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Test Bank for An Introduction to Brain and Behavior
7th Edition by Bryan Kolb, Ian Q. Whishaw,
Chapters 1 - 16, Complete Newest Version
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior?
Chapter 2 What Is the Nervous System’s Functional Anatomy?
Chapter 3 What Are the Nervous System’s Functional Units?
Chapter 4 How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information? Chapter
5 How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt?
Chapter 6 How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior? Chapter
7 How Do We Study the Brain’s Structures and Functions?
Chapter 8 How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt?
Chapter 9 How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World?
Chapter 10 How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music?
Chapter 11 How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement?
Chapter 12 What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior?
Chapter 13 Why Do We Sleep and Dream?
Chapter 14 How Do We Learn and Remember?
Chapter 15 How Does the Brain Think?
Chapter 16 What Happens When the Brain Misbehaves?
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Chapter 1 – What are the origins of Brain and Behaviour?
1. Brain abnormalities can be related to:
A) 500 disorders.
B)
1000 disorders.
C)
1500 disorders.
D) more than 2,000 disorders.
2. All the nerve processes radiating out beyond the brain and spinal cord as well as all
the neurons outside the brain and spinal cord constitute the:
A) nervous system.
B)
central nervous system.
C)
peripheral nervous system.
D) external nervous system.
3. Which is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system?
A) sensory receptors in the skin
B)
connections to motor neurons
C)
sensory and motor connections to internal organs (e.g., the stomach)
D) the spinal cord
4. The set of brain structures responsible for most of our unconscious behaviors is called:
A) the cerebral hemisphere.
B)
the brainstem.
C)
the cerebrum.
D) the cerebellum.
5. The postulation that we make subliminal movements of our larynx and muscles when
we imagine was expounded by:
A) D. O. Hebb.
B)
Edmond Jacobson.
C)
Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt.
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D) Fred Linge.
6. “Behavior consists of patterns in time” is a definition of behavior expounded by:
A) D. O. Hebb.
B)
Edmond Jacobson.
C)
Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt.
D) Fred Linge.
7. Patterns in time can be made up of:
A) movements.
B)
thinking.
C)
both movements and thinking.
D) neither movements nor thinking.
8. Animals with smaller brains and simpler nervous systems have mostly
behaviors,
whereas animals with larger brains and more complex nervous systems have mostly
behaviors.
A) learned; inherited
B)
inherited; learned
C)
innate; inherited
D) learned; innate
9. Crossbill birds have a beak that is designed to eat pine cones. If we trim the beak,
the behavior disappears. This example illustrates:
A) fixed behavior.
B)
flexible behavior.
C)
learned behavior.
D) adaptive behavior.
10. The sucking response observed in newborn human infants is an example of a(n):
A) learned response.
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B)
inherited response.
C)
flexible response.
D) adaptive response
11. Which statement is the MOST accurate?
A) Nonhuman animals have mostly inherited behavior and are little influenced by
learning.
B) Humans share many inherited behaviors but are mostly influenced by learning.
Unlike nonhuman animals, humans share very few inherited behaviors and are
mostly influenced by learning.
D) Unlike nonhuman animals, humans' behavior is totally learned.
C)
12. The hypothesis that the psyche is responsible for behavior was expounded by:
A) Charles Darwin.
B)
René Descartes.
C)
Aristotle.
D) Socrates.
13. Mentalism is:
A) the study of the mind.
B)
mental imagery.
C)
the notion that the mind is responsible for behavior.
D) another word for mindfulness.
14. The
is a nonmaterial entity that is responsible for intelligence, attention,
awareness, and consciousness.
A) brain
B)
heart
C)
mind
D) conscience
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15. The notion that the mind resides in the pineal body comes from:
A) Charles Darwin.
B)
René Descartes.
C)
Aristotle.
D) Socrates.
16. According to the philosophy of dualism:
A) the body influences the mind.
B)
the pineal body is the mind.
the pineal body influences the body by directing fluids from the ventricles to the
muscles.
D) the pineal body is the mind and influences the body by directing fluids from the
ventricles to the muscles.
C)
17. Subsequent research indicated that the pineal body was responsible for
rather than controlling human behavior.
A) vision
B)
problem solving
C)
movement
D) biological rhythms
18. The difficulty in explaining how a nonmaterial mind can influence a material body is
called:
A) the mind problem.
B)
the mind-body problem.
C)
the brain problem.
D) the psyche problem
19. Descartes's followers would argue that:
A) the mind and the body are separate at birth.
B)
humans and very few other animals have minds.
C)
young children do not have minds.
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D) the mentally ill have minds.
20. The notion that all behavior can be explained by the workings of the brain is commonly
referred to as:
A) psychology.
B)
experimentalism.
C)
materialism.
D) dualism.
21. The notion that all living things are related was put forward by:
A) Charles Darwin.
B)
Alfred Russel Wallace.
C)
neither Charles Darwin nor Alfred Russel Wallace.
D) both Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.
22. The notion that differential success in the reproduction of characteristics results from
interactions between organisms and their environment is known as:
A) natural selection.
B)
genetic theory.
C)
biological theory.
D) innate behavior.
23. Images of blood flow in the brain in monkeys have demonstrated that:
A) humans and monkeys use different brain areas for language.
