Question 1

Pavati is recovering from a blow to her head and finds that she has great difficulty maintaining her balance and coordinating her movements. Injury to which part of Pavati's brain is likely to be causing her difficulties?

Accepted Answer

A)   cerebellum
B)   medulla
C)   cerebral cortex
D)   thalamusE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

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 headacheE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Imani was in an automobile accident and suffered an injury to her brain, resulting in paralysis of her left arm. What part of Imani's brain was injured?

Accepted Answer

A)   auditory association area
B)   motor cortex
C)   association areas
D)   somatosensory cortexE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

The cerebral cortex is severed in individuals who are considered to have a "split brain" in a surgery to stop epileptic seizures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream are called __________ glands.

Accepted Answer

A)   lymph
B)   exocrine
C)   hippocampal
D)   endocrineE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Maria often sleeps soundly and rarely awakens to any outside noise. However, the cries of Maria's baby can awaken her immediately. What part of the brain is responsible for this reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)   reticular formation
B)   medulla
C)   pons
D)   cerebellumE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Riley was driving through a rough part of town late at night when a stray bullet hit the front side of his head. Both the left and right sides of his prefrontal cortex were severely damaged. As a result of the accident, Riley most likely __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   died from his injuries
B)   suffered the loss of his arms and legs
C)   lost his sense of hearing
D)   suffered a change in personalityE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following regions contains the primary visual cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)   frontal lobe
B)   parietal lobe
C)   temporal lobe
D)   occipital lobeE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Endocrine glands are glands that secrete __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   excitory neurotransmitters
B)   inhibitory neurotransmitters
C)   hormones
D)   enzymesE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Stem cells can become other cells, such as blood cells, nerve cells, and brain cells.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Ever since Trey suffered a brain injury by falling from a ladder, his wife has continued to tell his doctor that his personality has changed. He used to be fun loving and carefree, but he is now more critical and yells at his children for seemingly little reason. Trey is likely to have suffered damage to the __________ lobe of his cortex.

Accepted Answer

A)   occipital
B)   parietal
C)   temporal
D)   frontalE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

The structure that connects the two hemispheres of the cerebral cortex is the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   corpus callosum
B)   pineal gland
C)   pons
D)   reticular formationE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

The function of the neuron's axon is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   carry messages to other cells
B)   regulate the neuron's life processes
C)   receive messages from neighboring neurons
D)   insulate against leakage of electrical impulsesE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

The site of many mental processes that are unique to humans (self-awareness, initiative, planning ability, and goal-directed behavior)  is the __________ lobes.

Accepted Answer

A)   occipital
B)   temporal
C)   parietal
D)   frontalE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

How does the endocrine system influence behavior? Describe the functions of three glands and the hormones each secretes.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

The two main divisions of the nervous system are the __________ and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   brain; spinal cord
B)   autonomic nervous system; somatic nervous system
C)   peripheral nervous system; central nervous system
D)   glands; musclesE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Axons __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   may be up to a quarter of a mile long
B)   carry messages away from a cell body
C)   are primarily responsible for the hypothalamic functions of regulation and motivation of sexual functions
D)   are contained within the cell nucleusE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

One purpose of __________ is to speed up the neural message traveling down the axon.

Accepted Answer

A)   the receptor site
B)   axon terminals
C)   myelin
D)   a synaptic vesicleE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Assume that you are testing a split-brain human subject whose language center is in his left hemisphere. If you place a house key into his left hand, he will __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   not be able to later select the object he was holding from a group of various objects
B)   not be able to tell you what object he is presently holding
C)   immediately be able to tell you what he is holding
D)   be able to tell you what he is presently holding if allowed to think about it for several secondsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Dendrites __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   may be up to a quarter of a mile long
B)   carry messages to cell bodies
C)   are primarily responsible for the hypothalamic functions of regulation and motivation of sexual functions
D)   are contained within the cell nucleusE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The cerebral cortex is severed in individuals who are considered to have a "split brain" in a surgery to stop epileptic seizures.

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Dendrites __________.

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

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Imani was in an automobile accident and suffered an injury to her brain, resulting in paralysis of her left arm. What part of Imani's brain was injured?

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Which of the following regions contains the primary visual cortex?

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Riley was driving through a rough part of town late at night when a stray bullet hit the front side of his head. Both the left and right sides of his prefrontal cortex were severely damaged. As a result of the accident, Riley most likely __________.

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Pavati is recovering from a blow to her head and finds that she has great difficulty maintaining her balance and coordinating her movements. Injury to which part of Pavati's brain is likely to be causing her difficulties?

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Endocrine glands are glands that secrete __________.

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The structure that connects the two hemispheres of the cerebral cortex is the __________.

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The function of the neuron's axon is to __________.

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Maria often sleeps soundly and rarely awakens to any outside noise. However, the cries of Maria's baby can awaken her immediately. What part of the brain is responsible for this reaction?

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How does the endocrine system influence behavior? Describe the functions of three glands and the hormones each secretes.

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