Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best
completes the statement or answers the question.
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The two main divisions of the central nervous system are the __________.
a. | somatic and autonomic nervous systems | c. | right and left
hemispheres | b. | brain and the spinal cord | d. | sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems |
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A devise that measures the electrical outputs traces of the brain is called
__________.
a. | a Tron Scan | c. | a Cat Scan | b. | an EKG | d. | an EEG |
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Which member of the endocrine system is located just above the kidney?
a. | the adrenal glands | c. | the pituitary gland | b. | the thyroid gland | d. | the reproductive
glands |
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Which of the following is NOT a basic part of a neuron?
a. | axon | c. | dendrite | b. | medulla | d. | myelin sheath |
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Which neuron system is most responsible for keeping you awake during this
test... at least I hope it is.
a. | the reticular activating system | c. | the limbic
system | b. | the visual system | d. | the endocrine system |
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Synapses are located between __________.
a. | the forebrain and the midbrain | c. | the pituitary gland and the
hypothalamus | b. | the axons of one neuron and the dendrites of another | d. | the hemispheres of the cerebral
cortex |
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Neurotransmitters are __________ that travel across the __________ to another
cell.
a. | electrical signals; synapse | c. | chemicals;
receptors | b. | chemicals; synapse | d. | electrical signals; receptors |
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Which of the following hormones is important to the physical development of
men?
a. | progesterone | c. | testosterone | b. | adrenaline | d. | estrogen |
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The endocrine system sends chemical messages called
a. | lesions. | c. | neurotransmitters. | b. | hormones. | d. | synapses. |
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The tiny gaps separating neurons from one another across which information
must be transmitted are known as __________.
a. | synaptic vesicles | c. | axonic junctions | b. | postjunctional terminals | d. | synapses |
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The cerebellum is responsible for __________.
a. | speaking | c. | breathing | b. | motor coordination and
balance | d. | critical
thinking |
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The nervous system and the endocrine system
a. | amplify voltages produced by neurons. | c. | protect the spinal
cord. | b. | send information to and from the brain. | d. | release hormones into the
bloodstream. |
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For most people, the ability to create language originates in the
__________.
a. | right hemisphere | c. | hypothalamus | b. | left hemisphere | d. | thalamus |
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The basic building blocks of the nervous system are __________.
a. | medullas | c. | neurons | b. | pons | d. | glands |
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The structure of the brain that relays message from the sense organs to the
cerebral cortex is called the __________.
a. | hypothalamus | c. | cerebral cortex | b. | thalamus | d. | hippocampus |
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The main function of the peripheral nervous system is to __________.
a. | speed up respiration and heart rate to increase alertness | c. | transmit
information from the central nervous system to other parts of
the body | b. | produce growth
hormones | d. | relay messages
between the brain's right and left hemispheres |
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Unusual drinking and eating behaviors can be caused by damage to the
__________.
a. | cerebellum | c. | pons | b. | hypothalamus | d. | reticular activating
system |
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Microscopic thread like structures in the nucleus of every living cell which
contain the basic units of heredity are called __________.
a. | levis | c. | somatochromes | b. | heretossome | d. | chromosomes |
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The __________ nervous system is the subdivision of the peripheral nervous
system that regulates body functions, such as respiration and digestion.
a. | sympathetic | c. | autonomic | b. | parasympathetic | d. | peripheral |
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In the figure above, what does the number 1 represent?
a. | The Medulla | c. | The Motor Cortex | b. | The Corpus Callosum | d. | The Frontal
Lobe |
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In the figure above, what does the number 7 represent?
a. | The Frontal Lobe | c. | The Brain Stem | b. | The Medulla | d. | The Pons |
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In the figure above, what does the number 8 represent?
a. | The Medulla | c. | The Pons | b. | The Brain Stem | d. | The Pituitary
Gland |
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In the figure above, what does the number 2 represent?
a. | The Cerebellum | c. | The Pons | b. | The Corpus Callosum | d. | The Thalamus |
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In the figure above, what does the number 3 represent?
a. | The Frontal Lobe | c. | The Occipital Lobe | b. | The Midbrain | d. | The Motor Strip |
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Damage to Broca's area and Wernicke's area of the brain can cause
__________.
a. | loss of hearing | c. | short-term memory loss | b. | difficulties in
producing and understanding speech | d. | all of these |
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The "speech" area of the brain was named after a researcher named
__________.
a. | Broca | c. | Limbic | b. | Richa | d. | Skinner |
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An action potential will be more likely to occur if you close __________ that
were open.
