Question 1

Aphasia would be described as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  inability to recognize objects in one's left visual field. 
B)  loss of tactile sensations due to brain damage. 
C)  language disturbance resulting from brain damage. 
D)  blind spot due to damage in the occipital lobe.

Question 2

Which part of the forebrain is basically a "crossroads" that connects many areas of the brain and is the last place where many behaviors are organized or "decided on" before these messages leave the brain and cause the body to react?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which part of the hindbrain prioritizes incoming messages and modifies outgoing commands to the body, which affects muscle tone, posture, and movements of the eyes, face, head, body, and limbs?

Accepted Answer

A)  pons 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  amygdala 
D)  reticular formation

Question 4

The bulb-shaped structures found at the end of neurons form connections with the dendrites and somas of other neurons and allow information to pass from neuron to neuron.These bulb-shaped structures are called the

Accepted Answer

A)  myelin sheaths. 
B)  ion channels. 
C)  dendrite arcs. 
D)  axon terminals.

Question 5

The right hemisphere in humans

Accepted Answer

A)  is the major or dominant one in most right-handed persons. 
B)  controls psychomotor activity on the right side of the body. 
C)  governs the ability to use language, do math, and engage in analytical acts. 
D)  is involved in recognizing faces and in the expression of emotion.

Question 6

Nervous system activities and structures are associated with which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​actions and motives 
B)  ​sensations and feelings 
C)  ​thoughts and memories 
D)  ​all of these

Question 7

Santana steps on a tack and jerks her foot back.This pain will

Accepted Answer

A)  raise her endorphin levels. 
B)  lower her endorphin levels. 
C)  cause depolarization of her pain receptors. 
D)  cause a repolarization of her pain receptors.

Question 8

What effect do neurotransmitters from one neuron have on the next neuron?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have no effect. 
B)  They excite it. 
C)  They inhibit it. 
D)  They may excite or inhibit it.

Question 9

Dr.Amad is a psychologist who is studying how parts of the brain control particular mental or behavioral functions, such as being able to recognize faces, speak, problem-solve, or move one's hands or feet.Dr.Amad would be referred to as a

Accepted Answer

A)  neurogenic psychologist. 
B)  biopsychologist. 
C)  physiological behaviorist. 
D)  cranial behaviorist.

Question 10

When a neuron is inactive, more of which of the following exist OUTSIDE the neuron?

Accepted Answer

A)  positive ions 
B)  negative ions 
C)  myelin sheaths 
D)  neuropeptides

Question 11

Which of the following changes would you expect to occur in someone whose frontal lobes were damaged in an accident?

Accepted Answer

A)  development of blind spots in the visual field 
B)  reduced capacity to hear high frequency sounds 
C)  reduced reasoning and planning abilities and changes in personality 
D)  inability to sense hot and cold

Question 12

Studies that examine changes in personality, behavior, or sensory capacity caused by brain diseases or injuries and help doctors to localize function by linking psychological or behavioral capacities with particular brain structures are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  neural induction. 
B)  neurogenesis. 
C)  functional analysis. 
D)  natural clinical tests.

Question 13

When curare blocks the action of acetylcholine it

Accepted Answer

A)  prevents muscle activation, causing paralysis. 
B)  stimulates muscle activity, causing convulsions. 
C)  retards cell growth, causing paralysis. 
D)  causes neurotransmitters to both inhibit and excite activity.

Question 14

The symptoms of memory loss, trouble spelling words, depression, and moodiness exhibited by Dave Duerson and other NFL football players who had suffered concussions would be considered

Accepted Answer

A)  neurological soft signs. 
B)  symptoms of spatial neglect. 
C)  functional lateralizations. 
D)  confabulations.

Question 15

Compared to the human brain, the cortex of lower animals

Accepted Answer

A)  is small and smooth. 
B)  is twisted and folded. 
C)  is extremely corticalized. 
D)  contains 90 percent of the neurons in the central nervous system.

Question 16

The first symptom(s)of a crippling disease called spinocerebellar degeneration

Accepted Answer

A)  are hyperactivity and a lack of attention. 
B)  are tremor, dizziness, and muscular weakness. 
C)  is an inability to recognize faces and familiar surroundings by sight alone. 
D)  is an inability to store new long-term verbal memories.

Question 17

A detailed investigation of a single person, especially one suffering from some injury or disease, is known as a natural clinical test, or a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  ablation. 
B)  functional analysis. 
C)  case study. 
D)  neural dissection.