B)
humans and monkeys use the same brain areas for language.
monkeys show no brain activation for language because they cannot understand
language.
D) None of the answers is correct.
C)
24. Individual variation in plants and animals was first explained by:
A) Charles Darwin.
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B)
Gregor Mendel .
C)
neither Charles Darwin nor Gregor Mendel.
D) both Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel.
25. The study of how genetic expression is related to the environment and experience is
known as:
A) genotyping.
B)
phenotyping.
C)
epigenetics.
D) environmental genetics.
26. Neuroscientists study the nervous systems of other animals such as slugs, snails, fruit
flies, rats and monkeys because:
A) if all animals are related then all nervous systems are related and we can
learn about the human brain by studying other animals.
B) all animals' nervous systems are different, which means that we need to study each
animal separately in order to understand how their specific nervous system works.
C) the mind and the body are separate which means that we need to study a variety
of different animals to see how their minds work.
D) None of the answers is correct.
27. Inherited behavior:
A) is demonstrated only by animal instincts.
B)
includes emotional expressions in humans.
C)
cannot include emotional expressions in humans because the behavior is learned.
D) includes emotional expression in animals but not in humans.
28. Of the 100,000 people in the United States who may become comatose in a given
year, how many recover consciousness?
A) 5 percent
B)
20 percent
C)
30 percent
D) 50 percent
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29. A person who can display some rudimentary behaviors such as smiling or blinking but is
otherwise not conscious is described as being:
A) in a coma.
B)
in a persistent vegetative state.
C)
in a minimally conscious state.
D) brain dead.
30. In a study with a patient in a minimally conscious state, Schiff and colleagues found that
led to dramatic improvements in the patient's behavior.
A) deep brain stimulation
B)
reading to the patient
C)
music therapy
D) gene therapy
31. The first humanlike brain evolved:
A) 700 million years ago.
B)
250 million years ago.
C)
6 million years ago.
D)
100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
32. The first brain evolved approximately:
A) 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
B)
3 million to 4 million years ago.
C)
250 million years ago.
D) 700 million years ago.
33. Humans are of the order
A) mammals; primates
B)
primates; mammals
C)
primates; great apes
and the family
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D) great apes; primates
34. Which sequences is correct?
A) phylum, order, class, family, genus, species
B)
phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
C)
phylum, class, family, order, genus, species
D) phylum, family, class, order, genus, species
35. The branch of biology that is concerned with naming and classifying species is:
A) genetics.
B)
embryology.
C)
taxonomy.
D) evolutionary biology.
36. Humans, monkeys, Neanderthals, and chimpanzees—all belong to the same:
A) species.
B)
genus.
C)
family.
D) order.
37. Humans, tigers, dogs, and monkeys are all part of the same:
A) species.
B)
class.
C)
genus.
D) family.
38. Insects have:
A) only nerve nets.
B)
only a few ganglia.
C)
enough ganglia to be called a brain.
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D) the same brain organization as a chordate.
39. The correct order of organisms from the least complex to the most complex nervous
system is:
A) flatworm, frog, squid, sea anemone.
B)
sea anemone, frog, flatworm, squid.
C)
sea anemone, flatworm, squid, frog.
D) frog, sea anemone, squid, flatworm.
40. Animals with both a brain and a spinal cord are called:
A) mammals.
B)
eukaryotic.
C)
primates.
D) chordates.
41.
Humans are unique in that they have the:
A) largest brain of any animal species.
B)
most complex spinal cord of any animal species.
C)
largest brain to body size ratio of any living animal.
D) most advanced nervous system of any living animal.
42. More advanced nervous systems often have similar structures on the left and right sides
(e.g., the left and right hemispheres of the brain). This concept is known as:
A) mirroring.
B)
bilateral symmetry.
C)
bilateral structures.
D) mirror symmetry.
43. A notochord is a:
A) spinal cord and a brain.
B)
longitudinal flexible rod in the back.
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C)
segmented spine.
D) segmented spine and spinal cord.
44. Chordates are any organisms that have:
A) a brain.
B)
a spinal cord.
C)
a peripheral nervous system.
D) a brain and a spinal cord.
45. The correct order of the evolution of nervous systems from simple to complex is:
A) nerve net, segmentation, ganglia, spinal cord, brain.
B)
spinal cord, nerve net, brain, ganglia, segmentation.
C)
brain, spinal cord, nerve net, segmentation, ganglia.
D) ganglia, nerve net, segmentation, brain, spinal cord.
46. Other than humans, which chordate has the largest forebrain?
A) reptiles
B)
amphibians
C)
birds
D) bony fish
47. Increased brain size and increased folding are most prominent in which chordate
species?
A) dolphins
B)
primates
C)
neither primates nor dolphins
D) both primates and dolphins
48. The primate order contains approximately:
A) 275 species.
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B)
375 species.
C)
475 species.
D) 575 species.
49. Humans and chimpanzees shared a common ancestor approximately:
A) 2–4 million years ago.
B)
3–6 million years ago.
C)
5–10 million years ago.
D) 10-15 million years ago.
50. Humans are most closely related to:
A) gibbons.
B)
orangutans.
C)
chimpanzees.
D) gorillas.
51. The first primate to walk upright similar to humans was:
A) Homo erectus.
