Question 1

__________ is the removal of something from the environments, whereas__________ is the addition of something to the environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  dispossession; enrichment 
B)  deprivation; enhancement 
C)  dispossession; provision 
D)  deprivation; enrichment 
E)  deficiency; enhancement 
A)  dispossession; enrichment 
B)  deprivation; enhancement 
C)  dispossession; provision 
D)  deprivation; enrichment 
E)  deficiency; enhancement D

Question 2

Which of the following tends to focus on inserting genes that enhance the production of selected molecules rather than the insertion or deletion of genes?

Accepted Answer

A)  gene therapy 
B)  genetic engineering 
C)  genetic rehabilitation 
D)  gene analysis 
E)  DNA analysis 
A)  gene therapy 
B)  genetic engineering 
C)  genetic rehabilitation 
D)  gene analysis 
E)  DNA analysis A

Question 3

__________ is the regulation of a cell's internal environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclear equilibrium 
B)  equilibrium 
C)  homeostasis 
D)  nuclear stability 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  nuclear equilibrium 
B)  equilibrium 
C)  homeostasis 
D)  nuclear stability 
E)  None of the above. C

Question 4

Which of the following is a means to compensate for the permanent loss of a neuron?

Accepted Answer

A)  dendritic sprouting 
B)  collateral sprouting 
C)  neuronal growth 
D)  myelinization 
E)  regenerative sprouting 
A)  dendritic sprouting 
B)  collateral sprouting 
C)  neuronal growth 
D)  myelinization 
E)  regenerative sprouting

Question 5

__________ can result from the neuron exhausting its resources and overwhelming homeostatic mechanisms.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary cell death 
B)  secondary cell death 
C)  crucial cell death 
D)  core death 
E)  static cell death 
A)  primary cell death 
B)  secondary cell death 
C)  crucial cell death 
D)  core death 
E)  static cell death

Question 6

Which of the following is false regarding ischemia?

Accepted Answer

A)  It can result in stroke. 
B)  It is associated with disruption in energy pathways of the neuron. 
C)  It is a common cause of necrotic cell death. 
D)  It leads to an affect on ion channels that are important for homeostasis in the neuron. 
E)  It is an influx of blood flow. 
A)  It can result in stroke. 
B)  It is associated with disruption in energy pathways of the neuron. 
C)  It is a common cause of necrotic cell death. 
D)  It leads to an affect on ion channels that are important for homeostasis in the neuron. 
E)  It is an influx of blood flow.

Question 7

Which of the following cannot initiate apoptosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Damage to the DNA of the neuron. 
B)  Damage cause by free radicals. 
C)  Withdrawal of tropic factors required for normal development. 
D)  The presence of nectrotic neurons nearby. 
E)  All of the above can initiate apoptosis.
F) None of the above can initiate apoptosis. 
A)  Damage to the DNA of the neuron. 
B)  Damage cause by free radicals. 
C)  Withdrawal of tropic factors required for normal development. 
D)  The presence of nectrotic neurons nearby. 
E)  All of the above can initiate apoptosis.
F) None of the above can initiate apoptosis.

Question 8

Which of the following is false regarding regenerative sprouting?

Accepted Answer

A)  This activity occurs only in the PNS. 
B)  This activity results in a permanent loss of structure. 
C)  This activity results in a permanent loss of function in the CNS. 
D)  This function does not occur in most mammals, including humans. 
E)  All of the above are true statements. 
A)  This activity occurs only in the PNS. 
B)  This activity results in a permanent loss of structure. 
C)  This activity results in a permanent loss of function in the CNS. 
D)  This function does not occur in most mammals, including humans. 
E)  All of the above are true statements.

Question 9

Research involving the Kennard Effect has supported which of the following statements?

Accepted Answer

A)  In humans, the period associated with greatest functional recovery is between the ages of 5 to 10 years of age. 
B)  Lesions that occur prior to the completion of basic development organization of the cortex cannot be compensated for. 
C)  Age is associated with the degree of functional recovery, therefore younger is always better. 
D)  In rats, the brain is till undergoing significant and basic developmental organization after 12 days of age. 
E)  The Kennard effect is only consistently found in rats. 
A)  In humans, the period associated with greatest functional recovery is between the ages of 5 to 10 years of age. 
B)  Lesions that occur prior to the completion of basic development organization of the cortex cannot be compensated for. 
C)  Age is associated with the degree of functional recovery, therefore younger is always better. 
D)  In rats, the brain is till undergoing significant and basic developmental organization after 12 days of age. 
E)  The Kennard effect is only consistently found in rats.

Question 10

What is the term for the death of neurons that occurs immediately following trauma?

Accepted Answer

A)  secondary cell death 
B)  primary neural death 
C)  crucial cell death 
D)  traumatic neuronal death 
E)  static cell death 
A)  secondary cell death 
B)  primary neural death 
C)  crucial cell death 
D)  traumatic neuronal death 
E)  static cell death

is the removal of something from the environments, whereas is the addition of something to the environment.

Which of the following tends to focus on inserting genes that enhance the production of selected molecules rather than the insertion or deletion of genes?

__________ is the regulation of a cell's internal environment.

Which of the following is a means to compensate for the permanent loss of a neuron?

__________ can result from the neuron exhausting its resources and overwhelming homeostatic mechanisms.

Which of the following is false regarding ischemia?

Which of the following cannot initiate apoptosis?

Which of the following is false regarding regenerative sprouting?

Research involving the Kennard Effect has supported which of the following statements?

What is the term for the death of neurons that occurs immediately following trauma?

Introduction to Neuropsychology Objectives

Neuroanatomy

Techniques in Neuropsychology

Laterality

The Sensorimotor System

Sensation and Perception: Vision

Memory

Hearing and Language Processing

Emotion

Spatial Ability

Attention and Consciousness

Humans, Human Brains, and Evolution

Neural Development

Human Brain Damage

Neuropsychological Assessment

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Exam 16: Recovery of Function Objectives

__________ is the removal of something from the environments, whereas__________ is the addition of something to the environment.

Which of the following tends to focus on inserting genes that enhance the production of selected molecules rather than the insertion or deletion of genes?

__________ is the regulation of a cell's internal environment.

Which of the following is a means to compensate for the permanent loss of a neuron?

__________ can result from the neuron exhausting its resources and overwhelming homeostatic mechanisms.

Which of the following is false regarding ischemia?

Which of the following cannot initiate apoptosis?

Which of the following is false regarding regenerative sprouting?

Research involving the Kennard Effect has supported which of the following statements?

What is the term for the death of neurons that occurs immediately following trauma?

Introduction to Neuropsychology Objectives

Neuroanatomy

Techniques in Neuropsychology

Laterality

The Sensorimotor System

Sensation and Perception: Vision

Memory

Hearing and Language Processing

Emotion

Spatial Ability

Attention and Consciousness

Humans, Human Brains, and Evolution

Neural Development

Human Brain Damage

Neuropsychological Assessment

Filters

is the removal of something from the environments, whereas is the addition of something to the environment.