Question 1

Simple partial seizures are

Accepted Answer

A)  Jacksonian. 
B)  partial seizures whose symptoms are primarily sensory or motor. 
C)  often characterized by the systematic spread of motor symptoms through the body. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Jacksonian. 
B)  partial seizures whose symptoms are primarily sensory or motor. 
C)  often characterized by the systematic spread of motor symptoms through the body. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 2

Removing tissue from one part of a person's body and implanting it in another part of the same person is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a switchplant. 
B)  an intrapatient transplant. 
C)  an autotransplant. 
D)  an adrenal explant. 
E)  a self-transplant. 
A)  a switchplant. 
B)  an intrapatient transplant. 
C)  an autotransplant. 
D)  an adrenal explant. 
E)  a self-transplant.

Question 3

Metastasis refers

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A)  specifically to malignant tumors. 
B)  to tumors that have spread from the lungs to the brain. 
C)  to infiltrating tumors. 
D)  to the spread of disease from one organ to another. 
E)  to tumors and other growths that are attracted to neural tissue. 
A)  specifically to malignant tumors. 
B)  to tumors that have spread from the lungs to the brain. 
C)  to infiltrating tumors. 
D)  to the spread of disease from one organ to another. 
E)  to tumors and other growths that are attracted to neural tissue.

Question 4

Autotransplants of adrenal medulla tissue have been used in an attempt to treat human

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A)  Parkinson's disease. 
B)  epilepsy. 
C)  regeneration. 
D)  blindness. 
E)  MPTP poisoning. 
A)  Parkinson's disease. 
B)  epilepsy. 
C)  regeneration. 
D)  blindness. 
E)  MPTP poisoning.

Question 5

Healthy axons sometimes respond to the degeneration of adjacent axons by developing __________ that grow to the synaptic sites that have been abandoned by the degenerating axons.

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A)  collateral sprouts 
B)  nodes of Ranvier 
C)  phagocytes 
D)  Schwann cells 
E)  dendritic spines 
A)  collateral sprouts 
B)  nodes of Ranvier 
C)  phagocytes 
D)  Schwann cells 
E)  dendritic spines

Question 6

Which of the following establishes with complete certainty that a patient is not epileptic?

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A)  The patient has no convulsions. 
B)  An EEG examination reveals no epileptic abnormalities. 
C)  There is no aura. 
D)  The patient has no psychomotor attacks. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  The patient has no convulsions. 
B)  An EEG examination reveals no epileptic abnormalities. 
C)  There is no aura. 
D)  The patient has no psychomotor attacks. 
E)  none of the above

Question 7

Deprenyl

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A)  is a monoamine agonist. 
B)  is a monoamine antagonist. 
C)  retards the progression of Parkinson's disease. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  both B and C 
A)  is a monoamine agonist. 
B)  is a monoamine antagonist. 
C)  retards the progression of Parkinson's disease. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  both B and C

Question 8

Oligodendroglia

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A)  stimulate neural regeneration. 
B)  inhibit neural regeneration. 
C)  guide neural regeneration. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  both B and C 
A)  stimulate neural regeneration. 
B)  inhibit neural regeneration. 
C)  guide neural regeneration. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  both B and C

Question 9

Currently, people with Huntington's disease live for an average of __________ after the first appearance of symptoms.

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A)  12 days 
B)  8 weeks 
C)  9 months 
D)  2 years 
E)  15 years 
A)  12 days 
B)  8 weeks 
C)  9 months 
D)  2 years 
E)  15 years

Question 10

A study of the effects of brain damage on cognitive function in doctors and scientists suggested that __________ played an important role in their " recovery."

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A)  age 
B)  field of specialization 
C)  cognitive reserve 
D)  sex 
E)  cognitive sprouting 
A)  age 
B)  field of specialization 
C)  cognitive reserve 
D)  sex 
E)  cognitive sprouting

Question 11

Discuss two methods that are currently being developed for promoting recovery from nervous system damage.Describe relevant evidence.

Accepted Answer

50% for describing the two met

Question 12

Following cerebral ischemia,

Accepted Answer

A)  glutamate is released in excessive quantities. 
B)  excessive activity is induced at NMDA receptors. 
C)  excessive numbers of calcium and sodium ions enter postsynaptic neurons. 
D)  postsynaptic neurons slowly die. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  glutamate is released in excessive quantities. 
B)  excessive activity is induced at NMDA receptors. 
C)  excessive numbers of calcium and sodium ions enter postsynaptic neurons. 
D)  postsynaptic neurons slowly die. 
E)  all of the above

Question 13

Kindling

Accepted Answer

A)  has been demonstrated in only rats, mice, and cats. 
B)  occurs only if the interstimulation intervals are less than an hour or two. 
C)  occurs only if the stimulation electrode is positioned in the amygdala or some other temporal-lobe nucleus. 
D)  both B and C 
E)  none of the above 
A)  has been demonstrated in only rats, mice, and cats. 
B)  occurs only if the interstimulation intervals are less than an hour or two. 
C)  occurs only if the stimulation electrode is positioned in the amygdala or some other temporal-lobe nucleus. 
D)  both B and C 
E)  none of the above

Question 14

In one provocative study of paraplegic rats, stem cells were injected into an area of spinal damage.Remarkably,

Accepted Answer

A)  only 3 of the cells survived. 
B)  most of the cells survived and developed into neurons. 
C)  the rats walked and ran normally. 
D)  both B and C 
E)  none of the above 
A)  only 3 of the cells survived. 
B)  most of the cells survived and developed into neurons. 
C)  the rats walked and ran normally. 
D)  both B and C 
E)  none of the above

Question 15

What percentage of amputees experience chronic, severe phantom-limb pain?