B)
Homo habilis.
C)
Neanderthals.
D) Australopithecus.
52. The correct order of these early hominids from smallest to largest brain size is:
A) Homo erectus, Homo habilis, Homo neanderthalensis.
B)
Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo neanderthalensis.
C)
Homo neanderthalensis, Homo habilis, Homo erectus.
D) Homo habilis, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo erectus.
53. The oldest fossils that have been identified as human are approximately:
A) 5 million years old.
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B)
200,000 years old.
C)
2 million years old.
D) 1 million years old.
54. Which of our human ancestors had the largest brain size?
A) Australopithecus
B)
Neanderthals
C)
Homo habilis
D) Homo erectus
55. Tools are associated with:
A) Homo habilis.
B)
Homo erectus.
C)
Homo sapiens.
D) All of the answers are correct.
56. Modern humans appeared approximately:
A) 50,000 years ago.
B)
200,000 years ago.
C)
100,000 years ago.
D) 1 million years ago.
57. Homo sapiens coexisted with:
A) Homo erectus.
B)
Homo habilis.
C)
Neanderthals.
D) Australopithecus.
58. Which sequences is correct?
A) Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens
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B)
Homo erectus, Homo habilis, Homo sapiens
C)
Homo habilis, Homo sapiens, Homo erectus
D) Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, Homo habilis
59. Modern Europeans may have acquired genes that helped them adapt to the cold
and absorb more vitamin D through interbreeding with:
A) Homo habilis.
B)
Homo erectus.
C)
Neanderthals.
D) Australopithecus.
60. The idea that species exhibiting more complex behaviors will possess relatively larger
brains is summed up by:
A) the principle of proper mass.
B)
encephalization quotient.
C)
the principle of mass action.
D) relativization.
61. The encephalization quotient is determined by:
A) measuring the size of an animal's brain.
B)
measuring the weight of an animal's brain.
C)
relating actual brain size to expected brain size.
D) comparing the brain size of different species with one another.
62. Which living animal has an encephalization quotient that is closest to modern humans?
A) Chimpanzee
B)
Elephant
C)
Blue whale
D) Dolphin
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63. Which has the largest encephalization quotient?
A) Monkey
B)
Chimpanzee
C)
Homo habilis
D) Dolphin
64. The human cerebellum contains about
A) half
B)
one third
C)
four times
as many neurons as the cerebrum.
D) twice
65. Although the elephant brain contains many more neurons than the human brain, most of
these additional neurons are located in the elephant's:
A) cerebellum.
B)
cerebrum.
C)
spinal cord.
D) brain stem.
66. Climate change may have placed pressure on apes to adapt to their
environment. Specifically, apes that lived in
climates may have begun to walk
upright.
A) drier
B)
wetter
C)
colder
D) coastal
67. Dunbar proposed that group sizes of
brain size in primates.
A) about 50
B)
about 100
C)
about 150
tend to be correlated with increased
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D) more than 200
68. Vegetation eaters have:
A) larger brains than fruit eaters.
B)
smaller brains than fruit eaters.
C)
greater social skills than fruit eaters.
D) larger brains and greater social skills than fruit eaters.
69. Eating fruit favors a larger brain because it:
A) requires good sensory skills.
B)
requires good motor skills.
C)
requires good memory skills.
D) All of the answers are correct.
70. Fruit-eating primates:
A) have a smaller brain than vegetation eaters.
B)
eat more glucose and thus have a larger brain than vegetation eaters.
C)
forage more than vegetation eaters and thus have a larger brain.
D) None of the answers is correct.
71. Howler monkeys have smaller brains than equally sized spider monkeys. This is thought
to stem from the fact that:
A) howler monkeys eat more fruit than spider monkeys.
B)
howler monkeys eat less fruit than spider monkeys.
C)
howler monkeys eat less meat than spider monkeys.
D) howler monkeys live in larger social groups than spider monkeys.
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72. You have discovered a new breed of monkey in the jungles of South America. The diet
of these monkeys appears to consist mainly of fruit. Based on what you know about
evolution and other fruit-eating monkeys, which statement is likely to apply to this
newly discovered breed of monkey?
A) They will have color vision.
B)
They will have relatively larger brains (with respect to body size).
C)
They will have larger social groups.
D) All of the answers are correct.
73. How much of the body's resources does the brain use?
A) 20 percent
B)
50 percent
C)
10 percent
D) 80 percent
74. Humans are classed as:
A) fruit eaters.
B)
vegetation eaters.
C)
both fruit and vegetation eaters.
D) a separate category from vegetation and fruit eaters.
75.
allowed humans to maximize caloric gain and spend less time foraging.
A) Living in larger social groups
B)
Cooking food
C)
Eating vegetation
D) All of the answers are correct.
76. The radiator hypothesis is a theory relating to:
A) cooling of the brain by blood flow.
B)
cooling of the brain by cerebral spinal fluid.
C)
cooling of the brain by blood flow and cerebral spinal fluid.
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D) None of the answers is correct.
77. Compared with Australopithecus skulls, human skulls contain holes through which
blood vessels could pass. This would have led to:
A) better brain cooling.
B)
increased brain size.
C)
changes in diet.
D) both better brain cooling and increased brain size.
