Question 1

Fossil evidence suggests that multicellular organisms evolved approximately

Accepted Answer

A)  500-600 million years ago. 
B)  800-900 million years ago. 
C)  1.8 billion years ago. 
D)  3 billion years ago. 
A)  500-600 million years ago. 
B)  800-900 million years ago. 
C)  1.8 billion years ago. 
D)  3 billion years ago.

Question 2

Dr.Velay just told his patient that she suffers from an abnormally low level of serotonin.What diagnosis is Dr.Velay most likely to give his patient?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parkinson's disease 
B)  Huntington's disease 
C)  multiple sclerosis 
D)  depression 
A)  Parkinson's disease 
B)  Huntington's disease 
C)  multiple sclerosis 
D)  depression

Question 3

Dr.Grella wants to study what happens to short-term memory capacity in humans if the prefrontal cortex is destroyed.Obviously,destroying the prefrontal cortex of participants is out of the question.What is the next best thing that Dr.Grella could do to investigate this problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  ERP 
B)  TMS 
C)  MRI 
D)  Examine the autopsy tissue of people who lived with short-term memory capacity deficits. 
A)  ERP 
B)  TMS 
C)  MRI 
D)  Examine the autopsy tissue of people who lived with short-term memory capacity deficits.

Question 4

Which lobe plays the eclectic role of visual recognition,language comprehension,and memory?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true regarding action potentials?

Accepted Answer

A)  The strength of action potentials can vary dramatically. 
B)  Action potentials occur at a constant rate. 
C)  The strength of action potentials does not vary. 
D)  Regardless of their rate of occurrence, action potentials fire at a steady rhythm. 
A)  The strength of action potentials can vary dramatically. 
B)  Action potentials occur at a constant rate. 
C)  The strength of action potentials does not vary. 
D)  Regardless of their rate of occurrence, action potentials fire at a steady rhythm.

Question 6

The number of extensions protruding from the cell body is the main difference between

Accepted Answer

A)  multipolar, bipolar, and unipolar neurons. 
B)  neurons and glial cells. 
C)  cells in the brain and cells in the spinal cord. 
D)  old and new neurons. 
A)  multipolar, bipolar, and unipolar neurons. 
B)  neurons and glial cells. 
C)  cells in the brain and cells in the spinal cord. 
D)  old and new neurons.

Question 7

Pia is performing a ballet with the rest of her dance group.Which brain structure in the hindbrain allows her to carry out the sequence of complex dance steps?

Accepted Answer

A)  medulla 
B)  pons 
C)  cerebellum 
D)  reticular formation 
A)  medulla 
B)  pons 
C)  cerebellum 
D)  reticular formation

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a symptom chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)?

Accepted Answer

A)  uncontrollable appetite 
B)  personality changes 
C)  mood swings 
D)  memory loss 
A)  uncontrollable appetite 
B)  personality changes 
C)  mood swings 
D)  memory loss

Question 9

CT is to ___ as MRI is to ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  X-ray; blood flow 
B)  blood flow; X-ray 
C)  X-ray; magnetic field 
D)  magnetic field; X-ray 
A)  X-ray; blood flow 
B)  blood flow; X-ray 
C)  X-ray; magnetic field 
D)  magnetic field; X-ray

Question 10

What would happen if the dendrites of a neuron didn't work properly?

Accepted Answer

A)  The neuron wouldn't be able to receive information from other neurons. 
B)  The neuron wouldn't have any myelin sheath. 
C)  The neuron wouldn't be able to release any neurotransmitters. 
D)  The neuron wouldn't have any cytoplasm in the cell body. 
A)  The neuron wouldn't be able to receive information from other neurons. 
B)  The neuron wouldn't have any myelin sheath. 
C)  The neuron wouldn't be able to release any neurotransmitters. 
D)  The neuron wouldn't have any cytoplasm in the cell body.

Question 11

The structure in the hind brain involved in sleep,dreaming,breathing,and swallowing is the ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  medulla 
B)  pons 
C)  cerebellum 
D)  reticular formation 
A)  medulla 
B)  pons 
C)  cerebellum 
D)  reticular formation

Question 12

Ikram has a problem with his afferent neurons.How would this affect his behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  He would not be able to feel pain. 
B)  He would not be able to focus his attention. 
C)  He would not be able to move. 
D)  He would not be able to hear. 
A)  He would not be able to feel pain. 
B)  He would not be able to focus his attention. 
C)  He would not be able to move. 
D)  He would not be able to hear.

Question 13

Schizophrenia is to ___ as Parkinson's is to ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  dopamine; seratonin 
B)  seratonin; dopamine 
C)  serotonin; serotonin 
D)  dopamine; dopamine 
A)  dopamine; seratonin 
B)  seratonin; dopamine 
C)  serotonin; serotonin 
D)  dopamine; dopamine

Question 14

Rada has been advised that she has a demyelinating disease.Which cells in Rada's body would be most directly affected?

