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Fall 2006
Assignment Ch 2 - Psychology 260
Name: _______________
Multiple Choice - circle the correct answer
1. Which of the following best describes the term afferent as it refers to neural
information?
a. active
b. inactive
c. coming into a region of the nervous system
d. going out of a region of the nervous system
e. coming before behavior
2. If the medulla were severely damaged which of the following would most likely
occur?
a. the animal would show disrupted movement
b. the animal would show disrupted memory
c. the animal would show disrupted waking and sleeping patterns
d. the animal would show disrupted emotional behavior patterns
e. the animal would likely die
3. The limbic system includes the amygdala, cingulate cortex, and hippocampus.
When would you be most likely to utilize your hippocampus?
a. when watching television
b. when listening to the radio
c. when studying for an exam
d. when walking on a path through the woods
e. when sleeping
Matching:
1. Match the following neuroanatomy terms to their more common counterparts.
a. toward the front
b. toward the back
c. toward the middle
d. toward the side
e. toward the top
f. toward the bottom
_d__ lateral
_f__ inferior
_a__ anterior
_c__ medial
_e__ superior
_b__ posterior
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2. Match the following types of brain damage with the regions they are most likely
to affect.
a. rabies
b. Bell’s palsy
c. Parkinson’s disease
d. meningitis
e. stroke
_c_ basal ganglia
_e_ may affect many regions of the brain
_d_ pia mater and arachnoid layer
_a_ limbic system
_d_ facial nerves
Definitions: Use two or three sentences to define these terms
1. cerebrospinal fluid - colorless solution of sodium chloride and other salts that
cushions and protects the brain.
2. brainstem - subcortical region made up of the hindbrain, midbrain and
diencephalon.
3. nuclei - cluster of cells that form a functional group and can be stained
selectively for identification.
4. Law of Bell and Magendie dorsal = sensory ventral = motor
5. summation - in neurons, the adding up of incoming inputs, often with a result
that is more than the simple sum of the information.