Question 1

Skeletal muscles and sensory organs are connected to the brain and spinal cord by:

Accepted Answer

A) the autonomic nervous system. 
B) the sympathetic nervous system. 
C) the parasympathetic nervous system. 
D) the somatic nervous system. 
A) the autonomic nervous system. 
B) the sympathetic nervous system. 
C) the parasympathetic nervous system. 
D) the somatic nervous system.

Question 2

The _______________ is a structure in the brain stem responsible for certain automatic functions,such as breathing and heart rate.

Accepted Answer

A) reticular activating system 
B) pons 
C) medulla 
D) cerebellum 
A) reticular activating system 
B) pons 
C) medulla 
D) cerebellum

Question 3

When your parasympathetic nervous system is activated:

Accepted Answer

A) your blood pressure increases. 
B) your body conserves energy. 
C) your body prepares for fighting. 
D) your body prepares to flee. 
A) your blood pressure increases. 
B) your body conserves energy. 
C) your body prepares for fighting. 
D) your body prepares to flee.

Question 4

An important role of the spinal cord is:

Accepted Answer

A) processing and storing incoming sensory information. 
B) producing responses to complex stimuli. 
C) monitoring the activity of the internal organs. 
D) producing automatic spinal reflexes. 
A) processing and storing incoming sensory information. 
B) producing responses to complex stimuli. 
C) monitoring the activity of the internal organs. 
D) producing automatic spinal reflexes.

Question 5

A brief change in electrical voltage in the neuron in response to stimulation is called:

Accepted Answer

A) a node. 
B) an action potential 
C) a synaptic charge. 
D) a neurotransmission. 
A) a node. 
B) an action potential 
C) a synaptic charge. 
D) a neurotransmission.

Question 6

Specialization of particular brain areas for particular functions is called:

Accepted Answer

A) plasticity. 
B) localization of function. 
C) neurogenesis. 
D) the action potential. 
A) plasticity. 
B) localization of function. 
C) neurogenesis. 
D) the action potential.

Question 7

Why do the authors state that "Listening to the brain with an EEG machine is like standing outside a sports stadium: You know when something is happening but you can't be sure what it is or who is doing it."

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 8

Research on the sex hormones suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A) fluctuating levels of estrogen and progesterone make women emotional before menstruation. 
B) the testes are the only sites for the production of androgens. 
C) estrogen appears to promote the formation of synapses in certain brain areas. 
D) estrogen and progesterone are produced only by females. 
A) fluctuating levels of estrogen and progesterone make women emotional before menstruation. 
B) the testes are the only sites for the production of androgens. 
C) estrogen appears to promote the formation of synapses in certain brain areas. 
D) estrogen and progesterone are produced only by females.

Question 9

The two main structures of the brain stem are the:

Accepted Answer

A) hippocampus and amygdala. 
B) cerebellum and thalamus. 
C) hypothalamus and pituitary gland. 
D) medulla and pons. 
A) hippocampus and amygdala. 
B) cerebellum and thalamus. 
C) hypothalamus and pituitary gland. 
D) medulla and pons.

Question 10

Name two hormones that are of particular interest to psychologists and explain some of the tasks that these hormones perform.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include two of the fo

Question 11

Ronald Myers and Roger Sperry wondered what would happen if the two hemispheres of the brain were cut off from one another.In order to explore their research question,they severed the corpus callosum in cats.Describe the aspects of the cat's behaviors that remained normal and the aspects that showed a profound change.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 12

Research by contemporary neuroscientists has shown that:

Accepted Answer

A) no new central nervous system cells are produced after infancy. 
B) neurons in the central nervous system cannot regenerate and grow back. 
C) precursor cells can replace damaged cells in a human spinal cord,thus restoring use of limbs. 
D) severed spinal-cord axons in an animal regrow if treated with certain nervous-system chemicals. 
A) no new central nervous system cells are produced after infancy. 
B) neurons in the central nervous system cannot regenerate and grow back. 
C) precursor cells can replace damaged cells in a human spinal cord,thus restoring use of limbs. 
D) severed spinal-cord axons in an animal regrow if treated with certain nervous-system chemicals.