Accepted Answer

A)  about 0.5% 
B)  about 1.0% 
C)  about 1.5% 
D)  about 50% 
E)  about 95% 
A)  about 0.5% 
B)  about 1.0% 
C)  about 1.5% 
D)  about 50% 
E)  about 95%

Question 16

A person who may be carrying the gene for Huntington's disease

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A)  has a 25% chance of contracting the disorder. 
B)  can have a test that will determine whether he or she has the gene. 
C)  will inevitably die within a few weeks of the first clear signs of the disorder. 
D)  will display the first signs of the disorder as a teenager. 
E)  will pass the disorder to 25% of his or her children. 
A)  has a 25% chance of contracting the disorder. 
B)  can have a test that will determine whether he or she has the gene. 
C)  will inevitably die within a few weeks of the first clear signs of the disorder. 
D)  will display the first signs of the disorder as a teenager. 
E)  will pass the disorder to 25% of his or her children.

Question 17

Necrotic cell death

Accepted Answer

A)  usually involves inflammation. 
B)  is usually much slower than apoptotic cell death. 
C)  usually requires several days. 
D)  is the result of a genetic program for self-destruction. 
E)  is apoptotic. 
A)  usually involves inflammation. 
B)  is usually much slower than apoptotic cell death. 
C)  usually requires several days. 
D)  is the result of a genetic program for self-destruction. 
E)  is apoptotic.

Question 18

A professor in the middle of a lecture unbuttoned his shirt and rebuttoned it several times in rapid succession, started to sing, and then ran out of the room.He was discovered several hours later sleeping in the rain on a bench in front of the university library.He could not remember his classroom behavior, and he had no idea how he had fallen asleep in the rain.The professor may have experienced

Accepted Answer

A)  a grand mal attack. 
B)  a generalized seizure. 
C)  a complex partial seizure. 
D)  a spike-and-wave discharge. 
E)  a petit mal absence attack. 
A)  a grand mal attack. 
B)  a generalized seizure. 
C)  a complex partial seizure. 
D)  a spike-and-wave discharge. 
E)  a petit mal absence attack.

Question 19

Although L-DOPA does have some beneficial effects, it is not a solution to the problem of Parkinson's disease because it

Accepted Answer

A)  typically becomes less and less therapeutically effective with use. 
B)  is too expensive. 
C)  can be safely administered to only a small proportion of patients. 
D)  is unstable at room temperature. 
E)  does not pass through the blood-brain barrier. 
A)  typically becomes less and less therapeutically effective with use. 
B)  is too expensive. 
C)  can be safely administered to only a small proportion of patients. 
D)  is unstable at room temperature. 
E)  does not pass through the blood-brain barrier.

Question 20

Attempts to develop an autotransplantation protocol for the treatment of Parkinson's disease focused on the adrenal medulla because the adrenal medulla

Accepted Answer

A)  releases several neurotrophins. 
B)  contains many stem cells. 
C)  releases dopamine. 
D)  releases steroids. 
E)  degenerates in Parkinson patients. 
A)  releases several neurotrophins. 
B)  contains many stem cells. 
C)  releases dopamine. 
D)  releases steroids. 
E)  degenerates in Parkinson patients.

Simple partial seizures are

Removing tissue from one part of a person's body and implanting it in another part of the same person is called

Metastasis refers

Autotransplants of adrenal medulla tissue have been used in an attempt to treat human

Healthy axons sometimes respond to the degeneration of adjacent axons by developing __________ that grow to the synaptic sites that have been abandoned by the degenerating axons.

Which of the following establishes with complete certainty that a patient is not epileptic?

Deprenyl

Oligodendroglia

Currently, people with Huntington's disease live for an average of __________ after the first appearance of symptoms.

A study of the effects of brain damage on cognitive function in doctors and scientists suggested that __________ played an important role in their " recovery."

Discuss two methods that are currently being developed for promoting recovery from nervous system damage.Describe relevant evidence.

Following cerebral ischemia,

Kindling

In one provocative study of paraplegic rats, stem cells were injected into an area of spinal damage.Remarkably,

What percentage of amputees experience chronic, severe phantom-limb pain?

A person who may be carrying the gene for Huntington's disease

Necrotic cell death

Although L-DOPA does have some beneficial effects, it is not a solution to the problem of Parkinson's disease because it

Attempts to develop an autotransplantation protocol for the treatment of Parkinson's disease focused on the adrenal medulla because the adrenal medulla

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Simple partial seizures are

Removing tissue from one part of a person's body and implanting it in another part of the same person is called

Metastasis refers

Autotransplants of adrenal medulla tissue have been used in an attempt to treat human

Healthy axons sometimes respond to the degeneration of adjacent axons by developing __________ that grow to the synaptic sites that have been abandoned by the degenerating axons.

Which of the following establishes with complete certainty that a patient is not epileptic?

Deprenyl

Oligodendroglia

Currently, people with Huntington's disease live for an average of __________ after the first appearance of symptoms.

A study of the effects of brain damage on cognitive function in doctors and scientists suggested that __________ played an important role in their " recovery."

Discuss two methods that are currently being developed for promoting recovery from nervous system damage.Describe relevant evidence.

Following cerebral ischemia,

Kindling

In one provocative study of paraplegic rats, stem cells were injected into an area of spinal damage.Remarkably,

What percentage of amputees experience chronic, severe phantom-limb pain?

A person who may be carrying the gene for Huntington's disease

Necrotic cell death

Although L-DOPA does have some beneficial effects, it is not a solution to the problem of Parkinson's disease because it

Attempts to develop an autotransplantation protocol for the treatment of Parkinson's disease focused on the adrenal medulla because the adrenal medulla

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

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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