Question 1

When researchers looked at Chris Benoit's 40-year-old brain,what did they find?

Accepted Answer

A)  It looked like that of an 85-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease.
B)  It looked like any other normal 40-year-old brain.
C)  It was enlarged due to steroid use.
D)  It looked like a 20-year-old brain because of Benoit's superior conditioning.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following are the three basic types of neurons?

Accepted Answer

A)  reflexes,sensory neurons,motor neurons
B)  sensory neurons,motor neurons,stem cells
C)  motor neurons,stem cells,reflexes
D)  interneurons,sensory neurons,motor neuronsE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Damaged axons can be repaired in the body,but not in the brain or spinal cord.Only ______ cells generate axonal regrowth after an injury.

Accepted Answer

A)  Schwann cells injury.
B)  neurons
C)  stem cells
D)  red blood cellsE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

The _____________________ instantly assesses anger or threat.

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala
B)  medulla
C)  temporal lobes
D)  parietal lobeE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Which component of the nervous system mobilizes the body in times of stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  central
B)  somatic
C)  sympathetic
D)  parasympatheticE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Damage to the cerebellum is likely to disrupt which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  playing basketball
B)  sleeping
C)  homeostasis
D)  thinkingE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Mary put her hand on a hot stove.Which neuron is responsible for sending a pain message up her spinal column,where it would then enter into the main area of the cord?

Accepted Answer

A)  motor neuron
B)  interneuron
C)  sensory neuron
D)  efferent neuronsE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Which of the following regions contains the somatosensory cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)  occipital lobe
B)  parietal lobe
C)  temporal lobe
D)  frontal lobeE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Which one of the following is NOT a function of the myelin sheath?

Accepted Answer

A)  insulation from other axons
B)  speeds up the neural message
C)  protects the nerve fibre from damage
D)  aids in reuptakeE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

What are two roles of glial cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  acting as insulation and providing structure to surrounding neurons
B)  shaping cells and moving new neurons into place
C)  regulating metabolic activity and serving as pain detectors
D)  monitoring neural transmission and releasing hormones in the brainE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton implanted ________ into mice with Parkinson's disease and amazingly the mice showed significant symptom improvement.

Accepted Answer

A)  blood cells
B)  nerve cells
C)  brain cells
D)  stem cellsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

The function of _________________________ is to carry information to and from all parts of the body.

Accepted Answer

A)  neurons
B)  synapses
C)  the nervous system
D)  dendritesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for reacting to stressful events and bodily arousal is called the ______________ nervous system.

Accepted Answer

A)  central
B)  somatic
C)  sympathetic
D)  parasympatheticE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Which structure is like a locked door that only certain neurotransmitter keys can unlock?

Accepted Answer

A)  synapses
B)  receptor sites
C)  neural chiasms
D)  response terminalsE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

________________ carry/carries messages to and from the body to the brain and is/are responsible for a variety of lifesaving reflexes.

Accepted Answer

A)  The spinal cord
B)  The brain
C)  Sensory neurons
D)  Motor neuronsE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

The peripheral nervous system consists of the _______ and the ______ nervous systems.

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomic; somatic
B)  autonomic; sympathetic
C)  parasympathetic; somatic
D)  parasympathetic; sympatheticE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Which of the following is the upper part of the brain consisting of two cerebral hemispheres and the structures that connect them?

Accepted Answer

A)  occipital lobe
B)  cerebrum
C)  corpus callosum
D)  cerebellumE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

The state during which a neuron contains more negatively charged ions inside the cell than outside the cell and is not firing is referred to as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  action potential.
B)  neutral potential.
C)  null potential.
D)  resting potential.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Which small but extremely powerful part of the brain controls the pituitary gland?

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus
B)  thalamus
C)  hypothalamus
D)  amygdalaE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

What is the term used to describe the rounded areas on the ends of the axon terminals?

Accepted Answer

A)  synaptic vesicles
B)  axons
C)  dendrites
D)  synaptic knobsE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Exam 2: The Biological Perspective

________________ carry/carries messages to and from the body to the brain and is/are responsible for a variety of lifesaving reflexes.

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Which one of the following is NOT a function of the myelin sheath?

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The function of _________________________ is to carry information to and from all parts of the body.

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Which of the following regions contains the somatosensory cortex?

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Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton implanted ________ into mice with Parkinson's disease and amazingly the mice showed significant symptom improvement.

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The _____________________ instantly assesses anger or threat.

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What is the term used to describe the rounded areas on the ends of the axon terminals?

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Which component of the nervous system mobilizes the body in times of stress?

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When researchers looked at Chris Benoit's 40-year-old brain,what did they find?

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The peripheral nervous system consists of the _______ and the ______ nervous systems.

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Which small but extremely powerful part of the brain controls the pituitary gland?

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Which structure is like a locked door that only certain neurotransmitter keys can unlock?

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Damaged axons can be repaired in the body,but not in the brain or spinal cord.Only ______ cells generate axonal regrowth after an injury.

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The state during which a neuron contains more negatively charged ions inside the cell than outside the cell and is not firing is referred to as the:

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Mary put her hand on a hot stove.Which neuron is responsible for sending a pain message up her spinal column,where it would then enter into the main area of the cord?

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What are two roles of glial cells?

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Which of the following are the three basic types of neurons?

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The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for reacting to stressful events and bodily arousal is called the ______________ nervous system.

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Which of the following is the upper part of the brain consisting of two cerebral hemispheres and the structures that connect them?

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Damage to the cerebellum is likely to disrupt which of the following?

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