78. Stedman and colleagues argue that size reductions in facial muscles and facial bones in
early hominids may have led to:
A) changes in diet.
B)
changes in mating patterns.
C)
changes in hunting strategies.
D) None of the answers is correct.
79. Our small face, vaulted cranium, upright mobility, and distribution of hair are features
that link us with juvenile chimps. This illustrates:
A) natural selection.
B)
neoteny.
C)
selective dominant traits.
D) selective environmental influences.
80. One of the benefits of neoteny is that it allows:
A) time for more brain cells to be produced.
B)
greater genetic diversity.
C)
greater variety in diet.
D) None of the answers is correct.
81. Brain size is correlated with:
A) plasticity.
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B)
body size.
C)
nutrition.
D) All of the answers are correct.
82. If one person has a brain weighing 1000 grams and another has a brain weighing
1500 grams, the difference most likely reflects:
A) a major difference in intelligence.
B)
water content.
C)
body size.
D) both water content and body size.
83. A behavior that is typical of all members of a species is called:
A) instinct.
B)
habit.
C)
member-typical behavior.
D) species-typical behavior.
84. Which of the following is NOT correlated with brain size?
A) Health
B)
Gender
C)
Age
D) Intelligence
85. You and your grandfather both take the same intelligence test and you score almost
20 points higher! This is an example of the
and it is likely due to
.
A) Flynn effect; differences in education and/or life experiences
B)
Flynn effect; the increasing size of the human brain over generations
C)
Spearman effect; increasing size of the human brain over generations
D) Spearman effect; differences in education and/or life experiences
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86. Comparing intelligence between species is difficult because we are typically reduced to
comparing:
A) differences in brain size.
B)
differences in mating patterns.
C)
differences in species-typical behaviors.
D) None of the answers is correct.
87. Studies of the brains of very intelligent people (e.g., Albert Einstein) have revealed that
intelligent people's brains:
A) are usually larger than average.
B)
are usually smaller than average.
C)
have no size relation to intelligence.
D) do not vary.
88.
is the complex learned behaviors passed on from one generation to another.
A) Neoteny
B)
Evolution
C)
Culture
D) Intelligence
89. The acquisition of culture by humans stems most directly from:
A) an evolved ability for high mental flexibility.
B)
our larger brain.
C)
improved diet.
D) the invention of smartphones.
90. The first artistic relics were made by modern humans approximately:
A) 100,000 years ago.
B)
55,000 years ago.
C)
30,000 years ago.
D) 10,000 years ago.
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91. Reading and writing were invented approximately:
A) 25,000 years ago.
B)
7000 years ago.
C)
12,000 years ago.
D) 3000 years ago.
92.
are ideas, behaviors, or styles that spread from person to person in a culture
and can be influenced by brain structure.
A) Phenotypes
B)
Trends
C)
Memes
D) None of the answers is correct.
93. According to Mesoudi, language, music, mathematics, and art may have spread through
cultures by way of:
A) genetics.
B)
learning.
C)
religion.
D) memes.
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Chapter 2 – What is the Nervous system’s functional anatomy?
1. The cerebellum contains
A) 20%
B)
50%
C)
10%
D)
80%
of all the neurons in the adult human brain.
2. Neural agenesis refers to:
A) an injury to a brain structure.
B)
the degeneration of a structure.
C)
the failure of a structure to develop.
D) the creation of a brain structure.
3. If a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound if no one is present?
A) Yes, because sound is a physical phenomenon.
B)
Yes, because if you record the noise and play it again later you will hear it.
C)
No, because sound is a fabrication of your brain.
D) This is an unanswerable philosophical question.
4. Phenotypic plasticity refers to:
A) how an organism's genotype can be influenced by environmental factors.
B)
how an organism's genetics can be influenced by its nervous system.
C)
the study of nervous system plasticity.
D) None of the answers is correct.
5. The CNS includes the
, whereas the PNS includes the
.
A) brain and autonomic nervous system; spinal cord and somatic nervous system
B)
spinal cord and autonomic nervous system; brain and somatic nervous system
C)
spinal cord and brain; autonomic nervous system and somatic nervous system
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D) somatic nervous system and brain; spinal cord and autonomic nervous system
6. The somatic nervous system includes the
, whereas the autonomic nervous system
includes the
.
A) sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions; cranial nerves and spinal nerves
B)
brain and spinal cord; cranial nerves and spinal nerves
C)
sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions; brain and spinal cord
D) cranial nerves and spinal nerves; sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions
7. The subdivision of the nervous system that controls the gut is called the:
A) somatic nervous system.
B)
enteric nervous system.
C)
digestive nervous system.
D) autonomic nervous system.
8. The term afferent refers to
A) incoming
B)
outgoing
C)
different
signals.
D) similar
9. Efferent is to afferent as:
A) brain is to spinal cord.
B)
sensory is to motor.
C)
motor is to sensory.
D) incoming is to outgoing.
10. Afferent is to efferent as:
A) out is to in.
B)
top is to bottom.
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C)
in is to out.
D) bottom is to top.
11. Moving from superficial layers to deep layers, in what order are the meninges found?
A) dura mater, arachnoid layer, pia mater
B)
pia mater, arachnoid layer, dura mater
C)
dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid layer
D) pia mater, dura mater, arachnoid layer
12. Brain nomenclature can be very confusing. This is because:
A) many structures have several names.
