Question 1

A major feature of the symptoms of autism is their

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A)  serenity. 
B)  heterogeneity. 
C)  homogeneity. 
D)  consistency. 
E)  universality. 
A)  serenity. 
B)  heterogeneity. 
C)  homogeneity. 
D)  consistency. 
E)  universality. B

Question 2

Frogs, unlike mammals, have retinal ganglion cells that are capable of

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A)  degeneration. 
B)  proliferation. 
C)  color vision. 
D)  regeneration. 
E)  aggregation. 
A)  degeneration. 
B)  proliferation. 
C)  color vision. 
D)  regeneration. 
E)  aggregation. D

Question 3

The neural plate is a patch of

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A)  multipolar neurons. 
B)  ectoderm. 
C)  mesoderm. 
D)  endoderm. 
E)  growth cones. 
A)  multipolar neurons. 
B)  ectoderm. 
C)  mesoderm. 
D)  endoderm. 
E)  growth cones. B

Question 4

The first major phase of neurodevelopment is induction of the

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A)  neural tube. 
B)  neural grove. 
C)  growth cones. 
D)  neural plate. 
E)  neural growth factors. 
A)  neural tube. 
B)  neural grove. 
C)  growth cones. 
D)  neural plate. 
E)  neural growth factors.

Question 5

Stem cells are cells that

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A)  are multipotent. 
B)  have a seemingly unlimited capacity to multiply. 
C)  are multipolar. 
D)  both a and B 
E)  both B and C 
A)  are multipotent. 
B)  have a seemingly unlimited capacity to multiply. 
C)  are multipolar. 
D)  both a and B 
E)  both B and C

Question 6

Immature cells that have the potential to develop into various kinds of mature cells are called

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A)  ependymal cells. 
B)  multipotent cells. 
C)  ventricular cells. 
D)  radial cells. 
E)  branch cells. 
A)  ependymal cells. 
B)  multipotent cells. 
C)  ventricular cells. 
D)  radial cells. 
E)  branch cells.

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true?

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A)  About 50% of savants are diagnosed with autism. 
B)  About 10% of autistic individuals are savants. 
C)  About 50% of autistic individuals are savants. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both A and C 
A)  About 50% of savants are diagnosed with autism. 
B)  About 10% of autistic individuals are savants. 
C)  About 50% of autistic individuals are savants. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both A and C

Question 8

Which of the following are amoeba-like in their appearance and movements?

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A)  growth cones 
B)  ependymal cells 
C)  neural cell-adhesion molecules 
D)  radial glial cells 
E)  retinal ganglion cells 
A)  growth cones 
B)  ependymal cells 
C)  neural cell-adhesion molecules 
D)  radial glial cells 
E)  retinal ganglion cells

Question 9

The postnatal growth of the human brain results from

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A)  synaptogenesis. 
B)  an increase in the number of neurons. 
C)  myelination. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and C 
A)  synaptogenesis. 
B)  an increase in the number of neurons. 
C)  myelination. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and C

Question 10

Although they have many cognitive problems, Williams people have good

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A)  musical abilities. 
B)  drawing abilities. 
C)  language abilities. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and C 
A)  musical abilities. 
B)  drawing abilities. 
C)  language abilities. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and C

Question 11

Adult stem cells that migrate to the olfactory bulbs are created at certain sites in the

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A)  ventricles. 
B)  ependymal layer. 
C)  hippocampus. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  ventricles. 
B)  ependymal layer. 
C)  hippocampus. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 12

The pattern of migration of future neocortical neurons is referred to as

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A)  accelerated. 
B)  insidious. 
C)  inside out. 
D)  subventricular. 
E)  ependymal. 
A)  accelerated. 
B)  insidious. 
C)  inside out. 
D)  subventricular. 
E)  ependymal.

Question 13

__________, or ringing in the ears, causes a reorganization of primary auditory cortex.

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The answer of __________, or ringing in the ears, causes...

Question 14

The very first cells to develop in the embryo are

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A)  multipolar. 
B)  bipolar. 
C)  myelinated. 
D)  totipotent. 
E)  mesodermal. 
A)  multipolar. 
B)  bipolar. 
C)  myelinated. 
D)  totipotent. 
E)  mesodermal.

Question 15

The neural groove develops into the neural

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A)  tube. 
B)  plate. 
C)  mesoderm. 
D)  endoderm. 
E)  cord. 
A)  tube. 
B)  plate. 
C)  mesoderm. 
D)  endoderm. 
E)  cord.

