Question 1

The suprachiasmatic nuclei are found in the

Accepted Answer

A)  thalamus. 
B)  hypothalamus. 
C)  epithalamus. 
D)  amygdala. 
E)  Broca's area. 
A)  thalamus. 
B)  hypothalamus. 
C)  epithalamus. 
D)  amygdala. 
E)  Broca's area.

Question 2

In mammals, advanced cognition is usually correlated with a large and very convoluted cerebral cortex, but birds are capable of sophisticated cognition because they have

Accepted Answer

A)  a more advanced cerebellum. 
B)  a cerebellum with several flat layers. 
C)  a pallium with neurons clustered into nuclei. 
D)  microvilli to increase the brain's surface area. 
A)  a more advanced cerebellum. 
B)  a cerebellum with several flat layers. 
C)  a pallium with neurons clustered into nuclei. 
D)  microvilli to increase the brain's surface area.

Question 3

Increases and decreases of the heart rate result from changes in the activity of the

Accepted Answer

A)  corpus callosum. 
B)  medulla oblongata. 
C)  thalamus. 
D)  pituitary. 
E)  cerebellum. 
A)  corpus callosum. 
B)  medulla oblongata. 
C)  thalamus. 
D)  pituitary. 
E)  cerebellum.

Question 4

Figure 38.1
-In Figure 38.1, which letter points to the amygdala?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 5

If you were writing an essay, the part of your brain that would be actively involved in this task would be

Accepted Answer

A)  the temporal and frontal lobes. 
B)  the parietal lobe. 
C)  Broca's area. 
D)  Wernicke's area. 
E)  the occipital lobe. 
A)  the temporal and frontal lobes. 
B)  the parietal lobe. 
C)  Broca's area. 
D)  Wernicke's area. 
E)  the occipital lobe.

Question 6

Dizziness is a perceived sensation that can occur when

Accepted Answer

A)  the hair cells in the cochlea move more than their normal limits. 
B)  moving fluid in the semicircular canals encounters a stationary cupula. 
C)  the basilar membrane makes physical contact with the tectorial membrane. 
D)  the utricle is horizontal but the saccule is vertical. 
A)  the hair cells in the cochlea move more than their normal limits. 
B)  moving fluid in the semicircular canals encounters a stationary cupula. 
C)  the basilar membrane makes physical contact with the tectorial membrane. 
D)  the utricle is horizontal but the saccule is vertical.

Question 7

When Phineas Gage had a metal rod driven into his frontal lobe, he experienced

Accepted Answer

A)  loss of the ability to reason. 
B)  loss of all short-term memory. 
C)  greatly altered emotional responses. 
D)  loss of all long-term memory. 
E)  loss of his sense of balance. 
A)  loss of the ability to reason. 
B)  loss of all short-term memory. 
C)  greatly altered emotional responses. 
D)  loss of all long-term memory. 
E)  loss of his sense of balance.

Question 8

The regulatory centers for the respiratory and circulatory systems are found in the

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebrum. 
B)  cerebellum. 
C)  thalamus. 
D)  hypothalamus. 
E)  medulla oblongata. 
A)  cerebrum. 
B)  cerebellum. 
C)  thalamus. 
D)  hypothalamus. 
E)  medulla oblongata.

Question 9

Figure 38.3
-Hair cells are found in the structures represented by which two numbers?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 and 2 
B)  3 and 4 
C)  5 and 7 
D)  6 and 8 
E)  9 and 10 
A)  1 and 2 
B)  3 and 4 
C)  5 and 7 
D)  6 and 8 
E)  9 and 10

Question 10

The correct sequence of sensory processing is

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory adaptation → stimulus reception → sensory transduction → sensory perception. 
B)  stimulus reception → sensory transduction → sensory perception → sensory adaptation. 
C)  sensory perception → stimulus reception → sensory transduction → sensory adaptation. 
D)  sensory perception → sensory transduction → stimulus reception → sensory adaptation. 
E)  stimulus reception → sensory perception → sensory adaptation → sensory transduction. 
A)  sensory adaptation → stimulus reception → sensory transduction → sensory perception. 
B)  stimulus reception → sensory transduction → sensory perception → sensory adaptation. 
C)  sensory perception → stimulus reception → sensory transduction → sensory adaptation. 
D)  sensory perception → sensory transduction → stimulus reception → sensory adaptation. 
E)  stimulus reception → sensory perception → sensory adaptation → sensory transduction.

Question 11

What nervous system components would you expect to find in a cephalized invertebrate such as a beetle?

Accepted Answer

A)  a nerve net 
B)  nerve cords and transverse nerves 
C)  a brain, ventral nerve cords, and segmental ganglia 
D)  a brain, spinal cord, and sensory ganglia 
A)  a nerve net 
B)  nerve cords and transverse nerves 
C)  a brain, ventral nerve cords, and segmental ganglia 
D)  a brain, spinal cord, and sensory ganglia

Question 12

Artificial electrical stimulation of a human's capsaicin-sensitive neurons would likely produce the sensation of

Accepted Answer

A)  cold temperature. 
B)  hot temperature. 
C)  tactile stimulus. 
D)  odor of pepper. 
E)  deep pressure. 
A)  cold temperature. 
B)  hot temperature. 
C)  tactile stimulus. 
D)  odor of pepper. 
E)  deep pressure.

