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Questions
The right and left hemisphere of the cortex specialize in different functions. This is called
hemispheric bifurcation.
hemiphercation.
hemispheric specialization.
hemispheric lateralization.
cortical specialization.
2. Which of the following has to do with the amplitude of the pressure (sound) waves?
pitch.
timbre.
loudness.
wavelength.
3. The malleus, incus, and stapes (also known as the hammer, anvil, and stirrup) make up the
chambers of the cochlea.
nuclei on the path of the connection between the vestibulocochlear nerve and the auditory cortex.
auditory ossicles.
three gyri that make up the auditory cortex.
three membranes that separate three chambers of the cochlea.
4. The organ that transduces sound waves into neural impulses is the
tympanic membrane.
auditory ossicles.
cochlea
olivary nucleus.
cochlear membrane.
5. The nerve that originates from the cochlea goes to the cochlear nuclei and then travels ipsilaterally to the __________, which plays a role in locating the origin of the sound.
auditory peduncle
trigeminal nerve
superior tectum
superior olive
lateral amygdala
6. Where is the auditory cortex located?
where the frontal lobe meets the parietal lobe.
where the occipital lobe meets the parietal lobe.
where the occipital lobe meets the frontal lobe.
where the temporal lobe meets the parietal lobe.
on the inferior portion of the temporal lobe.
7. This part of the brain is most associated with language understanding and production:
right cortical hemisphere.
left cortical hemisphere.
dorsal occipital lobe.
prefrontal cortex.
left cerebellum.
8. What is the secret word?
Crabapple
Violet Beuregard
Sasquatch
Fonzerelli
short-term memory
9. People could receive split-brain surgery to help alleviate the symptoms of
epilepsy.
multiple personality disorder (MPD).
schizophrenia.
aphasia.
borderline personality disorder.
10. Better called "brain-reading" than "mind-reading," the neuroimaging technology that is being used to help people is used primarily with which disorder?
schizophrenia
major depressive disorder (MDD)
locked-in syndrome (LIS)
antipersonality disorder (APD)
multiple personality disorder (MPD)
11. Where is the vestibular system located?
occipital lobe.
auditory cortex.
thalamus.
olfactory bulb.
cochlea.
12. What kind of receptors are used to transduce energy in the vestibular apparatus?
chemoreceptors.
thermoreceptors.
mechanoreceptors.
photoreceptors.
acceloreceptors.
13. You shut your eyes and touch the tip of your finger to your nose. This represents which type of sensation?
proprioception
Ruffini endings
Pacinian corpuscles
Merkel cells
Macula corpuscles
14. An example of proprioception would be...?
knowing where your head is in relationship to gravity
having the ability to use a large knife to cut a loaf of bread
knowing what type of coin you hold between your index finger and thumb with your eyes shut
closing your eyes and touching your earlobe with your finger
putting your hand in the shower to determine if it is hot enough for you to get in
15. Neurons that bring sensory information to the spinal cord are
efferent
tripolar.
multipolar.
unipolar.
afferent
16. "What your body looks like to your brain" is a good definition of
motor andronulus.
muscle anthronulus.
motor anthronulus.
muscle contralaterus.
motor homunculus.
17. The brain is laid out in a
stepwise manner
back to front to back manner
cerebellar manner
heirarchical manner
Mr. Toad's Manor
18. Which of the following is NOT related to the cerebellum?
aiding in balance
aiding in proprioception
aiding in smooth motor movement
aiding in associative learning
All of the above are theoretical functions of the cerebellum.
19. Which neurotransmitter is most prevalent at the muscles?
glutamate.
epinephrine.
dopamine.
GABA.
acetylcholine.
20. When an axon in the PNS is severed, the axon degenerates in an active process of breaking up that ultimately allows axons to regrow to their original targets. This is called
Pacinian
Darwinian
Freudian
Wallerian
21. What time frame do circadian rhythms (changes in behavior and bodily functions) operate in?
hour.
day.
week.
month.
year.
22. Most humans are
diurnal.
nocturnal.
crepuscular.
perianal.
triurnal.
23. Your textbook outlines a unique way dolphins sleep....what is it?
They are awake every 10 minutes to go to the surface and breathe.
They only sleep for about one hour each day-the lowest amount for any mammal.
Only half of a dolphin's brain sleeps at a time.
They sleep while floating on the surface of the water.
They do not show any REM sleep
24. Which of the following is true about the suprachiasmatic nucleus?
has neurons that change their rate of firing depending on the time of day.
sends information to the pineal gland.
gets information about light through the retinohypothalamic pathway.
helps to set a person's circadian rhythm.
All of the above are true.
25. What does an electrooculogram (EOG) measure?
brainwaves.
muscle movements in the limbs.
levels of melatonin.
eye movements.
breaking patterns.
26. REM stands for
reticular excitability monitored
rapid excitation mediated
rhythmic eye movement
rapid eye movement
regional electroencephalogram monitoring.
27. Francois would often wake up but be unable to move for a couple of minutes. This was very scary for him because it often was accompanied by the hallucination of evil demons holding him down. This is an example of
REM behavior disorder.
narcolepsy.
sleep delusions.
sleep paralysis.
sleep apnea.
28. What is another name for a sleeping aid or a sleeping pill?
a parsomatic.
a hypnotic.
a somatic.
a psychostimulant.
a psychoinhibitor.
29. Caffeine, besides being the most widely used drug in the world, can inhibit sleep by being a(n)
serotonin agonist.
GABA agonist.
adenosine antagonist.
glutamate antagonist.
norepinephrine antagonist.
30. On an EEG, high-voltage brainwave spikes that occur during the first stages of sleep are called ___ complexes.
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