Chapter 4 Quiz

Question 1

An axon in your hand causes contraction of a muscle fiber in your finger as you write. This neuron belongs to which branch of the neurons system?

Answer 1

somatic

Question 2

Which plane shows brain structures as they would be seen from the side?

Answer 2

Sagittal

Question 3

in the spinal cord white matter is comprised mostly of ________, while gray matter is mostly ______

Answer 3

Myelinated axons; cell bodies.

Question 4

One way that over the counter cold remedies work is by:

Answer 4

increasing sympathetic activity

Question 5

breathing, heart rate, vomiting, salivation, coughing, & sneezing are all controlled by which structure?

Answer 5

Medulla

Question 6

sensory info which isn’t processed by the thalamus includes:

Answer 6

olfactory info

Question 7

the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex is the primary target for which kind of sensory info?

Answer 7

auditory

Question 8

a tumor in the temporal lobe may give rise to:

Answer 8

visual hallucinations

Question 9

The postcentral gyrus in the parietal lobe is the primary area for which type of sensation?

Answer 9

touch

Question 10

the “binding problem” is the issue of how we:

Answer 10

perceive visual, auditory & other aspects of a stimulus as a single object

Question 11

an electroencephalograph measures:

Answer 11

the avg activity of the cells in a given region of the cells in a given region of the brain