Question 13

Statocysts contain cells that are

Accepted Answer

A)  mechanoreceptors used to detect orientation relative to gravity. 
B)  chemoreceptors used in selecting migration routes. 
C)  photoreceptors used in setting biological rhythms. 
D)  thermoreceptors used in prey detection. 
E)  chemoreceptors used in acid-base balance. 
A)  mechanoreceptors used to detect orientation relative to gravity. 
B)  chemoreceptors used in selecting migration routes. 
C)  photoreceptors used in setting biological rhythms. 
D)  thermoreceptors used in prey detection. 
E)  chemoreceptors used in acid-base balance.

Question 14

Wernicke's and Broca's regions of the brain affect

Accepted Answer

A)  olfaction. 
B)  vision. 
C)  language and speech. 
D)  memory. 
E)  hearing and balance. 
A)  olfaction. 
B)  vision. 
C)  language and speech. 
D)  memory. 
E)  hearing and balance.

Question 15

Artificial electrical stimulation of a human's menthol-sensitive neurons would likely produce the sensation of

Accepted Answer

A)  cold temperature. 
B)  hot temperature. 
C)  tactile stimulus. 
D)  odor of pepper. 
E)  deep pressure. 
A)  cold temperature. 
B)  hot temperature. 
C)  tactile stimulus. 
D)  odor of pepper. 
E)  deep pressure.

Question 16

The bottlenose dolphin breathes air but can sleep in the ocean because it

Accepted Answer

A)  ceases breathing while sleeping and remains underwater. 
B)  sleeps for only 30 minutes at a time, the maximum interval for which it can cease breathing. 
C)  fills its swim bladder with air to keep its blowhole above the surface of the water while it sleeps. 
D)  moves to shallow water to sleep, so it does not need to swim to keep its blowhole above the surface of the water. 
E)  alternates which half of its brain is asleep and which half is awake. 
A)  ceases breathing while sleeping and remains underwater. 
B)  sleeps for only 30 minutes at a time, the maximum interval for which it can cease breathing. 
C)  fills its swim bladder with air to keep its blowhole above the surface of the water while it sleeps. 
D)  moves to shallow water to sleep, so it does not need to swim to keep its blowhole above the surface of the water. 
E)  alternates which half of its brain is asleep and which half is awake.

Question 17

Tastes and smells are distinct kinds of environmental information in that

Accepted Answer

A)  odorants are airborne and tastants are present in fluids. 
B)  humans can detect many more types of tastants than odorants. 
C)  distinguishing tastant molecules requires learning, whereas smell discrimination is an innate process. 
D)  odorants bind to receptor proteins, but none of the tastant stimuli will bind to receptors. 
A)  odorants are airborne and tastants are present in fluids. 
B)  humans can detect many more types of tastants than odorants. 
C)  distinguishing tastant molecules requires learning, whereas smell discrimination is an innate process. 
D)  odorants bind to receptor proteins, but none of the tastant stimuli will bind to receptors.

Question 18

Raccoons are most active from dusk until dawn. What kinds of cells would you expect to find in the retina of a raccoon?

Accepted Answer

A)  a high density of cones at the fovea 
B)  an equal mixture of cones and rods 
C)  three or more types of cones in large quantities 
D)  many more rods than cones 
A)  a high density of cones at the fovea 
B)  an equal mixture of cones and rods 
C)  three or more types of cones in large quantities 
D)  many more rods than cones

Question 19

Figure 38.1
-In Figure 38.1, which letter points to the olfactory bulb?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Exam 38: Nervous and Sensory Systems

The suprachiasmatic nuclei are found in the

In mammals, advanced cognition is usually correlated with a large and very convoluted cerebral cortex, but birds are capable of sophisticated cognition because they have

Increases and decreases of the heart rate result from changes in the activity of the

Figure 38.1 -In Figure 38.1, which letter points to the amygdala?

If you were writing an essay, the part of your brain that would be actively involved in this task would be

Dizziness is a perceived sensation that can occur when

When Phineas Gage had a metal rod driven into his frontal lobe, he experienced

The regulatory centers for the respiratory and circulatory systems are found in the

Figure 38.3 -Hair cells are found in the structures represented by which two numbers?

The correct sequence of sensory processing is

What nervous system components would you expect to find in a cephalized invertebrate such as a beetle?

Artificial electrical stimulation of a human's capsaicin-sensitive neurons would likely produce the sensation of

Statocysts contain cells that are

Wernicke's and Broca's regions of the brain affect

Artificial electrical stimulation of a human's menthol-sensitive neurons would likely produce the sensation of

The bottlenose dolphin breathes air but can sleep in the ocean because it

Tastes and smells are distinct kinds of environmental information in that

Raccoons are most active from dusk until dawn. What kinds of cells would you expect to find in the retina of a raccoon?

Figure 38.1 -In Figure 38.1, which letter points to the olfactory bulb?

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