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- 1. Multiple Choice
The brain can be divided into three main parts:thalamus, cerebellum, and the hippocampusmedulla, pons, reticular formationcortex, limbic system, gangliaforebrain, midbrain, hindbrain - 2. Multiple ChoiceEveryone has ___________ adrenal glands.threefivetwofour
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the cell that sends and receives messages in the nervous system?neuronmyelindentriteaxon
- 4. Multiple ChoiceControls heartbeat and breathingPonsMedullaCerebellumThalamus
- 5. Multiple ChoiceReceives sensory information and relays it to the proper part of brain for further processingHypothalamusReticular FormationCerebellumThalamus
- 6. Multiple ChoiceControls arousal (sleepiness and awakefulness)Reticular FormationThalamusAmygdalaMedulla
- 7. Multiple ChoiceKnown as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movementsThalamusReticular FormationHypothalamusCerebellum
- 8. Multiple ChoiceDamage this and you won't form new memoriesHypothalamusHippocampusAmygdalaThalamus
- 9. Multiple ChoiceControls motivational behaviors, including: feeding, fight-flight response, and fornicatingHippocampusAmygdalaReticular FormationHypothalamus
- 10. Multiple ChoiceControls hearing, and language comprehensionFrontal LobeTemporal LobeOccipital LobeParietal Lobe
- 11. Multiple ChoiceProcesses visual informationFrontal LobeTemporal LobeOccipital LobeParietal Lobe
- 12. Multiple ChoiceRecords the waves of electrical activity (studies seizures)EEGMRICT ScanfMRI
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich test would a doctor use to see if someone had a stroke?EEGMRICT ScanfMRI
- 14. Multiple ChoiceShows brain function by using a radioactive glucose solution (active neurons love glucose)MRICT ScanPET ScanfMRI
- 15. Multiple ChoiceDamage to the medulla would most likely result inimpaired planning abilitiesdeatha comablindness
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe amygdala, the hypothalamus and the hippocampus are a part oflimbic systemcerebral cortexhindbrainforebrain
- 17. Multiple ChoiceA tumor on the temporal lobe would most affect the career ofan architecta musiciana professora researcher
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the basic elements of the nervous system?neuronsdendritessynapsesaxons
- 19. Multiple ChoiceMessages in a neuron travel from which component to which?cell body to dendritesaxon to axondendrites to cell bodyaxon to cell body
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two main parts of the central nervous system?somaitc and autonomic nervous systemright and left hemispheresneurons and synapsesbrain and spinal cord
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a neurotransmitter?estrogendopamineadrenalinecaffeine
- 22. Multiple ChoiceSynapses are located between what structures?forebrain and midbrainpituitary gland and hypothalamusleft and right hemispheres of the brainaxon of one neuron and dendrites of another
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the main function jof the corupus callosum?aiding in the transfer of information from the cerebrum to the cerebelluminterpreting visual stimulation fro the eyesinterpreting auditory stimulation from earsaiding in the transfer of information from one side of the brain to other
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat gland produces growth hormones?pituitaryadrenalthyroidovary
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat is debated in the "nature-nuture" issue?heredity versus environmentgenes versus heredityparents versus childrenpersonality versus biology
- 26. Multiple ChoiceIn each cell of the human body, there are normally21 chromosomes23 chromosomes21 pairs of chromosomes23 pairs of chromosomes
- 27. Multiple ChoiceSynaptic vesicles are most prevalent in theaxon terminalnucleussynaptic cleftspostsynaptic membranes
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of a neuron receives the messagesAxon terminalCell BodyDendritesSomatic Nervous Axon
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of a neuron sends messagesAxon terminalCell BodyDendritesSomatic Nervous Axon
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of a neuron protects the neuronmyelin sheathCell BodySynapseSomatic Nervous Axon
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhere the message transfers from one neuron to anothermyelin sheathCentral nervous systemSynapseSomatic Nervous Axon
- 32. Multiple ChoicePhineas Gage lacked emotional control because of damage to his___________parietal lobesprefrontal cortextemporal lobecorpus callosum
- 33. Multiple ChoiceDiseases carried by recessive genes are inherited when a child inherits___________ recessive gene.2142246
- 34. Multiple ChoiceSudden change in sleeping and eating could be caused by:endorphinsdopamineserotonin
- 35. Multiple ChoiceEndorphins:regulatecontrols painregulate growthregulate hormones
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