Question 1

Cutting the brain from front to back will give:

Accepted Answer

A)  a coronal view. 
B)  a frontal view. 
C)  a horizontal view. 
D)  a sagittal view. 
A)  a coronal view. 
B)  a frontal view. 
C)  a horizontal view. 
D)  a sagittal view.

Question 2

The brain appears to have:

Accepted Answer

A)  mainly serial or hierarchical systems. 
B)  mainly parallel systems. 
C)  a combination of serial and parallel systems. 
D)  parallel systems at lower levels and serial processing farther up. 
A)  mainly serial or hierarchical systems. 
B)  mainly parallel systems. 
C)  a combination of serial and parallel systems. 
D)  parallel systems at lower levels and serial processing farther up.

Question 3

Ischemic stroke is caused by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a clot. 
B)  a broken blood vessel. 
C)  meningitis. 
D)  encephalitis. 
A)  a clot. 
B)  a broken blood vessel. 
C)  meningitis. 
D)  encephalitis.

Question 4

The primary function of the thalamus is:

Accepted Answer

A)  transmission of sensory inputs to the cortex. 
B)  regulation of hormone function. 
C)  regulation of sleeping and waking. 
D)  control of orienting responses. 
A)  transmission of sensory inputs to the cortex. 
B)  regulation of hormone function. 
C)  regulation of sleeping and waking. 
D)  control of orienting responses.

Question 5

The _____ nervous system works to help us "rest and digest," whereas the _____ nervous system helps initiate fight-or-flight responses.

Accepted Answer

A)  sympathetic;parasympathetic 
B)  sympathetic;spinal 
C)  parasympathetic;sympathetic 
D)  somatic;parasympathetic 
A)  sympathetic;parasympathetic 
B)  sympathetic;spinal 
C)  parasympathetic;sympathetic 
D)  somatic;parasympathetic

Question 6

The frontal lobes are responsible for controlling:

Accepted Answer

A)  decision making. 
B)  hearing,language,and music. 
C)  vision. 
D)  sensory processing and directing movements toward objects. 
A)  decision making. 
B)  hearing,language,and music. 
C)  vision. 
D)  sensory processing and directing movements toward objects.

Question 7

The CNS includes the _____,whereas the PNS includes the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  brain and autonomic nervous system;spinal cord and somatic nervous system 
B)  spinal cord and autonomic nervous system;brain and somatic nervous system 
C)  spinal cord and brain;autonomic nervous system and somatic nervous system 
D)  somatic nervous system and brain;spinal cord and autonomic nervous system 
A)  brain and autonomic nervous system;spinal cord and somatic nervous system 
B)  spinal cord and autonomic nervous system;brain and somatic nervous system 
C)  spinal cord and brain;autonomic nervous system and somatic nervous system 
D)  somatic nervous system and brain;spinal cord and autonomic nervous system

Question 8

Sensory inputs are transmitted through layer(s)_____ of the cortex.

Accepted Answer

A)  I to III 
B)  V and VI 
C)  IV 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  I to III 
B)  V and VI 
C)  IV 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 9

Memory and emotion are processed by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  limbic system. 
B)  basal ganglia. 
C)  thalamus. 
D)  parietal lobe. 
A)  limbic system. 
B)  basal ganglia. 
C)  thalamus. 
D)  parietal lobe.

Question 10

The role of glial cells is primarily:

Accepted Answer

A)  to carry out information processing in the brain. 
B)  to send signals from one brain region to another. 
C)  to modulate the activity of neurons. 
D)  to process sensory input. 
A)  to carry out information processing in the brain. 
B)  to send signals from one brain region to another. 
C)  to modulate the activity of neurons. 
D)  to process sensory input.

Question 11

The law of Bell and Magendie states that the:

Accepted Answer

A)  dorsal spinal cord is motor and the ventral is sensory. 
B)  medial spinal cord is motor and the lateral is sensory. 
C)  dorsal spinal cord is sensory and the ventral is motor. 
D)  medial spinal cord is sensory and the lateral is motor. 
A)  dorsal spinal cord is motor and the ventral is sensory. 
B)  medial spinal cord is motor and the lateral is sensory. 
C)  dorsal spinal cord is sensory and the ventral is motor. 
D)  medial spinal cord is sensory and the lateral is motor.

