Question 1

A disruption of the blood supply to a brain region causes:

Accepted Answer

A)  meningitis. 
B)  encephalitis. 
C)  a stroke. 
D)  cerebral agenesis. 
A)  meningitis. 
B)  encephalitis. 
C)  a stroke. 
D)  cerebral agenesis. C

Question 2

Phenotypic plasticity refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  how an organism's genotype can be influenced by environmental factors. 
B)  how an organism's genetics can be influenced by its nervous system. 
C)  the study of nervous system plasticity. 
D)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  how an organism's genotype can be influenced by environmental factors. 
B)  how an organism's genetics can be influenced by its nervous system. 
C)  the study of nervous system plasticity. 
D)  None of the answers is correct. A

Question 3

_____ is(are)mainly composed of nerve fibers with fatty coverings.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cerebral aqueducts 
B)  Ventricles 
C)  White matter 
D)  Gray matter 
A)  Cerebral aqueducts 
B)  Ventricles 
C)  White matter 
D)  Gray matter C

Question 4

Regulation of breathing and the cardiovascular system is primarily controlled by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the pons. 
B)  the reticular activating system. 
C)  the medulla. 
D)  the cerebellum. 
A)  the pons. 
B)  the reticular activating system. 
C)  the medulla. 
D)  the cerebellum.

Question 5

Afferent is to efferent as:

Accepted Answer

A)  out is to in. 
B)  top is to bottom. 
C)  in is to out. 
D)  bottom is to top. 
A)  out is to in. 
B)  top is to bottom. 
C)  in is to out. 
D)  bottom is to top.

Question 6

The basal ganglia primarily controls:

Accepted Answer

A)  decision making. 
B)  voluntary movement. 
C)  learning and memory. 
D)  processing of sound. 
A)  decision making. 
B)  voluntary movement. 
C)  learning and memory. 
D)  processing of sound.

Question 7

The artery that provides blood to the lateral,temporal,and frontal lobes is the _____ cerebral artery.

Accepted Answer

A)  anterior 
B)  middle 
C)  posterior 
D)  inferior 
A)  anterior 
B)  middle 
C)  posterior 
D)  inferior

Question 8

The somatic nervous system includes the _____,whereas the autonomic nervous system includes the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions;cranial nerves and spinal nerves 
B)  brain and spinal cord;cranial nerves and spinal nerves 
C)  sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions;brain and spinal cord 
D)  cranial nerves and spinal nerves;sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions 
A)  sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions;cranial nerves and spinal nerves 
B)  brain and spinal cord;cranial nerves and spinal nerves 
C)  sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions;brain and spinal cord 
D)  cranial nerves and spinal nerves;sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions

Question 9

The large cavities inside the brain are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  ventricles and are filled with CSF. 
B)  ventricles and are filled with blood. 
C)  the arachnoid layer and are filled with CSF. 
D)  the arachnoid layer and are filled with blood. 
A)  ventricles and are filled with CSF. 
B)  ventricles and are filled with blood. 
C)  the arachnoid layer and are filled with CSF. 
D)  the arachnoid layer and are filled with blood.

Question 10

According to Descartes,the seat of the mind was located in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal lobes. 
B)  thalamus. 
C)  pineal gland. 
D)  temporal lobes. 
A)  frontal lobes. 
B)  thalamus. 
C)  pineal gland. 
D)  temporal lobes.

Question 11

Sensory and motor signals to the arms are sent through _____ sections of the spinal cord.

Accepted Answer

A)  sacral 
B)  thoracic 
C)  lumbar 
D)  cervical 
A)  sacral 
B)  thoracic 
C)  lumbar 
D)  cervical

Question 12

The reticular formation is primarily made up of:

Accepted Answer

A)  gray matter only. 
B)  white matter only. 
C)  gray matter and white matter. 
D)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  gray matter only. 
B)  white matter only. 
C)  gray matter and white matter. 
D)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 13

A hemorrhagic stroke is caused by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a blood clot. 
B)  a ruptured blood vessel. 
C)  an embolism. 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  a blood clot. 
B)  a ruptured blood vessel. 
C)  an embolism. 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 14

Changes in balance between excitation and inhibition account for symptoms in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Tourette syndrome. 
B)  Parkinson disease. 
C)  stroke. 
D)  both Tourette syndrome and Parkinson disease. 
A)  Tourette syndrome. 
B)  Parkinson disease. 
C)  stroke. 
D)  both Tourette syndrome and Parkinson disease.

