Question 1

A brainstem nucleus that is strongly implicated in the mechanism for selective attention is the locus ceruleus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

You are a veterinarian and a dog is brought in that has experienced a BB gun shot to the brain.The brain scan reveals damage to the amygdala.You need to explain this injury to the owners.Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The amygdala is required for the expression of affection. 
B) In a normal animal,the amygdala is involved in expression of fear and rage.Without it,the dog may be docile at all times. 
C) The amygdala is required for memory formation.The dog will be forever forgetful. 
D) The amygdala is required for regulation of appetite.Without it,the dog may overeat. 
E) The amygdala is required to express affection,without it,the dog may be less affectionate. 
A) The amygdala is required for the expression of affection. 
B) In a normal animal,the amygdala is involved in expression of fear and rage.Without it,the dog may be docile at all times. 
C) The amygdala is required for memory formation.The dog will be forever forgetful. 
D) The amygdala is required for regulation of appetite.Without it,the dog may overeat. 
E) The amygdala is required to express affection,without it,the dog may be less affectionate. B

Question 3

Neurotransmitters involved in the reward pathways include enkephalin,dopamine,and epinephrine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Would SSRIs be useful therapies for schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes,because they increase the availability of dopamine. 
B) Yes,because they increase the availability of acetylcholine. 
C) No,because they increase the availability of norepinephrine. 
D) No,because they increase the availability of enkephalin. 
E) No,because they increase the availability of serotonin. 
A) Yes,because they increase the availability of dopamine. 
B) Yes,because they increase the availability of acetylcholine. 
C) No,because they increase the availability of norepinephrine. 
D) No,because they increase the availability of enkephalin. 
E) No,because they increase the availability of serotonin.

Question 5

You have a patient who,after undergoing treatment for a brain disease,has a high amount of protein fragments and waste products in his CSF.To aid in clearance,which might you recommend?

Accepted Answer

A) A drug that increases heart rate 
B) Sleep 
C) Hanging upside down 
D) Ingestion of acidic foods 
E) None of the answer choices are correct. 
A) A drug that increases heart rate 
B) Sleep 
C) Hanging upside down 
D) Ingestion of acidic foods 
E) None of the answer choices are correct.

Question 6

Alpha EEG rhythm is descriptive of or occurs during

Accepted Answer

A) slow-wave sleep. 
B) paradoxical sleep. 
C) both slow-wave sleep and paradoxical sleep. 
D) neither slow-wave sleep nor paradoxical sleep. 
A) slow-wave sleep. 
B) paradoxical sleep. 
C) both slow-wave sleep and paradoxical sleep. 
D) neither slow-wave sleep nor paradoxical sleep.

Question 7

You are a veterinarian and a dog is brought in that has experienced a BB gun shot to the brain.The brain scan reveals damage to the septum of the limbic system.You need to explain this injury to the owners.Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The septum is required for the expression of rage,with a damaged septum,this dog will always be docile and never aggressive. 
B) In a normal animal,the septum inhibits the amygdala.Without it,the dog will always be fearful and vicious. 
C) The septum of the limbic system is required for memory formation.The dog will be forever forgetful 
D) The septum of the limbic system is required for regulation of appetite.Without it,the dog may overeat. 
E) The septum of the limbic system is required to express affection,without it,the dog may be less affectionate. 
A) The septum is required for the expression of rage,with a damaged septum,this dog will always be docile and never aggressive. 
B) In a normal animal,the septum inhibits the amygdala.Without it,the dog will always be fearful and vicious. 
C) The septum of the limbic system is required for memory formation.The dog will be forever forgetful 
D) The septum of the limbic system is required for regulation of appetite.Without it,the dog may overeat. 
E) The septum of the limbic system is required to express affection,without it,the dog may be less affectionate.

Question 8

Dreaming occurs when one is in NREM sleep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Pulsate secretion of growth hormone is descriptive of or occurs during

Accepted Answer

A) slow-wave sleep. 
B) paradoxical sleep. 
C) both slow-wave sleep and paradoxical sleep. 
D) neither slow-wave sleep nor paradoxical sleep. 
A) slow-wave sleep. 
B) paradoxical sleep. 
C) both slow-wave sleep and paradoxical sleep. 
D) neither slow-wave sleep nor paradoxical sleep.

