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1
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The left hemisphere is especially good at

A

Language

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The lobe of your brain responsible for complex thinking is

A. Occipital
B. Temporal
C. Parietal
D. Frontal

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D. Frontal

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The memories of learned fears are stored in the

A. Thalamus
B. Cerebellum
C. Amygdala
D. Hypothalamus

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C. Amygdala

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Which part of the brain is important for pronunciation pronunciation and grammar?

Hypothalamus
Wernickes area
corpus calamus
broncas area

A

Broca’s area

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Which of the following is the correct order of how information is processed in the neuron?

A. Dendrite, axon, cell body
B. Dendrite, cell body, axon
C. Axon, cell body, dendrite
D. Axon, dendrite, cell body

A

B. Dendrite, cell body, axon

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What do we call chemicals that pass at the synapse?

A. MAOs
B. Sodium ions
C. Neurotransmitters
D. Enzymes

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C. Neurotransmitters

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Q

Which of these brain imaging techniques shows functioning?

A. MRI
B. CAT scan
C. FMRI
D. Biopsy

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C. FMRI

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Q

In split brain surgery this portion of the brain is severed

A. Occipital love
B. Cerebellum
C. Corpus callosum
D. Front lobe

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C. Corpus callosum

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9
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The relay center for sensory information in the brain is the

A. Thalamus
B. Cerebellum
C. Corpus callosum

A

A. Thalamus

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Plasticity is the term that scientists use to indicate that the brain can

A. Reconnect
B. Not change as we age
C. Rest
D. Change with experience

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D. Change with experience

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When looking at a face made of vegetables the right hemisphere would perceive it as

A. Vegetables
B. A face

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B. A face

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A person with broncos aphasia would have trouble

A. Pronouncing words
B. Making coordinated body movements
C. With smooth body movement
D. Hearing high-pitched sounds

A

A. Pronouncing words

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Brains give meaning to sensation. Brands interpret the incoming sensory signals. This is called

A. Sensation
B. Perception

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B. Perception

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Q

The olfactory sense is best know as the sense of

A. Smell
B. Taste
C. Balance
D. Touch

A

A. Smell

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The vestibular sense is best know as the sense of

A. Taste
B. Balance
C. Smell
D. Hearing

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B. Balance

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The adjustable opening in the eye that is colored due to pigmentation is called the

A. Lens
B. Fovea
C. Cornea
D. Iris

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D. Iris

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Which cells in the eye are responsible for color version?

A. Cones
B. Rods

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A. Cones

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Top, wrinkled part of the brain

A

Cerebrum

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Outer layer of the brain

A

Cortex

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20
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Sends signals back-and-forth between the left and right hemispheres

Aka hard body

A

Corpus callosum

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What are the four lobes of the brain

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Frontal lobe, Parietal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe

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Which cortex carries out body movements?

Motor or sensory?

A

Motor

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23
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Which cortex is essential for the process of body senses?

Motor or sensory?

A

Sensory

24
Q

Which lobe is purposeful for body movements, language, and grammar?

A

Frontal

25
Q

Which lobe processes and interprets visual information?

A

Occipital

26
Q

Which lobe controls body and skin sensations, pain perception, spatial perception, and processing music?

A

Parietal

27
Q

Which lobe interprets sound and language we here?

A

Temporal

28
Q

Which lobe is our map where we remember where we saw things?

A

Parietal

29
Q

Broca’s =

A

Broken speech

30
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Wernicke’s =

A

Word salad

31
Q

Which is located in the left hemisphere in the frontal lobe

A. Broca’s
B. Wernickes

A

A. Broca’s

32
Q

Which is located in back of the temporal lobe?

A. Broca’s
B. Wernickes

A

B. Wernickes

33
Q

Measures brain waves and electrical activity

A. EEG
B. CAT scan
C. MRI 
D. PET scan
E. fMRI
A

A. EEG

34
Q

X-ray, pictures of structures. Can detect brain tumors

A. EEG
B. CAT scan
C. MRI 
D. PET scan
E. fMRI
A

B. CAT scan

35
Q

Records brain activity, text images of living brain in action

A. EEG
B. CAT scan
C. MRI 
D. PET scan
E. fMRI
A

D. PET scan

36
Q

Which brain imaging techniques show structure?

A. Cat and mri
B. FMRI and pet
C. Pet and mri
D. Cat and fMRI

A

A. Cat and mri

37
Q

Which brain imaging techniques show functions?

A. Cat and mri
B. FMRI and pet
C. Pet and mri
D. Cat and fMRI

A

B. FMRI and pet

38
Q

Part of the brain that regulates emotion

A. Thalamus
B. Pituitary gland
C. Hippocampus
D. Limbic system 
E. Amygdala 
F. Cerebellum
A

D

39
Q

Produces and reduces hormones

A. Thalamus
B. Pituitary gland
C. Hippocampus
D. Limbic system 
E. Amygdala 
F. Cerebellum
A

B

40
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Learning and formation and consolidation of memories

A. Thalamus
B. Pituitary gland
C. Hippocampus
D. Limbic system 
E. Amygdala 
F. Cerebellum
A

C

41
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Center for emotions

A. Thalamus
B. Pituitary gland
C. Hippocampus
D. Limbic system 
E. Amygdala 
F. Cerebellum
A

E

42
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Relay center

A. Thalamus
B. Pituitary gland
C. Hippocampus
D. Limbic system 
E. Amygdala 
F. Cerebellum
A

A

43
Q

Emotions

A. Thalamus
B. Pituitary gland
C. Hippocampus
D. Limbic system 
E. Amygdala 
F. Cerebellum
A

E

44
Q

Learning and memory

A. Thalamus
B. Pituitary gland
C. Hippocampus
D. Limbic system 
E. Amygdala 
F. Cerebellum
A

C

45
Q

Helps coordinate voluntary movement and balance

A. Thalamus
B. Pituitary gland
C. Hippocampus
D. Limbic system 
E. Amygdala 
F. Cerebellum
A

F

46
Q

Master gland of Endo system

A. Thalamus
B. Pituitary gland
C. Hippocampus
D. Limbic system 
E. Amygdala 
F. Cerebellum
A

B

47
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Regulation of motivation and emotion

A. Hypothalamus 
B. Pituitary gland
C. Hippocampus
D. Limbic system 
E. Amygdala 
F. Cerebellum
A

A

48
Q

Chemical messengers that carry, boost, and balance signals between neurons

A

Neurotransmitters

49
Q

What are the three parts of the central nervous system

A

Spinal cord
Brain stem
Brain

50
Q

The outer, surface layer of the cerebrum is called the

A. Cortex
B. Cerebrum
C. Cerebellum

A

A

51
Q

The chemical receptors are found on the

Axon
Dendrites
Terminals
Myelin sheath

A

Dendrites

52
Q

The medulla is part of the

Limbic system
Motor cortex
Brain stem
Spinal cord

A

Brain stem

53
Q

Paralysis of the muscles is associated with which brain region?

Somatosensory cortex
Occipital lobe
Amygdala
Motor cortex

A

Motor cortex

54
Q

Pleasure and pain centers are found in the

Endo system
Pituitary gland
Thalamus
Hypothalamus

A

Hypothalamus

55
Q

Damage to the cerebellum will likely result in problems with

Language
Vision
Coordinated movements
Smell

A

Coordinated movements

56
Q

A person goes to the doctor complaining that his feelings of thirst are abnormal. Which part of the brain is most likely involved?

Cerebellum
Hypothalamus
Parietal lobe
Amygdala

A

Hypothalamus

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