Question 1

The cerebral cortex is mostly made up of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  bones and ligaments 
B)  fatty tissue 
C)  dendrites 
D)  cell bodies of neurons 
A)  bones and ligaments 
B)  fatty tissue 
C)  dendrites 
D)  cell bodies of neurons D

Question 2

Anthropoids have olfactory bulbs that are __________ for their overall brain size.

Accepted Answer

A)  of the expected size 
B)  small 
C)  large 
D)  none of these 
A)  of the expected size 
B)  small 
C)  large 
D)  none of these B

Question 3

Modern human throat anatomy are associated with a great risk of choking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The differences between human and chimp supralaryngeal airway include __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a lower larynx 
B)  an expanded pharynx 
C)  a shortened tongue 
D)  all of these 
A)  a lower larynx 
B)  an expanded pharynx 
C)  a shortened tongue 
D)  all of these

Question 5

Which of the following may be a function of the frontal lobe?

Accepted Answer

A)  sleep 
B)  involuntary muscle movements 
C)  emotion 
D)  none of these 
A)  sleep 
B)  involuntary muscle movements 
C)  emotion 
D)  none of these

Question 6

The position of the Neandertal possibly indicates speech.

Accepted Answer

A)  basiocranial flexion 
B)  Wernicke's area 
C)  hyoid bone 
D)  prefrontal lobe 
A)  basiocranial flexion 
B)  Wernicke's area 
C)  hyoid bone 
D)  prefrontal lobe

Question 7

Primatologist Robin Dunbar posits that language may have evolved to replace __________ in large hominin societies.

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict 
B)  sex 
C)  throwing 
D)  grooming 
A)  conflict 
B)  sex 
C)  throwing 
D)  grooming

Question 8

In almost all primate species, females have larger brains than males.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Females in most primate species have larger __________ than males.

Accepted Answer

A)  EQ 
B)  brains 
C)  bodies 
D)  all of these 
A)  EQ 
B)  brains 
C)  bodies 
D)  all of these

Question 10

Researches argue that the flexion of the basicranium is an anatomical marker of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tongue position 
B)  larynx position 
C)  pharynx position 
D)  motor cortex function 
A)  tongue position 
B)  larynx position 
C)  pharynx position 
D)  motor cortex function

Question 11

Which of the following is not true of the cerebrum?

Accepted Answer

A)  the cerebrum is crisscrossed with a series of sulci 
B)  the cerebrum is divided into two hemispheres 
C)  the cerebrum has undergone the least obvious changes over the course of human evolution 
D)  the cerebrum's outer surface is know as the cerebral cortex 
A)  the cerebrum is crisscrossed with a series of sulci 
B)  the cerebrum is divided into two hemispheres 
C)  the cerebrum has undergone the least obvious changes over the course of human evolution 
D)  the cerebrum's outer surface is know as the cerebral cortex

Question 12

The human brain accounts for about 2% of the body mass but uses about __________% of the total energy and oxygen consumed by the body.

Accepted Answer

A)  10-15 
B)  16-20 
C)  18-30 
D)  50-74 
A)  10-15 
B)  16-20 
C)  18-30 
D)  50-74

Question 13

Which of the following is not caused by a lesion in Wernicke's area?

Accepted Answer

A)  disruption in the production of speech yet comprehension remains intact 
B)  fluent but nonsensical speech 
C)  substituting one word for another 
D)  incomprehensible strings of words 
A)  disruption in the production of speech yet comprehension remains intact 
B)  fluent but nonsensical speech 
C)  substituting one word for another 
D)  incomprehensible strings of words

Question 14

Kanzi and other signing apes teach us that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  great apes are naturally in possession of some basic linguistic skills 
B)  comprehension exceeds production in apes 
C)  learning situation is critical in language acquisition 
D)  all of these 
A)  great apes are naturally in possession of some basic linguistic skills 
B)  comprehension exceeds production in apes 
C)  learning situation is critical in language acquisition 
D)  all of these

Question 15

How might we sturdy the existence of speech in the fossil record? What evidence is there from endocasts? What evidence is there from other anatomical features?

