Chapter 2 Quiz - Psychology 260
Name: _________________
1. According to the functional conceptualization of the nervous system, the
cranial and spinal nerves are part of this subunit of the nervous system:
a. autonomic
b. central
c. somatic
d. peripheral
2. With regard to anatomical locations and orientation, what is the opposite
direction of caudal?
a. superior
b. rostral
c. coronal
d. ventral
3. The middle layer of the meninges is the:
a. pineal body
b. pia mater
c. dura mater
d. arachnoid.
4. One of the key functions of the cerebrospinal fluid is thought to be:
a. to protect the eyes in the form of moisture and tears
b. to cushion the brain and serve as a shock absorber.
c. to provide fluid pressure for muscle movement
d. to create moisture in the mouth
5. With regard to the folding of the cerebral cortex:
a. sulci and fissures are the cracks and gyri are the bumps.
b. gyri are the cracks and lobes are the bumps.
c. gyri and fissures are the cracks and sulci are the bumps.
d. canyons and fissures are the cracks and gyri are the bumps
6. In examining a brain slice, the following is true:
a. white matter is cell bodies and gray matter is cavities containing cerebrospinal
fluid.
b. gray matter is cell bodies and white matter is fibers.
c. white matter is cortex and gray matter is subcortical nuclei.
d. white matter is cell bodies and gray matter is fibers.
7. What is the name given to a group of axons that form a functional unit and
are found in the central nervous system?
a. tract
b. ganglion
c. nerve
d. nucleus
8. In primitive life-forms such as fish, reptiles, or amphibians this part of the brain
is responsible for processing visual and auditory information.
a. spinal cord
b. prosencephalon
c. rhombencephalon
d. mesencephalon
9. This portion of the brainstem is sometimes referred to as the "between brain"
because it borders upper and lower parts of the
brain.
a. myencephalon
b. diencephalon
c. metencephalon
d. telencephalon
10. This brain structure is found in the brainstem and is responsible, among other
things, for stimulation of the forebrain.
a. pons
b. reticular formation
c. medulla
d. superior colliculus
11. The tectum (roof) and tegmentum (floor) are both found in this part of the
brain that also houses the superior and inferior colliculi.
a. rhombencephalon
b. diencephalon
c. metencephalon
d. midbrain
12. The two principal structures of the diencephalon are the:
a. thalamus and hypothalamus
b. basal ganglia and limbic system
c. tectum and tegmentum
d. reticular formation and cerebellum.
13. The subcortical system involved in control and coordination of movement,
and disordered in Parkinson's disease is the:
a. limbic system
b. reticular formation
c. cerebellum
d. basal ganglia.
14. Which of the following is NOT a principle structure of the limbic system?
a. hypothalamus
b. amygdala
c. cingulate cortex
d. hippocampus
15. Removal of the amygdala in an experimental animal would lead to disruption
of:
a. emotional behavior.
b. initiation of movement
c. smooth and coordinated movements
d. taste and hearing
16. Which of the following cranial nerves is responsible for control of the
muscles of the tongue?
a. abducens
b. vagus
c. trochlear
d. hypoglossal
17. Key functions of cranial nerves include:
a. a. growth of hair on the face and head
b. sensory input from the cerebral cortex responsible for headache
c. sensory input and motor output for the face and head.
d. sensory input and motor output for the hands an arms.
18. What is a 'dermatome'?
a. A very small area of the body that is sensitive to one of the somatosensory
stimuli
b. An area of the body whose sensory and motor signals are controlled by one
particular spinal nerve.
c. part of the somatosensory cortex devoted to one part of the body.
d. part of the body serviced by one of the divisions of the spinal nerves (i.e.
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral).
19. Severing the dorsal root of a spinal nerve would lead to:
a. inability to move certain muscles
b. involuntary movement of certain muscles
c. extreme pain in certain areas of the body
d. numbness in certain areas of the body.
20. Effects associated with activation of the sympathetic division of the
autonomic nervous system would be:
a. increase in heart rate and inhibition of digestion.
b. decrease in heart rate and inhibition of digestion.
c. penile erection and stimulation of digestion
d. penile erection and increase in heart rate