Chapter 4: Brains, Bodies and Behaviour
Multiple Choice Questions
Questions
- What part of a neuron is responsible for receiving information?
a. axon
b. terminal fibre
c. dendrite
d. myelin sheath - Electrical stimulation of the reticular formation would most likely cause an animal to:
a. sneeze
b. become blind
c. wake up if it had been sleeping
d. stop breathing - In evolutionary terms, which is the oldest part of the brain?
a. the limbic system
b. the cortex
c. the right hemisphere
d. the brain stem - The change in electrical charge that occurs in a neuron when a nerve impulse is transmitted is known as the:
a. action potential
b. synaptic change
c. refractory period
d. ionic charge - Schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease are both linked to changes in which neurotransmitter?
a. serotonin
b. glutamate
c. dopamine
d. acetylcholine - The limbic system includes the:
a. amygdala, hypothalamus, hippocampus
b. hypothalamus, medulla, hippocampus
c. hippocampus, pons, thalamus
d. cerebellum, pons, hypothalamus - The ________ is to feeling fear as the ________ is to feeling pleasure.
a. pons/medulla
b. amygdala/hypothalamus
c. thalamus/hypothalamus
d. cerebellum/amygdala - The effect of neurotransmitters may be:
a. chemical or electrical
b. excitatory or inhibitory
c. positive or negative
d. active or passive - The terminal buttons of a neuron are located at the end of its:
a. axon
b. dendrite
c. myelin sheath
d. nodes of ranvier - Which lobe is most closely associated with visual processing?
a. frontal
b. temporal
c. parietal
d. occipital - Communication within neurons is ______, communication between neurons is
________.
a. excitatory, inhibitory
b. inhibitory, excitatory
c. chemical, electrical
d. electrical, chemical - Which of the following is NOT a lobe of the brain?
a. frontal
b. dorsal
c. parietal
d. temporal - A person who is drunk may have difficulty walking in a straight line because the alcohol
has impacted their:
a. thalamus
b. reticular formation
c. amygdala
d. cerebellum - Neurotransmitters carry signals across the ________ ________.
a. refractory gap
b. axonal gap
c. synaptic gap
d. hippocampal gap - The poison curare is a(n) ________ for the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
a. antagonist
b. protagonist
c. agonist
d. cure - Damage to the hippocampus is most likely to impair:
a. memory
b. balance
c. sleep
d. breathing - Which part of the limbic system is involved in an animal’s feeling of hunger?
a. thalamus
b. pons
c. hippocampus
d. hypothalamus - The ________ ________ consists of glands that secrete hormones:
a. nervous system
b. immune system
c. endocrine system
d. cerebral cortex - Testosterone is to ________ as estrogen is to ________.
a. thyroid, parathyroid
b. testes, ovaries
c. sympathetic, parasympathetic
d. pancreas, pituitary - What do we call the layer of fatty tissue surrounding the axon of some neurons?
a. cutaneous coating
b. myelin sheath
c. dendritic barrier
d. synaptic sleeve - In the context of brain imaging, what does FMRI stand for?
a. fast moving recovery imaging
b. first moveable recording indicator
c. flexible motion resistance indicator
d. functional magnetic resonance imaging - Which lobe is primarily responsible for hearing and language?
a. temporal
b. parietal
c. frontal
d. occipital - After a car accident, Rhodri had a lot of difficulty planning his day. This is most likely the
result of damage to which lobe?
a. temporal
b. parietal
c. frontal
d. occipital - Which area of the brain-stem controls heart rate and breathing?
a. reticular formation
b. medulla
c. pons
d. thalamus - Which structure allows communication between the hemispheres?
a. reticular formation
b. temporal lobe
c. contralateral bridge
d. corpus callosum - Which part of the endocrine system is sometimes called the “master gland”?
a. adrenal gland
b. pancreas
c. pituitary gland
d. pineal gland - Which of the following is NOT part of the endocrine system?
a. pons
b. pancreas
c. parathyroid
d. pineal gland - Where would you see the nodes of Ranvier?
a. on an axon
b. in the cell body
c. on a dendrite
d. a and c - The brain’s ability to change in response to experience or damage is called:
a. lateralization
b. lesioning
c. neuroplasticity
d. functionality - Which is the most common neurotransmitter in the brain?
a. serotonin
b. glutamate
c. dopamine
d. GABA
Answers
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