Question 1

Collectively, the amygdala, olfactory bulbs, hippocampus, and parts of the thalamus and hypothalamus are said to form

Accepted Answer

A)  the limbic system. 
B)  the reticular formation. 
C)  the basal nuclei. 
D)  the sympathetic division. 
E)  the frontal lobe. 
A)  the limbic system. 
B)  the reticular formation. 
C)  the basal nuclei. 
D)  the sympathetic division. 
E)  the frontal lobe. A

Question 2

The fluid filling the space around the CNS is termed

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebrospinal fluid. 
B)  interstitial fluid. 
C)  lymph. 
D)  blood. 
E)  arachnoid fluid. 
A)  cerebrospinal fluid. 
B)  interstitial fluid. 
C)  lymph. 
D)  blood. 
E)  arachnoid fluid. A

Question 3

Which of the following is a major neural connection between the right and left hemispheres of the human brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  corpus callosum 
B)  basal nuclei 
C)  thalamus 
D)  reticular formation 
E)  motor cortex 
A)  corpus callosum 
B)  basal nuclei 
C)  thalamus 
D)  reticular formation 
E)  motor cortex A

Question 4

The challenges in movement experienced by people with Parkinson disease are due to loss of dopamine-secreting neurons in which of the following areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  medulla oblongata 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  thalamus 
D)  basal nuclei 
E)  somatosensory cortex 
A)  medulla oblongata 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  thalamus 
D)  basal nuclei 
E)  somatosensory cortex

Question 5

Which of the following imaging techniques detects differences in blood flow to particular regions through detection of differences in the relative proportions of oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin?

Accepted Answer

A)  X-ray 
B)  CT scan 
C)  MRI scan 
D)  fMRI scan 
E)  sonogram 
A)  X-ray 
B)  CT scan 
C)  MRI scan 
D)  fMRI scan 
E)  sonogram

Question 6

What behavior did Eric Kandel and his colleagues focus on in their studies of learning in Aplysia?

Accepted Answer

A)  the gill-withdrawal reflex 
B)  feeding 
C)  sexual behavior 
D)  locomotion 
E)  aggression 
A)  the gill-withdrawal reflex 
B)  feeding 
C)  sexual behavior 
D)  locomotion 
E)  aggression

Question 7

Which of the following is true about short-term and long-term memory processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Short-term memory processes act through second messenger systems while long-term memory processes require protein synthesis. 
B)  Long-term memory processes act through second messenger systems while short-term memory processes require protein synthesis. 
C)  BOTH short-term and long-term memory processes require protein synthesis. 
D)  NEITHER short-term nor long-term memory processes require protein synthesis. 
E)  Invertebrate animals like Aplysia and Drosophila do not show long-term memory processes. 
A)  Short-term memory processes act through second messenger systems while long-term memory processes require protein synthesis. 
B)  Long-term memory processes act through second messenger systems while short-term memory processes require protein synthesis. 
C)  BOTH short-term and long-term memory processes require protein synthesis. 
D)  NEITHER short-term nor long-term memory processes require protein synthesis. 
E)  Invertebrate animals like Aplysia and Drosophila do not show long-term memory processes.

Question 8

Outside the CNS, groups of neuronal cell bodies that are clustered together to perform basic functions are termed

Accepted Answer

A)  nerve nets. 
B)  ganglia. 
C)  nerves. 
D)  spinal cords. 
E)  soma. 
A)  nerve nets. 
B)  ganglia. 
C)  nerves. 
D)  spinal cords. 
E)  soma.

Question 9

What, if anything, distinguishes learning from memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Learning is the process of acquiring new information while memory is the retention of that information over time. 
B)  Memory is the process of acquiring new information while learning is the retention of that information over time. 
C)  Both learning and memory are the process of acquiring new information. 
D)  Both learning and memory are the retention of information over time. 
E)  Memory does not require prior learning. 
A)  Learning is the process of acquiring new information while memory is the retention of that information over time. 
B)  Memory is the process of acquiring new information while learning is the retention of that information over time. 
C)  Both learning and memory are the process of acquiring new information. 
D)  Both learning and memory are the retention of information over time. 
E)  Memory does not require prior learning.

Question 10

The process whereby repeated, short stimuli provided to a hippocampal neuron have the effect of strengthening the synapse it makes with other neurons is specifically referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  long-term potentiation. 
B)  short-term potentiation. 
C)  neurotransmission. 
D)  synaptic reuptake. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  long-term potentiation. 
B)  short-term potentiation. 
C)  neurotransmission. 
D)  synaptic reuptake. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 11

What is significant about the findings from "split brain" patients studied by Roger Sperry and his collaborators?

