Deck 2: Section 3: Neuroscience

Question 1

The actions of the pituitary gland are controlled by the _____.

A) hippocampus
B) amygdala
C) hypothalamus
D) medulla

Answer 1

hypothalamus

Question 2

At dinner, when John picks up his fork, his _____ nervous system controls the movement of his finger. His _____ nervous system regulates his stomach and controls the digestion of food.

A) autonomic; autonomic
B) autonomic; somatic
C) somatic; autonomic
D) somatic; somatic

Answer 2

somatic; autonomic

Question 3

Which stage of sleep is referred to as paradoxical sleep?

A) Stage 2
B) Stage 3
C) Stage 4
D) REM sleep

Answer 3

REM sleep

Question 4

Which is an agonist?

A) curare
B) GABA
C) botulinum poison
D) amphetamine

Question 5

The amount of space devoted to each part of the body in the motor cortex is _____.

A) proportional to the actual size of that part of the body
B) proportional to the complexity and precision of movement of which that part of the body is capable
C) the same for all body parts
D) greater for your torso than for your hands

Question 6

Which is an action of the parasympathetic nervous system?

A) pupil dilation
B) stimulation of digestion
C) accelerated heartbeat
D) raised blood sugar levels

Question 7

An SSRI works by blocking the reuptake of _____.

A) dopamine
B) serotonin
C) norepinephrine
D) GABA

Question 8

Information in a person's left visual field goes to the _____ half of each eye and then to the _____ hemisphere.

A) left; left
B) left; right
C) right; right
D) right; left

Question 9

The _____ theory of emotion proposes that the physiological arousal and behavioral responses and the emotional feeling all occur simultaneously but independently.

A) Schachter-Singer two-factor
B) Cannon-Bard
C) James-Lange
D) "common sense"

Question 10

Damage to the right hemisphere will MOST likely disrupt a person's ability to _____.

A) balance a checkbook
B) recognize faces
C) do logic problems
D) give speeches

Question 11

In the majority of people, Broca's area is located in the _____ hemisphere, and Wernicke's area is located in the _____ hemisphere.

A) right; right
B) right; left
C) left; right
D) left; left

Question 12

The limbic system consists of the _____.

A) thalamus, hypothalamus, and amygdala
B) hypothalamus, medulla, and reticular formation
C) amygdala, hypothalamus, and hippocampus
D) basal ganglia, amygdala, and cerebellum

Question 13

Botulinum poisoning (food poisoning) causes paralysis by blocking the release of _____, and curare paralyzes by occupying the receptor sites for _____.

A) acetylcholine; acetylcholine
B) acetylcholine; GABA
C) GABA; acetylcholine
D) GABA; GABA

Question 14

The main function of the _____ is to receive information from other neurons.

A) dendrites
B) cell body
C) axon
D) axon terminals

Question 15

Which type of neuron carries information from the CNS to the PNS?

A) sensory neuron
B) motor neuron
C) interneuron
D) glial