B)
research on brain includes scientists of many nationalities and languages
C)
some structures were named by numbers.
D) All of the answers are correct.
13. Structures atop the brain or a structure within the brain are
A) lateral.
B)
ventral.
C)
medial.
D) dorsal.
14. The ventral portion of a structure is sometimes called:
A) superior.
B)
inferior.
C)
dorsal.
D) medial.
15. Rostral is to caudal as:
A) superior is to inferior.
B)
dorsal is to ventral.
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C)
medial is to lateral.
D) anterior is to posterior.
16. Coronal section is to horizontal section as:
A) frontal view is to dorsal view.
B)
medial view is to frontal view.
C)
frontal view is to medial view.
D) dorsal view is to medial view.
17. What best characterizes the composition of cerebrospinal fluid?
A) sodium chloride and other salts
B)
essential amino acids
C)
glucocorticoids
D) simple sugars and small lipids
18. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flows between:
A) the arachnoid layer and pia mater.
B)
the dura mater and pia mater.
C)
the dura mater and arachnoid layer.
D) the superficial layer and deep layer.
19. The functions of the temporal lobes lie mainly in:
A) decision making.
B)
hearing, language, and music.
C)
sensory processing and directing movements toward objects.
D) vision.
20. Following a brain injury Greg has difficulty in understanding language and music. He is
most likely to have suffered damage to his:
A) frontal lobe.
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B)
temporal lobe.
C)
occipital lobe.
D) parietal lobe.
21. The frontal lobes are responsible for controlling:
A) decision making.
B)
hearing, language, and music.
C)
vision.
D) sensory processing and directing movements toward objects.
22. Following a brain injury Suzanne experiences difficulty with problem solving and
decision making. She is most likely to have suffered an injury to her:
A) parietal lobe.
B)
occipital lobe.
C)
frontal lobe.
D) temporal lobe.
23. The parietal lobes primarily control:
A) vision.
B)
hearing, language, and music.
C)
decision making.
D) sensory processing and directing movements toward objects.
24. Following a recent stroke Jim experiences difficulty with directing movements toward
objects. The stroke is most likely to have occurred in his:
A) frontal lobe.
B)
temporal lobe.
C)
occipital lobe.
D) parietal lobe.
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25. The occipital lobes are responsible for:
A) sensory processing and directing movements toward objects.
B)
decision making.
C)
visual processing.
D) hearing, language, and music.
26. During a recent car accident Allison suffered a brain injury that left her blind even
though her eyes are working fine. She is most likely to have suffered damage to her:
A) occipital lobe.
B)
frontal lobe.
C)
temporal lobe.
D) parietal lobe.
27. Sulci are:
A) found only in the cerebellum.
B)
found only in the cerebrum.
C)
the cracks between the bumps on the brain.
D) the bumps on the surface of the brain.
28. Gyri are:
A) bumps on the surface of the cortex.
B)
cracks on the surface of the cortex.
C)
deformities on the surface of the cortex.
D) only found in the spinal cord.
29. Which of the following is NOT a symptom associated with meningitis?
A) severe headache
B)
stiff neck
C)
aggressiveness
D) convulsions
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30. Sulcus is to gyrus as:
A) crack is to bump.
B)
bump is to crack.
C)
ridge is to mountain.
D) crack is to crevasse.
31. The symptoms of the "sleeping sickness" that arose during World War I are caused by
lesions to the:
A) putamen.
B)
globus pallidus.
C)
substantia nigra.
D) amygdala.
32. Which of the following arteries does NOT act as a major supplier to the cerebrum?
A) anterior
B)
superior
C)
middle
D) posterior
33. The artery that provides blood to the lateral, temporal, and frontal lobes is the
cerebral artery.
A) anterior
B)
middle
C)
posterior
D) inferior
34. The artery that provides blood to the occipital lobes is the
A) anterior
B)
middle
C)
posterior
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35. A disruption of the blood supply to a brain region causes:
A) meningitis.
B)
encephalitis.
C)
a stroke.
D) cerebral agenesis.
36.
is mainly composed of cell bodies and capillaries.
A) Reticular matter
B)
Gray matter
C)
The corpus callosum
D) White matter
37.
is(are) mainly composed of nerve fibers with fatty coverings.
A) Cerebral aqueducts
B)
Ventricles
C)
White matter
D) Gray matter
38. CSF is made in:
A) the pia mater.
B)
the dura mater.
C)
the ventricles.
D) the arachnoid layer.
39. The large cavities inside the brain are known as:
A) ventricles and are filled with CSF.
B)
ventricles and are filled with blood.
C)
the arachnoid layer and are filled with CSF.
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D) the arachnoid layer and are filled with blood.
40. What is the most unlikely function of CSF?
A) aiding cell transmission in the brain
B)
acting as a shock absorber to the brain
C)
allowing certain compounds access
D) helping the brain excrete metabolic wastes from the brain
41. Ischemic stroke is caused by:
A) a clot.
B)
a broken blood vessel.
C)
meningitis.
D) encephalitis.
42. A hemorrhagic stroke is caused by:
A) a blood clot.
