Question 1

Martha has had a stroke. She has lost the feeling in her left leg. Which of the following sites in the brain might be damaged by the stroke?

Accepted Answer

A)  the right somatosensory cortex. 
B)  the frontal lobe. 
C)  the left parietal lobe. 
D)  Broca's area. 
A)  the right somatosensory cortex. 
B)  the frontal lobe. 
C)  the left parietal lobe. 
D)  Broca's area.

Question 2

Which of the following is a function of glial cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  receiving signals for sensory systems 
B)  storing and releasing neurotransmitters 
C)  generating action potentials 
D)  removing waste products, including dead neurons, from the brain 
A)  receiving signals for sensory systems 
B)  storing and releasing neurotransmitters 
C)  generating action potentials 
D)  removing waste products, including dead neurons, from the brain

Question 3

What is the largest structure of the human brain, consisting of two cerebral hemispheres and covered by the cerebral cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)  the brainstem 
B)  the cerebellum 
C)  the corpus callosum 
D)  the cerebrum 
A)  the brainstem 
B)  the cerebellum 
C)  the corpus callosum 
D)  the cerebrum

Question 4

Handedness is believed to be influenced by all of the following, except

Accepted Answer

A)  influences in the school environment. 
B)  sex. 
C)  genetics. 
D)  a general "right-ward bias." 
A)  influences in the school environment. 
B)  sex. 
C)  genetics. 
D)  a general "right-ward bias."

Question 5

Damage to the cerebellum is likely to disrupt which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  thinking 
B)  homeostasis 
C)  sleeping 
D)  playing basketball 
A)  thinking 
B)  homeostasis 
C)  sleeping 
D)  playing basketball

Question 6

The insulation around a neuron's axon that has an effect on the speed of the action potential is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  axonal insulation 
B)  myelin sheath. 
C)  fatty insulation. 
D)  Nodes of Ranvier. 
A)  axonal insulation 
B)  myelin sheath. 
C)  fatty insulation. 
D)  Nodes of Ranvier.

Question 7

What are some of the ways in which neurotransmitters affect our behaviour, and what are some of the major neurotransmitters?

Accepted Answer

Neurotransmitters are manufactured in th

Question 8

Plasticity of the brain increases with age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which sense does not use the thalamus to relay information within the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  touch 
B)  hearing 
C)  smell 
D)  vision 
A)  touch 
B)  hearing 
C)  smell 
D)  vision

Question 10

The hypothalamus regulates all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual behaviour. 
B)  coordinated movement. 
C)  hunger and thirst. 
D)  internal body temperature. 
A)  sexual behaviour. 
B)  coordinated movement. 
C)  hunger and thirst. 
D)  internal body temperature.

Question 11

What is the electroencephalogram (EEG), and what are three of the brainwave patterns it reveals?

Accepted Answer

An EEG is the record made by a

Question 12

During a test, right-handed Susan, a split-brain patient, has a basketball in her left field of vision and a volleyball in her right field of vision. When asked what she sees, what will her answer most likely be?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I see a basketball." 
B)  "The image is very blurry, and I cannot make out what is there." 
C)  "I see both a volleyball and a basketball." 
D)  "I see a volleyball." 
A)  "I see a basketball." 
B)  "The image is very blurry, and I cannot make out what is there." 
C)  "I see both a volleyball and a basketball." 
D)  "I see a volleyball."

Question 13

Which brainwave is associated with mental or physical activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  theta 
B)  delta 
C)  beta 
D)  alpha 
A)  theta 
B)  delta 
C)  beta 
D)  alpha

Question 14

Skilled gymnasts and divers can perform smooth and expertly coordinated muscular movements thanks largely to their

Accepted Answer

A)  occipital lobes. 
B)  amygdala. 
C)  medulla. 
D)  cerebellum. 
A)  occipital lobes. 
B)  amygdala. 
C)  medulla. 
D)  cerebellum.

Question 15

Hormones are released into the ________ and neurotransmitters are released into the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  synapses; synapses 
B)  synapses; bloodstream 
C)  bloodstream; synapses 
D)  bloodstream; bloodstream 
A)  synapses; synapses 
B)  synapses; bloodstream 
C)  bloodstream; synapses 
D)  bloodstream; bloodstream

Question 16

Briefly describe recent understanding about the brain's ability to recover from brain damage.

