Deck 2: Section 2: The Biology of Mind and Behavior: the Brain in Action

Question 1

Functional magnetic resonance imaging detects where more brain activity is occurring by ___________.

A)detecting the amount of oxygen that is being brought to a particular place in the brain.
B)where atoms are pulling apart.
C)tracking the path of radiation.
D)simply having a sharp image of the brain.

Answer 1

detecting the amount of oxygen that is being brought to a particular place in the brain.

Question 2

The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)axis may be activated by which of the following stimuli?

A)leukocytes
B)basophils
C)stimulation of the occipital lobe
D)pain.

Answer 2

pain.

Question 3

When a neuron fires, it fires in a(n)________ fashion, because there is no such thing as "partial" firing.

A)all-or-none
B)rapid fire
C)accidental patterned
D)quick succession

Answer 3

all-or-none

Question 4

Ever since he suffered a brain injury by falling from a ladder, his wife has continued to tell the doctor that his personality has changed.He used to be fun loving and care-free, but he is now more critical and yells at his children for seemingly little reason.Zack is likely to have suffered damage to the _______ of his cortex.

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

Question 5

The thalamus is often compared to a(n)________.

A)switching center
B)fast food menu
C)stop sign
D)bus stop

Question 6

LaKeisha stepped on a piece of glass and quickly pulled her foot away from that sharp object.Which of the following are responsible for sending a message to the muscles in LaKeisha's foot, resulting in her pulling her foot away from the piece of glass?

A)motor neurons
B)interneurons
C)sensory neurons
D)reflexes

Question 7

Agonist is to antagonist as:

A)neuromodulator is to neurotransmitter.
B)reuptake is to receptor.
C)mimic is to block.
D)block is to mimic.

Question 8

After a head injury a person reports that she is unable to see, although her eyes are uninjured.A doctor would suspect an injury in the ______ lobe.

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

Question 9

If a person were to damage the speech center in the brain, the ideal age for this to happen would be

A)2)
B)14.
C)33.
D)61.

Question 10

A specialized cell that makes up the nervous system that receives and sends messages within that system is called a _________.

A)glial cell
B)neuron
C)cell body
D)myelin sheath