Physio Psych Unit 1
Practice Questions
1. What term is commonly used as a
synonym for biopsychology?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
psychopsychology
psychophysiology
behavioral endocrinology
behavioral neuroscience
behavioural pharmacology
2. A cut in which of the following planes
would separate the brain into a top
(dorsal) and bottom (ventral) part?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Coronal
Frontal
Horizontal
Sagittal
Midsagittal
3. Which type of glial cell covers the
outer surfaces of blood vessels and
forms a physical matrix to hold neural
circuits together?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
astrocytes
Schwann cells
Oligodendrocytes
Microglia
Microsites
4. Cell bodies of multipolar motor
neurons are located in the spinal
_____________ matter and project to
__________ via the ___________ root.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
white; brain; dorsal
gray; brain; ventral
white; muscle; ventral
gray; muscle; dorsal
gray; muscle; ventral
5. Which brain structure has a dual
affiliation with cortex and limbic
system?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
amygdala
fornix
massa intermedia
globus pallidus
putamen nucleus
hippocampus
6. Which structure is NOT part of the
tegmentum?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
superior colliculus
red nucleus
substantia nigra
periaqueductal gray
none of the above
7. Which of the following thalamic nuclei
relays auditory information?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
lateral geniculate nucleus
medial geniculate nucleus
ventral geniculate nucleus
posterior geniculate nucleus
dorsal nucleus
8. The _____________ fissure borders the
temporal and frontal cortices.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
medial
lateral
longitudinal
central
posterior
9. _____________ uses different
methods and approaches to make
stronger scientific conclusions.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Scientific inference
Law of parsimony
Converging inference
Converging operations
Scientific operations
10. Combining divisions of neuroscience
and biopsychology, the study of how
the interaction between the nervous
system and endocrine system
influences behavior may be called
_____________ .
a)
b)
c)
d)
Psychoendocrinology
Neuroendocrinology
Biopsychoendocrinology
Psychoneuroendocrinology
Answers
1) d
2) c
3) a
4) e
5) f
6) a
7) b
8) b
9) d
10) d