Question 1

Match these descriptions with the appropriate brain structure.
-A brain structure involved in emotions and drives vital to survival, such as fear, hunger, thirst, and reproduction.

Accepted Answer

A) corpus callosum 
B) hypothalamus 
C) cerebrum 
D) amygdala 
E) hippocampus

Question 2

Researchers are now studying the possible involvement of sex hormones in behaviour not directly related to sex and reproduction. Cite one example of this research.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Researchers are now studying the possible involvement...

Question 3

Reflexes above the neck, such as sneezing or blinking, involve the lower part of the brain rather than the spinal cord.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Many neuroscientists suspect that glial cells carry chemical signals between parts of the nervous system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Match these descriptions with the appropriate brain structure.
-A structure in the brain stem responsible for certain automatic functions, such as breathing and heart rate.

Accepted Answer

A) medulla 
B) reticular activating system 
C) pons 
D) cerebellum 
E) thalamus

Question 6

As you read this question, the ________ is relaying information from the eyes to a higher centre in the brain involved in vision.

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothalamus 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  thalamus 
D)  reticular activating system

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT included in the synapse?

Accepted Answer

A)  the synaptic cleft 
B)  the receptor sites in the membrane of the receiving cell 
C)  the axon terminal 
D)  the axon of the receiving cell

Question 8

Adrenal hormones are most closely associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  parasympathetic nervous system arousal. 
B)  sleep. 
C)  emotion and stress. 
D)  the cooling off period after intense arousal.

Question 9

The grey matter in the brain consists of long, myelin-covered axons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Marika is making a chart to serve as a study aid for her upcoming psychology quiz. She makes a list of different types of nervous system chemicals and their functions. She writes that the function of endorphins is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  enable neurons to excite or inhibit each other. 
B)  affect the functioning of target organs and tissue. 
C)  promote digestion and regulate metabolism. 
D)  modulate the effects of neurotransmitters.

Question 11

The brain is a 1500 gram organ inside the skull.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The only sense that completely bypasses the thalamus is:

Accepted Answer

A)  smell. 
B)  vision. 
C)  hearing. 
D)  taste.

Question 13

Without the reticular activating system we could not be alert.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The mind-brain puzzle that plagued philosophers for thousands of years has been solved through modern technology's study of the neural circuits responsible for our sense of self.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Match these functions with the part of a neuron they describe.
-The site where transmission of a nerve impulse from one neuron to another occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) dendrite 
B) myelin sheath 
C) axon 
D) cell body 
E) synapse

Question 16

Explain the experimental procedure used when split-brain patients were shown composite photographs. Why did the patients claim to notice nothing unusual about the original photographs?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the experimental procedure used when split-brain...

Question 17

List five different functions of glial cells.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List five different functions of glial cells....

Question 18

Melatonin is secreted by the pineal gland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The autonomic nervous system is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a subdivision of the peripheral nervous system. 
B)  a subdivision of the central nervous system. 
C)  responsible for voluntary muscle action. 
D)  part of the skeletal nervous system.

Question 20

If Darren's brain is like that of most people, then solving spatial-visual problems will be handled by his:

Accepted Answer

A)  occipital lobe. 
B)  left hemisphere. 
C)  right hemisphere. 
D)  corpus callosum.

Exam 4: The Brain: Source of Mind and Self

Match these descriptions with the appropriate brain structure. -A brain structure involved in emotions and drives vital to survival, such as fear, hunger, thirst, and reproduction.

Researchers are now studying the possible involvement of sex hormones in behaviour not directly related to sex and reproduction. Cite one example of this research.

Reflexes above the neck, such as sneezing or blinking, involve the lower part of the brain rather than the spinal cord.

Many neuroscientists suspect that glial cells carry chemical signals between parts of the nervous system.

Match these descriptions with the appropriate brain structure. -A structure in the brain stem responsible for certain automatic functions, such as breathing and heart rate.

As you read this question, the ________ is relaying information from the eyes to a higher centre in the brain involved in vision.

Which of the following is NOT included in the synapse?

Adrenal hormones are most closely associated with:

The grey matter in the brain consists of long, myelin-covered axons.

Marika is making a chart to serve as a study aid for her upcoming psychology quiz. She makes a list of different types of nervous system chemicals and their functions. She writes that the function of endorphins is to:

The brain is a 1500 gram organ inside the skull.

The only sense that completely bypasses the thalamus is:

Without the reticular activating system we could not be alert.

The mind-brain puzzle that plagued philosophers for thousands of years has been solved through modern technology's study of the neural circuits responsible for our sense of self.

Match these functions with the part of a neuron they describe. -The site where transmission of a nerve impulse from one neuron to another occurs.

Explain the experimental procedure used when split-brain patients were shown composite photographs. Why did the patients claim to notice nothing unusual about the original photographs?

List five different functions of glial cells.

Melatonin is secreted by the pineal gland.

The autonomic nervous system is:

If Darren's brain is like that of most people, then solving spatial-visual problems will be handled by his: