Question 1

When researchers use needle electrodes

Accepted Answer

A) general anesthesia is used because the brain is sensitive to pain. 
B) they inject a glucose-like substance containing a radioactive element. 
C) a current is produced that is 40,000 times greater than the earth's natural magnetic field. 
D) only the skull and the membranes covering the brain need to be anesthetized. 
A) general anesthesia is used because the brain is sensitive to pain. 
B) they inject a glucose-like substance containing a radioactive element. 
C) a current is produced that is 40,000 times greater than the earth's natural magnetic field. 
D) only the skull and the membranes covering the brain need to be anesthetized.

Question 2

Libby's physician refers her to a medical center in order to have the biochemical activity in her brain analyzed.She is given an injection of a glucose-like substance containing a radioactive element and then she lies with her head in a scanner.The technique being used is

Accepted Answer

A) positron-emission tomography. 
B) functional magnetic resonance imaging. 
C) microelectrode recording. 
D) an electroencephalogram. 
A) positron-emission tomography. 
B) functional magnetic resonance imaging. 
C) microelectrode recording. 
D) an electroencephalogram.

Question 3

Jane recently suffered from a stroke and finds it difficult to produce voluntary movements.It is likely that her __________ is damaged.

Accepted Answer

A) somatosensory cortex 
B) motor cortex 
C) parietal lobe 
D) limbic system 
A) somatosensory cortex 
B) motor cortex 
C) parietal lobe 
D) limbic system

Question 4

Another name for the somatic nervous system is the

Accepted Answer

A) sympathetic nervous system. 
B) parasympathetic nervous system. 
C) central nervous system. 
D) skeletal nervous system. 
A) sympathetic nervous system. 
B) parasympathetic nervous system. 
C) central nervous system. 
D) skeletal nervous system.

Question 5

Dr.Schwarz is reviewing visually displayed information about brain areas that are active or quiet during an activity.Which method is she most likely to be using?

Accepted Answer

A) microelectrodes 
B) PET scans 
C) transcranial magnetic stimulation 
D) EEGs 
A) microelectrodes 
B) PET scans 
C) transcranial magnetic stimulation 
D) EEGs

Question 6

The myelin sheath

Accepted Answer

A) is a fatty substance protecting the dendrites. 
B) helps to speed up neural messages within the cell. 
C) is found in all neurons. 
D) protects the cell's vesicles. 
A) is a fatty substance protecting the dendrites. 
B) helps to speed up neural messages within the cell. 
C) is found in all neurons. 
D) protects the cell's vesicles.

Question 7

Name three neurotransmitters and describe what processes are associated with them.

Accepted Answer

Serotonin (sleep,eating,mood);dopamine (

Question 8

In the peripheral nervous system,_______________ carry orders from the central nervous system to muscles and glands.

Accepted Answer

A) spinal reflexes 
B) motor nerves 
C) cranial reflexes 
D) sensory nerves 
A) spinal reflexes 
B) motor nerves 
C) cranial reflexes 
D) sensory nerves

Question 9

After a serious head injury,Conway is working in the woodworking shop of a rehabilitation hospital.He begins planing a piece of wood and continues till it is nothing but splinters.It is most likely that Conway's _______________ was injured.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Motor nerves carry messages from special receptors in the skin,from muscles,and from sense organs to the spinal cord.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Adrenal hormones are produced by glands

Accepted Answer

A) that are in the testes. 
B) that are deep within the brain. 
C) that are right above the kidneys. 
D) that are in the ovaries. 
A) that are in the testes. 
B) that are deep within the brain. 
C) that are right above the kidneys. 
D) that are in the ovaries.

Question 12

A synapse is most important in

Accepted Answer

A) separating the medulla from the hindbrain. 
B) regulating the parasympathetic nervous system. 
C) the process of transmitting messages between neurons. 
D) connecting the basal ganglia. 
A) separating the medulla from the hindbrain. 
B) regulating the parasympathetic nervous system. 
C) the process of transmitting messages between neurons. 
D) connecting the basal ganglia.

Question 13

The branch of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for quick action in an emergency is the __________ division.

Accepted Answer

A) central 
B) secondary 
C) sympathetic 
D) parasympathetic 
A) central 
B) secondary 
C) sympathetic 
D) parasympathetic

Question 14

Reflexes above the neck,such as sneezing and blinking,involve the _______________,and reflexes below the neck,such as pulling a hand away from a hot stove,involve the _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) spinal cord;cranial nerves 
B) sensory nerves;lower part of the brain 
C) lower part of the brain;spinal cord 
D) cranial nerves;precursor cells 
A) spinal cord;cranial nerves 
B) sensory nerves;lower part of the brain 
C) lower part of the brain;spinal cord 
D) cranial nerves;precursor cells

Question 15

The memory loss of people with Alzheimer's disease results,in part,from a loss of brain cells that produce

Accepted Answer

A) acetylcholine. 
B) dopamine. 
C) serotonin. 
D) GABA. 
A) acetylcholine. 
B) dopamine. 
C) serotonin. 
D) GABA.