Question 13

The primary reason for performing split-brain surgery on humans was to:

Accepted Answer

A) find out what each half of the brain can do,cut off from the other. 
B) reduce the seizures in patients with debilitating,uncontrollable epilepsy. 
C) find out whether the two hemispheres would develop an alternate means of communication. 
D) reduce the tremors,stiffness,and rigidity of severe Parkinson's disease. 
A) find out what each half of the brain can do,cut off from the other. 
B) reduce the seizures in patients with debilitating,uncontrollable epilepsy. 
C) find out whether the two hemispheres would develop an alternate means of communication. 
D) reduce the tremors,stiffness,and rigidity of severe Parkinson's disease.

Question 14

Which of the following regions contains the motor cortex,which issues orders to the 600 muscles of the body that produce voluntary movement?

Accepted Answer

A) temporal lobes 
B) parietal lobes 
C) frontal lobes 
D) occipital lobes 
A) temporal lobes 
B) parietal lobes 
C) frontal lobes 
D) occipital lobes

Question 15

How does an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)allow the exploration of "inner space" without the injection of chemicals?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 16

Motor nerves carry messages from special receptors in the skin,from muscles,and from sense organs to the spinal cord.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The cerebrum consists of two hemispheres,each of which is divided into _______________ lobes.

Accepted Answer

A) two 
B) three 
C) four 
D) five 
A) two 
B) three 
C) four 
D) five

Question 18

Danny suffered brain damage in a car accident.As a result he is clumsy and uncoordinated.Which structure was most likely damaged?

Accepted Answer

A) pons 
B) medulla 
C) cerebellum 
D) reticular activating system 
A) pons 
B) medulla 
C) cerebellum 
D) reticular activating system

Question 19

Action potentials:

Accepted Answer

A) travel swiftly down axons with myelin and more slowly in axons without myelin. 
B) travel swiftly down axons without myelin and more slowly in axons with myelin. 
C) travel swiftly down dendrites with myelin and more slowly in dendrites without myelin. 
D) travel swiftly down dendrites without myelin and more slowly in dendrites with myelin. 
A) travel swiftly down axons with myelin and more slowly in axons without myelin. 
B) travel swiftly down axons without myelin and more slowly in axons with myelin. 
C) travel swiftly down dendrites with myelin and more slowly in dendrites without myelin. 
D) travel swiftly down dendrites without myelin and more slowly in dendrites with myelin.

Question 20

One purpose of the myelin sheath is to prevent signals in adjacent cells from interfering with each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Exstintion: The Brain: Source of Mind and Self

Skeletal muscles and sensory organs are connected to the brain and spinal cord by:

The _______________ is a structure in the brain stem responsible for certain automatic functions,such as breathing and heart rate.

When your parasympathetic nervous system is activated:

An important role of the spinal cord is:

A brief change in electrical voltage in the neuron in response to stimulation is called:

Specialization of particular brain areas for particular functions is called:

Why do the authors state that "Listening to the brain with an EEG machine is like standing outside a sports stadium: You know when something is happening but you can't be sure what it is or who is doing it."

Research on the sex hormones suggests that:

The two main structures of the brain stem are the:

Name two hormones that are of particular interest to psychologists and explain some of the tasks that these hormones perform.

Research by contemporary neuroscientists has shown that:

The primary reason for performing split-brain surgery on humans was to:

Which of the following regions contains the motor cortex,which issues orders to the 600 muscles of the body that produce voluntary movement?

How does an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)allow the exploration of "inner space" without the injection of chemicals?

Motor nerves carry messages from special receptors in the skin,from muscles,and from sense organs to the spinal cord.

The cerebrum consists of two hemispheres,each of which is divided into _______________ lobes.

Danny suffered brain damage in a car accident.As a result he is clumsy and uncoordinated.Which structure was most likely damaged?

Action potentials:

One purpose of the myelin sheath is to prevent signals in adjacent cells from interfering with each other.

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Genes,evolution,and Environment

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Body Rhythms and Mental States

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Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

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