Question 1

Ron,a middle-aged bank executive,is in excellent health.Ron jogs five miles four times a week,keeps his weight at a healthy point,and eats a well-balanced diet.He is particularly worried about the effects of aging as both his parents developed Alzheimer's disease in their later years.Recently Ron has been receiving Botox injections to reduce the wrinkles on his forehead.Little does he know that the Botox injections he receives and the aging disease he so dreads have this same neurotransmitter in common:

Accepted Answer

A) serotonin 
B) acetylcholine 
C) dopamine 
D) endorphins

Question 2

Wernicke's area is primarily concerned with speech production,while Broca's area is related to speech comprehension.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The parietal lobe is located:

Accepted Answer

A) in the front of the brain. 
B) in the rear of the brain. 
C) at the top of the brain behind the central fissure. 
D) at the back of the brain behind the occipital lobe.

Question 4

The disease _____________ is caused when the immune system attacks the myelin sheath of its own neurons.

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The answer of The disease _____________ is caused when the...

Question 5

The fact that immune cells contain receptors that are keyed to specific neurotransmitters provides clear evidence that the ___________ system and _____________ system can communicate with one another.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The fact that immune cells contain receptors...

Question 6

Which of the following are among the functions affected by the hypothalamus?

Accepted Answer

A) sexual behaviour,temperature regulation,and sleeping 
B) memory encoding,storage and retrieval 
C) respiration and heart rate 
D) alerting the higher brain centres that sensory information is about to come in

Question 7

As far as the sensory cortex is concerned,humans primarily consist of the following body structures:

Accepted Answer

A) legs and arms. 
B) head and torso. 
C) head,hands,and feet. 
D) fingers,lips,and tongue.

Question 8

The process in which neurotransmitters are deactivated when they are taken back into the presynaptic axon terminal is called:

Accepted Answer

A) restoring. 
B) regeneration. 
C) recycling. 
D) reuptake.

Question 9

Research on schizophrenia has found that men with this disorder have abnormalities that might account for their confused thinking and disordered attention.These abnormalities tended to occur in their ____________:

Accepted Answer

A) cerebrum 
B) limbic system 
C) hypothalamus 
D) thalamus

Question 10

________________ occurs when transmitter molecules are reabsorbed into the presynaptic axon terminal.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________________ occurs when transmitter molecules are reabsorbed...

Question 11

The disease AIDS was discussed as an example of an overactive immune system response to an internal antigen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The central nervous system is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) only the neurons in the brain. 
B) only the neurons in the spinal cord. 
C) only the neurons in the brain and spinal cord. 
D) only the neurons outside of the brain and spinal cord.

Question 13

Hormones are the primary method of communication for the:

Accepted Answer

A) nervous system. 
B) endocrine system. 
C) immune system. 
D) cerebral cortex.

Question 14

The __________ method of studying brain behaviour is capable of examining both brain structures and brain activity.

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The answer of The __________ method of studying brain behaviour...

Question 15

Describe and list the functions of the three primary structures in the hindbrain.For each structure,state what typically happens if that structure is damaged.

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The answer of Describe and list the functions of the...

Question 16

Mark's father had triple bypass surgery a week ago and has been told by his doctors to reduce the stress in his life in general and at least for the next several weeks try to maintain calmness about him.After opening a letter from school containing Mark's poor semester grades,his father does his biofeedback exercises in an effort to return his blood pressure to normal and his muscles back to relaxation.For this to work,a particular nervous system is working overtime.This is the ________________ nervous system.

Accepted Answer

A) parasympathetic 
B) sympathetic 
C) central 
D) homeostatic

Question 17

When the resting potential of a neuron becomes more negative (e.g.,goes from -70 millivolts to -72 millivolts),this is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) excitation. 
B) depolarization. 
C) hyperpolarization. 
D) an action potential.

Question 18

What are the three major types of neurons in the nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A) sensory neurons,motor neurons,and interneurons 
B) sensory neurons,inhibitory neurons,and interneurons 
C) excitatory neurons,inhibitory neurons,and sensory neurons 
D) excitatory neurons,motor neurons,and interneurons

Question 19

While the hypothalamus is known to play a role in the formation of motivational and emotional urges,it is thought that the coordination of the behaviours needed to satisfy these urges is performed by the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) hippocampus 
B) thalamus 
C) limbic system 
D) amygdala

Question 20

The action of an ____________ neurotransmitter from one presynaptic neuron may prevent the post-synaptic neuron from reaching the action potential threshold.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The action of an ____________ neurotransmitter from...

Exam 3: Biological Foundations of Behaviour