Quiz Flashcards
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Combines a series of X-ray images taken from different angles around your body and uses computer processing to create cross-sectional images of the bones, blood vessels, and soft tissues inside the body.
a. CT Scan
b. MRA
c. MRI
d. fMRI
a. CT Scan
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
This naturally occurring chemical is a neurotransmitter that plays an important role in alertness and is involved in the body’s fight-or-flight response. Its role is to help mobilize the body and brain to take action in times of danger or stress. Levels of this neurotransmitter are typically lowest during sleep and highest during times of stress.
a. Dopamine
b. Epinephrine
c. Serotonin
d. Norepinephrine
d. Norepinephrine
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
A language disorder that affects your ability to speak and understand what others say.
a. Agoraphobia
b. Aphasia
c. Agnosias
d. Apraxia
b. Aphasia
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Group of conditions where damage to your brain interferes with how it processes or understands information coming in from your senses.
a. Agoraphobia
b. Aphasia
c. Agnosias
d. Apraxia
c. Agnosias
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Area of the temporal lobe that is responsible for language comprehension.
a. Broca’s area
b. brain stem
c. Wernicke’s area
d. neural net
c. Wernicke’s Area
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
These neurotransmitters inhibit the transmission of pain signals and promote feelings of euphoria. These chemical messengers are produced naturally by the body in response to pain, but they can also be triggered by other activities such as aerobic exercise. For example, experiencing a “runner’s high” is an example of pleasurable feelings generated by the production of _______.
a. Dopamine
b. Oxytocin
c. Endorphins
d. Serotonin
c. Endorphins
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Released through the synapse after an action potential.
a. Glucose
b. Neurotransmitters
c. Neurons
d. Chromosomes
b. Neurotransmitters
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Santiago Ramón y Cajal clearly demonstrated which of the following?
a. The organization of the brain is substantially the same in all mammalian species.
b. Brain damage can produce highly specialized behavioral deficits.
c. Neurons pass chemicals to communicate at junctions called synapses
d. The nervous system is composed of separate cells.
d. The nervous system is composed of separate cells.
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
A hormone and neurotransmitter, that plays an important role in regulating and modulating mood, sleep, anxiety, sexuality, and appetite. (SSRIs) are a type of antidepressant medication commonly prescribed to treat depression, anxiety, panic disorder, and panic attacks. SSRIs work to balance serotonin levels by blocking the reuptake of serotonin in the brain, which can help improve mood and reduce feelings of anxiety.
a. Norepinephrine
b. Oxytocin
c. Serotonin
d. Dopamine
c. Serotonin
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Which of the following is a function of astrocytes?
a. They build myelin sheaths that surround and insulate axons
b. They conduct impulses over long distances
c. They synchronize the activity of a group of neurons
d. They create new neurons to replace those lost in brain damage
c. They synchronize the activity of a group of neurons
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
The field of Psychology that aims to understand how behavior and cognition are influenced by brain functioning and is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of people with brain damage.
a. Physiological Psychology
b. Neuroscience
c. Cognitive Psychology
d. Neuropsychology
d. Neuropsychology
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
the feel-good neurotransmitter, it is involved in reward, motivation, and additions.
a. Serotonin
b. Dopamine
c. GABA
d. Oxytocin
b. Dopamine
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
This powerful hormone acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain. It is produced by the hypothalamus and plays a role in social recognition, bonding, and sexual reproduction.
a. Serotonin
b. Oxytocin
c. Norepinephrine
d. Dopamine
b. Oxytocin
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
What is the brain’s main source of fuel?
a. Proteins
b. Glucose
c. Glutamate
d. DNA
b. Glucose
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
What do the mitochondria do?
a. They provide energy for the cell
b. They create a blood-brain barrier
c. They surround and insulate the synapses
d. They produce the myelin sheath that surrounds an axon
a. They provide energy for the cell
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Common hallucinations when you are waking up and perceive a figure, sound or feel like someone is touching you.
a. Hypnopompic
b. None among the choices
c. Hypnagogic
d. Elaborate Hallucinations
a. Hypnopompic
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
The most common perception disorder is ____
a. Agnosia
b. Achromatopsia
c. Prosopagnosia
d. Akinetopsia
a. Agnosia
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Refer to an erroneous interpretation of a real external stimulus.
a. Hallucination
b. Illusion
c. None of the choices given
d. Delusion
b. Illusion
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
A common type of hallucination when you are falling asleep and perceive a figure, sound or feel like someone is touching you.
a. Hypnagogic
b. Elaborate Hallucinations
c. None of the other choices
d. Hypnopompic
a. Hypnagogic
MULTIPLE CHOICES:
The ability to interpret information about movement and velocity of our surroundings and our own body. It is related to visual, spatial, time, haptic, interoceptive, proprioception and vestibular perception.
a. None among the choices
b. Spacial
c. Kinesthetic
d. Introceptive
c. Kinesthetic
