Question 1

Receptor sites receive

Accepted Answer

A) neurotransmitters. 
B) synaptic vesicles. 
C) action potentials. 
D) ions. 
A) neurotransmitters. 
B) synaptic vesicles. 
C) action potentials. 
D) ions.

Question 2

Dr.Chapin has just finished a delicate brain operation.He turns to a group of interns and says,"She probably lost about 1,000 ___________,but since she still has over 100 billion left,she should recover nicely." Dr.Chapin was most likely referring to

Accepted Answer

A) parts of the brain. 
B) neurons. 
C) pituitary glands. 
D) speech and language areas. 
A) parts of the brain. 
B) neurons. 
C) pituitary glands. 
D) speech and language areas.

Question 3

April spots the boy that she has a crush on sitting by his friends.Her heart begins to pound,her hands get sweaty and her cheeks feel hot.April's _______________ has/have been activated.

Accepted Answer

A) autonomic nervous system 
B) somatic nervous system 
C) spinal reflexes 
D) skeletal nervous system 
A) autonomic nervous system 
B) somatic nervous system 
C) spinal reflexes 
D) skeletal nervous system

Question 4

The process by which a neuron gets its message across the synaptic cleft to another cell is best likened to

Accepted Answer

A) sailors carrying a message from one island to another. 
B) fire traveling along the fuse of a firecracker. 
C) dead tree limbs being pruned from a tree. 
D) the brief change in electrical voltage when a hair dryer is turned on. 
A) sailors carrying a message from one island to another. 
B) fire traveling along the fuse of a firecracker. 
C) dead tree limbs being pruned from a tree. 
D) the brief change in electrical voltage when a hair dryer is turned on.

Question 5

Chemical substances released by the endocrine glands to help regulate bodily functions are

Accepted Answer

A) enzymes. 
B) neurotransmitters. 
C) antigens. 
D) hormones. 
A) enzymes. 
B) neurotransmitters. 
C) antigens. 
D) hormones.

Question 6

Adrenal hormones are most closely associated with

Accepted Answer

A) sleep. 
B) emotion and stress. 
C) parasympathetic nervous system arousal. 
D) the cooling off period after intense arousal. 
A) sleep. 
B) emotion and stress. 
C) parasympathetic nervous system arousal. 
D) the cooling off period after intense arousal.

Question 7

Sensory nerves put us in touch with both the outside world and with the activities within our own bodies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Axons commonly divide at the end into branches called axon terminals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One purpose of the _______________ is to prevent signals in adjacent cells from interfering with each other.

Accepted Answer

A) cell body 
B) myelin sheath 
C) dendrite 
D) action potential 
A) cell body 
B) myelin sheath 
C) dendrite 
D) action potential

Question 10

The primary reason for performing split-brain surgery on humans was to

Accepted Answer

A) find out what each half of the brain can do,cut off from the other. 
B) reduce the seizures in patients with debilitating,uncontrollable epilepsy. 
C) find out whether the two hemispheres would develop an alternate means of communication. 
D) reduce the tremors,stiffness,and rigidity of severe Parkinson's disease. 
A) find out what each half of the brain can do,cut off from the other. 
B) reduce the seizures in patients with debilitating,uncontrollable epilepsy. 
C) find out whether the two hemispheres would develop an alternate means of communication. 
D) reduce the tremors,stiffness,and rigidity of severe Parkinson's disease.

Question 11

After critical periods have passed,learning slows and may even become irreversible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When a neurotransmitter molecule binds briefly with a receptor site,changes occur in the receiving neuron's membrane.If there is a voltage shift in a positive direction then the effect is

Accepted Answer

A) a decreased probability that the receiving neuron will fire. 
B) an excitatory effect. 
C) an inhibitory effect. 
D) to prevent an action potential from occurring. 
A) a decreased probability that the receiving neuron will fire. 
B) an excitatory effect. 
C) an inhibitory effect. 
D) to prevent an action potential from occurring.

Question 13

Jeff is writing a term paper on the role of melatonin.He decides to emphasize the important role that this hormone plays in regard to

Accepted Answer

A) daily biological rhythms and sleep. 
B) the response to drugs,such as caffeine and nicotine. 
C) the response to fight or flight situations. 
D) physical changes in girls at puberty. 
A) daily biological rhythms and sleep. 
B) the response to drugs,such as caffeine and nicotine. 
C) the response to fight or flight situations. 
D) physical changes in girls at puberty.

Question 14

If a surgeon applied electrical currents to a part of your brain and nothing appeared to happened,that would indicate brain damage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

During short-term memory tasks,areas in the _______________ are especially active.

Accepted Answer

A) temporal lobes 
B) parietal lobes 
C) frontal lobes 
D) occipital lobes 
A) temporal lobes 
B) parietal lobes 
C) frontal lobes 
D) occipital lobes

Question 16

Individuals who have had their corpus callosum cut are said to have a

Accepted Answer

A) split brain. 
B) disintegrating personality. 
C) cranial refraction. 
D) migraine headache. 
A) split brain. 
B) disintegrating personality. 
C) cranial refraction. 
D) migraine headache.

