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AP Psychology Unit 3 Brain and Biology Review Questions #appsychology #brainandbiology #unit3
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1
Which brain area is primarily involved with controlling speech?
Broca's area
sensory cortex
Wernicke's area
motor cortex
2
Motor neurons are an important part of the
motor cortex
PNS
reticular formation
limbic system
3
The speed at which a neural impulse travels is increased by...
sympathetic nerve
myelin sheath
endocrine glands
synaptic vesicle
4
Neurosurgeons have severed the corpus callosum in human patients in order to reduce
aphasia
depression
epileptic seizures
schizophrenia
5
Gage's accident showed that this region of the brain plays a role in personality & behavior
parietal lobes
temporal lobes
frontal lobes
sensory cortex
6
Also called the "little brain"
cerebrum
limbic system
cerebellum
corpus callosum
7
Your ability to experience physical sensations is most likely to be disrupted by damage to your
amygdala
thalamus
hippocampus
corpus callosum
8
The tremors of Parkinson's result from the death of nerve cells that produce
dopamine
ACh
serotonin
GABA
9
A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron is called the..
agonist
refractory period
synapse
action potential
10
The best way to detect enlarged fluid-filled brain regions in patients is to use a(n)
PET scan
MRI
brain lesion
CT
11
Molecules that bind to receptor sites on a dendrite and mimic that neurotransmitter's effects
action potentials
endorphins
antagonists
agonists
12
Bumps on a skull reveal a person's abilities and personality characteristics.
psychology
phrenology
ablation
introspection
13
Neurotransmitters are released from vessicles located on knoblike terminals at the end of the
synapse
dendrites
cell body
axon
14
An undersupply of serotonin is most closely linked to
schizophrenia
Parkinson's disease
Alzheimer's disease
depression
15
Multiple sclerosis involves a degeneration of the .....
myelin sheath
nodes of ranvier
dendrites
synapse
16
Which lobe receives the input that enables you to feel someone scratching your back?
occipital
temporal
frontal
parietal
17
Addictive drug cravings are likely to be associated with reward centers in the
cerebellum
thalamus
reticular formation
limbic system
18
Function of ______________carries information
synapse
my cat
nervous system
endocrine
19
If you stimulate the ____ in a rat, it will become violently aggressive.
medulla
thalamus
reticular formation
amygdala
20
The function of dendrites is to
release neurotransmitters into the synapse
send messages to the axon
receive messages from other neurons
hold neurotransmitters until needed
21
Which of the following are located exclusively within the brain and spinal cord?
axons
interneurons
motor neurons
sensory neurons
22
Surgical destruction of brain tissue
phrenology
lesion
MRI
lobotomy
23
Which endocrine gland regulates body growth?
thyroid
adrenal
pituitary
parathyroid
24
Showing split brain patients HE in left visual field, ART in right what will they say they saw?
ART
HE
HEART
nothing
25
The somatic nervous system is a component of the _____ nervous system.
autonomic
central
sympathetic
peripheral
26
This (or these) physiological affects occur when the sympathetic nervous system is activated
heart rate increase
pupil constriction
digestion is now possible
increased breathing
27
When a person damages a part of their brain & other parts compensate for the loss
lateralization
neurotomy
plasticity
aphasia
28
For you to be able to run, ____ must relay messages fro your CNS to your leg muscles.
the ANS
interneurons
motor neurons
agonists
29
Organ associated with the production of insulin and hunger
spleen
liver
pancreas
large intestine
30
Msgs are transmitted from your spinal cord to your digestive system's stomach muscles by the
somatic nervous system
CNS
endocrine system
sympathetic nervous system
31
Cocaine blocks the reuptake of this neurotransmitter
endorphine
serotonin
gaba
dopamine
32
The association areas are located in the
brainstem
thalamus
cerebral cortex
limbic system
33
Damage to left cerebral hemisphere is most likely to reduce people's ability to
recognize familiar melodies
recognize faces
copy drawings
speak fluently
34
Involuntary muscles controlled by the _________ nervous system
parasympathetic
autonomic
somatic
limbic
35
An axon is
part of the neuron that carries the message from the soma
a layer of fatty tissue around neurons
a cell that's the basic building block of the nervous system
a junction btwn a sending and receiving neuron
36
The concentration of glucose in active regions of the brain underlies the usefulness of a(n)
MRI
PET scan
fMRI
hemispherectomy
37
Endocrine glands secrete hormones directly into
the synapse
the synaptic gaps
the terminal knobs
the bloodstream
38
This system slows your heart rate down and speeds up digestion
somatic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
limbic system
39
The medulla is to the control of ______ as the cerebellum is to the control of ______.
eating, sleeping
breathing, walking
emotion, motivation
memory, attention
40
An all or none response pattern is characteristic of the
release of hormones into the bloodstream
excitation of the antagonistic hormonal system
initiation of neural impulses
activation of the parasympathetic or sympathetic systems
41
Not able to comprehend language or say wrong words for other words, what brain part is affected
reticular formation
hippocampus
broca
wernicke
42
The thin surface layer of interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebrum is called the
cerebral cortex
sensory cortex
corpus callosum
cerebellum
43
I am running or throwing a ball. This involves neurons in what specific nervous system?
sympathetic
limbic
paranomic
somatic
44
The occipital lobes are to ______ as the temporal lobes are to ______.
seeing, sensing touch
hearing, sensing movement
speaking, hearing
seeing, hearing
45
The knee jerk reflex is controlled by interneurons in the
neurotransmitters
spinal cord
resting potential
endocrine system
46
The depolarization of a neural membrane can create a(n)
lesion
hemorrhage
neural network
action potential
47
Dendrites are branching extensions of...
neurotransmitters
endorphins
myelin
neurons
48
Olds and Milner located reward centers in the brain structure known as the
sensory cortex
hypothalamus
amygdala
medulla
49
Epinephrine and norepinephrine are released by the
parathyroids
thyroid gland
pancreas
adrenal glands
50
The reticular formation is located in the
brainstem
limbic system
cerebellum
motor cortex
51
Hormones released by Pineal Gland and prepares humans for sleep
serotonin
epinephrine
norepinephrine
melatonin
52
Nerve cells in the brain receive life supporting nutrients from
hormones
sensory neurons
motor neurons
glial cells
53
This area controls voluntary movements
hypothalamus
reticular formation
motor cortex
frontal association area
54
Which would be used to identify which specific area is most active during a mental task?
fMRI
CT
MRI
PET
55
Sleep researchers interested in brain wave activity would most likely use a(n)
CT
EEG
EKG
fMRI
56
Right hemisphere of brain is most associated with what?
nonverbal and perception tasks
names of objects
logical equations
language
57
This plays a role in the processing of new memories
amygdala
hippocampus
medulla
cerebellium
58
When talking to my basketball team.I tell say"dribble the dog and pass the car". what do i have
pass the ball
amnesia
wernicke's aphasia
broca's aphasia
59
Particular group brain cells seems to provide a basis for observational learning.what are these
motor neurons
mirror neurons
efferent neurons
schwann neurons
