Question 1

Phenylketonuria is caused by:

Accepted Answer

A)  anoxia. 
B)  metabolic error. 
C)  infection. 
D)  abnormal brain development. 
A)  anoxia. 
B)  metabolic error. 
C)  infection. 
D)  abnormal brain development.

Question 2

Prenatal stress _____ gene methylation.

Accepted Answer

A)  can increase 
B)  can reduce 
C)  can reverse 
D)  has no influence on 
A)  can increase 
B)  can reduce 
C)  can reverse 
D)  has no influence on

Question 3

Cells find their appropriate location by following a road laid down by:

Accepted Answer

A)  astrocytes. 
B)  oligodendrocytes. 
C)  radial glial cells. 
D)  epithelial cells. 
A)  astrocytes. 
B)  oligodendrocytes. 
C)  radial glial cells. 
D)  epithelial cells.

Question 4

The _____ is the notion that neurons or their axons and dendrites are drawn toward a chemical that indicates the correct pathway.

Accepted Answer

A)  chemical biomarker hypothesis 
B)  chemo-gradient hypothesis 
C)  chemoaffinity hypothesis 
D)  genetic blueprint hypothesis 
A)  chemical biomarker hypothesis 
B)  chemo-gradient hypothesis 
C)  chemoaffinity hypothesis 
D)  genetic blueprint hypothesis

Question 5

Cell differentiation:

Accepted Answer

A)  occurs after neuron maturation. 
B)  occurs after migration. 
C)  occurs before neuron generation. 
D)  is not complete until well after birth. 
A)  occurs after neuron maturation. 
B)  occurs after migration. 
C)  occurs before neuron generation. 
D)  is not complete until well after birth.

Question 6

Neurogenesis (the process of forming neurons)is largely complete after about _____ months of gestation.

Accepted Answer

A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  five 
D)  seven 
A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  five 
D)  seven

Question 7

_____ is(are)molecules that help(s)cells bind to one another to aid in migration.

Accepted Answer

A)  Tropic molecules 
B)  Nerve growth factor 
C)  Cell adhesion molecules 
D)  Trophic molecules 
A)  Tropic molecules 
B)  Nerve growth factor 
C)  Cell adhesion molecules 
D)  Trophic molecules

Question 8

Neuroimaging studies of brain development have revealed that children from families with low SES (socioeconomic status)show _____ and score _____ on tests of cognitive performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased cortical surface area;lower 
B)  decreased cortical surface area;the same as high SES peers 
C)  the same cortical surface area as their high SES peers;lower 
D)  increased cortical surface area;higher 
A)  decreased cortical surface area;lower 
B)  decreased cortical surface area;the same as high SES peers 
C)  the same cortical surface area as their high SES peers;lower 
D)  increased cortical surface area;higher

Question 9

Masculinization refers to the effects of:

Accepted Answer

A)  testosterone on brain cells. 
B)  too little estrogen on female embryos. 
C)  testosterone on female embryos. 
D)  too little estrogen on brain cells. 
A)  testosterone on brain cells. 
B)  too little estrogen on female embryos. 
C)  testosterone on female embryos. 
D)  too little estrogen on brain cells.

Question 10

_____ is the process that works to suppress gene expression during development.

Accepted Answer

A)  Methylation 
B)  Mutation 
C)  Translation 
D)  Transcription 
A)  Methylation 
B)  Mutation 
C)  Translation 
D)  Transcription

Question 11

The _____ is thought to contain a primitive map or blueprint of the cortex that tells developing neurons to which location to migrate.

Accepted Answer

A)  brainstem 
B)  thalamus 
C)  subventricular zone 
D)  hippocampus 
A)  brainstem 
B)  thalamus 
C)  subventricular zone 
D)  hippocampus

Exam 8:How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? Part C

Phenylketonuria is caused by:

Prenatal stress _____ gene methylation.

Cells find their appropriate location by following a road laid down by:

The _____ is the notion that neurons or their axons and dendrites are drawn toward a chemical that indicates the correct pathway.

Cell differentiation:

Neurogenesis (the process of forming neurons)is largely complete after about _____ months of gestation.

_____ is(are)molecules that help(s)cells bind to one another to aid in migration.

Neuroimaging studies of brain development have revealed that children from families with low SES (socioeconomic status)show _____ and score _____ on tests of cognitive performance.

Masculinization refers to the effects of:

_____ is the process that works to suppress gene expression during development.

The _____ is thought to contain a primitive map or blueprint of the cortex that tells developing neurons to which location to migrate.

What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior? Part A

What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior? Part B

What Is the Nervous System's Functional Anatomy? Part A

What Is the Nervous System's Functional Anatomy? Part B

What Is the Nervous System's Functional Anatomy? Part C

What Are the Nervous System's Functional Units? Part A

What Are the Nervous System's Functional Units? Part B

What Are the Nervous System's Functional Units? Part C

How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information? Part A

How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information? Part B

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt? Part A

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt? Part B

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt? Part C

How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior? Part A

How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior? Part B

How Do We Study the Brain's Structures and Functions? Part A

How Do We Study the Brain's Structures and Functions? Part B

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? Part A

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? Part B

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World? Part A

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World? Part B

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World? Part C

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music? Part A

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music? Part B

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music? Part C

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement? Part A

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement? Part B

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement? Part C

What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior? Part A

What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior? Part B

Why Do We Sleep and Dream? Part A

Why Do We Sleep and Dream? Part B

Why Do We Sleep and Dream? Part C

How Do We Learn and Remember? Part A

How Do We Learn and Remember? Part B

How Do We Learn and Remember? Part C

How Does the Brain Think? Part A

How Does the Brain Think? Part B

What Happens When the Brain Misbehaves?

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Neuroimaging studies of brain development have revealed that children from families with low SES (socioeconomic status)show _ and score _ on tests of cognitive performance.