Question 18

Which of the following CAN be seen without magnification?

Accepted Answer

A)  a neuron 
B)  a nerve 
C)  both a nerve and a neuron 
D)  neither a nerve nor a neuron

Question 19

As you are walking down a dark street, you hear a noise directly behind you, and you immediately dart off the sidewalk because of the activation of your amygdala.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Voluntary muscle movement originates in the primary motor cortex, which is located in the __________ lobes.

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 2: Brain and Behavior.

Aphasia would be described as a(n)

Which part of the forebrain is basically a "crossroads" that connects many areas of the brain and is the last place where many behaviors are organized or "decided on" before these messages leave the brain and cause the body to react?

Which part of the hindbrain prioritizes incoming messages and modifies outgoing commands to the body, which affects muscle tone, posture, and movements of the eyes, face, head, body, and limbs?

The bulb-shaped structures found at the end of neurons form connections with the dendrites and somas of other neurons and allow information to pass from neuron to neuron.These bulb-shaped structures are called the

The right hemisphere in humans

Nervous system activities and structures are associated with which of the following?

Santana steps on a tack and jerks her foot back.This pain will

What effect do neurotransmitters from one neuron have on the next neuron?

Dr.Amad is a psychologist who is studying how parts of the brain control particular mental or behavioral functions, such as being able to recognize faces, speak, problem-solve, or move one's hands or feet.Dr.Amad would be referred to as a

When a neuron is inactive, more of which of the following exist OUTSIDE the neuron?

Which of the following changes would you expect to occur in someone whose frontal lobes were damaged in an accident?

Studies that examine changes in personality, behavior, or sensory capacity caused by brain diseases or injuries and help doctors to localize function by linking psychological or behavioral capacities with particular brain structures are known as

When curare blocks the action of acetylcholine it

The symptoms of memory loss, trouble spelling words, depression, and moodiness exhibited by Dave Duerson and other NFL football players who had suffered concussions would be considered

Compared to the human brain, the cortex of lower animals

The first symptom(s) of a crippling disease called spinocerebellar degeneration

A detailed investigation of a single person, especially one suffering from some injury or disease, is known as a natural clinical test, or a(n)

Which of the following CAN be seen without magnification?

As you are walking down a dark street, you hear a noise directly behind you, and you immediately dart off the sidewalk because of the activation of your amygdala.

Voluntary muscle movement originates in the primary motor cortex, which is located in the __________ lobes.

Exam 2: Brain and Behavior.

Aphasia would be described as a(n)

Which part of the forebrain is basically a "crossroads" that connects many areas of the brain and is the last place where many behaviors are organized or "decided on" before these messages leave the brain and cause the body to react?

Which part of the hindbrain prioritizes incoming messages and modifies outgoing commands to the body, which affects muscle tone, posture, and movements of the eyes, face, head, body, and limbs?

The bulb-shaped structures found at the end of neurons form connections with the dendrites and somas of other neurons and allow information to pass from neuron to neuron.These bulb-shaped structures are called the

The right hemisphere in humans

Nervous system activities and structures are associated with which of the following?​

Santana steps on a tack and jerks her foot back.This pain will

What effect do neurotransmitters from one neuron have on the next neuron?

Dr.Amad is a psychologist who is studying how parts of the brain control particular mental or behavioral functions, such as being able to recognize faces, speak, problem-solve, or move one's hands or feet.Dr.Amad would be referred to as a

When a neuron is inactive, more of which of the following exist OUTSIDE the neuron?

Which of the following changes would you expect to occur in someone whose frontal lobes were damaged in an accident?

Studies that examine changes in personality, behavior, or sensory capacity caused by brain diseases or injuries and help doctors to localize function by linking psychological or behavioral capacities with particular brain structures are known as

When curare blocks the action of acetylcholine it

The symptoms of memory loss, trouble spelling words, depression, and moodiness exhibited by Dave Duerson and other NFL football players who had suffered concussions would be considered

Compared to the human brain, the cortex of lower animals

The first symptom(s) of a crippling disease called spinocerebellar degeneration

A detailed investigation of a single person, especially one suffering from some injury or disease, is known as a natural clinical test, or a(n)

Which of the following CAN be seen without magnification?

As you are walking down a dark street, you hear a noise directly behind you, and you immediately dart off the sidewalk because of the activation of your amygdala.

Voluntary muscle movement originates in the primary motor cortex, which is located in the __________ lobes.

Nervous system activities and structures are associated with which of the following?