Quiz Bank 3 cont'd

Question 1

The central nervous system consists of the brain and the ________.

Answer 1

spinal cord

Question 2

Which of the following areas is located in the frontal lobe of the
brain?

Answer 2

Broca’s area

Question 2

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the case study of Phineas Gage’s accident, which led to brain injury?

Answer 2

Injury to the brain causes changes in behavior, and specific brain areas are linked to particular behaviors.

Question 3

The somatosensory cortex is responsible for processing ________.

Answer 3

temperature, touch, and pain.

Question 4

The auditory cortex is located in which lobe of the brain?

Answer 4

temporal lobe

Question 5

Broca’s area is located in which lobe of the brain?

Answer 5

frontal lobe

Question 6

Which of the following senses is associated with the temporal lobe?

Answer 6

audition

Question 7

Which of the following senses is not routed through the thalamus?

Answer 7

smell

Question 8

The ________ is involved in our experience of emotion and tying
emotional meaning to our memories.

Answer 8

amygadala

Question 8

Which of the following is not a limbic system structure?

Answer 8

substantia nigra

Question 9

The ________ is located deep within the brain, and it includes
structures such as the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area.

Answer 9

midbrain

Question 10

Jeremy has Parkinson’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative
disease that affects motor skills. In addition to motor symptoms,
Jeremy has noticed changes in his mood, and he feels the need to smoke more cigarettes than he used to. It is likely that Jeremy’s ________ is producing less ________ than it needs to.

Answer 10

substantia nigra, dopamine

Question 11

________ is a neurotransmitter involved in mood, reward, addiction, and motor behavior.

Answer 11

Dopamine

Question 12

The ________ extends through the hindbrain, midbrain, and
forebrain.

Answer 12

reticular formation

Question 13

The ________ receives messages from muscles, tendons, joints, and
structures in our ear to control balance, coordination, movement, and motor skills.

Answer 13

cerebellum

Question 14

Terri Schiavo went into cardiac arrest and her brain was deprived
of oxygen, leaving only her brainstem functioning. Which of the following functions could Schiavo still accomplish?

Answer 14

groan and move her eyes.

Question 15

________ is a technique often used in studies investigating sleep patterns. Researchers place electrodes at various locations on a person’s head in order to record brainwaves.

Answer 15

EEG

Question 16

The endocrine system consists of a series of glands that produce
chemical substances known as ________.

Answer 16

hormones

Question 17

The effects of neurotransmitters tend to be ________, whereas the effects of hormones tend to be ________.

Answer 17

fast, longlasting

Question 18

During the fight or flight response, which of the following
endocrine glands is most likely to increase activity?

Answer 18

adrenal

Question 19

The ________ gland is often referred to as the master gland of the endocrine system.

Answer 19

pituitary

Question 20

The theory of ________ states that organisms that are better suited for their environment will survive and reproduce, while those that are poorly suited for their environment will die off.

Answer 20

evolution by natural selection

Question 21

Gyri and sulci are the ________ and ________, respectively, which characterize the surface of the human brain.

Answer 21

folds, grooves