Question 1

Communication between neurons is considered to be a(n) ____ change involving _____.

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A)  electrical; sodium ions
B)  electrical; neurotransmitters
C)  chemical; neurotransmitters
D)  chemical; potassium ionsE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

When a car suddenly brakes in front of you,

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A)  neurilemma repair the myelin layer so that you can stop.
B)  myelin slows your response time.
C)  small gaps in the myelin speed reaction time.
D)  nerve impulses move faster through the tunnel formed by the myelin.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Neurons are made up of dendrites, a soma, and

Accepted Answer

A)  axons.
B)  synapses.
C)  diatons.
D)  peptides.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Psychiatrist Daniel Langleben and his colleagues have used _____ technology to tell if a person is lying, with the front of the brain being more active when a person is lying rather than telling the truth.

Accepted Answer

A)  fMRI
B)  ESB
C)  EEG
D)  ablationE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

The simplest behavior sequence, organized in the spinal cord, is the

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A)  reflex arc.
B)  autonomic reflex.
C)  somatic reflex.
D)  central synapse.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Which area of the brain is responsible for the human intellectual superiority within the animal kingdom?

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A)  hippocampus
B)  corpus callosum
C)  cerebellum
D)  cerebral cortexE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

An action potential refers to the traveling of a nerve impulse along the

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A)  axon.
B)  dendrite.
C)  synapse.
D)  ionic membrane.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

______ is the process by which nerve impulses conducted down the axons of neurons coated with myelin jump from gap to gap in the myelin layer.

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A)  Neuroplasticity
B)  Synaptic transmission
C)  Saltatory conduction
D)  Positive after-potentialE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Horror movies and science fiction stories are often based on the premise that one person's brain has been surgically removed and implanted in the body of another person.This would actually be impossible because

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A)  damage to the brain is almost always fatal.
B)  if the corpus callosum is cut, the brain cannot function.
C)  damage to neurons in the CNS is usually considered permanent.
D)  the blood brain barriers would not protect against infection.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Regarding brain cells regeneration and repair, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Doctors are testing a method of treating stroke damage by injecting millions of immature nerve cells into the damaged areas of the brain.
B)  Doctors are testing a method in which drugs that speed up neurogenesis are injected into the damaged areas of the brain.
C)  Because of aging, a healthy 75-year-old brain has only about 75% of the brain cells of a healthy 25-year-old brain.
D)  Although the brain loses cells daily, it simultaneously grows new neurons to replace them.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

When you touch a hot stove, neurotransmitters cause you to jerk your hand away, while the pain produced causes your brain to release

Accepted Answer

A)  acetylcholines.
B)  histamines.
C)  enkephalins.
D)  neurilemmas.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

A single neuron within a(n)  ______ "listens" to the neurons that synapse with it and combines that input into an output.

Accepted Answer

A)  ion channel
B)  neural network
C)  synapse channel
D)  reflex networkE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

A person exhibiting spatial neglect will have difficulty

Accepted Answer

A)  making speech sounds.
B)  understanding speech.
C)  moving their right leg and arm.
D)  attending to the left side of their visual space.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

The behavior sequence resulting from the actions of a sensory neuron, a connector neuron, and an effector cell is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomic chain.
B)  cranial arc.
C)  effector reflex.
D)  reflex arc.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Which of the following techniques allow scientists to observe the activity of parts of the brain without doing any damage at all?

Accepted Answer

A)  EEG
B)  fMRI
C)  PET scan
D)  all of theseE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Enkephalins and endorphins are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  brain disregulators.
B)  neural inductors.
C)  neuropeptides.
D)  ion channeling agents.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 17

The increased size and wrinkling of the cerebral cortex in higher animals is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebralization.
B)  hemispherization.
C)  corticalization.
D)  reticulation.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Every time you learn something, you are reshaping your living brain, a process known as

Accepted Answer

A)  brain osmosis.
B)  synaptic malleability.
C)  self-directed neuroplasticity.
D)  self-directed neural induction.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Neurons are tiny cells that

Accepted Answer

A)  cannot be seen without a microscope.
B)  are made up of nerves.
C)  are scientifically classified as neurilemmas.
D)  are characterized by all of these.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following functions is NOT controlled by the autonomic nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A)  utilization of the sense organs
B)  heart rate and respiration
C)  secretion of hormones
D)  digestionE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 2: Extension A: Brain and Behavior

Enkephalins and endorphins are examples of

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______ is the process by which nerve impulses conducted down the axons of neurons coated with myelin jump from gap to gap in the myelin layer.

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The behavior sequence resulting from the actions of a sensory neuron, a connector neuron, and an effector cell is a(n)

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An action potential refers to the traveling of a nerve impulse along the

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Psychiatrist Daniel Langleben and his colleagues have used _____ technology to tell if a person is lying, with the front of the brain being more active when a person is lying rather than telling the truth.

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The simplest behavior sequence, organized in the spinal cord, is the

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Neurons are tiny cells that

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The increased size and wrinkling of the cerebral cortex in higher animals is referred to as

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Regarding brain cells regeneration and repair, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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When you touch a hot stove, neurotransmitters cause you to jerk your hand away, while the pain produced causes your brain to release

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When a car suddenly brakes in front of you,

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Communication between neurons is considered to be a(n) ____ change involving _____.

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Horror movies and science fiction stories are often based on the premise that one person's brain has been surgically removed and implanted in the body of another person.This would actually be impossible because

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Neurons are made up of dendrites, a soma, and

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Which area of the brain is responsible for the human intellectual superiority within the animal kingdom?

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A person exhibiting spatial neglect will have difficulty

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Which of the following functions is NOT controlled by the autonomic nervous system?

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A single neuron within a(n) ______ "listens" to the neurons that synapse with it and combines that input into an output.

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Every time you learn something, you are reshaping your living brain, a process known as

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Which of the following techniques allow scientists to observe the activity of parts of the brain without doing any damage at all?

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