Question 1

An autopsy of Terri Schiavo's brain revealed that:

Accepted Answer

A)  some basic cognitive function was still probably intact 
B)  Alzheimer's disease had damaged major portions of her brain 
C)  no treatment would have helped her to recover 
D)  her brainstem was damaged

Question 2

If your parietal lobe is damaged,you would have difficulty:

Accepted Answer

A)  imitating motor movements 
B)  coordinating movements on the left side and right side of your body 
C)  with visual perception 
D)  recognizing through touch the shape of a telephone in a dark room

Question 3

Genes that are selected because they aid in the survival of the species are called _______.Those genes that prevent survival are called _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  mutated genes; recessive genes 
B)  dominant genes; recessive genes 
C)  recessive genes; dominant genes 
D)  adaptive genes; maladaptive genes

Question 4

"Wow,look at that guy," David remarks looking at a picture of a man standing over 8 feet tall."This guy must have had a dysfunctional ____ that caused too much growth hormone to be secreted."

Accepted Answer

A)  anterior pituitary 
B)  posterior pituitary 
C)  lateral pituitary 
D)  thyroid

Question 5

Genes provide instructions for making:

Accepted Answer

A)  protein 
B)  genomes 
C)  DNA 
D)  chromosomes

Question 6

You are a subject in a study.Your eye is being conditioned to blink to a noise.According to Module Four,which part of your brain is involved in this reflexive learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  pons 
B)  medulla 
C)  midbrain 
D)  cerebellum

Question 7

Ivan is having his brain scanned.As the machine is working,he is asked to read words on a screen.He is most likely having a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  MRI scan 
B)  SET scan 
C)  fMRI scan 
D)  x-ray scan

Question 8

Who first used the frontal lobotomy on patients with emotional problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egas Moniz 
B)  Phineas Gage 
C)  Charles Darwin 
D)  Stephen Jay Gould

Question 9

The motor cortex is located in the frontal lobe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

"1…2…3…4." As you count,what brain area is especially active?

Accepted Answer

A)  parietal lobe 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  thalamus 
D)  hippocampus

Question 11

This structure can best be described as being made up of four chemicals that form a chemical alphabet.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fragile X 
B)  chromosome 
C)  zygote 
D)  DNA

Question 12

Your class is watching a video of a split-brain operation.You see the surgeon take a scalpel and sever a structure to disconnect the two hemispheres.Your friend asks you what the structure was that was being cut and you say the:

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebellum 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  corpus callosum 
D)  pituitary gland

Question 13

Mike has had too much to drink.He shows decreased coordination and has difficulty rapidly touching a finger to his nose.Of the following brain areas,which is most responsible for these altered behaviors?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

The right hemisphere of the brain is better at ____ tasks,whereas the left hemisphere is better at ____ tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)  mathematical; spatial 
B)  nonverbal; verbal 
C)  analytic; holistic 
D)  visual; auditory

Question 15

The somatosensory cortex that receives sensory input is located in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal lobe 
B)  parietal lobe 
C)  motor cortex 
D)  occipital lobe

Question 16

Why would a split-brain patient say that he saw the word "ART" when "HE•ART" is flashed on the screen in front of him?

Accepted Answer

A)  "ART" goes to the left hemisphere, which has the ability to speak 
B)  "ART" goes to the right hemisphere, which has the ability to speak 
C)  "ART" goes to the corpus callosum, which has the ability to speak 
D)  "ART" goes to the thalamus, which has the ability to speak

Question 17

The hippocampus is involved with:

Accepted Answer

A)  receiving sensory information 
B)  putting memories into permanent storage 
C)  regulating sexual behavior 
D)  controlling the secretion of hormones

Question 18

If you wanted to reach with your right hand to grab a pen,where would that message originate in your nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the left somatosensory cortex 
B)  in the ascending pathway of the spinal cord 
C)  in the right motor cortex 
D)  in the left motor cortex

Question 19

Mr.Aaholm has a tumor in the right motor cortex.What is the most likely symptom he experiences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disturbances in vision with his right eye. 
B)  Disturbances in vision with his left eye. 
C)  Disturbances in movement on the left side of his body. 
D)  Disturbances in movement on the right side of his body.

Question 20

Hormones that regulate sexual development and the growth of the sex organs are produced by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  pancreas 
B)  gonads 
C)  adrenal glands 
D)  posterior pituitary

Exam 4: Incredible Nervous System