Question 15

The prosencephalon is sometimes referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the hindbrain. 
B)  the middle brain. 
C)  the auxiliary brain. 
D)  the front brain. 
A)  the hindbrain. 
B)  the middle brain. 
C)  the auxiliary brain. 
D)  the front brain.

Question 16

Sulcus is to gyrus as:

Accepted Answer

A)  crack is to bump. 
B)  bump is to crack. 
C)  ridge is to mountain. 
D)  crack is to crevasse. 
A)  crack is to bump. 
B)  bump is to crack. 
C)  ridge is to mountain. 
D)  crack is to crevasse.

Question 17

The cerebellum contains _____ of all the neurons in the adult human brain.

Accepted Answer

A)  20% 
B)  50% 
C)  10% 
D)  80% 
A)  20% 
B)  50% 
C)  10% 
D)  80%

Question 18

Sensory and motor signals from the head and neck travel through:

Accepted Answer

A)  lumbar sections of the spinal cord. 
B)  sacral portions of the spinal cord. 
C)  the cranial nerves. 
D)  thoracic sections of the spinal cord. 
A)  lumbar sections of the spinal cord. 
B)  sacral portions of the spinal cord. 
C)  the cranial nerves. 
D)  thoracic sections of the spinal cord.

Question 19

Motor output from the spinal cord travels via the:

Accepted Answer

A)  dorsal spinal cord. 
B)  ventral spinal cord. 
C)  medial spinal cord. 
D)  lateral spinal cord. 
A)  dorsal spinal cord. 
B)  ventral spinal cord. 
C)  medial spinal cord. 
D)  lateral spinal cord.

Question 20

The primary function of the cerebellum is:

Accepted Answer

A)  control of sleeping and waking. 
B)  control of movement. 
C)  control of heart rate and respiration. 
D)  sensory processing. 
A)  control of sleeping and waking. 
B)  control of movement. 
C)  control of heart rate and respiration. 
D)  sensory processing.

Exam 2:What Is the Nervous System's Functional Anatomy? Part C

A disruption of the blood supply to a brain region causes:

Phenotypic plasticity refers to:

_____ is(are)mainly composed of nerve fibers with fatty coverings.

Regulation of breathing and the cardiovascular system is primarily controlled by:

Afferent is to efferent as:

The basal ganglia primarily controls:

The artery that provides blood to the lateral,temporal,and frontal lobes is the _____ cerebral artery.

The somatic nervous system includes the _____,whereas the autonomic nervous system includes the _____.

The large cavities inside the brain are known as:

According to Descartes,the seat of the mind was located in the:

Sensory and motor signals to the arms are sent through _____ sections of the spinal cord.

The reticular formation is primarily made up of:

A hemorrhagic stroke is caused by:

Changes in balance between excitation and inhibition account for symptoms in:

The prosencephalon is sometimes referred to as:

Sulcus is to gyrus as:

The cerebellum contains _____ of all the neurons in the adult human brain.

Sensory and motor signals from the head and neck travel through:

Motor output from the spinal cord travels via the:

The primary function of the cerebellum is:

What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior? Part A

What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior? Part B

What Is the Nervous System's Functional Anatomy? Part A

What Is the Nervous System's Functional Anatomy? Part B

What Are the Nervous System's Functional Units? Part A

What Are the Nervous System's Functional Units? Part B

What Are the Nervous System's Functional Units? Part C

How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information? Part A

How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information? Part B

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt? Part A

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt? Part B

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt? Part C

How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior? Part A

How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior? Part B

How Do We Study the Brain's Structures and Functions? Part A

How Do We Study the Brain's Structures and Functions? Part B

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? Part A

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? Part B

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? Part C

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World? Part A

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World? Part B

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World? Part C

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music? Part A

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music? Part B

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music? Part C

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement? Part A

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement? Part B

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement? Part C

What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior? Part A

What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior? Part B

Why Do We Sleep and Dream? Part A

Why Do We Sleep and Dream? Part B

Why Do We Sleep and Dream? Part C

How Do We Learn and Remember? Part A

How Do We Learn and Remember? Part B

How Do We Learn and Remember? Part C

How Does the Brain Think? Part A

How Does the Brain Think? Part B

What Happens When the Brain Misbehaves?

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