Accepted Answer

Studying the existence of speech in the

Question 16

__________ are grammatical languages that have developed in a situation of ongoing linguistic instability.

Accepted Answer

A)  Creoles 
B)  Pidgins 
C)  Deep structures 
D)  Aphasia 
A)  Creoles 
B)  Pidgins 
C)  Deep structures 
D)  Aphasia

Question 17

People with amusia have perfect pitch.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Endocasts may reveal asymmetries in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Broca's area 
B)  the occipital lobe 
C)  the frontal lobe 
D)  limbic system 
A)  Broca's area 
B)  the occipital lobe 
C)  the frontal lobe 
D)  limbic system

Question 19

The intelligence of a creature is determined only by brain size.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Much of what makes human behavior more complex than the behavior of other animals depends on our possession of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  spoken language 
B)  a calcarine sulcus 
C)  sociality 
D)  a frontal lobe 
A)  spoken language 
B)  a calcarine sulcus 
C)  sociality 
D)  a frontal lobe

The cerebral cortex is mostly made up of __________.

Anthropoids have olfactory bulbs that are __________ for their overall brain size.

Modern human throat anatomy are associated with a great risk of choking.

The differences between human and chimp supralaryngeal airway include __________.

Which of the following may be a function of the frontal lobe?

The position of the Neandertal possibly indicates speech.

Primatologist Robin Dunbar posits that language may have evolved to replace __________ in large hominin societies.

In almost all primate species, females have larger brains than males.

Females in most primate species have larger __________ than males.

Researches argue that the flexion of the basicranium is an anatomical marker of __________.

Which of the following is not true of the cerebrum?

The human brain accounts for about 2% of the body mass but uses about __________% of the total energy and oxygen consumed by the body.

Which of the following is not caused by a lesion in Wernicke's area?

Kanzi and other signing apes teach us that __________.

How might we sturdy the existence of speech in the fossil record? What evidence is there from endocasts? What evidence is there from other anatomical features?

__________ are grammatical languages that have developed in a situation of ongoing linguistic instability.

People with amusia have perfect pitch.

Endocasts may reveal asymmetries in __________.

The intelligence of a creature is determined only by brain size.

Much of what makes human behavior more complex than the behavior of other animals depends on our possession of __________.

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Fossils in Geological Context

Origin of Primates

Becoming Human: the Ape-Hominin Transition

Early Hominins

Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Tc L1

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo Sapiens

Biomedical Anthropology

The Evolution of Human Behavior

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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Exam 15: Evolution of the Brain and Language Tc L1

The cerebral cortex is mostly made up of __________.

Anthropoids have olfactory bulbs that are __________ for their overall brain size.

Modern human throat anatomy are associated with a great risk of choking.

The differences between human and chimp supralaryngeal airway include __________.

Which of the following may be a function of the frontal lobe?

The position of the Neandertal possibly indicates speech.

Primatologist Robin Dunbar posits that language may have evolved to replace __________ in large hominin societies.

In almost all primate species, females have larger brains than males.

Females in most primate species have larger __________ than males.

Researches argue that the flexion of the basicranium is an anatomical marker of __________.

Which of the following is not true of the cerebrum?

The human brain accounts for about 2% of the body mass but uses about __________% of the total energy and oxygen consumed by the body.

Which of the following is not caused by a lesion in Wernicke's area?

Kanzi and other signing apes teach us that __________.

How might we sturdy the existence of speech in the fossil record? What evidence is there from endocasts? What evidence is there from other anatomical features?

__________ are grammatical languages that have developed in a situation of ongoing linguistic instability.

People with amusia have perfect pitch.

Endocasts may reveal asymmetries in __________.

The intelligence of a creature is determined only by brain size.

Much of what makes human behavior more complex than the behavior of other animals depends on our possession of __________.

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Fossils in Geological Context

Origin of Primates

Becoming Human: the Ape-Hominin Transition

Early Hominins

Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Tc L1

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo Sapiens

Biomedical Anthropology

The Evolution of Human Behavior

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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