a. | dendrites | c. | sodium channels | b. | potassium channels | d. | axons |
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The refractory period of a neuron is the __________.
a. | time between the opening of the sodium channel and depolarization | c. | resting period
between firings | b. | length of time a neuron can fire continuously | d. | time necessary for transmission across the
synapse |
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Communication within a neuron is to communication between neurons as
__________.
a. | slow is to fast | c. | electrochemical is to chemical | b. | continuous is to
discrete | d. | microbiology is to
psychology |
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The chemicals that deliver information across the synapse are called
__________.
a. | sodium potassium pump | c. | neurotransmitters | b. | hormones | d. | glucocordicoids |
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The brain and spinal cord make up the
a. | autonomic nervous system. | c. | central nervous
system. | b. | somatic nervous system. | d. | hypothalamus. |
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Chemicals that are involved in regulating bodily processes like emotions,
growth, and development are called __________.
a. | dendrites | c. | neurotransmitters | b. | hormones | d. | excitatory
dopamine |
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Which area of the brain is involved in the processing of critical thought
processes?
a. | the sensory strip | c. | the temporal lobe | b. | the frontal lobe | d. | Broca's
area |
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The EEG monitors
a. | electrical activity in the endocrine system. | c. | the functioning of the
hypothalamus. | b. | injuries in the brain. | d. | electrical activity in the brain. |
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The fatty tissue that insulates the axon in the neuron is called the
__________.
a. | cell body | c. | synapse | b. | myelin sheath | d. | dendrite |
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What is the responsibility of the axon terminals?
a. | chemical transfer | c. | arrivals and departures | b. | regulating the
pituitary | d. | speed and
protection |
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Dasia Neuron is experiencing a refractory period. This means Dasia's
__________.
a. | outer membrane is being depolarized | c. | axon is
myelinated | b. | axon cannot transmit an action potential | d. | vesicles are releasing
neurotransmitters |
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Regions of the cerebral cortex are referred to as
a. | the pons. | c. | lesions. | b. | lobes. | d. | the corpus
callosum. |
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The corpus callosum is responsible for __________
a. | regulating body temperature | c. | moving information from one
hemisphere of the brain to the other | b. | storing nutrients | d. | all of these |
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In the figure above, what does the number 4 represent?
a. | The Temporal Lobe | c. | The Cerebellum
| b. | The Corpus Callosum | d. | The Pons |
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One half of the brain is usually called a __________.
a. | cerebellum | c. | neuron | b. | hemisphere | d. | lobe |
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In the 1840’s, a railroad worker named Phineas Gage no longer could act as
the foreman of his construction crew. Why?
a. | He had a commiseratomy performed. His corpus callosum was severed. | c. | He died from a
stroke. | b. | He developed epilepsy and had several seizures. | d. | He was involved in an
accident. |
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The autonomic nervous system regulates the action of the
a. | central nervous system. | c. | involuntary muscles and
organs. | b. | voluntary skeletal muscles. | d. | somatic nervous system. |
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When you touch a hot object with your right hand, that information is sent to
the __________.
a. | limbic system | c. | pituitary gland | b. | right hemisphere of the
brain | d. | left hemisphere of
the brain |
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The nervous system has two major components: the __________ and __________
nervous systems.
a. | central; somatic | c. | sympathetic; parasympathetic | b. | somatic;
autonomic | d. | central;
peripheral |
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What is the division of peripheral nervous system that connects the central
nervous system with sensory receptors, muscles,and the skin called?
a. | the central nervous system | c. | the autonomic nervous
system | b. | the sympathetic nervous system | d. | the somatic nervous
system |
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The part of the reticular activating system that helps regulate sleep and
alertness is the __________.
a. | retina | c. | pons | b. | cerebellum | d. | thalamus |
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In the figure above, what does the number 5 represent?
a. | The Brain Stem | c. | The Medulla | b. | The Reticular Activating
System | d. | The
Cerebellum |
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The largest part of the brain is the __________.
a. | thalamus | c. | hypothalamus | b. | cerebrum | d. | cerebellum |
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Acetylcholine and dopamine, which help control movement, are examples of
__________
a. | axons | c. | glands | b. | chromosomes | d. | neurotransmitters |
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