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1. The inner core of the adrenal glands that secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine is called the adrenal
a. nucleus.
b. cortex.
c. ventricle.
d. medulla.
2. Which of the following parts of the body would have the largest area represented on the motor area wth
regards to dexterity?
a. hand
b. torso
c. shoulder
d. feet
3. Regarding the proportion of left-handed people, collectivist countries tend to have
a. the same number of lefties as individualist countries.
b. twice as many lefties as individualist countries.
c. half as many lefties as individualist countries.
d. only slightly more lefties than individualist countries.
4. The charge that exists across the nerve cell membrane is a result of differing
a. concentrations of ions on either side of the nerve cell membrane.
b. types of neurons inside and outside the nerve cell membrane.
c. types of neurotransmitters on either side of the nerve cell membrane.
d. amounts of DNA and RNA.
5. Which of the following drugs are synthetic versions of testosterone and have been used by athletes who want to
“bulk up” or promote muscle growth?
a. anabolic steroids
b. melatonin
c. serotonin
d. GHB
6. The usual flow of information in a reflex arc is
a. effector cell, interneuron, connector neuron
b. cranial nerve, connector neuron, spinal nerve
c. sensory neuron, motor neuron, reflex neuron
d. sensory neuron, connector neuron, motor neuron
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7. Many techniques have been developed to help identify brain structures and the functions they control. These
research techniques are part of the basic research strategy known as
a. constraint-induced analysis.
b. neuroplastic analysis.
c. functional lateralization.
d. localization of function.
8. After a stroke, Jarmaine began having periodic trouble with his hearing, then he began experiencing visual
problems, and sometimes even numbness in different parts of his body. Most recently, he is able to smell his
wife's cooking and anticipate the flavor of his favorite foods, but alas, the food often does not have any taste.
Which part of his brain is malfunctioning?
a. hippocampus
b. hypothalamus
c. thalamus
d. reticular formation
9. The central nervous system is composed of the
a. brain and spinal cord.
b. brain and somatic system.
c. autonomic and somatic systems.
d. sympathetic and parasympathetic systems.
10. The limbic system is responsible for
a. heartbeat and breathing regulation.
b. auditory and visual processing.
c. language function.
d. the control of rage, fear, sex, and laughter.
11. In humans, which of the following looks like a giant, wrinkled walnut that consists of the two large hemispheres
and covers the upper part of the brain?
a. cerebellum
b. limbic system
c. cerebral cortex
d. hippocampus
12. According to Haier’s PET scan research, persons who do well on difficult reasoning tests have brains that
a. are the most active and consume the most glucose.
b. are the easiest to study using EEGs.
c. consume the least glucose.
d. have the largest corpus callosums.
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13. A resting potential occurs when a neuron
a. is inactive.
b. reaches its threshold.
c. reaches its trigger point for firing.
d. reaches -50 millivolts.
14. Regarding brain cells regeneration and repair, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Although the brain loses cells daily, it simultaneously grows new neurons to replace them.
b. A healthy 75-year-old brain has just as many neurons as it did when it was 25-year-old.
c. Approaches involving neurogenesis are offering hope for persons suffering from a variety of disabilities,
such as depression, addiction, and schizophrenia.
d. Saltatory conduction is the approach in which a patient’s good arm is restrained in order to force his or
her impaired arm to be more active with a resulting increase in neurogenesis in the damaged part of the
brain.
15. Which of the following is most likely to indicate hemispheric dominance?
a. eye movement
b. handedness
c. where the hair parts most naturally
d. writing with a hooked hand
16. Which of the following structures is part of the hindbrain?
a. hippocampus
b. hypothalamus
c. cerebellum
d. amygdala
17. Regarding nervous system activities and damage to the nervous system, which of the following statements is
FALSE?
a. Some brain injuries involve less dramatic, but equally disabling, changes in personality, thinking, judgment,
or emotions.
b. Signs of chronic traumatic brain injury have been found in retired NFL players, as well as in athletes from
many other violent sports, such as hockey and boxing.
c. A stroke occurs when an artery carrying blood in the brain bleeds or becomes blocked, causing some
brain tissue to die.
d. The name boxers have given to the symptoms of chronic traumatic brain injury is the sucker-punch.
