Study Material- Unit 1.2 TEST

Question 1

Who claimed that a slight protrusion in a certain region of someone’s skull indicated that the individual had an optimistic personality

Answer 1

Franz Gull

Question 2

Natural, opiate like neurotransmitters linked to pain control are called

Answer 2

Endorphins

Question 3

Which region of the brain appears to have the oldest evolutionary history

Answer 3

Brainstem

Question 4

Which of the following would be most useful for detecting the brain areas that are most active as a person performs mathematical calculations?

Answer 4

PET scan

Question 5

What do the red and yellow colors on a PET scan mean

Answer 5

Active

Question 6

What do the green and blue colors on a PET scan mean

Answer 6

Less active

Question 7

After suffering an accidental brain injury, Kira has difficulty walking in a smooth and coordinated manner. It is most probable that she has suffered damage to her

Answer 7

Cerebellum

Question 8

The limbic system structure that regulates hunger is called

Answer 8

Hypothalamus

Question 9

Which portion of the cerebral cortex is most directly involved in making plans and formulating moral judgement

Answer 9

Frontal lobes

Question 10

The successful functioning of children who have experienced a hemispherectomy best illustrates the value of…

Answer 10

Plasticity

Question 11

The endocrine system consists of a set of…

Answer 11

Glands

Question 12

Which of the following chemical messengers is both a neurotransmitter and a hormone

Answer 12

Norepinephrine

Question 13

An axon transmits messages____ the cell body and a dendrite transmits messages_____ the cell body

Answer 13

Away from; towards

Question 14

Depressed mood states are linked to_____ levels of serotonin and______ levels of norepinephrine

Answer 14

low; low

Question 15

Following massive damage to his frontal lobes, Phineas Gage was most strikingly debilitated by…

Answer 15

Irritability

Question 16

Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is most directly involved in speaking

Answer 16

Frontal

Question 17

The ___ hemisphere typically excels in making subtle linguistic inferences and the ____ hemisphere typically excels in making quick, literal interpretations of language

Answer 17

Right; left

Question 18

The release of epinephrine and norepinephrine _____ blood pressure and ______ blood sugar levels

Answer 18

Increases; increases

Question 19

A biological psychologist would be more likely to study

Answer 19

The chemical changes that accompany emotions

Question 20

Dr. Hernandez is studying neurotransmitter abnormalities in depressed patients. She would most likely describe herself as a

Answer 20

Biological psychologist

Question 21

The axons of certain neurons are covered by a layer of fatty tissue that helps speed neural transmission. This tissue is…

Answer 21

Myelin sheath

Question 22

Which is the correct sequence in the transmission of a neural impulse

Answer 22

Dendrite, cell body, axon, synapse

Question 23

The neurotransmitter acetylcholine is most likely to be found…

Answer 23

At the junction between motor neurons and muscle fibers

Question 24

Melissa has just completed running a marathon. She is so elated that she feels little fatigue or discomfort. Her lack of pain is probably the result of the release of…

Answer 24

Endorphins

Question 25

The pain of heroin withdrawal may be attributable to the fact that

Answer 25

Under the influence of heroin the brain ceases the production of endorphins

Question 26

Since Malcom has been taking a drug prescribed by his doctor, he no longer enjoys the little pleasure of life, such as eating and drinking. His doctor explains that this is because the drug...

Answer 26

Inhibits release of dopamine

Question 27

What is dopamine

Answer 27

A reward/ euphoric sensation

Question 28

Heartbeat, digestion, and other self-regulating bodily functions are governed by the...

Answer 28

Autonomic nervous system

Question 29

In the brain, learning, feeling, and thinking are enabled by cell work groups called...

Answer 29

Neural Networks

Question 30

Which of the following is typically controlled by the right hemisphere

Answer 30

Perceptual tasks

Question 31

Anton is applying for a technician's job with a neurosurgeon. In trying to impress his potential employer with his knowledge of the brain, he says "After my fathers stroke I knew immediately that the blood clot had affected his left cerebral hemisphere because he no longer recognized a picture of his friend". Should Anton be hired?

Answer 31

No, The right hemisphere, not the left, specializes in facial recognitions

Question 32

A body builder friend seems to have grown several inches in height. You suspect that your friends growth spurt has occurred because he has been using drugs that affect what gland

Answer 32

Pituitary gland

Question 33

I am a relatively slow acting (but long lasting) chemical messengers carried throughout the blood stream, what am I

Answer 33

A hormone