Question 10

In pardoxical sleep an individual is easily aroused from a deep sleep,although the EEG pattern that is observed is consistent with that of an individual in NREM sleep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Retrograde amnesia is the loss of memory for all events that happened before a serious brain trauma such as a blow to the head.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Regarding schizophrenia,

Accepted Answer

A) people with schizophrenia frequently have disorders of sensory awareness. 
B) treatment of schizophrenia may result in symptoms of Parkinson's disease. 
C) lithium carbonate is the most common drug prescribed for schizophrenia. 
D) both "people with schizophrenia frequently have disorders of sensory awareness" and "treatment of schizophrenia may result in symptoms of Parkinson's disease" are correct. 
E) both "treatment of schizophrenia may result in symptoms of Parkinson's disease" and "lithium carbonate is the most common drug prescribed for schizophrenia" are correct. 
A) people with schizophrenia frequently have disorders of sensory awareness. 
B) treatment of schizophrenia may result in symptoms of Parkinson's disease. 
C) lithium carbonate is the most common drug prescribed for schizophrenia. 
D) both "people with schizophrenia frequently have disorders of sensory awareness" and "treatment of schizophrenia may result in symptoms of Parkinson's disease" are correct. 
E) both "treatment of schizophrenia may result in symptoms of Parkinson's disease" and "lithium carbonate is the most common drug prescribed for schizophrenia" are correct.

Question 13

An electroencephalogram

Accepted Answer

A) is a record of action potentials in the brain. 
B) records the potential difference between two points on the scalp's surface. 
C) is a pattern of complex waves with amplitudes similar to those of action potentials. 
A) is a record of action potentials in the brain. 
B) records the potential difference between two points on the scalp's surface. 
C) is a pattern of complex waves with amplitudes similar to those of action potentials.

Question 14

The most nearly correct sequence of activation of brain areas when one responds in writing to a verbal command is

Accepted Answer

A) primary auditory cortex;Wernicke's area;Broca's area;supplementary motor cortex;primary motor cortex. 
B) primary auditory cortex;Broca's area;supplementary motor cortex;Wernicke's area;primary motor cortex. 
C) primary auditory cortex;Broca's area;Wernicke's area;supplementary motor cortex;primary motor cortex. 
D) primary auditory cortex;Broca's area;Wernicke's area;primary motor cortex;supplementary motor cortex. 
E) primary auditory cortex;Wernicke's area;Broca's area;primary motor cortex;supplementary motor cortex. 
A) primary auditory cortex;Wernicke's area;Broca's area;supplementary motor cortex;primary motor cortex. 
B) primary auditory cortex;Broca's area;supplementary motor cortex;Wernicke's area;primary motor cortex. 
C) primary auditory cortex;Broca's area;Wernicke's area;supplementary motor cortex;primary motor cortex. 
D) primary auditory cortex;Broca's area;Wernicke's area;primary motor cortex;supplementary motor cortex. 
E) primary auditory cortex;Wernicke's area;Broca's area;primary motor cortex;supplementary motor cortex.

Question 15

Working memory is easy to change and can be lost in response to any condition that interrupts electrical activity of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Regarding schizophrenia,

Accepted Answer

A) it is a family of mental disorders that involves disturbances of thinking,perceiving,and control of motor activity. 
B) its symptoms can include paranoid delusions and hallucinations. 
C) it probably has a hereditary component. 
D) both "it is a family of mental disorders that involves disturbances of thinking,perceiving,and control of motor activity" and "its symptoms can include paranoid delusions and hallucinations" are correct. 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) it is a family of mental disorders that involves disturbances of thinking,perceiving,and control of motor activity. 
B) its symptoms can include paranoid delusions and hallucinations. 
C) it probably has a hereditary component. 
D) both "it is a family of mental disorders that involves disturbances of thinking,perceiving,and control of motor activity" and "its symptoms can include paranoid delusions and hallucinations" are correct. 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 17

Psychoactive drugs

Accepted Answer

A) can be taken to relieve altered states of consciousness. 
B) can be taken to experience altered states of consciousness. 
C) may stimulate neuronal activity in the "reward" areas of the brain. 
D) All of the choices are correct. 
A) can be taken to relieve altered states of consciousness. 
B) can be taken to experience altered states of consciousness. 
C) may stimulate neuronal activity in the "reward" areas of the brain. 
D) All of the choices are correct.

Question 18

When a person loses consciousness,working memory is interrupted and memories are abolished for all that happened for a variable period of time before the blow that caused unconsciousness.Why?

Accepted Answer

A) The traumatic blow to the head caused a concussion through violent displacement of the brain in the skull. 
B) There was a deficiency of adequate blood flow to the brain. 
C) There was an interruption in the constant stream of neuron potentials to memory facilitation brain areas. 
D) Conflicting external interference prevents conversion of short-term to long-term memory. 
E) This is an area of neurological research that has not achieved any satisfying conclusions at the present time. 
A) The traumatic blow to the head caused a concussion through violent displacement of the brain in the skull. 
B) There was a deficiency of adequate blood flow to the brain. 
C) There was an interruption in the constant stream of neuron potentials to memory facilitation brain areas. 
D) Conflicting external interference prevents conversion of short-term to long-term memory. 
E) This is an area of neurological research that has not achieved any satisfying conclusions at the present time.