18. Most nerve cell fibers outside the brain and spinal cord are wrapped by a thin layer of cells that aid in the repair
of neurons. This thin layer of cells is called
a. neurilemma.
b. myelin.
c. endorphins.
d. acetylcholine.
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19. Receptor sites for neurotransmitters are found in large numbers
a. on the axon terminals.
b. within the ion channels.
c. on dendrites and cell bodies.
d. on the myelin sheath and neurilemma.
20. The right hemisphere is especially adapted for handling perceptual skills, such as drawing a picture or
recognizing melodies, while the left hemisphere is especially adapted for the production and understanding of
speech. This is known as
a. brain corticalization.
b. hemispheric specialization.
c. spatial lateralization.
d. peripheral localization.
21. Many of the addictive drugs activate the same pleasure centers as are activated by food and sex. Many of
these pleasure centers are located in the
a. medulla.
b. hypothalamus.
c. cerebellum.
d. corpus callosum.
22. Damon always picks up objects with his left hand, throws a ball with his left hand, and writes with his left hand.
Thus, it can be concluded that
a. Damon has more area on the right side of his brain devoted to controlling his left hand.
b. Damon has more area on the left side of his brain devoted to controlling his left hand.
c. Damon’s left hand has more strength and dexterity than his right hand.
d. Damon has a larger corpus callosum than if he were right-handed.
23. Having a deficiency in serotonin can lead to
a. the development of Parkinson’s disease.
b. depression.
c. neuron death.
d. the development of multiple sclerosis.
24. Visual agnosia may sometimes be helped by
a. cues of touch.
b. additional visual cues, such as color, size, and shape.
c. hypnosis.
d. waiting long enough to think through an answer.
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25. Left-handed individuals who write with their hand below the writing line, and righties who use a hooked position
in writing are usually
a. right-brain dominant for language.
b. left-brain dominant for language.
c. more intelligent than those who do not use this hand position.
d. less intelligent than those who do not use this hand position.
26. The fact that some peripheral nerves can regenerate after being damaged is made possible by the presence of
a. neurilemma.
b. myelin.
c. acetylcholine.
d. none of these, since peripheral nerves cannot regenerate.
27. As the spinal cord joins the brain, it widens into the
a. limbic system.
b. cerebrum.
c. brainstem.
d. corpus callosum.
28. A person who has aphasia would have an impaired
a. ability to use language.
b. sense of smell.
c. ability to walk.
d. ability to see.
29. Damage to the frontal lobe may affect all of the following EXCEPT
a. movement of body parts.
b. reasoning and planning ability.
c. personality.
d. tactile sensation of body parts.
30. A neuron’s resting potential is raised and lowered
a. by the occurrence of neurogenesis.
b. through a process known as neuroplasticity.
c. when lateralization occurs.
d. by messages arriving from other neurons.
31. Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter that participates in motivation, reward, and the planning
of behavior with a deficiency leading to Parkinson’s disease and an excess leading to schizophrenia?
a. acetylcholine
b. glutamate
c. serotonin
d. dopamine
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32. The peripheral nervous system is composed of the
a. somatic and autonomic systems.
b. spinal cord and 12 thoracic nerves.
c. brain and spinal cord.
d. central and sympathetic systems.
33. A device that detects, amplifies, and records electrical activity in the brain is called
a. functional MRI (fMRI).
b. positron emission tomography (PET).
c. electroencephalography (EEG).
d. electrical stimulation of the brain (ESB).
34. Which of the following are defined by large fissures on the surface of the cortex or are regarded as separate
areas because of their function?
a. the ventromedial chisms
b. the limbic systems
c. the lobes
d. the saltatory connections
35. A person exhibiting spatial neglect for their left visual field most likely has had damage to the
a. right hemisphere.
b. corpus callosum.
c. cerebellum.
d. left hemisphere.