Question 16

Sperry's experiments on eye-rotation in frogs led to an influential hypothesis that explains how growth cones find their way to their targets: the

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A)  radial glial hypothesis. 
B)  cell-adhesion hypothesis. 
C)  chemoaffinity hypothesis. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  radial glial hypothesis. 
B)  cell-adhesion hypothesis. 
C)  chemoaffinity hypothesis. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 17

In Sperry's classic studies of eye rotation and regeneration of the optic nerves, he assessed the visual capacities of his subjects by assessing their ability to

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A)  strike accurately at fly-like stimuli. 
B)  identify colors. 
C)  perform a visual discrimination task. 
D)  detect the presence of dim lights. 
E)  solve maze problems. 
A)  strike accurately at fly-like stimuli. 
B)  identify colors. 
C)  perform a visual discrimination task. 
D)  detect the presence of dim lights. 
E)  solve maze problems.

Question 18

Knudsen and Brainard (1991)raised barn owls with vision-displacing prisms over their eyes.This led to the ontogenetic development of

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A)  a corresponding shift in the auditory topographic map in the tectum. 
B)  a discrepancy between where a stimulus was heard to be and where it was seen to be. 
C)  the degeneration of the tectum. 
D)  the degeneration of the visual tectum. 
E)  the degeneration of the auditory cortex. 
A)  a corresponding shift in the auditory topographic map in the tectum. 
B)  a discrepancy between where a stimulus was heard to be and where it was seen to be. 
C)  the degeneration of the tectum. 
D)  the degeneration of the visual tectum. 
E)  the degeneration of the auditory cortex.

Question 19

Cell adhesion molecules are thought to mediate

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A)  differentiation. 
B)  aggregation. 
C)  proliferation. 
D)  sprouting. 
E)  cell death. 
A)  differentiation. 
B)  aggregation. 
C)  proliferation. 
D)  sprouting. 
E)  cell death.

Question 20

Neurotrophins can

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A)  promote neuron growth. 
B)  promote neuron survival. 
C)  function as axon guidance molecules. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  promote neuron growth. 
B)  promote neuron survival. 
C)  function as axon guidance molecules. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

A major feature of the symptoms of autism is their

Frogs, unlike mammals, have retinal ganglion cells that are capable of

The neural plate is a patch of

The first major phase of neurodevelopment is induction of the

Stem cells are cells that

Immature cells that have the potential to develop into various kinds of mature cells are called

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following are amoeba-like in their appearance and movements?

The postnatal growth of the human brain results from

Although they have many cognitive problems, Williams people have good

Adult stem cells that migrate to the olfactory bulbs are created at certain sites in the

The pattern of migration of future neocortical neurons is referred to as

__________, or ringing in the ears, causes a reorganization of primary auditory cortex.

The very first cells to develop in the embryo are

The neural groove develops into the neural

Sperry's experiments on eye-rotation in frogs led to an influential hypothesis that explains how growth cones find their way to their targets: the

In Sperry's classic studies of eye rotation and regeneration of the optic nerves, he assessed the visual capacities of his subjects by assessing their ability to

Knudsen and Brainard (1991)raised barn owls with vision-displacing prisms over their eyes.This led to the ontogenetic development of

Cell adhesion molecules are thought to mediate

Neurotrophins can

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Exam 9: Development of the Nervous System

A major feature of the symptoms of autism is their

Frogs, unlike mammals, have retinal ganglion cells that are capable of

The neural plate is a patch of

The first major phase of neurodevelopment is induction of the

Stem cells are cells that

Immature cells that have the potential to develop into various kinds of mature cells are called

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following are amoeba-like in their appearance and movements?

The postnatal growth of the human brain results from

Although they have many cognitive problems, Williams people have good

Adult stem cells that migrate to the olfactory bulbs are created at certain sites in the

The pattern of migration of future neocortical neurons is referred to as

__________, or ringing in the ears, causes a reorganization of primary auditory cortex.

The very first cells to develop in the embryo are

The neural groove develops into the neural

Sperry's experiments on eye-rotation in frogs led to an influential hypothesis that explains how growth cones find their way to their targets: the

In Sperry's classic studies of eye rotation and regeneration of the optic nerves, he assessed the visual capacities of his subjects by assessing their ability to

Knudsen and Brainard (1991)raised barn owls with vision-displacing prisms over their eyes.This led to the ontogenetic development of

Cell adhesion molecules are thought to mediate

Neurotrophins can

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hunger, Eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits

Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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