Question 1

If a midsagittal cut were made through the human brain, all of the uncut axons running from the eyes to the brain would be

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A)  on the right side. 
B)  ipsilateral. 
C)  contralateral. 
D)  decussating. 
E)  bilateral. 
A)  on the right side. 
B)  ipsilateral. 
C)  contralateral. 
D)  decussating. 
E)  bilateral.

Question 2

The cone-shaped structure at the boundary between the cell body and axon of a multipolar neuron is the

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A)  node of Ranvier. 
B)  dendrite. 
C)  axon hillock. 
D)  Golgi complex. 
E)  mitochondrion 
A)  node of Ranvier. 
B)  dendrite. 
C)  axon hillock. 
D)  Golgi complex. 
E)  mitochondrion

Question 3

What part of a neuron is sometimes myelinated?

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A)  dendrites 
B)  axon 
C)  cell body 
D)  buttons 
E)  both A and B 
A)  dendrites 
B)  axon 
C)  cell body 
D)  buttons 
E)  both A and B

Question 4

-Portrayed in this illustration is a neural circuit called the

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A)  basal ganglia. 
B)  visual system. 
C)  limbic system. 
D)  reticular system. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  basal ganglia. 
B)  visual system. 
C)  limbic system. 
D)  reticular system. 
E)  none of the above

Question 5

A cut in which of the following planes would sever all of the cerebral commissures, the tracts that connect the left and right cerebral hemispheres?

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A)  horizontal 
B)  sagittal 
C)  midsagittal 
D)  frontal 
E)  diagonal 
A)  horizontal 
B)  sagittal 
C)  midsagittal 
D)  frontal 
E)  diagonal

Question 6

-The functions of the occipital cortex are largely

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A)  motor. 
B)  visual. 
C)  auditory. 
D)  somatosensory. 
E)  olfactory. 
A)  motor. 
B)  visual. 
C)  auditory. 
D)  somatosensory. 
E)  olfactory.

Question 7

The Golgi stain colors neurons

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A)  violet. 
B)  black. 
C)  blue. 
D)  red. 
E)  yellow. 
A)  violet. 
B)  black. 
C)  blue. 
D)  red. 
E)  yellow.

Question 8

The blood brain barrier is

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A)  a spongy bone. 
B)  the arachnoid space and pia mater. 
C)  an electrochemical organ. 
D)  absent in cases of hydrocephalus. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  a spongy bone. 
B)  the arachnoid space and pia mater. 
C)  an electrochemical organ. 
D)  absent in cases of hydrocephalus. 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

Neurons of the sympathetic nervous system are part of the

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A)  somatic nervous system. 
B)  basal ganglia. 
C)  ANS. 
D)  peripheral nervous system. 
E)  both C and D 
A)  somatic nervous system. 
B)  basal ganglia. 
C)  ANS. 
D)  peripheral nervous system. 
E)  both C and D

Question 10

The neural structure situated nearest the opening connecting the third and fourth ventricles is the

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A)  substantia nigra. 
B)  periaqueductal gray. 
C)  red nucleus. 
D)  superior colliculi. 
E)  cerebral aqueduct. 
A)  substantia nigra. 
B)  periaqueductal gray. 
C)  red nucleus. 
D)  superior colliculi. 
E)  cerebral aqueduct.

Question 11

Which part of the diencephalon regulates the pituitary?

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A)  snot gland 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  medial geniculate 
D)  cerebellum 
E)  nasal mucosa 
A)  snot gland 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  medial geniculate 
D)  cerebellum 
E)  nasal mucosa

Question 12

About what proportion of human cerebral cortex is neocortex?

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A)  10 % 
B)  25 % 
C)  40 % 
D)  60 % 
E)  90 % 
A)  10 % 
B)  25 % 
C)  40 % 
D)  60 % 
E)  90 %

Question 13

In cross section, spinal gray matter has four arms; among these are the two

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A)  ventral roots. 
B)  ventral routes. 
C)  ventral horns. 
D)  posterior horns. 
E)  both B and D 
A)  ventral roots. 
B)  ventral routes. 
C)  ventral horns. 
D)  posterior horns. 
E)  both B and D

If a midsagittal cut were made through the human brain, all of the uncut axons running from the eyes to the brain would be

The cone-shaped structure at the boundary between the cell body and axon of a multipolar neuron is the

What part of a neuron is sometimes myelinated?

-Portrayed in this illustration is a neural circuit called the

A cut in which of the following planes would sever all of the cerebral commissures, the tracts that connect the left and right cerebral hemispheres?

-The functions of the occipital cortex are largely

The Golgi stain colors neurons

The blood brain barrier is

Neurons of the sympathetic nervous system are part of the

The neural structure situated nearest the opening connecting the third and fourth ventricles is the

Which part of the diencephalon regulates the pituitary?

About what proportion of human cerebral cortex is neocortex?

In cross section, spinal gray matter has four arms; among these are the two

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Exam 3: The Anatomy of the Nervous System

If a midsagittal cut were made through the human brain, all of the uncut axons running from the eyes to the brain would be

The cone-shaped structure at the boundary between the cell body and axon of a multipolar neuron is the

What part of a neuron is sometimes myelinated?

-Portrayed in this illustration is a neural circuit called the

A cut in which of the following planes would sever all of the cerebral commissures, the tracts that connect the left and right cerebral hemispheres?

-The functions of the occipital cortex are largely

The Golgi stain colors neurons

The blood brain barrier is

Neurons of the sympathetic nervous system are part of the

The neural structure situated nearest the opening connecting the third and fourth ventricles is the

Which part of the diencephalon regulates the pituitary?

About what proportion of human cerebral cortex is neocortex?

In cross section, spinal gray matter has four arms; among these are the two

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hunger, Eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits

Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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