Brain Anatomy
Nervous System
Language Processing
Reflexes
Neurotransmitters
100
Which of the following is not a lobe of the brain
a) Occipital lobe
b) Frontal lobe
c) Cerebral lobe
d) Parietal lobe
c) Cerebral lobe
100
The central nervous system is made up of
a) brain and spinal cord
b) somatic nervous system and brain
c) somatic and autonomic nervous system
d) spinal cord and autonomic nervous system
a) brain and spinal cord
100
The two areas in the brain responsible for language processing are
a) Frontal and Prefrontal cortex
b) Medulla and Pons
c) Broca's and Wernicke's area
d) Brain stem
c) Broca's and Wenicke's area
100
- Sensory neurons in your toes are part of which nervous system?
a) central nervous system
b) peripheral nervous system
c) autonomic nervous system
d) sensory nervous system
b) peripheral nervous system
100
Raised levels of epinephrine and norepinephrine when two people in love results in
a) suppressed appetite and phobias
b) euphoria and hyperactivity
c) increased heart rate and blood pressure
d) improved focus and concentration
c) increased heart rate and blood pressure
200
The part of the brain responsible for vision is
a) frontal lobe
b) temporal lobe
c) parietal lobe
d) occipital lobe
d) occipital lobe
200
The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is made up of the
a) brain and spinal cord
b) somatic nervous system and brain
c) somatic and autonomic nervous system
d) spinal cord and autonomic nervous system
c) somatic and autonomic nervous system
200
Maria is having difficulty with speech. She wants to say she ‘needs milk from the store’, but what she does say is ‘mint go from stair’. Maria is likely to be suffering from which disorder?
a) Spatial neglect
b) Geschwind’s territory aphasia
c) Wernicke’s aphasia
d) Broca’s aphasia
d) Broca's aphasia
200
The type of neuron that can receive messages from the environment is the
a) sensory neuron
b) interneuron
c) motor neuron
d) action potential
a) sensory neuron
200
An example of an inhibitory neurotransmitter is
a) glutamate
b) gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA)
c) norephinephrine
d) dopamine
b) gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA)
300
The amygdala is responsible for processing
a) language
b) auditory memories
c) implicit memory
d) emotion
d) emotion
300
The autonomic nervous system controls
a) involuntary movements of muscle and organs
b) voluntary movements of muscles
c) involuntary movements of the skeletal system
d) the brain
a) involuntary movements of muscle and organs
300
The area of the brain responsible for the creation of meaningful sentences is called:
a) Broca's area
b) Wernicke's area
c) Geschwinidi's territory
d) the prefrontal cortex
a) Broca's area
300
A monosynaptic spinal reflex involves
a) a single synaptic connection
b) a single neuron
c) numerous neurons
d) the neurotransmitter acetylcholine
a) a single synaptic connection
300
The neurotransmitter that aids in regulating mood is
a) acetylcholine
b) serotonin
c) dopamine
d) epinephrine
b) serotonin
400
The hand movements that musicians use when playing the piano are most likely coordinated by which brain region?
a) thalamus
b) cerebellum
c) prefrontal cortex
d) primary motor cortex
d) primary motor cortex
400
Interneurons are responsible for
a) activating the body in times of fight or flight response
b) involved in maintaining the body's day to day function
c) connects both the sensory and motor neurons
d) carrying stimuli to muscles and glands
c) connects both the sensory and motor neurons
400
Natasha arrived at the hospital after a bicycle accident, at the hospital she wasn't able to form full sentences in her explanation and was getting frustrated that she could not articulate what she was thinking. It is likely Natasha damaged the _______ located in her ______.
a) Wernicke's area; temporal lobe
b) Wenicke's area; frontal lobe
c) Broca's area; temporal lobe
d) Broca's area; frontal lobe
d) Broca's area; frontal lobe
400
- Moving your leg is an action that is made by which system?
a) somatic nervous system
b) autonomic nervous system
c) sympathetic nervous system
d) parasympathetic nervous system
a) somatic nervous system
400
A shortage of serotonin has been associated with
a) euphoria and hyperactivitiy
b) suppressed appetite and phobias
c) migraine and increased heart rate
d) lower levels of sleep and depression
d) lower levels of sleep and depression
500
Mercury poisoning causes neurological damage, which leads to an inability to coordinate muscle movements. The region of the brain affected by this damage is the
a) Cerebellum
b) Cerebrum
c) Hypothalamus
d) Medulla
a) Cerebellum
500
Draw and label a neuron
500
erry wakes up one morning to find that people around him are using words that make no sense to him, and they also don’t seem to understand what he is saying. Jerry’s wife tells him that their son is now working with dinosaurs and when he looks puzzled, she holds up his amusement park uniform and repeats, ‘you know, the dinosaur ride’.
Jerry’s situation is most likely which of the following disorders?
a)Geshwind’s territory aphasia
b)Spatial aphasia
c)Broca’s aphasia
d)Wernicke’s aphasia
c) Wernicke's aphasia
500
Which of the following is the correct path of a reflex arc?
a) motor neuron to sensory neuron to interneuron
b) sensory neuron to motor neuron to the brain
c) sensory neuron to interneuron to motor neuron
d) motor neuron to interneuron to sensory neuron
c) sensory neuron to interneuron to motor neuron
500
Symptoms of Alzheimer's disease are possibly caused by a decrease in the production of
a) dopamine
b) epinephrine
c) acetylcholine
d) norepinephrine
a) dopamine