Biological Bases Of Behavior
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Brain questions
- 1.Which of the following is not changed by the autonomic nervous system?
- A.
Leg muscles
- B.
Adrenal glands
- C.
Heart muscles
- D.
Pupillary muscles
- E.
Pituitary glands
- 2.The part of the brain which regulates and coordinates muscle movement is the?
- A.
Cerebellum
- B.
Ventricle
- C.
Thalamus
- D.
Pons
- E.
Medualla
- 3.The part of the brain which coordinates muscle movements on the two sides of the body is the?
- A.
Thalamus
- B.
Medualla
- C.
Pons
- D.
Hypothalamus
- E.
Cerebellum
- 4.Which of the following acts as a relay station for information coming form the mid and hind-brains and going to the cortex?
- A.
Parietal lobe
- B.
Pons
- C.
Thalamus
- D.
Spinal cord
- E.
Cerebellum
- 5.Spinal nerves belong to the?
- A.
Peripheral nervous system
- B.
Central nervous system
- C.
Antagonistic nervous system
- D.
Residual nervous system
- E.
None of the above
- 6.The regional at the bast of the brain which is highly involved in the most emotional and physiological motivation is the?
- A.
Medulla
- B.
Pituitary gland
- C.
Pons
- D.
Reticular formation
- E.
Hypothalamus
- 7.The brain research technique that involves monitoring the brain's usage of glucose is called in?
- A.
PET
- B.
EEG
- C.
FMRI
- D.
MRI
- 8.Which is the correct sequence in the transmission of a simple reflex?
- A.
Sensory neuron, interneuron, sensory neuron
- B.
Interneuron, motor neuron, sensory neuron
- C.
Sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron
- D.
Interneuron, sensory neuron, motor neuron
- E.
None of the above
- 9.The axons of certain neurons are covered by a layer of fatty tissue that helps speed neural transmission. This tissue is?
- A.
Dopamine
- B.
Myelin sheath
- C.
Acetylcholine
- D.
An endorphin
- E.
Dendrite
- 10.In the brain, this outnumbers neurons, and provides the nutrients to the neurons and help remove excess neurotransmitter?
- A.
Hormones
- B.
Sheaths
- C.
Glands
- D.
Synapses
- E.
Glial cells
- 11.Moruzzi and Magoun caused a cat to lapse into a coma by severing neural connections between the cortex and the?
- A.
Reticular formation
- B.
Hypothalamus
- C.
Thalamus
- D.
Cerebellum
- E.
Occipital lobe
- 12.Hormones are the chemical messengers of the?
- A.
Cerebral cortex
- B.
Autonomic nervous system
- C.
Endocrine system
- D.
Limbic system
- E.
Reticular formation
- 13.Auditory stimulation is first processes in what lobe?
- A.
Parietal
- B.
Temporal
- C.
Occipital
- D.
Frontal
- E.
Limbic
- 14.Olds and Miller located "reward centers" in the brain structure known as the what?
- A.
Sensory cortex
- B.
Hypothalamus
- C.
Cerebellum
- D.
Medulla
- E.
Amygdala
- 15.A drug that mimics the effect of dopamine is called a(n)
- A.
Hormone
- B.
Steroid
- C.
Agonist
- D.
Opiate
- E.
Antagonist
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