Question 16

People with Alzheimer's disease lose brain cells responsible for producing acetylcholine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When your sympathetic nervous system is activated,you

Accepted Answer

A) tend to calm down. 
B) begin to digest your food. 
C) mobilize bodily resources to either fight or flee from danger. 
D) begin to produce large amounts of saliva. 
A) tend to calm down. 
B) begin to digest your food. 
C) mobilize bodily resources to either fight or flee from danger. 
D) begin to produce large amounts of saliva.

Question 18

Claire was recently diagnosed with an eating disorder.Her psychiatrist was not surprised when she found that Claire had abnormal levels of

Accepted Answer

A) acetylcholine. 
B) dopamine. 
C) acetyl. 
D) GABA. 
A) acetylcholine. 
B) dopamine. 
C) acetyl. 
D) GABA.

Question 19

When a person's neck is broken through hanging,his or her respiration stops because nervous pathways from the __________ are severed.

Accepted Answer

A) reticular activating system 
B) medulla 
C) pons 
D) thalamus 
A) reticular activating system 
B) medulla 
C) pons 
D) thalamus

Question 20

Without the reticular activating system we could not be alert.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

When researchers use needle electrodes

Libby's physician refers her to a medical center in order to have the biochemical activity in her brain analyzed.She is given an injection of a glucose-like substance containing a radioactive element and then she lies with her head in a scanner.The technique being used is

Jane recently suffered from a stroke and finds it difficult to produce voluntary movements.It is likely that her __________ is damaged.

Another name for the somatic nervous system is the

Dr.Schwarz is reviewing visually displayed information about brain areas that are active or quiet during an activity.Which method is she most likely to be using?

The myelin sheath

Name three neurotransmitters and describe what processes are associated with them.

In the peripheral nervous system,_______________ carry orders from the central nervous system to muscles and glands.

After a serious head injury,Conway is working in the woodworking shop of a rehabilitation hospital.He begins planing a piece of wood and continues till it is nothing but splinters.It is most likely that Conway's _______________ was injured.

Motor nerves carry messages from special receptors in the skin,from muscles,and from sense organs to the spinal cord.

Adrenal hormones are produced by glands

A synapse is most important in

The branch of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for quick action in an emergency is the __________ division.

Reflexes above the neck,such as sneezing and blinking,involve the _,and reflexes below the neck,such as pulling a hand away from a hot stove,involve the _.

The memory loss of people with Alzheimer's disease results,in part,from a loss of brain cells that produce

People with Alzheimer's disease lose brain cells responsible for producing acetylcholine.

When your sympathetic nervous system is activated,you

Claire was recently diagnosed with an eating disorder.Her psychiatrist was not surprised when she found that Claire had abnormal levels of

When a person's neck is broken through hanging,his or her respiration stops because nervous pathways from the __________ are severed.

Without the reticular activating system we could not be alert.

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

When researchers use needle electrodes

Libby's physician refers her to a medical center in order to have the biochemical activity in her brain analyzed.She is given an injection of a glucose-like substance containing a radioactive element and then she lies with her head in a scanner.The technique being used is

Jane recently suffered from a stroke and finds it difficult to produce voluntary movements.It is likely that her __________ is damaged.

Another name for the somatic nervous system is the

Dr.Schwarz is reviewing visually displayed information about brain areas that are active or quiet during an activity.Which method is she most likely to be using?

The myelin sheath

Name three neurotransmitters and describe what processes are associated with them.

In the peripheral nervous system,_______________ carry orders from the central nervous system to muscles and glands.

After a serious head injury,Conway is working in the woodworking shop of a rehabilitation hospital.He begins planing a piece of wood and continues till it is nothing but splinters.It is most likely that Conway's _______________ was injured.

Motor nerves carry messages from special receptors in the skin,from muscles,and from sense organs to the spinal cord.

Adrenal hormones are produced by glands

A synapse is most important in

The branch of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for quick action in an emergency is the __________ division.

Reflexes above the neck,such as sneezing and blinking,involve the _______________,and reflexes below the neck,such as pulling a hand away from a hot stove,involve the _______________.

The memory loss of people with Alzheimer's disease results,in part,from a loss of brain cells that produce

People with Alzheimer's disease lose brain cells responsible for producing acetylcholine.

When your sympathetic nervous system is activated,you

Claire was recently diagnosed with an eating disorder.Her psychiatrist was not surprised when she found that Claire had abnormal levels of

When a person's neck is broken through hanging,his or her respiration stops because nervous pathways from the __________ are severed.

Without the reticular activating system we could not be alert.

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

Reflexes above the neck,such as sneezing and blinking,involve the _,and reflexes below the neck,such as pulling a hand away from a hot stove,involve the _.