Psych Biopsychology - Laborde

Question 1

1. Which following statements about phrenology is NOT true?

Answer 1

a. It was firstly proposed in the early 1800s by German physician Franz Gall
b. phrenology: focusing attention on localization of different brain functions
c. goal is to identify bumps on skull to reveal a person’s mental abilities
d. It is still a widely accepted theory today

Question 2

2. Neuron fibers that pass messages through its branches to other neuron

2. Neuron fibers that pass messages through its branches to other neurons or to muscles and glands, is the

Answer 2

a. Interneuron
b. motor neuron
c. sensory neuron
d. axon

Question 3

3. Which statement about glial cells is NOT correct?

Answer 3

a. they support, nourish and protect neurons
b. play critical role for transmitting action potential faster along the axon
c. they make up a smaller population in the nervous system than neurons
d. they may also play a role in learning, thinking, and memory

Question 4

4. The tiny space between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite or cell body of another is called the

Answer 4

a. axon terminal
b. branching fibre
c. synaptic gap
d. threshold

Question 5

5. Regarding a neuron’s response to stimulation, the intensity of the stimulus determines …

Answer 5

a. whether or not an impulse is generated.
b. how fast an impulse is transmitted.
c. how intense an impulse will be.
d. whether reuptake will occur

Question 6

6. In a sending neuron, when action potential reaches axon terminal, impulse triggers release of chemical messengers called

Answer 6

a. Synapses
b. Vesicles
c. Neurotransmitters
d. branching fibers

Question 7

7. Endorphins are released in the brain in response to

Answer 7

a. morphine or heroin.
b. pain or vigorous exercise.
c. the all-or-none response.
d. all of the above.

Question 8

8. The autonomic NS controls internal functions, such as heart rate and glandular activity. The word autonomic means

Answer 8

a. Calming
b. Voluntary
c. self-regulating
d. arousing

Question 9

9. The sympathetic NS arouses us for action and the parasympathetic NS calms us down. Together, the two systems make up

Answer 9

a. Central Nervous System (CNS)
b. Autonomic Nervous System
c. Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
d. Somatic Nervous System

Question 10

10. The neurons of the spinal cord are part of the

Answer 10

a. Central Nervous System
b. Peripheral Nervous System
c. Autonomic Nervous System
d. Somatic Nervous System

Question 11

11. Which statement about reflexes is NOT correct?

Answer 11

a. A reflex is a simple, automatic response to a sensory stimulus
b. Circuit involved in pain reflex doesn’t involve in-/ output from brain
c. Circuit involved in pain reflex does always involve in-/ output from brain
d. Interneurons play a very important role in spinal reflex pathways

Question 12

12. Which of the following are NOT part of the endocrine system?

Answer 12

a. Hypothalamus
b. Pituitary glands
c. Adrenal glands
d. Thalamus

Question 13

13. The most influential endocrine gland, known as the master gland, is the

Answer 13

a. Thyroid
b. Pituitary
c. Hypothalamus
d. Pancreas

Question 14

14. Which gland secrete(s) epinephrine and norepinephrine, helping to arouse the body during times of stress

Answer 14

a. pituitary gland
b. thyroid gland
c. pancreas
d. adrenal gland

Question 15

15. Which part of the brainstem controls heartbeat and breathing

Answer 15

a. Medulla
b. Pons
c. Thalamus
d. Cerebellum

Question 16

16. The Thalamus functions as

Answer 16

a. balance center
b. memory bank
c. breathing regulator
d. sensory control center

Question 17

17. The lower brain structure that governs arousal is the

Answer 17

a. Cerebellum
b. spinal cord
c. medulla
d. reticular formation

Question 18

18. The part of the brain that coordinates voluntary movement and enables nonverbal learning and memory is the

Answer 18

a. cerebellum
b. brainstem
c. hypothalamus
d. motor cortex

Question 19

19. Which of these elements are parts of the limbic system?

Answer 19

a. amygdala
b. pons
c. thalamus
d. Cerebrum

Question 20

20. A cat’s ferocious response to electrical brain stimulation would lead you to suppose the electrode had touched the

Answer 20

a. reticular formation
b. hippocampus
c. amygdala
d. thalamus

Question 21

21. The neural structure that most directly regulates eating, drinking, and body temperature is the

Answer 21

a. endocrine system
b. hypothalamus
c. hippocampus
d. thalamus

Question 22

22. The initial reward center discovered by Olds and Milner was located in the

Answer 22

a. hippocampus
b. amygdala
c. medulla
d. hypothalamus

Question 23

23. If a neurosurgeon stimulated your right motor cortex, you would most likely

Answer 23

a. see light
b. move your left leg?
c. feel touch on the right arm
d. hear a sound

Question 24

24. Which of the following body regions has the greatest representation in the somatosensory cortex?

Answer 24

a. lips
b. toes
c. upper arm
d. all regions are equally represented

Question 25

25. Judging and planning are enabled by the

Answer 25

a. temporal lobes
b. frontal lobes
c. parietal lobes
d. occipital lobes

Question 26

26. The “uncommitted” areas that make up about three-fourths of the cerebral cortex are called

Answer 26

a. association areas
b. somatosensory areas
c. motor areas
d. cerebral areas

Question 27

27. Plasticity is especially evident in the brains of

Answer 27

a. split-brain patients
b. right-handed people
c. young adults
d. Young children

Question 28

28. Studies of people with split brains & brain scans of those with undivided brains indicate that left hemisphere excels in

Answer 28

a. neurogenesis
b. visual perceptions
c. processing language
d. making inferences

Question 29

29. Damage to the brain’s right hemisphere is most likely to reduce a person’s ability to

Answer 29

a. understand verbal instructions
b. make inferences
c. solve arithmetic problems
d. recite the alphabet rapidly