Question 19

The EEG tracing of a relaxed individual who has closed eyes and is not concentrating on anything in particular is mainly an alpha rhythm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

You can tell a person is in a coma and not just asleep if you see high-amplitude,spike-wave EEG pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A brainstem nucleus that is strongly implicated in the mechanism for selective attention is the locus ceruleus.

You are a veterinarian and a dog is brought in that has experienced a BB gun shot to the brain.The brain scan reveals damage to the amygdala.You need to explain this injury to the owners.Which of the following is true?

Neurotransmitters involved in the reward pathways include enkephalin,dopamine,and epinephrine.

Would SSRIs be useful therapies for schizophrenia?

You have a patient who,after undergoing treatment for a brain disease,has a high amount of protein fragments and waste products in his CSF.To aid in clearance,which might you recommend?

Alpha EEG rhythm is descriptive of or occurs during

You are a veterinarian and a dog is brought in that has experienced a BB gun shot to the brain.The brain scan reveals damage to the septum of the limbic system.You need to explain this injury to the owners.Which of the following is true?

Dreaming occurs when one is in NREM sleep.

Pulsate secretion of growth hormone is descriptive of or occurs during

In pardoxical sleep an individual is easily aroused from a deep sleep,although the EEG pattern that is observed is consistent with that of an individual in NREM sleep.

Retrograde amnesia is the loss of memory for all events that happened before a serious brain trauma such as a blow to the head.

Regarding schizophrenia,

An electroencephalogram

The most nearly correct sequence of activation of brain areas when one responds in writing to a verbal command is

Working memory is easy to change and can be lost in response to any condition that interrupts electrical activity of the brain.

Regarding schizophrenia,

Psychoactive drugs

When a person loses consciousness,working memory is interrupted and memories are abolished for all that happened for a variable period of time before the blow that caused unconsciousness.Why?

The EEG tracing of a relaxed individual who has closed eyes and is not concentrating on anything in particular is mainly an alpha rhythm.

You can tell a person is in a coma and not just asleep if you see high-amplitude,spike-wave EEG pattern.

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Exam 8: Consciousness, the Brain, and Behavior

A brainstem nucleus that is strongly implicated in the mechanism for selective attention is the locus ceruleus.

You are a veterinarian and a dog is brought in that has experienced a BB gun shot to the brain.The brain scan reveals damage to the amygdala.You need to explain this injury to the owners.Which of the following is true?

Neurotransmitters involved in the reward pathways include enkephalin,dopamine,and epinephrine.

Would SSRIs be useful therapies for schizophrenia?

You have a patient who,after undergoing treatment for a brain disease,has a high amount of protein fragments and waste products in his CSF.To aid in clearance,which might you recommend?

Alpha EEG rhythm is descriptive of or occurs during

You are a veterinarian and a dog is brought in that has experienced a BB gun shot to the brain.The brain scan reveals damage to the septum of the limbic system.You need to explain this injury to the owners.Which of the following is true?

Dreaming occurs when one is in NREM sleep.

Pulsate secretion of growth hormone is descriptive of or occurs during

In pardoxical sleep an individual is easily aroused from a deep sleep,although the EEG pattern that is observed is consistent with that of an individual in NREM sleep.

Retrograde amnesia is the loss of memory for all events that happened before a serious brain trauma such as a blow to the head.

Regarding schizophrenia,

An electroencephalogram

The most nearly correct sequence of activation of brain areas when one responds in writing to a verbal command is

Working memory is easy to change and can be lost in response to any condition that interrupts electrical activity of the brain.

Regarding schizophrenia,

Psychoactive drugs

When a person loses consciousness,working memory is interrupted and memories are abolished for all that happened for a variable period of time before the blow that caused unconsciousness.Why?

The EEG tracing of a relaxed individual who has closed eyes and is not concentrating on anything in particular is mainly an alpha rhythm.

You can tell a person is in a coma and not just asleep if you see high-amplitude,spike-wave EEG pattern.

Homeostasis: A Framework for Human Physiology

Chemical Composition of the Body and Its Relation to Physiology

Cellular Structure, Proteins, and Metabolic Pathways

Movement of Solutes and Water Across Cell Membranes

Cell Signalling in Physiology

Neuronal Signaling and the Structure of the Nervous System

Sensory Physiology

Muscle

Control Body Movement

The Endocrine System

Cardiovascular Physiology

Respiratory Physiology

The Kidneys and Regulation of Water and Inorganic Ions

The Digestion and Absorption of Food

Regulation of Organic Metabolism and Energy Balance

Reproduction

The Immune System

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