Accepted Answer

A)  oligiodendroglial and schwann cells 
B)  Schwann cells and epidymal cells 
C)  epidymal cells and astroglial 
D)  oligiodendroglial and epidymal cells 
A)  oligiodendroglial and schwann cells 
B)  Schwann cells and epidymal cells 
C)  epidymal cells and astroglial 
D)  oligiodendroglial and epidymal cells

Question 15

What type of scientist's study brain functionality by investigating patients with brain damage?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What type of scientist's study brain functionality...

Question 16

Which of the following subcortical areas is correctly paired with a description?

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala - important in movement and implicit memory 
B)  hippocampus - important for learning and memory 
C)  striatum - important for motivation and reward learning 
D)  nucleus accumbens - processes emotional stimuli 
A)  amygdala - important in movement and implicit memory 
B)  hippocampus - important for learning and memory 
C)  striatum - important for motivation and reward learning 
D)  nucleus accumbens - processes emotional stimuli

Question 17

Approximately how many neurons are housed in the adult human brain?

Accepted Answer

approximat

Question 18

Which of the following accurately reflects the process by which sodium potassium pumps maintain the resting charge of a neuron?

Accepted Answer

A)  It pumps three NA? ions out and allows two K? ions in. 
B)  It pumps three K? ions out and allows two NA? ions in. 
C)  It pumps three K? out and allows three NA? ions in. 
D)  It pumps two K? out and allows two NA? in. 
A)  It pumps three NA? ions out and allows two K? ions in. 
B)  It pumps three K? ions out and allows two NA? ions in. 
C)  It pumps three K? out and allows three NA? ions in. 
D)  It pumps two K? out and allows two NA? in.

Question 19

The branch-like structures that extend away from the cell body to receive impulses from other neurons are called ___.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The branch-like structures that extend away from...

Question 20

The study of the nervous system is called ___.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The study of the nervous system is...

Fossil evidence suggests that multicellular organisms evolved approximately

Dr.Velay just told his patient that she suffers from an abnormally low level of serotonin.What diagnosis is Dr.Velay most likely to give his patient?

Dr.Grella wants to study what happens to short-term memory capacity in humans if the prefrontal cortex is destroyed.Obviously,destroying the prefrontal cortex of participants is out of the question.What is the next best thing that Dr.Grella could do to investigate this problem?

Which lobe plays the eclectic role of visual recognition,language comprehension,and memory?

Which of the following statements is true regarding action potentials?

The number of extensions protruding from the cell body is the main difference between

Pia is performing a ballet with the rest of her dance group.Which brain structure in the hindbrain allows her to carry out the sequence of complex dance steps?

Which of the following is NOT a symptom chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)?

CT is to _ as MRI is to _.

What would happen if the dendrites of a neuron didn't work properly?

The structure in the hind brain involved in sleep,dreaming,breathing,and swallowing is the ___.

Ikram has a problem with his afferent neurons.How would this affect his behaviour?

Schizophrenia is to _ as Parkinson's is to _.

Rada has been advised that she has a demyelinating disease.Which cells in Rada's body would be most directly affected?

What type of scientist's study brain functionality by investigating patients with brain damage?

Which of the following subcortical areas is correctly paired with a description?

Approximately how many neurons are housed in the adult human brain?

Which of the following accurately reflects the process by which sodium potassium pumps maintain the resting charge of a neuron?

The branch-like structures that extend away from the cell body to receive impulses from other neurons are called ___.

The study of the nervous system is called ___.

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Fossil evidence suggests that multicellular organisms evolved approximately

Dr.Velay just told his patient that she suffers from an abnormally low level of serotonin.What diagnosis is Dr.Velay most likely to give his patient?

Dr.Grella wants to study what happens to short-term memory capacity in humans if the prefrontal cortex is destroyed.Obviously,destroying the prefrontal cortex of participants is out of the question.What is the next best thing that Dr.Grella could do to investigate this problem?

Which lobe plays the eclectic role of visual recognition,language comprehension,and memory?

Which of the following statements is true regarding action potentials?

The number of extensions protruding from the cell body is the main difference between

Pia is performing a ballet with the rest of her dance group.Which brain structure in the hindbrain allows her to carry out the sequence of complex dance steps?

Which of the following is NOT a symptom chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)?

CT is to ___ as MRI is to ___.

What would happen if the dendrites of a neuron didn't work properly?

The structure in the hind brain involved in sleep,dreaming,breathing,and swallowing is the ___.

Ikram has a problem with his afferent neurons.How would this affect his behaviour?

Schizophrenia is to ___ as Parkinson's is to ___.

Rada has been advised that she has a demyelinating disease.Which cells in Rada's body would be most directly affected?

What type of scientist's study brain functionality by investigating patients with brain damage?

Which of the following subcortical areas is correctly paired with a description?

Approximately how many neurons are housed in the adult human brain?

Which of the following accurately reflects the process by which sodium potassium pumps maintain the resting charge of a neuron?

The branch-like structures that extend away from the cell body to receive impulses from other neurons are called ___.

The study of the nervous system is called ___.

Psychology Yesterday and Today

Psychology as a Science

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Language and Thought

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

social Psychology

Stress,coping,and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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CT is to _ as MRI is to _.

Schizophrenia is to _ as Parkinson's is to _.