Chapter 3: Biopsychology Flashcards
A(n) ________ is a sudden, permanent change in a sequence of DNA.
a. allele
b. chromosome
c. epigenetic
d. mutation
d. mutation
________ refers to a
person’s genetic makeup,
while ________ refers to a person’s physical
characteristics.
a. Phenotype; genotype
b. Genotype; phenotype
c. DNA; gene
d. Gene; DNA
b. Genotype; phenotype
________ is the field of study that focuses on
genes and their expression.
a. Social psychology
b. Evolutionary psychology
c. Epigenetics
d. Behavioral neuroscience
c. Epigenetics
Humans have ________ pairs of chromosomes.
a. 15
b. 23
c. 46
d. 78
b. 23
The ________ receive(s) incoming signals from
other neurons.
a. soma
b. terminal buttons
c. myelin sheath
d. dendrites
d. dendrites
A(n) ________ facilitates or mimics the activity
of a given neurotransmitter system.
a. axon
b. SSRI
c. agonist
d. antagonist
c. agonist
Multiple sclerosis involves a breakdown of the
________.
a. soma
b. myelin sheath
c. synaptic vesicles
d. dendrites
b. myelin sheath
An action potential involves Na+ moving
________ the cell and K+ moving ________ the cell.
a. inside; outside
b. outside; inside
c. inside; inside
d. outside; outside
a. inside; outside
Our ability to make our legs move as we walk
across the room is controlled by the ________
nervous system.
a. autonomic
b. somatic
c. sympathetic
d. parasympathetic
b. somatic
If your ________ is activated, you will feel
relatively at ease.
a. somatic nervous system
b. sympathetic nervous system
c. parasympathetic nervous system
d. spinal cord
c. parasympathetic nervous system
The central nervous system is comprised of
________.
a. sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous
systems
b. organs and glands
c. somatic and autonomic nervous systems
d. brain and spinal cord
d. brain and spinal cord
Sympathetic activation is associated with ________.
a. pupil dilation
b. storage of glucose in the liver
c. increased heart rate
d. both A and C
d. both A and C
The ________ is a sensory relay station where all sensory information, except for smell, goes
before being sent to other areas of the brain for
further processing.
a. amygdala
b. hippocampus
c. hypothalamus
d. thalamus
d. thalamus
Damage to the ________ disrupts one’s ability to comprehend language, but it leaves one’s ability
to produce words intact.
a. amygdala
b. Broca’s Area
c. Wernicke’s Area
d. occipital lobe
c. Wernicke’s Area
A(n) ________ uses magnetic fields to create
pictures of a given tissue.
a. EEG
b. MRI
c. PET scan
d. CT scan
b. MRI
