Differentiate between corpus callosum and brain hemispheres

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1. The communication between 2 neurons occurs at the ____.

a dendrites
b synapse
c axon
d cell body

2. A person presented to the emergency room after a fall causing injury to the back. The patient had some loss of bladder or bowel control along with a loss of strength in their legs which resulted in the requirement of a wheelchair. Which nerves were most likely damaged in the fall?

a Cervical nerves
b Thoracic nerves
c Lumbar nerves
d Sacral nerves

3. Which of the following statements (sentences) could occur if there was damage to the thalamus?

a Visual sensory information could be wrongly sent to the auditory processing center.
b That person would not be walk properly.
c That person would not be able to write.
d None of these

4. The frontal lobe is located _____.

a in the anterior of the cerebral cortex
b in the front portion of the brain
c right behind the forehead
d all of these

5. Which of the drugs of abuse binds to dopamine receptors and allows dopamine to flood into the synaptic cleft creating a euphoric feeling?

a alcohol
b ecstasy
c heroin
d meth

6. The imbalance of which neurotransmitter would be responsible for a person having rigidity (as seen in Parkinson's disease) and schizophrenia?

a dopamine
b GABA
c glutamate
d serotonin

7. What disease is associated with plaque, tau tangles, and neuron death?

a Parkinson's Disease
b Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
c Alzheimer's disease
d Multiple Sclerosis

8. Which is the function of the endocrine system?

a Secretion of neurotransmitters for cell communication
b Secretion of hormones for cell communication
c Release of electrical signals for cell communication.
d Exchange of gases.

9. What effect does the hormone glucagon have on the body?

a reduces blood glucose levels
b stimulates thyroid hormone release
c stimulates basal metabolic rate
d increases blood glucose levels

10. Which endocrine system disease is a result of no insulin production by the pancreas?

a Addison's disease
b Diabetes Type I
c Dwarfism
d Cushing's Disease

11. Hypersecretion of growth hormone during childhood is called ____.

a Acromegaly
b Addison's disease
c Dwarfism
d Gigantism

12. Moon face is characteristic of this disease.

a Cushing's disease
b Addison's disease
c Dwarfism
d Gigantism

13. The growth hormone is released by the ____ and has target cells on the ___.

a pituitary/thyroid gland
b pituitary/adrenal gland
c pituitary/adipocytes and liver
d adrenal glands/muscle and blood vessels

14. Differentiate between the corpus callosum and the brain hemispheres.

15. Differentiate between the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system.

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