Exam 1 Review

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• 1. The division of the nervous system
that is made up of neurons that control
the heart, intestines, and other organs
is the
__________.
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B)
C)
D)
central
peripheral
somatic
autonomic
• 2. Most of the information travelling
up and down the spinal cord (between
the brain and body) travels in the
• A) H-shaped gray matter.
• B) H-shaped white matter.
• C) gray matter on the outer portion of
the spinal cord.
• D) white matter on the outer portion of
the spinal cord.
• 3. The portion of the nervous system
that prepares the body for "fight or
flight" activities, and consists of two
paired chains of ganglia is the
__________ nervous system.
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A)
B)
C)
D)
sympathetic
somatic
parasympathetic
craniosacral
• 4. In humans, the side of the spinal
cord that is closest to the stomach is
the __________ surface; the bottom
surface of the brain (closest to the
mouth) is the __________ surface.
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B)
C)
D)
dorsal ... ventral
ventral ... dorsal
dorsal ... dorsal
ventral ... ventral
• 5. A dermatome is
• A) an area of the skin innervated by a
given spinal nerve.
• B) an instrument used to record
impulses in the spinal cord.
• C) the point at which sensory nerves
make contact with motor nerves.
• D) an area of the skin that has no
touch receptors.
• 6. An impairment of hormonal secretion,
feeding, drinking,temperature
regulation, or sexual behavior suggests
possible damage to the __________.
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B)
C)
D)
midbrain.
hippocampus.
hypothalamus.
cerebellum.
• 7. Suppose someone suffered damage to
cranial nerves #5, 9, and 10. Which of
the following functions would be most
likely to be impaired?
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B)
C)
D)
memory consolidation
control of arm muscles
control of leg muscles
chewing and swallowing
• 8. Each hemisphere of the cerebral
cortex receives most of its input from
the __________ side of the body and
controls the muscles on the __________
side.
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B)
C)
D)
same . .
opposite
opposite
same . .
. same
. . . same
. . . opposite
. opposite
• 9. The endocrine gland that is
physically connected to the
hypothalamus is the __________
gland.
• A) pituitary
• B) adrenal
• C) thymus
• D) pineal
• 10. What do the ventricles, central
canal, and subarachnoid space have in
common?
• A) all are part of the
• B) all are filled with
fluid
• C) all are involved in
functioning
• D) all are filled with
forebrain
cerebrospinal
cognitive
blood
• 11. Which part of the cerebral
cortex is most important for
visual information?
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B)
C)
D)
occipital
parietal
temporal
frontal
• 12. What separates the frontal
lobe of the cerebral cortex from
the parietal lobe?
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B)
C)
D)
the
the
the
the
lateral ventricles
central sulcus
corpus callosum
optic chiasm
• 13. The temporal lobe of the
cerebral cortex is the primary
target for which kind of sensory
information?
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B)
C)
D)
somatosensory, including touch
auditory
the simplest aspects of vision
taste
• 14. The postcentral gyrus in the
parietal lobe (the "sensory
strip") is the primary area for
which type of sensation?
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B)
C)
D)
skin senses, including touch
visual
auditory
olfactory and taste
• 15. Phrenology deals with the
relationship between
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A) bumps on the skull and personality.
B) early experience and brain
development.
• C) species differences in brain and
behavior.
• D) maturation of the brain and
intelligence.
• 16. Which of the following would
produce the clearest picture of
structures in a living human
brain?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
an electroencephalograph
magnetic resonance imaging
CAT scan
Kodak moment
• 17. What was most responsible for the
decline of prefrontal lobotomies as a
psychiatric treatment?
• A) opposition from patients' rights
organizations
• B) a law that requires all surgical
operations in the U.S. to be first
approved by the FDA
• C) the availability of
antischizophrenic and antidepressive
drugs
• D) Phineas Gage accident
• 18. Which kind of brain damage
often causes people to lose their
social inhibitions and to ignore
the rules of polite conduct?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
damage
damage
damage
damage
to
to
to
to
the
the
the
the
corpus callosum
hypothalamus
prefrontal cortex
striate cortex
• 19. Suppose an investigator wants
to measure which brain areas
are most active at a given moment
in a living human. Which
procedure would the investigator
use?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
PET
CAT
DOG (Digitized Overview Gizmo)
angiogram
• 20. What does "rCBF" stand
for?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
really crushing back field
retro cosmic bregma force
regional cerebral blood flow
remote control brain factors
• 21. The cerebellum makes a wellestablished contribution to the control of
_______.
• A. Hunger
• B. Temperature
• C. Olfaction
• D. Movement
• 22. The term “cortex”, as in cerebral
cortex, means __________ .
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A.
B.
C.
D.
Complexity
Expansion
Covering
Folded object
• 23. The large bundle of axons connecting
the two hemispheres of the brain is the ____
.
• A. Corpus callosum
• B. Tectum
• C. Fornix
• D. Cerebral cortex
• 24. Someone who suddenly loses the
ability to identify objects by feeling them
has probably suffered damage to the
• A. Occipital lobe
• B. Parietal lobe
• C. Temporal lobe
• D. Frontal lobe
• 25. A strip along the rear of the frontal lobe
is essential for the control of
• A. Fine movements
• B. Coordination between vision and
hearing
• C. Emotions
• D. Hunger and thrist
• 26. One functions NOT performed by glia
is to
• A. Remove waste materials
• B. Build myelin sheaths
• C. Transmit information
• D. Guide the growth of axons and dendrites
• 27. What is the difference between a
ganglion and a nucleus?
• A. Size
• B. Location in the nervous system
• C. Number of cells
• D. One is a cell body, the other is an axon
• 28. The primary area of the cerebral cortex
for auditory sensations is the _____ lobe.
• A. Occipital
• B. Parietal
• C. Temporal
• D. Frontal
• 29. Which of the following investigators
was the first to demonstrate that neurons are
separate from one another?
• A. Curt Richter
• B. Santiago Ramon y Cajal
• C. Charles Sherrington
• D. Jose Delgado
30. A neuropsychologist
A. Has an M.D. and specializes in treatment
of brain disease.
B. Conducts research on animal behavior
C. Conducts research on brain anatomy
D. Test the abilities and disabilities in brain
damaged people.
• 31. The meninges is a three-layered
structure encasing the brain. Which of the
following is the tough outermost layer?
• A. Pia mater
• B. Dura mater
• C. Arachnoid layer
• D. Hardica
• 32. A bundle of axons found outside the
CNS is referred to as a “nerve.” What
would such a bundle called in the CNS?
• A. Ganglion
• B. Nucleus
• C. Tract
• D. Cord
• 33. The limbic system includes the
amygdala and hippocampus. When would
you be most likely using your
hippocampus?
• A. Walking in the park.
• B. Studying for an exam.
• C. Taking a nap.
• D. Swimming a lap.
• 34. Which of the following is the most
likely role of the thalamus?
• A. Controlling movement
• B. Initiating sleep and waking
• C. Homeostasis and endocrine function
• D. Acting as a sensory gateway to the
cortex
• 35. Where would you expect to find
Broca’s area?
• A. Occipital lobe
• B. Frontal lobe
• C. Temporal lobe
• D. Near Fixa’s area
• 36. Language is located is which part of the
brain?
• A. Left cortex
• B. Right cortex
• C. Limbic system
• D. Brain stem
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