Question 17

Melatonin is secreted by the pineal gland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The human body has____ pairs of peripheral nerves.Most of these nerves enter or leave the spinal cord,except for _____ pairs that connect directly to the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) 43;12 
B) 500;10 
C) 31;5 
D) 137;2 
A) 43;12 
B) 500;10 
C) 31;5 
D) 137;2

Question 19

If the human brain didn't have so many deep crevices and wrinkles in the cortex,then

Accepted Answer

A) the amygdala would not be able to regulate the person's initial emotional responses. 
B) the person would have difficulty performing bodily functions that are not consciously willed. 
C) the newborn's head would be too large to fit through the mother's birth canal. 
D) the fetus would die prenatally because the hypothalamus couldn't regulate the autonomic nervous system. 
A) the amygdala would not be able to regulate the person's initial emotional responses. 
B) the person would have difficulty performing bodily functions that are not consciously willed. 
C) the newborn's head would be too large to fit through the mother's birth canal. 
D) the fetus would die prenatally because the hypothalamus couldn't regulate the autonomic nervous system.

Question 20

Generally speaking,why was the split-brain procedure used in humans?

Accepted Answer

The split-brain procedure was

Receptor sites receive

Dr.Chapin has just finished a delicate brain operation.He turns to a group of interns and says,"She probably lost about 1,000 ___________,but since she still has over 100 billion left,she should recover nicely." Dr.Chapin was most likely referring to

April spots the boy that she has a crush on sitting by his friends.Her heart begins to pound,her hands get sweaty and her cheeks feel hot.April's _______________ has/have been activated.

The process by which a neuron gets its message across the synaptic cleft to another cell is best likened to

Chemical substances released by the endocrine glands to help regulate bodily functions are

Adrenal hormones are most closely associated with

Sensory nerves put us in touch with both the outside world and with the activities within our own bodies.

Axons commonly divide at the end into branches called axon terminals.

One purpose of the _______________ is to prevent signals in adjacent cells from interfering with each other.

The primary reason for performing split-brain surgery on humans was to

After critical periods have passed,learning slows and may even become irreversible.

When a neurotransmitter molecule binds briefly with a receptor site,changes occur in the receiving neuron's membrane.If there is a voltage shift in a positive direction then the effect is

Jeff is writing a term paper on the role of melatonin.He decides to emphasize the important role that this hormone plays in regard to

If a surgeon applied electrical currents to a part of your brain and nothing appeared to happened,that would indicate brain damage.

During short-term memory tasks,areas in the _______________ are especially active.

Individuals who have had their corpus callosum cut are said to have a

Melatonin is secreted by the pineal gland.

The human body has pairs of peripheral nerves.Most of these nerves enter or leave the spinal cord,except for _ pairs that connect directly to the brain.

If the human brain didn't have so many deep crevices and wrinkles in the cortex,then

Generally speaking,why was the split-brain procedure used in humans?

What Is Psychology

Theories of Personality

Development Over the Life Span

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Learning and Conditioning

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Emotion, Stress, and Health

The Major Motives of Life: Food, Love, Sex, and Work

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Exam 4: Neurons, Hormones, and the Brain

Receptor sites receive

Dr.Chapin has just finished a delicate brain operation.He turns to a group of interns and says,"She probably lost about 1,000 ___________,but since she still has over 100 billion left,she should recover nicely." Dr.Chapin was most likely referring to

April spots the boy that she has a crush on sitting by his friends.Her heart begins to pound,her hands get sweaty and her cheeks feel hot.April's _______________ has/have been activated.

The process by which a neuron gets its message across the synaptic cleft to another cell is best likened to

Chemical substances released by the endocrine glands to help regulate bodily functions are

Adrenal hormones are most closely associated with

Sensory nerves put us in touch with both the outside world and with the activities within our own bodies.

Axons commonly divide at the end into branches called axon terminals.

One purpose of the _______________ is to prevent signals in adjacent cells from interfering with each other.

The primary reason for performing split-brain surgery on humans was to

After critical periods have passed,learning slows and may even become irreversible.

When a neurotransmitter molecule binds briefly with a receptor site,changes occur in the receiving neuron's membrane.If there is a voltage shift in a positive direction then the effect is

Jeff is writing a term paper on the role of melatonin.He decides to emphasize the important role that this hormone plays in regard to

If a surgeon applied electrical currents to a part of your brain and nothing appeared to happened,that would indicate brain damage.

During short-term memory tasks,areas in the _______________ are especially active.

Individuals who have had their corpus callosum cut are said to have a

Melatonin is secreted by the pineal gland.

The human body has____ pairs of peripheral nerves.Most of these nerves enter or leave the spinal cord,except for _____ pairs that connect directly to the brain.

If the human brain didn't have so many deep crevices and wrinkles in the cortex,then

Generally speaking,why was the split-brain procedure used in humans?

What Is Psychology

Theories of Personality

Development Over the Life Span

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Learning and Conditioning

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Emotion, Stress, and Health

The Major Motives of Life: Food, Love, Sex, and Work

Filters

The human body has pairs of peripheral nerves.Most of these nerves enter or leave the spinal cord,except for _ pairs that connect directly to the brain.