part 1

Question 1

The idea that the human brain and human mind are separate entities was formalized in the 1600s by

Answer 1

Descartes

Question 2

Aristotle believed that _______was/were the source of nervous control and the seat of the soul

Answer 2

Heart

Question 3

Broca’s patient had damage to

Answer 3

Left hemisphere

Question 4

Humans have 12 pairs of cranial nerves that all serve motor functions

Answer 4

False

Question 5

The definition of a drug is always the same, regardless of context

Answer 5

False

Question 6

A drug must be an exogenous substance

Answer 6

True

Question 7

A psychoactive drug is a drug that

Answer 7

Affects thinking, mood, or behavior

Question 8

Drug tolerance refers to

Answer 8

The diminished effect with repeated use

Question 9

which type of neuron transmits impulses through the PNS towards the CNS?

Answer 9

sensory

Question 10

which is the primary use for receiving early stage visual information

Answer 10

Occipital lobe

Question 11

what part of the brain is responsible for movement

Answer 11

frontal lobe

Question 12

The principal region of the neuron for receiving information is the

Answer 12

Dendrite

Question 13

Why is the resting potential in a neuron typically around -70 mV instead of being equal to the equilibrium potential of K+ (~-90 mV)

Answer 13

the resting cell membrane has some permeability to Na+

Question 14

What would happen to the typical neuronal membrane resting potential if the extracellular concentration of K+ was increased?

Answer 14

The resting potential would become more positive

Question 15

A membrane potential is the difference in electrical charge between

Answer 15

The inside and outside of a cell

Question 16

What part of a neuron is often myelinated?

Answer 16

Axon

Question 17

Potassium ions have a _____ charge and are in excess _______ the cell; sodium ions have a _____ charge and are in excess _______ the cell.

Answer 17

Positive, inside, positive, outside

Question 18

Which of the following is a passive process that acts to distribute ions evenly in neural tissue?

Answer 18

Random motion and electrostatic pressure

Question 19

Na+ ions are continually forced into neurons by

Answer 19

their high external concentration and the negative resting potential

Question 20

The brief period of time immediately after the initiation of an action potential when it is absolutely impossible to initiate another one in the same neuron is called the

Answer 20

Absolute refractory period

Question 21

Hippocampus function

Answer 21

involved in memory formation

Question 22

limbic system function

Answer 22

Group of structures involved in the regulation of emotions and the emotional interpretation of environmental stimuli

Question 23

Basal Ganglia

Answer 23

group of structures that controls smooth, voluntary movements

Question 24

Cerebellum

Answer 24

important for motor planning and learning

Question 25

medulla

Answer 25

coordinated basic life support systems including respiratory rhythms

Question 26

Frontal lobe

Answer 26

planning and signaling movements

Question 27

parental lobe

Answer 27

somatosensory (touch and pain)

Question 28

temporal lobe

Answer 28

hearing, language

Question 29

Occipital lobe

Answer 29

early stage vision

Question 30

Regarding the rising phase (upstroke) of the action potential, what happens?

Answer 30

Na+ flows into the neuron through voltage-gated Na+ channels