36. When you are playing a video game, your hand and eye movements are under the influence of the
__________ nervous system.
a. autonomic
b. somatic
c. parasympathetic
d. sympathetic
37. The primary somatosensory area is located in the __________ lobes.
a. occipital
b. parietal
c. frontal
d. temporal
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38. You are sitting on a stool when suddenly you lean back and fall off the stool, hitting the back of your head on
the floor. You "see stars" as you try to sit back up. This sensation of "seeing stars" occurrs because
a. your eyes are jarred to the extent stars are seen.
b. neurons in your retina are stimulated.
c. neurons in your hypothalamus are stimulated.
d. neurons in your occipital lobe are stimulated.
39. Every time you learn something, you are reshaping your living brain, a process known as
a. self-directed neuroplasticity.
b. brain osmosis.
c. self-directed neural induction.
d. synaptic malleability.
40. The first symptom(s) of a crippling disease called spinocerebellar degeneration
a. is an inability to store new long-term verbal memories.
b. are hyperactivity and a lack of attention.
c. are tremor, dizziness, and muscular weakness.
d. is an inability to recognize faces and familiar surroundings by sight alone.
41. Which of the following is the correct endocrine gland and hormone pairing?
a. pituitary---------epinephrine
b. adrenal gland---human growth hormone
c. thyroid-----------norepinephrine
d. pineal gland-----melatonin
42. Through his use of stimulants and hallucinogens, Martin caused damage to his pons. Now doctors have to inject
him with medication that will help
a. him to move his legs in a coordinating way.
b. him store new memories.
c. him to sleep.
d. control his aggressiveness.
43. Which area of the brain is most closely associated with grammar and the correct pronunciation of words?
a. the amygdala
b. the thalamus
c. Broca's area
d. Wernicke's area
44. The spongy tissue of the cerebral cortex that is made up mostly of cell bodies is called
a. white matter.
b. gray matter.
c. the synaptic vesicle.
d. the limbic system.
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45. The corpus callosum is a thick band of fibers that connect
a. the motor cortex to the frontal lobe.
b. hindbrain to the spinal cord.
c. the two cerebral hemispheres.
d. the hindbrain to the midbrain.
46. Clarence was in a car accident, and the doctor suspects that he may have suffered damage to his brain. He is
put in a chamber with a strong magnetic field that will yield a three-dimensional picture of Clarence's brain.
Which technique is being utilized?
a. PET
b. MRI
c. CT
d. EEG
47. A psychiatrist does a lengthy and thorough examination of a patient in a hospital. This patient was the victim of
a car accident, in which a pen that was lying on the dashboard actually pierced her skull and her brain. The
psychiatrist performs physical examinations, interviews with the patient and family members, and closely
observes her behavior. This technique is known as a(n)
a. ESB.
b. clinical case study.
c. functional analysis.
d. ablation.
48. Regarding the repair of the central nervous system, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Scientists have partially repaired cut spinal cords in rats.
b. Currently, a serious injury to the brain or spinal cord is usually permanent.
c. Although animal studies have been conducted, no human trials involving the repair of damaged spinal
cords have been undertaken yet.
d. Stem cells have been injected into the gap in the spinal cord to form a cellular bridge to repair the
damaged spinal cord.
49. The main function of the neurilemma is to
a. aid a nerve's receptivity to neurotransmitters by increasing the number of receptor sites available.
b. block the reception of acetylcholine.
c. form a tunnel through which damaged nerve cell fibers grow when they repair themselves.
d. affect the speed of nerve impulses.
50. If you gesture more with your left hand, you probably process language
a. in your left hemisphere.
b. in your right hemisphere.
c. more inefficiently than if you gestured with your right hand.
d. in both hemispheres, since you do not have a dominant hemisphere for language processing.
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