Accepted Answer

A)  These studies revealed that the right and left hemispheres both function primarily to enable people to understand and produce language. 
B)  These studies revealed that the right and left hemispheres both function primarily to enable people to describe qualities of objects such as shape and texture. 
C)  These studies revealed that the left hemisphere functions primarily in understanding and producing language while the right hemisphere functions instead in describing qualities like shape and texture. 
D)  These studies revealed that the right hemisphere functions primarily in understanding and producing language while the left hemisphere functions instead in describing qualities like shape and texture. 
A)  These studies revealed that the right and left hemispheres both function primarily to enable people to understand and produce language. 
B)  These studies revealed that the right and left hemispheres both function primarily to enable people to describe qualities of objects such as shape and texture. 
C)  These studies revealed that the left hemisphere functions primarily in understanding and producing language while the right hemisphere functions instead in describing qualities like shape and texture. 
D)  These studies revealed that the right hemisphere functions primarily in understanding and producing language while the left hemisphere functions instead in describing qualities like shape and texture.

Question 12

The autonomic nervous system regulates

Accepted Answer

A)  blood pressure. 
B)  heart contractions. 
C)  digestive system function. 
D)  skeletal muscle contractions. 
E)  All of these answers are correct except "skeletal muscle contractions." 
A)  blood pressure. 
B)  heart contractions. 
C)  digestive system function. 
D)  skeletal muscle contractions. 
E)  All of these answers are correct except "skeletal muscle contractions."

Question 13

You would not expect a protein synthesis inhibitor to block learning processes in the relevant neurons of Aplysia or yourself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A nerve net is the type of nervous system that would be found in which of the following organisms?

Accepted Answer

A)  jellyfish 
B)  cockroach 
C)  fiddler crab 
D)  earthworm 
E)  frog 
A)  jellyfish 
B)  cockroach 
C)  fiddler crab 
D)  earthworm 
E)  frog

Question 15

The sympathetic nervous system is part of the

Accepted Answer

A)  CNS. 
B)  autonomic nervous system. 
C)  somatic nervous system. 
D)  learning and memory system. 
E)  limbic system in the brain mediating emotion. 
A)  CNS. 
B)  autonomic nervous system. 
C)  somatic nervous system. 
D)  learning and memory system. 
E)  limbic system in the brain mediating emotion.

Question 16

Humans have a particularly good ability to recognize other individual humans. This ability appears to be mediated by the ____ lobe of the cerebral cortex.

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal 
B)  parietal 
C)  occipital 
D)  temporal 
E)  thalamic 
A)  frontal 
B)  parietal 
C)  occipital 
D)  temporal 
E)  thalamic

Question 17

Meningitis is solely a bacterially caused disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Inside the CNS, groups of neuronal cell bodies that are clustered together to perform basic functions are termed

Accepted Answer

A)  nerve nets. 
B)  ganglia. 
C)  nuclei. 
D)  spinal cords. 
E)  soma. 
A)  nerve nets. 
B)  ganglia. 
C)  nuclei. 
D)  spinal cords. 
E)  soma.

Question 19

cephalization refers to the trend for animals with more complex body types to

Accepted Answer

A)  concentrate nervous tissue in the anterior (head) end of the animal. 
B)  become bilaterally symmetrical. 
C)  develop a brain with clear divisions between "gray" and "white" matter. 
D)  develop a segmental organization to the nervous system. 
E)  concentrate sensory organs in the anterior end of the animal. 
A)  concentrate nervous tissue in the anterior (head) end of the animal. 
B)  become bilaterally symmetrical. 
C)  develop a brain with clear divisions between "gray" and "white" matter. 
D)  develop a segmental organization to the nervous system. 
E)  concentrate sensory organs in the anterior end of the animal.

Question 20

New neurons do not appear in the brain of adult vertebrate animals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 42: Neuroscience Ii: Evolution and Function of the Brain and Nervous Systems

Collectively, the amygdala, olfactory bulbs, hippocampus, and parts of the thalamus and hypothalamus are said to form

The fluid filling the space around the CNS is termed

Which of the following is a major neural connection between the right and left hemispheres of the human brain?

The challenges in movement experienced by people with Parkinson disease are due to loss of dopamine-secreting neurons in which of the following areas?

Which of the following imaging techniques detects differences in blood flow to particular regions through detection of differences in the relative proportions of oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin?

What behavior did Eric Kandel and his colleagues focus on in their studies of learning in Aplysia?

Which of the following is true about short-term and long-term memory processes?

Outside the CNS, groups of neuronal cell bodies that are clustered together to perform basic functions are termed

What, if anything, distinguishes learning from memory?

The process whereby repeated, short stimuli provided to a hippocampal neuron have the effect of strengthening the synapse it makes with other neurons is specifically referred to as

What is significant about the findings from "split brain" patients studied by Roger Sperry and his collaborators?

The autonomic nervous system regulates

You would not expect a protein synthesis inhibitor to block learning processes in the relevant neurons of Aplysia or yourself.

A nerve net is the type of nervous system that would be found in which of the following organisms?

The sympathetic nervous system is part of the

Humans have a particularly good ability to recognize other individual humans. This ability appears to be mediated by the ____ lobe of the cerebral cortex.

Meningitis is solely a bacterially caused disease.

Inside the CNS, groups of neuronal cell bodies that are clustered together to perform basic functions are termed

cephalization refers to the trend for animals with more complex body types to

New neurons do not appear in the brain of adult vertebrate animals.

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