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1
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  1. An impairment of eating, drinking, temperature regulation, or sexual behavior suggests possible damage to which brain structure?

a. midbrain
b. hippocampus
c. hypothalamus
d. cerebellum

A

c. hypothalamus

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  1. The limbic system is most related to ____.

a. emotional behaviors
b. motor coordination
c. coordination between the eyes and ears
d. perception of three-dimensional objects

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a. emotional behaviors

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  1. A stereotaxic instrument would most likely be used for ____.

a. placing an electrode in the brain
b. assessing regional blood flow
c. testing reflexes
d. measuring blood pressure

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a. placing an electrode in the brain

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  1. The results of several studies of facial expressions in people who were born blind suggest ____.

a. a minor role for genetics in the control of facial expressions
b. a major role for genetics as well as environment in the control of facial expressions
c. no role of genetics in the control of facial expressions
d. no role of genetics, but a major role of environment in the control of facial expressions

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b. a major role for genetics as well as environment in the control of facial expressions

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  1. A person with two recessive genes is considered to be ____ for that trait.

a. homozygous
b. heterozygous
c. unitary
d. marginal

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a. homozygous

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  1. After the migrating neuron reaches its destination, ____ begin to form.

a. dendrites
b. axons
c. nuclei
d. ganglions

A

a. dendrites

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  1. Peripheral vision mainly depends upon ____.

a. the fovea
b. cones
c. rods
d. just a few receptors

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c. rods

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  1. The retinas of predatory birds such as hawks ____.

a. have no discernible fovea
b. have a greater density of receptors than do humans on the top half of the retina
c. have a greater density of receptors than do humans on the bottom half of the retina
d. are virtually indistinguishable from the retinas of humans

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b. have a greater density of receptors than do humans on the top half of the retina

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  1. Which statement characterizes the fovea?

a. It has the greatest perception of detail.
b. It surrounds the point of exit of the optic nerve.
c. It falls in the shadow cast by the pupil.
d. It has more rods than cones.

A

a. It has the greatest perception of detail.

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  1. Night-active species are more likely than day-active species to have ____.

a. better peripheral vision
b. larger blind spots
c. a greater rod to cone ratio
d. a greater cone to rod ratio

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c. a greater rod to cone ratio

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  1. ____ are chemicals that release energy when struck by light.

a. Phototransmitters
b. Photosins
c. Photopigments
d. Photoions

A

c. Photopigments

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  1. Stereoscopic depth perception requires the brain to detect ____.

a. amblyopia
b. retinal disparity
c. strabismus
d. contrasting imagery

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b. retinal disparity

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  1. ____ cells axons make up the optic nerve.

a. Horizontal
b. Amacrine
c. Bipolar
d. Ganglion

A

d. Ganglion

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  1. In foveal vision, ____.

a. each ganglion cell excited by many receptors
b. ganglion cells respond poorly to color vision
c. ganglion cells respond well to dim light
d. each ganglion cell is excited by a single cone

A

d. each ganglion cell is excited by a single cone

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  1. Which of the following would be easiest for someone who is motion blind?

a. dressing themselves
b. driving a car
c. taking the dog for a walk
d. filling a pitcher with water

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a. dressing themselves

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  1. Together, the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system make up the ____ nervous system.

a. peripheral
b. central
c. sympathetic
d. dorsal

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a. peripheral

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  1. Research indicates that the behavioral effects of the cerebellum may be due to its role in ____.

a. coordinating information from left and right hemispheres
b. focusing attention and organizing sensory inputs
c. interpreting visual stimuli
d. coordinating the release of hormones

A

b. focusing attention and organizing sensory inputs

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  1. Cortical blindness may result from the destruction of ____.

a. any part of the cortex
b. the occipital cortex
c. the parietal cortex
d. the central sulcus

A

b. the occipital cortex

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  1. If you could selectively damage the individual laminae of the cortex, damage to which layer would most likely affect visual sensation?

a. Layer IV of the temporal cortex
b. Layer V of the occipital cortex
c. Layer IV of the occipital cortex
d. Layer II of the frontal cortex

A

c. Layer IV of the occipital cortex

20
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  1. The precentral gyrus is essential for the ____.

a. control of fine movements
b. coordination between vision and hearing
c. regulation of emotions
d. attention to hunger and thirst

A

a. control of fine movements

21
Q
  1. Removal of ____ turns genes off.

a. enzymes
b. histones
c. esters
d. acetyl groups

A

d. acetyl groups

22
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  1. Immature neurons experimentally transplanted from one part of the developing cortex to another ____.

a. develop the properties characteristic of their new location
b. maintain the properties of their original location
c. become dysfunctional, with properties of both the original and new locations
d. die

A

a. develop the properties characteristic of their new location

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  1. In vertebrate retinas, receptors send their messages ____.

a. straight to the brain
b. immediately to ganglion cells within the retina
c. to bipolar cells within the retina
d. to the periphery of the retina first, ganglion cells next, and bipolar cells last

A

c. to bipolar cells within the retina

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  1. Which statement characterizes the fovea?

a. It has the greatest perception of detail.
b. It surrounds the point of exit of the optic nerve.
c. It falls in the shadow cast by the pupil.
d. It has more rods than cones.

A

a. It has the greatest perception of detail.

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  1. Which theory of color vision is best able to explain negative color afterimages?

a. retinex theory
b. opponent-process theory
c. trichromatic theory
d. kodak theory

A

b. opponent-process theory

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  1. Blindsight refers to ____.

a. the ability to localize visual objects within an apparently blind visual field
b. the ability to merge together information from both eyes even though they do not see the exact same picture
c. improved hearing and touch in blind people
d. the inability to see flashing light

A

a. the ability to localize visual objects within an apparently blind visual field

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  1. Parvocellular neurons most likely receive input from ____.

a. magnocellular neurons
b. rods
c. bipolar cells that receive input from cones
d. the periphery of the retina

A

c. bipolar cells that receive input from cones

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  1. Branches of the optic nerve go directly to what areas of the brain?

a. lateral geniculate and cerebral cortex
b. superior colliculus and cerebral cortex
c. lateral geniculate and superior colliculus
d. prefrontal cortex and occipital lobe

A

c. lateral geniculate and superior colliculus

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  1. The visual paths in the temporal cortex collectively are referred to as the ____.

a. ventral stream
b. dorsal stream
c. lateral stream
d. magnoparvocellular pathway

A

a. ventral stream

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  1. ____ cells axons make up the optic nerve.

a. Horizontal
b. Amacrine
c. Bipolar
d. Ganglion

A

d. Ganglion

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