B)
a ruptured blood vessel.
C)
an embolism.
D) All of the answers are correct.
43. Tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) is effective for treating:
A) ischemic stroke.
B)
hemorrhagic stroke.
C)
meningitis.
D) All of the answers are correct.
44. When observing a sagittal brain section at the midline, what is the prominent feature
composed of white matter?
A) corpus callosum
B)
ventricles
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C)
cingulate cortex
D) hippocampus
45. Cutting the brain from front to back will give:
A) a coronal view.
B)
a frontal view.
C)
a horizontal view.
D) a sagittal view.
46. According to Descartes, the seat of the mind was located in the:
A) frontal lobes.
B)
thalamus.
C)
pineal gland.
D) temporal lobes.
47. The role of glial cells is primarily:
A) to carry out information processing in the brain.
B)
to send signals from one brain region to another.
C)
to modulate the activity of neurons.
D) to process sensory input.
48. CNS is to PNS as:
A) neuron is to glia.
B)
gray matter is to white matter.
C)
nerve is to tract.
D) tract is to nerve.
49. The prosencephalon is sometimes referred to as:
A) the hindbrain.
B)
the middle brain.
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C)
the auxiliary brain.
D) the front brain.
50. In the human brain the basal ganglia, limbic system, and olfactory bulbs are considered
part of the:
A) telencephalon.
B)
metencephalon.
C)
diencephalon.
D) mesencephalon.
51. In the human brain the mesencephalon contains:
A) the neocortex.
B)
cerebellum.
C)
tectum and tegmentum.
D) medulla.
52. The thalamus and hypothalamus are considered part of the:
A) myelencephalon.
B)
telencephalon.
C)
metencephalon.
D) diencephalon.
53. Which of the following structures is NOT part of the metencephalon?
A) the cerebellum
B)
the pons
C)
the medulla
D) None of the answers is correct.
54. Which of the following is NOT part of the hindbrain?
A) the pons
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B)
the tegmentum
C)
the reticular formation
D) the medulla oblongata
55. Awakening from sleep is a function of:
A) the pons.
B)
the medulla.
C)
the cerebellum.
D) the reticular formation.
56. The reticular formation is primarily made up of:
A) gray matter only.
B)
white matter only.
C)
gray matter and white matter.
D) None of the answers is correct.
57. The primary function of the cerebellum is:
A) control of sleeping and waking.
B)
control of movement.
C)
control of heart rate and respiration.
D) sensory processing.
58. Orienting responses (e.g., turning your head to locate the source of a sound) are
controlled by:
A) the pons.
B)
the superior and inferior colliculi.
C)
the cerebellum.
D) the diencephalon.
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59. The red nucleus, substantia nigra, and periaqueductal gray matter are parts of the:
A) tectum.
B)
pons.
C)
tegmentum.
D) reticular formation.
60. Regulation of breathing and the cardiovascular system is primarily controlled by:
A) the pons.
B)
the reticular activating system.
C)
the medulla.
D) the cerebellum.
61. What are the functions of the superior and inferior colliculi respectively?
A) auditory and visual
B)
visual and auditory
C)
tactile and visual
D) visual and tactile
62. Which of the following is part of the tegmentum?
A) the tectum
B)
the substantia nigra
C)
the inferior colliculus
D) the superior colliculus
63. The hypothalamus is NOT primarily involved in:
A) motor movements.
B)
sleeping.
C)
emotional behavior.
D) sensory input.
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64. Sexual behavior is a primary function of:
A) the thalamus.
B)
the hypothalamus.
C)
the gyrus fornicutus.
D) the red nucleus.
65. The
acts as a sensory relay station for signals arriving from sensory receptors that
are being sent to the cortex.
A) pituitary
B)
pons
C)
hypothalamus
D) thalamus
66. Thalamus is to hypothalamus as:
A) sensory input is to body maintenance.
B)
body maintenance is to sensory input.
C)
sexual behavior is to sleeping.
D) feeding is to endocrine function.
67. The lateral geniculate nucleus deals with:
A) touch.
B)
hearing.
C)
olfaction.
D) vision.
68. The primary function of the thalamus is:
A) transmission of sensory inputs to the cortex.
B)
regulation of hormone function.
C)
regulation of sleeping and waking.
D) control of orienting responses.
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69. Which of the following is NOT part of the forebrain?
A) the cortex
B)
the tectum
C)
the basal ganglia
D) the limbic system
70. The basal ganglia primarily controls:
A) decision making.
B)
voluntary movement.
C)
learning and memory.
D) processing of sound.
71. Cognition is usually attributed to:
A) the limbic cortex.
B)
the cingulate cortex.
C)
the neocortex.
D) the parahippocampal cortex.
72. Deficits in processing basic visual information (e.g., luminance) are caused by damage
to the:
A) frontal lobe.
B)
parietal lobe.
C)
occipital lobe.
D) temporal lobe.
73. A person who has trouble locating the source of stimulation on the skin most likely has
damage to the:
A) temporal lobe.
B)
parietal lobe.
C)
occipital lobe.
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D) frontal lobe.
74. Trouble recognizing sounds is most commonly associated with damage to the:
A) parietal lobe.
B)
frontal lobe.
C)
occipital lobe.
D) temporal lobe.
