Question 1

When the sympathetic nervous system assumes control of the involuntary bodily processes during a stressful situation, which of the following changes is likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)   digestion stops
B)   less blood is pumped to muscles
C)   air passages become smaller
D)   sweat glands are less active A

Question 2

In order to study parts of an animal's brain, researchers may sometimes deliberately damage a part of the brain. They accomplish this by placing into the brain a thin insulated wire through which they send an electrical current that destroys the brain cells at the tip of the wire. This technique is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   lesioning
B)   ESB
C)   EEG
D)   CT scanning A

Question 3

Roll is conducting a research study. She wants to measure the physical connectivity in the research participants' brains by imaging their white matter. Which of the following methods will she use?

Accepted Answer

A)   diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) 
B)   MRI spectroscopy
C)   functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) 
D)   computed tomography (CT)  A

Question 4

Ryan is having great difficulty controlling his appetite. All he wants to do is eat, and no matter how much he eats, he is still hungry. His weight is approaching 400 pounds and he still constantly wants to eat. His physician says the problem is due to a disorder in a specific center of the brain. That brain center is most likely the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   medulla
B)   cerebral cortex
C)   thalamus
D)   hypothalamus

Question 5

Which of the following is the upper part of the brain consisting of two cerebral hemispheres and the structures that connect them?

Accepted Answer

A)   occipital lobe
B)   cerebrum
C)   corpus callosum
D)   cerebellum

Question 6

The __________ lobe is the section of the brain located at the rear and bottom of each cerebral hemisphere and contains the visual centers of the brain.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

One function of the nervous system is to send information to and receive information from all parts of the body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which gland(s) have the greatest influence over other components of the endocrine system?

Accepted Answer

A)   pituitary
B)   gonads
C)   pineal
D)   pancreas

Question 9

How is acetylcholine removed from the synapse?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is broken down by an enzyme.
B)   It is taken back up in the synapse.
C)   It dissipates in the surrounding body fluids.
D)   Acetylcholine is one of the few neurotransmitters that is continually present in the synapse.

Question 10

What are the primary functions of the sympathetic and parasympathetic components of the peripheral nervous system? Describe a situation or experience in which activation of the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions has occurred.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

What is the main function of the reticular formation?

Accepted Answer

A)   to control thinking
B)   to regulate emotions
C)   to control levels of alertness and arousal
D)   to coordinate involuntary, rapid, fine motor movements

Question 12

Which of the following coordinates involuntary, rapid, fine motor movement?

Accepted Answer

A)   medulla
B)   pons
C)   reticular formation
D)   cerebellum

Question 13

Endocrine glands __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
B)   are chemicals released into the bloodstream
C)   are an extensive network of specialized cells
D)   are a thin layer of cells coating the axons

Question 14

The brain is connected to the other parts of the nervous system by the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   spinal cord
B)   corpus callosum
C)   brain stem
D)   peripheral nervous system

Question 15

The __________ is a group of several brain structures located primarily under the cortex and is involved in learning, emotion, memory, and motivation.

Accepted Answer

A)   limbic system
B)   cerebellum
C)   cerebral cortex
D)   cerebrum

Question 16

The part of the hindbrain that largely controls breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure is the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   cerebral cortex
B)   pons
C)   medulla
D)   cerebellum

Question 17

Which part of the nervous system takes the information received from the senses, makes sense out of it, makes decisions, and sends commands out to the muscles and the rest of the body?

Accepted Answer

A)   spinal cord
B)   brain
C)   reflexes
D)   interneurons

Question 18

Traditionally, many have made the analogy that the left brain is to the right brain as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   logical is to artistic
B)   verbal is to analytical
C)   intuitive is to perceptual
D)   intuitive is to analytical

Question 19

Which technique of studying the brain involves injecting the patient with radioactive glucose?

Accepted Answer

A)   PET
B)   EEG
C)   MRI
D)   CT

Question 20

The cerebellum __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   controls blood pressure
B)   is involved in emotional behavior
C)   coordinates involuntary, rapid, fine motor movement
D)   relays messages from the sensory receptors

Exam 2: The Biological Perspective