Question 1

Persons with damage to the primary somatosensory area in the parietal lobes will

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A)  show changes in language comprehension. 
B)  show enhanced reasoning. 
C)  lose the feeling of touch in specific areas of the body. 
D)  show deficits in visual perception.

Question 2

The somatic system governs

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A)  muscle movements. 
B)  involuntary activities. 
C)  glandular secretions. 
D)  heart rate and breathing.

Question 3

The brainstem consists mainly of the

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A)  cerebellum and the cerebral cortex. 
B)  cerebrum and the medulla. 
C)  medulla and the cerebellum. 
D)  cerebral cortex and the medulla.

Question 4

The action of which of the following may explain how we can intuitively understand the behavior of others and may also underlie our ability to learn new skills by imitating others?

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A)  pons 
B)  neurogenetic nodes 
C)  mirror neurons 
D)  neurilemmas

Question 5

The primary somatosensory area is located in the __________ lobes.

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

Question 6

A doctor activates the surface of a patient's brain by touching it with a small electrified wire and the patient tells the doctor what effect the stimulation had.Regarding this procedure,which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A)  This procedure is impossible because patients cannot be awake during brain procedures. 
B)  The doctor is performing an ablation. 
C)  The doctor is using an electrode to "turn on" brain structures. 
D)  The doctor is using an EEG to "turn on" brain structures.

Question 7

Regarding the cerebral cortex of humans,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  The cerebral cortex covers most of the brain with a mantle of gray matter. 
B)  The cerebral cortex is only 10 millimeters thick (one third of an inch). 
C)  The cerebral cortex contains 70 percent of the neurons in the central nervous system. 
D)  The cerebral cortex shows corticalization.

Question 8

In studies of the differences in men's and women's brains,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  No physical differences between male and female brains have been found. 
B)  When presented with a language task, both men and women showed increased activity in Broca's area. 
C)  During the language task, both the left and right brains were activated in more than half the women tested. 
D)  Men and women performed equally well on a task that involved sounding out words.

Question 9

The pons acts as a bridge between the medulla and other brain areas and influences

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A)  memory. 
B)  sleep and arousal. 
C)  motor behavior. 
D)  higher reasoning.

Question 10

Which part of the brain lies within the temporal lobes and produces memory-like or dream-like experiences when the temporal lobes are stimulated?

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

Question 11

Velishea has severe epileptic seizures that cannot be controlled by medication.Therefore,her doctor suggests that a surgery might help.The surgery would involve

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A)  cutting the corpus callosum. 
B)  removing the hippocampus. 
C)  stimulating the brain's pleasure centers. 
D)  severing the connection between the prefrontal lobe and the hypothalamus.

Question 12

Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter that participates in movement,autonomic function,learning,and memory with a deficiency in this neurotransmitter playing a role in Alzheimer's disease?

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A)  norepinephrine 
B)  acetylcholine 
C)  serotonin 
D)  glutamate

Question 13

Regarding the workings of your nervous systems,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  The autonomic nervous system and the somatic nervous system work together to coordinate the body's internal reactions to events in the outside world. 
B)  The two branches of the autonomic nervous system are always active. 
C)  The somatic nervous system is made up of the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches. 
D)  The combined action of the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches determines if your body is more or less relaxed or aroused.

Question 14

Because vision,hearing,taste,and touch all pass through this small,football-shaped structure,injury to even small areas of which brain part can cause deafness,blindness,or loss of any other sense,except smell?

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

Question 15

Approximately,what percent of people use their left brain for speaking,writing,and understanding language?

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A)  10 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  75 percent 
D)  95 percent

Question 16

Damage to Broca's area causes

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A)  motor aphasia. 
B)  receptive aphasia. 
C)  mindblindness. 
D)  facial agnosia.

Question 17

Myelin covers which part(s)of the neuron?

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A)  soma 
B)  dendrite 
C)  axon 
D)  all of these parts

Question 18

In response to experience,new synapses form between neurons,and other connections grow stronger.These changes in the brain due to experience illustrate the brain's

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A)  neuroplasticity. 
B)  resiliency. 
C)  saltatory conduction. 
D)  neurogenesis.

Question 19

Human intelligence and the ability to acquire complex skills are basically a result of

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A)  responsive sensory organs. 
B)  great upper-body strength. 
C)  brain corticalization. 
D)  superior native instincts.

Question 20

The action potential is an all or nothing event that

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A)  takes place within the synapse. 
B)  takes place at the dendrite receptor sites. 
C)  is primarily an electrical process. 
D)  is primarily a chemical process.

Exam 2: A: Brain and Behavior