75. Following a brain injury Steven has trouble organizing himself and has difficulty
formulating plans to accomplish goals. Steven is most likely to have damaged his:
A) frontal lobe.
B)
temporal lobe.
C)
parietal lobe.
D) occipital lobe.
76. Six layers of gray matter on top of a layer of white matter would describe:
A) the limbic cortex.
B)
the basal ganglia.
C)
the neocortex.
D) the cingulate cortex.
77. Cortical regions:
A) have the same density of cell layers.
B)
have different specific chemical characteristics.
C)
when stained look the same across the various areas.
D) have very specific functions and rarely interrelate.
78. Motor output signals are sent through layer(s)
A) V and VI
B)
I to III
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C)
IV
D) II
79. Integrative functions are processed by layer(s)
A) V and VI
B)
I to III
C)
IV
of the cortex.
D) All of the answers are correct.
80. Sensory inputs are transmitted through layer(s)
A) I to III
B)
V and VI
C)
IV
of the cortex.
D) All of the answers are correct.
81. Memory and emotion are processed by the:
A) limbic system.
B)
basal ganglia.
C)
thalamus.
D) parietal lobe.
82. The caudate nucleus and the putamen are part of the:
A) basal ganglia.
B)
limbic system.
C)
olfactory system.
D) hindbrain.
83. Parkinson disease and Tourette syndrome are neurological diseases associated with the:
A) cerebellum.
B)
frontal lobes.
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C)
basal ganglia.
D) thalamus.
84. The hippocampus and the amygdala are part of the:
A) basal ganglia.
B)
limbic system.
C)
olfactory system.
D) hindbrain.
85. The hippocampus and the cingulate cortex participate in performing
A) digestive
B)
problem solving
C)
sexual
D) memory
86. Which of the following structures is NOT part of the limbic system?
A) hippocampus
B)
amygdala
C)
cingulate cortex
D) putamen
87. Removal of the amygdala in cats leads to:
A) changes in temperature regulation.
B)
sleep disruption.
C)
emotional changes.
D) motor disruption.
88. There are
A) 12
B)
pairs of cranial nerves.
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16
D) 8
89. Sensory and motor signals from the head and neck travel through:
A) lumbar sections of the spinal cord.
B)
sacral portions of the spinal cord.
C)
the cranial nerves.
D) thoracic sections of the spinal cord.
90. Sensory and motor signals to the arms are sent through
cord.
A) sacral
B)
thoracic
C)
lumbar
sections of the spinal
D) cervical
91. Sensory and motor signals from the head and neck are sent to
spinal cord.
A) thoracic
B)
sacral
C)
lumbar
D) None of the answers is correct.
92. Dermatomes are associated with the:
A) peripheral nervous system
B)
spinal nervous system.
C)
autonomic nervous system.
D) cranial nervous system.
93. The law of Bell and Magendie states that the:
A) dorsal spinal cord is motor and the ventral is sensory.
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medial spinal cord is motor and the lateral is sensory.
C)
dorsal spinal cord is sensory and the ventral is motor.
D) medial spinal cord is sensory and the lateral is motor.
94. Motor output from the spinal cord travels via the:
A) dorsal spinal cord.
B)
ventral spinal cord.
C)
medial spinal cord.
D) lateral spinal cord.
95. Sensory input to the spinal cord travels via the:
A) dorsal spinal cord.
B)
ventral spinal cord.
C)
medial spinal cord.
D) lateral spinal cord.
96. Increases in heart rate and inhibition of digestion are controlled by the:
A) sympathetic nervous system.
B)
parasympathetic nervous system.
C)
spinal nervous system.
D) cranial nervous system.
97. The
nervous system works to help us "rest and digest," whereas the
nervous system helps initiate fight-or-flight responses.
A) sympathetic; parasympathetic
B)
sympathetic; spinal
C)
parasympathetic; sympathetic
D) somatic; parasympathetic
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98. The vagus, facial, and oculomotor nerves are the primary components of the:
A) cranial nervous system.
B)
sympathetic nervous system.
C)
the parasympathetic nervous system.
D) spinal nervous system.
99. The
contains a sheet of neurons lining the esophagus, stomach, small intestine,
and colon.
A) enteric nervous system (ENS)
B)
autonomic nervous system (ANS)
C)
somatic nervous system (SNS)
D) central nervous system (CNS)
100.
Language control is usually situated in the:
A) same place on both hemispheres.
B)
different locations on each hemisphere.
C)
right hemisphere.
D) left hemisphere.
101.
The left hemisphere primarily controls functions on the
A) contralateral
B)
left
C)
ipsilateral
D) None of the answers is correct.
102.
Spatial navigation is controlled by
A) the left hemisphere
B)
both hemispheres
C)
the right hemisphere
of the brain.
D) None of the answers is correct.
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103.
The brain appears to have:
A) mainly serial or hierarchical systems.
B)
mainly parallel systems.
C)
a combination of serial and parallel systems.
D) parallel systems at lower levels and serial processing farther up.
104.
The notion of segregation of sensory and motor functions in the nervous system was
postulated by:
A) François Magendie and David Bell.
B)
David Hubel.
C)
John Hughlings Jackson.
D) Nige Toretle.
105.
Memory seems to be located:
A) in the cingulate gyrus.
