Chapter 3 Physiological Psychology Mid-term Study Quiz
Structures of the Nervous System
- 1.The __________ is in the anterior/rostral part of the human body.
- A.
Top of your head
- B.
Face
- C.
Left food
- D.
Stomach
- 2.The __________ is in the dorsal part of the human body.
- A.
Top of your head
- B.
Face
- C.
Left foot
- D.
Stomach
- 3.The __________ is in the ventral part of the human body.
- A.
Top of your head
- B.
Face
- C.
Left foot
- D.
Stomach
- 4.The __________ is in the caudal/posterior part of the human body.
- A.
Top of your head
- B.
Face
- C.
Left foot
- D.
Stomach
- 5.Your left foot and left hand are ___________ to one another.
- A.
Contralateral
- B.
Ventral
- C.
Dorsal
- D.
Ipsilateral
- 6.________ sectioning means you start slicing at the rostral/anterior part of the brain and end at the dorsal part.
- A.
Coronal (transverse)
- B.
Horizontal
- C.
Sagittal
- D.
Inverse
- 7.________ sectioning means you start slicing at the dorsal part of the brain and end at the ventral part.
- A.
Coronal (transverse)
- B.
Horizontal
- C.
Sagittal
- D.
Inverse
- 8.________ sectioning means you start slicing at one lateral end of the brain and end at the other lateral end.
- A.
Coronal (transverse)
- B.
Horizontal
- C.
Sagittal
- D.
Inverse
- 9.Afferent nerves are to efferent nerves as ________________
- A.
Specific is to general
- B.
Sending is to receiving
- C.
General is to specific
- D.
Receiving is to sending
- 10.The definition of nuclei is ___________.
- A.
The central cell organelle that stores DNA/RNA
- B.
A large group of cells and terminal endings in PNS
- C.
A large group of cells and terminal endings in CNS
- D.
Large bundles of axons that connect one location in CNS to another in PNS
- 11.The definition of ganglia is ___________.
- A.
The central cell organelle that stores DNA/RNA
- B.
A large group of cells and terminal endings in PNS
- C.
A large group of cells and terminal endings in CNS
- D.
Large bundles of axons that connect one location in CNS to another in PNS
- 12.The definition of nerves is ______________.
- A.
The central cell organelle that stores DNA/RNA
- B.
A large group of cells and terminal endings in PNS
- C.
A large group of cells and terminal endings in CNS
- D.
Large bundles of axons that connect one location in CNS to another in PNS
- 13.The definition of nucleus is __________.
- A.
The central cell organelle that stores DNA/RNA
- B.
A large group of cells and terminal endings in PNS
- C.
A large group of cells and terminal endings in CNS
- D.
Large bundles of axons that connect one location in CNS to another in PNS
- 14.White matter in the brain is that color because _____________.
- A.
Of the cell bodies (soma)
- B.
Of the myelinated axons.
- C.
Of the dendrites
- D.
Of the unmyelinated axons.
- 15.Which of the following is not a meninges?
- A.
Pia mater
- B.
Cerebrospinal fluid
- C.
Dura mater
- D.
Arachnoid membrane
- 16.The subarachnoid space is filled with _____________.
- A.
Air
- B.
Blood
- C.
Cerebrospinal fluid
- D.
Myelinated axons
- 17.Which of the following is not a benefit of having the brain immersed in CSF?
- A.
Lower net weight
- B.
Diminished pressure on the base of the brain
- C.
Helps establish the outer layers of the skull during brain development
- D.
Reduces shock to CNS from sudden movement
- 18.By the 21st day, the ectoderm tissue has ____________________.
- A.
Formed the four ventricles and cerebral aqueduct
- B.
Spread radial glia the outer most parts of the skull
- C.
Formed into a hollow tube known as the neural tube
- D.
Begun forming the 6 layers of cerebral cortex
- 19.__________ is where cerebrospinal fluid is created.
- A.
Cerebral aqueduct
- B.
Third ventricle
- C.
Lateral ventricle
- D.
Choroid plexus
- 20.During symmetrical division, a proginetor cell becomes _____________.
- A.
Two proginetor cells
- B.
A proginetor cell and a brain cell
- C.
A proginetor cell and a steroid cell
- D.
Two brain cells
- 21.Radial glia are necessary because ________________.
- A.
They make sure the dura mater meninge doesn't shrink or collapse on itself
- B.
Provide nourishment to the pia mater
- C.
Guide neurons toward the layer of C-R cells
- D.
They do not serve a purpose anymore, they do for simpler species but are just an evolutionary byproduct in humans
- 22.The last layer of neurons to form the cerebral cortex is _________________.
- A.
Closest to the center of the brain
- B.
Closest to the layer of C-R cells
- C.
Near the front of the brain (because it's the most recent evolutionary adaptation)
- D.
Near the hindbrain (because it's the oldest evolutionary adaptation)
- 23.When the proginetor cells receive a signal to begin apoptosis this means they ___________.
- A.
Begin symmetrical division
- B.
Begin asymmetrical division
- C.
Die
- D.
Turn into phagocytes
- 24.The axons of approximately 50 percent of neurons in the ventricular zone die, how come?
- A.
The brain's complexity continues to develop but the skull isn't growing at the same rate (hence the curved cerebral cortex), so there isn't room for all those neurons.
- B.
The axons have to travel relatively far within the brain and many die of lack of nutrition before they make their connections
- C.
It makes more sense to make too many neurons and let them battle out for the highest efficiency than to make just the right amount of each neuron.
- D.
If the axon of a neuron attaches to the incorrect part of the brain then the postsynaptic cell tells it to die
- 25.____________ forms the lateral and third ventricle.
- A.
Forebrain
- B.
Midbrain
- C.
Hindbrain
- D.
Spinal column
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