Accepted Answer

Until recently it was thought that the b

Question 17

Some individuals who have had an entire hemisphere removed early in life because of uncontrollable epilepsy have been able to lead near-normal intellectual lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A given neuron is influence by either excitatory neurotransmitters or inhibitory neurotransmitters, but not both.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A typical neuron might have more than one

Accepted Answer

A)  nucleus. 
B)  cell body. 
C)  axon. 
D)  dendrite. 
A)  nucleus. 
B)  cell body. 
C)  axon. 
D)  dendrite.

Question 20

The function of synaptic vesicles is to

Accepted Answer

A)  store neurotransmitters. 
B)  produce potassium ions. 
C)  deactivate action potentials. 
D)  produce sodium ions. 
A)  store neurotransmitters. 
B)  produce potassium ions. 
C)  deactivate action potentials. 
D)  produce sodium ions.

Martha has had a stroke. She has lost the feeling in her left leg. Which of the following sites in the brain might be damaged by the stroke?

Which of the following is a function of glial cells?

What is the largest structure of the human brain, consisting of two cerebral hemispheres and covered by the cerebral cortex?

Handedness is believed to be influenced by all of the following, except

Damage to the cerebellum is likely to disrupt which of the following?

The insulation around a neuron's axon that has an effect on the speed of the action potential is called the

What are some of the ways in which neurotransmitters affect our behaviour, and what are some of the major neurotransmitters?

Plasticity of the brain increases with age.

Which sense does not use the thalamus to relay information within the brain?

The hypothalamus regulates all of the following except

What is the electroencephalogram (EEG), and what are three of the brainwave patterns it reveals?

During a test, right-handed Susan, a split-brain patient, has a basketball in her left field of vision and a volleyball in her right field of vision. When asked what she sees, what will her answer most likely be?

Which brainwave is associated with mental or physical activity?

Skilled gymnasts and divers can perform smooth and expertly coordinated muscular movements thanks largely to their

Hormones are released into the and neurotransmitters are released into the .

Briefly describe recent understanding about the brain's ability to recover from brain damage.

Some individuals who have had an entire hemisphere removed early in life because of uncontrollable epilepsy have been able to lead near-normal intellectual lives.

A given neuron is influence by either excitatory neurotransmitters or inhibitory neurotransmitters, but not both.

A typical neuron might have more than one

The function of synaptic vesicles is to

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Martha has had a stroke. She has lost the feeling in her left leg. Which of the following sites in the brain might be damaged by the stroke?

Which of the following is a function of glial cells?

What is the largest structure of the human brain, consisting of two cerebral hemispheres and covered by the cerebral cortex?

Handedness is believed to be influenced by all of the following, except

Damage to the cerebellum is likely to disrupt which of the following?

The insulation around a neuron's axon that has an effect on the speed of the action potential is called the

What are some of the ways in which neurotransmitters affect our behaviour, and what are some of the major neurotransmitters?

Plasticity of the brain increases with age.

Which sense does not use the thalamus to relay information within the brain?

The hypothalamus regulates all of the following except

What is the electroencephalogram (EEG), and what are three of the brainwave patterns it reveals?

During a test, right-handed Susan, a split-brain patient, has a basketball in her left field of vision and a volleyball in her right field of vision. When asked what she sees, what will her answer most likely be?

Which brainwave is associated with mental or physical activity?

Skilled gymnasts and divers can perform smooth and expertly coordinated muscular movements thanks largely to their

Hormones are released into the ________ and neurotransmitters are released into the ________.

Briefly describe recent understanding about the brain's ability to recover from brain damage.

Some individuals who have had an entire hemisphere removed early in life because of uncontrollable epilepsy have been able to lead near-normal intellectual lives.

A given neuron is influence by either excitatory neurotransmitters or inhibitory neurotransmitters, but not both.

A typical neuron might have more than one

The function of synaptic vesicles is to

Introduction to Psychology

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Development

Motivation and Emotion

Social Psychology

Personality, Theory and Assessment

Health and Stress

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Filters

Hormones are released into the and neurotransmitters are released into the .