B)
in the hippocampus.
C)
throughout the brain.
D) primarily in the temporal lobes.
106.
Changes in balance between excitation and inhibition account for symptoms in:
A) Tourette syndrome.
B)
Parkinson disease.
C)
stroke.
D) both Tourette syndrome and Parkinson disease.
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Chapter 3 – What are the Nervous system’s functional units?
1.
is the technique that allows researchers to label different neurons by marking
them with distinct colors.
A) Straining
B)
Defragmentation
C)
Brainbow
D) Bluetooth
2. Golgi staining makes use of
microscope.
A) cresyl violet
B)
silver nitrate
C)
pen ink
to stain neurons so they can be viewed under a
D) squid ink
3. Based on their observations of stained neurons, Golgi put forward the
whereas Cajal proposed the
theory.
A) nerve net; neuron
B)
neuron; nerve net
C)
nerve net; glia
D) neuron; glia
4. The human central nervous system consists of approximately:
A) 86 billion neurons.
B)
1 trillion neurons.
C)
16 billion neurons.
D) 1 million neurons.
5. Neurons:
A) all have the same number of dendrites.
B)
usually have several axons.
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C)
are all remarkably similar in size.
D) have only one axon.
6. The
is the core region of the cell that contains the nucleus.
A) dendrite
B)
axon
C)
Golgi body
D) soma
7.
are branches extending out of a neuron's cell membrane that allow it to collect
information from other cells.
A) Somas
B)
Axons
C)
Terminal buttons
D) Dendrites
8.
are single fibers that carry messages to other neurons.
A) Dendrites
B)
Axons
C)
Terminal buttons
D) Somas
9. The junction of the axon and the soma of a neuron is called:
A) the neural bridge.
B)
the axon hillock.
C)
the axon collateral.
D) a synapse.
10. The part of the axon that conveys information to other neurons is the:
A) axon hillock.
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B)
terminal button.
C)
Golgi body.
D) soma.
11. What is the MOST common sequence of information flow through a neuron?
A) nucleus, axon, axon hillock, end foot
B)
dendrite, nucleus, axon hillock, axon
C)
dendrite, nucleus, axon, axon hillock
D) dendrite, teleodendria, nucleus, axon
12. What is the BEST analogy for a neuron?
A) a multi-input computational device with many output wires
B)
a multi-input computational device with one output wire
C)
a single-input computational device with many output wires
D) a single-input computational device with two output wires
13. Which of the following are NOT a type of bipolar neuron?
A) retinal neurons
B)
sensory neurons in the skin
C)
sensory neurons in muscle
D) motor neurons
14.
are also called association cells because they link up sensory and motor neurons.
A) Interneurons
B)
Golgi neurons
C)
Glial cells
D) Bipolar neurons
15.
are a special type of interneuron found in the cerebellum.
A) Purkinje cells
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B)
Motor neurons
C)
Bipolar neurons
D) Glial cells
16.
The simplest neuron is a(n):
A) somatosensory neuron.
B)
motor neuron.
C)
bipolar neuron.
D) interneuron.
17. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a pyramidal cell?
A) long axon
B)
pyramid-shaped body
C)
two sets of dendrites
D) one set of dendrites
18. Interneurons:
A) produce glial cells in the midbrain.
B)
are responsible for producing myelin sheets.
are involved in processing sensory information and sending information to the
motor neurons.
D) are involved in processing motor feedback.
C)
19. Stellate cells are:
A) sensory neurons.
B)
interneurons.
C)
motor neurons.
D) not affected by either sensory input or motor output.
20. Which of the following is NOT an interneuron?
A) Purkinje cell
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B)
stellate cell
C)
pyramidal cell
D) Schwann cell
21. Glial cells are primarily responsible for:
A) the reception of sensory information.
B)
the support of neurons.
C)
the processing of information.
D) the production of actions or motor outputs.
22. For every neuron in the central nervous system there is (are)
A) 1
B)
5
C)
10
D)
100
glial cell(s).
23. Some
act as "glue" that helps bind neurons together.
A) glial cells
B)
pyramidal cells
C)
stellate cells
D) Purkinje cells
24. According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) Both some new neurons and many new glial cells are formed throughout life.
B)
C)
Neither neurons nor glial cells continue to be formed after the first few years of
life.
Some new neurons are formed throughout life, but glial cells are not.
D) Many new glial cells are formed throughout life, but new neurons are not.
25. Which of the following are responsible for producing cerebrospinal fluid?
A) ependymal cells
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B)
microglia
C)
astrocytes
D) Schwann cells
26. Ependymal cells are associated with:
A) the blood–brain barrier.
B)
the production of cerebrospinal fluid.
C)
the production of myelin.
D) the healing of damaged tissue.
27. Hydrocephalus is usually caused by blockage at:
A) the first ventricle.
B)
the lateral ventricle.
C)
the third ventricle.
D) the fourth ventricle.
28.
are glial cells that have nutritive and supportive functions.
A) Ependymal cells
B)
Purkinje cells
C)
Telodendria
D) Astrocytes
29.
are tumors that begin in one part of the body and spread to another part of
the body.
A) Meningiomas
B)
Gliomas
C)
Metastatic tumors
D) Gangliomas
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