Question 12

Parkinson disease and Tourette syndrome are neurological diseases associated with the:

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebellum. 
B)  frontal lobes. 
C)  basal ganglia. 
D)  thalamus. 
A)  cerebellum. 
B)  frontal lobes. 
C)  basal ganglia. 
D)  thalamus.

Question 13

Thalamus is to hypothalamus as:

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory input is to body maintenance. 
B)  body maintenance is to sensory input. 
C)  sexual behavior is to sleeping. 
D)  feeding is to endocrine function. 
A)  sensory input is to body maintenance. 
B)  body maintenance is to sensory input. 
C)  sexual behavior is to sleeping. 
D)  feeding is to endocrine function.

Question 14

Language control is usually situated in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  same place on both hemispheres. 
B)  different locations on each hemisphere. 
C)  right hemisphere. 
D)  left hemisphere. 
A)  same place on both hemispheres. 
B)  different locations on each hemisphere. 
C)  right hemisphere. 
D)  left hemisphere.

Question 15

Rostral is to caudal as:

Accepted Answer

A)  superior is to inferior. 
B)  dorsal is to ventral. 
C)  medial is to lateral. 
D)  anterior is to posterior. 
A)  superior is to inferior. 
B)  dorsal is to ventral. 
C)  medial is to lateral. 
D)  anterior is to posterior.

Question 16

The occipital lobes are responsible for:

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory processing and directing movements toward objects. 
B)  decision making. 
C)  visual processing. 
D)  hearing,language,and music. 
A)  sensory processing and directing movements toward objects. 
B)  decision making. 
C)  visual processing. 
D)  hearing,language,and music.

Question 17

The hippocampus and the amygdala are part of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  basal ganglia. 
B)  limbic system. 
C)  olfactory system. 
D)  hindbrain. 
A)  basal ganglia. 
B)  limbic system. 
C)  olfactory system. 
D)  hindbrain.

Question 18

Which of the following structures is NOT part of the limbic system?

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus 
B)  amygdala 
C)  cingulate cortex 
D)  putamen 
A)  hippocampus 
B)  amygdala 
C)  cingulate cortex 
D)  putamen

Question 19

When observing a sagittal brain section at the midline,what is the prominent feature composed of white matter?

Accepted Answer

A)  corpus callosum 
B)  ventricles 
C)  cingulate cortex 
D)  hippocampus 
A)  corpus callosum 
B)  ventricles 
C)  cingulate cortex 
D)  hippocampus

Question 20

In the human brain the basal ganglia,limbic system,and olfactory bulbs are considered part of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  telencephalon. 
B)  metencephalon. 
C)  diencephalon. 
D)  mesencephalon. 
A)  telencephalon. 
B)  metencephalon. 
C)  diencephalon. 
D)  mesencephalon.

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

Cutting the brain from front to back will give:

The brain appears to have:

Ischemic stroke is caused by:

The primary function of the thalamus is:

The _____ nervous system works to help us "rest and digest," whereas the _____ nervous system helps initiate fight-or-flight responses.

The frontal lobes are responsible for controlling:

The CNS includes the _____,whereas the PNS includes the _____.

Sensory inputs are transmitted through layer(s)_____ of the cortex.

Memory and emotion are processed by the:

The role of glial cells is primarily:

The law of Bell and Magendie states that the:

Parkinson disease and Tourette syndrome are neurological diseases associated with the:

Thalamus is to hypothalamus as:

Language control is usually situated in the:

Rostral is to caudal as:

The occipital lobes are responsible for:

The hippocampus and the amygdala are part of the:

Which of the following structures is NOT part of the limbic system?

When observing a sagittal brain section at the midline,what is the prominent feature composed of white matter?

In the human brain the basal ganglia,limbic system,and olfactory bulbs are considered part of the:

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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The _ nervous system works to help us "rest and digest," whereas the _ nervous system helps initiate fight-or-flight responses.

The CNS includes the _,whereas the PNS includes the _.