Question 1

Which type of tumor would be most easy to localize in a CT scan or a brain section?

Accepted Answer

A)  an infiltrating tumor 
B)  a metastatic tumor 
C)  an encapsulated tumor 
D)  a malignant tumor 
E)  a congenital tumor 
A)  an infiltrating tumor 
B)  a metastatic tumor 
C)  an encapsulated tumor 
D)  a malignant tumor 
E)  a congenital tumor

Question 2

Neural apoptosis usually begins with

Accepted Answer

A)  inflammation of the area. 
B)  ischemia. 
C)  shrinkage of the cell body. 
D)  swelling of the axon. 
E)  retrograde degeneration. 
A)  inflammation of the area. 
B)  ischemia. 
C)  shrinkage of the cell body. 
D)  swelling of the axon. 
E)  retrograde degeneration.

Question 3

Kindling is considered to be a model of

Accepted Answer

A)  MPTP. 
B)  Parkinson's disease. 
C)  absence epilepsy. 
D)  human epileptogenesis. 
E)  multiple sclerosis. 
A)  MPTP. 
B)  Parkinson's disease. 
C)  absence epilepsy. 
D)  human epileptogenesis. 
E)  multiple sclerosis.

Question 4

__________ is the brain's most prevalent excitatory neurotransmitter.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ is the brain's most prevalent excitatory...

Question 5

Huntington's disease is caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  a single dominant gene. 
B)  a neurotoxin. 
C)  an infection. 
D)  a single recessive gene. 
E)  a decline in dopamine. 
A)  a single dominant gene. 
B)  a neurotoxin. 
C)  an infection. 
D)  a single recessive gene. 
E)  a decline in dopamine.

Question 6

Which of the following is a generalized seizure?

Accepted Answer

A)  complex partial seizure 
B)  absence 
C)  tonic-clonic 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C 
A)  complex partial seizure 
B)  absence 
C)  tonic-clonic 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C

Question 7

A progressive disorder that often involves complex,involuntary,jerky,writhing movements of entire limbs and severe mental deterioration is

Accepted Answer

A)  Huntington's disease. 
B)  Parkinson's disease. 
C)  tardive dyskinesia. 
D)  Alzheimer's disease. 
E)  choreography. 
A)  Huntington's disease. 
B)  Parkinson's disease. 
C)  tardive dyskinesia. 
D)  Alzheimer's disease. 
E)  choreography.

Question 8

Phantom limbs are experienced by

Accepted Answer

A)  patients during surgery. 
B)  patients during brain surgery. 
C)  amputees. 
D)  opium addicts. 
E)  schizophrenics during recovery. 
A)  patients during surgery. 
B)  patients during brain surgery. 
C)  amputees. 
D)  opium addicts. 
E)  schizophrenics during recovery.

Question 9

The first sign of Huntington's disease is often

Accepted Answer

A)  increased fidgetiness. 
B)  visual deterioration. 
C)  increased clonus. 
D)  vestibular difficulty. 
E)  attentional difficulty. 
A)  increased fidgetiness. 
B)  visual deterioration. 
C)  increased clonus. 
D)  vestibular difficulty. 
E)  attentional difficulty.

Question 10

The most common cause of dementia is

Accepted Answer

A)  Parkinson's disease. 
B)  Alzheimer's disease. 
C)  allergic encephalomyelitis. 
D)  Huntington's disease. 
E)  epilepsy. 
A)  Parkinson's disease. 
B)  Alzheimer's disease. 
C)  allergic encephalomyelitis. 
D)  Huntington's disease. 
E)  epilepsy.

Question 11

Which of the following is most likely to lead to an intracerebral hemorrhage?

Accepted Answer

A)  a bursting aneurysm 
B)  a hematoma 
C)  cerebral ischemia 
D)  thrombosis 
E)  embolism 
A)  a bursting aneurysm 
B)  a hematoma 
C)  cerebral ischemia 
D)  thrombosis 
E)  embolism

Question 12

Compare and contrast Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease.

