: Structure and Function

Isotropic fractionation was used to answer what question about the brain?

The axon of a neuron ________

Your biopsychology professor keeps correcting you to remind you to refer to single cells of the nervous system as _____________ and not as __________________.

The misfortune of Phineas Gage helped illuminate the function of the ________

Neurogenesis can be improved by exercise.

Who believed that the nervous system consisted of a continuous network of connected nerves?

What type of cell helps to transport essential nutrients from the blood into the brain?

How did MacLean envision the role of the limbic system?

Compared with other mammals, humans have a ___________ cerebral cortex.

Which of the following is not part of the forebrain?

Who first proposed that individual neurons were not in direct contact with each other?

You have a very clear memory for what you were wearing on the day you proposed marriage to your significant other. Why might this be the case?

A particular individual can only verbally describe an object if it is presented in the right side of his or her visual field and not the left. Why might this happen?

The use of field sobriety tests by the police are intended to assess the function of ________

If stress continues for too long, a process known as ________ may occur.

An individual remembers very specific details about what he or she had for breakfast the morning of September 11, 2001, when learning about the tragic events unfolding in the United States. Why might this happen?

________ transport essential nutrients from the brain's blood vessels to neurons and maintain a constant chemical environment for them.

The ________ initiates the process of propagating neural messages away from the soma toward a target such as another neuron.

After damage, neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) do not regenerate because ________

Dopamine plays a key role in Parkinson's disease.

Introduction to Biological Psychology

Cells and Circuits

Neurochemistry, Neuropsychopharmacology, and Drug Addiction

Evolving Brains: Neural Development, Neuroplasticity, and Recovery of Function

Sensation, Perception, and Adaptation

Movement

Maintenance and Motivation

Sleep, Wakefulness, and Conscious Awareness

Emotional Expression and Regulation

Affiliative and Reproductive Strategies

Learning, Memory, and Decision Making

Mental Illness

Filters

Your biopsychology professor keeps correcting you to remind you to refer to single cells of the nervous system as _ and not as ______.