Accepted Answer

25% for discussing Parkinson's

Question 13

Most transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease fail to display one important feature of the human disorder:

Accepted Answer

A)  amyloid plaques. 
B)  neurofibrillary tangles. 
C)  deficits on memory tasks. 
D)  amyloid plaques in the medial temporal lobes. 
E)  both A and C 
A)  amyloid plaques. 
B)  neurofibrillary tangles. 
C)  deficits on memory tasks. 
D)  amyloid plaques in the medial temporal lobes. 
E)  both A and C

Question 14

Stem cells produced in the adult hippocampus by neurogenesis can migrate short distances into areas of damage.This raises the possibility that

Accepted Answer

A)  neurogenesis may play a role in recovery from hippocampal damage. 
B)  adult neurogenesis may occur in the olfactory bulbs. 
C)  the hippocampus is related to the olfactory bulbs. 
D)  the hippocampus is a memory structure. 
E)  neurogenesis plays a role in regeneration. 
A)  neurogenesis may play a role in recovery from hippocampal damage. 
B)  adult neurogenesis may occur in the olfactory bulbs. 
C)  the hippocampus is related to the olfactory bulbs. 
D)  the hippocampus is a memory structure. 
E)  neurogenesis plays a role in regeneration.

Question 15

Tremor that is most pronounced during inactivity is a symptom of __________ disease.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Tremor that is most pronounced during inactivity...

Question 16

Efforts to cure phantom limb pain have focused on destroying various components of the pathway from the stump to the cortex.About __________ of patients have received permanent benefit from this treatment.

Accepted Answer

A)  0% 
B)  20% 
C)  35% 
D)  50% 
E)  70% 
A)  0% 
B)  20% 
C)  35% 
D)  50% 
E)  70%

Question 17

What percentage of people carrying the Huntington's gene develop the disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  100% 
B)  50% 
C)  25% 
D)  about 1% 
E)  0% 
A)  100% 
B)  50% 
C)  25% 
D)  about 1% 
E)  0%

Question 18

Symptoms of Alzheimer's disease include

Accepted Answer

A)  neuron loss. 
B)  severe dementia. 
C)  neurofibrillary tangles. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  neuron loss. 
B)  severe dementia. 
C)  neurofibrillary tangles. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 19

Parkinson's disease is associated with degeneration in the neural pathway from the __________ to the striatum.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Parkinson's disease is associated with degeneration in...

Question 20

The brain inflammation resulting from an infection is termed

Accepted Answer

A)  general paresis. 
B)  dementia. 
C)  encephalitis. 
D)  meningitis. 
E)  tardive dyskinesia. 
A)  general paresis. 
B)  dementia. 
C)  encephalitis. 
D)  meningitis. 
E)  tardive dyskinesia.

Which type of tumor would be most easy to localize in a CT scan or a brain section?

Neural apoptosis usually begins with

Kindling is considered to be a model of

__________ is the brain's most prevalent excitatory neurotransmitter.

Huntington's disease is caused by

Which of the following is a generalized seizure?

A progressive disorder that often involves complex,involuntary,jerky,writhing movements of entire limbs and severe mental deterioration is

Phantom limbs are experienced by

The first sign of Huntington's disease is often

The most common cause of dementia is

Which of the following is most likely to lead to an intracerebral hemorrhage?

Compare and contrast Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease.

Most transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease fail to display one important feature of the human disorder:

Stem cells produced in the adult hippocampus by neurogenesis can migrate short distances into areas of damage.This raises the possibility that

Tremor that is most pronounced during inactivity is a symptom of __________ disease.

Efforts to cure phantom limb pain have focused on destroying various components of the pathway from the stump to the cortex.About __________ of patients have received permanent benefit from this treatment.

What percentage of people carrying the Huntington's gene develop the disorder?

Symptoms of Alzheimer's disease include

Parkinson's disease is associated with degeneration in the neural pathway from the __________ to the striatum.

The brain inflammation resulting from an infection is termed

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Exam 10: Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Which type of tumor would be most easy to localize in a CT scan or a brain section?

Neural apoptosis usually begins with

Kindling is considered to be a model of

__________ is the brain's most prevalent excitatory neurotransmitter.

Huntington's disease is caused by

Which of the following is a generalized seizure?

A progressive disorder that often involves complex,involuntary,jerky,writhing movements of entire limbs and severe mental deterioration is

Phantom limbs are experienced by

The first sign of Huntington's disease is often

The most common cause of dementia is

Which of the following is most likely to lead to an intracerebral hemorrhage?

Compare and contrast Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease.

Most transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease fail to display one important feature of the human disorder:

Stem cells produced in the adult hippocampus by neurogenesis can migrate short distances into areas of damage.This raises the possibility that

Tremor that is most pronounced during inactivity is a symptom of __________ disease.

Efforts to cure phantom limb pain have focused on destroying various components of the pathway from the stump to the cortex.About __________ of patients have received permanent benefit from this treatment.

What percentage of people carrying the Huntington's gene develop the disorder?

Symptoms of Alzheimer's disease include

Parkinson's disease is associated with degeneration in the neural pathway from the __________ to the striatum.

The brain inflammation resulting from an infection is termed

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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