Behavioral Neuroscience Knowledge Quiz
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The way we behave in a given situation has a lot to do with how our brain works, and this is something most psychiatrists have to understand before they are fit to practice. As a psychology major, what do you understand about behavioral neuroscience? Take up this practice multiple quiz tests and find out how attentive you have been in class.
- 1.Which part of the brain controls eating, drinking, body temperature and provides a link between the brain and the endocrine system?
- A.
Parietal lobes
- B.
Temporal lobes
- C.
Amygdala
- D.
Hypothalamus
- E.
Hippocampus
- 2._________scan measures brain activity through injecting a radioactive glucose that allows to observe the brain is functioning.
- A.
MRI
- B.
CAT
- C.
FRMI
- D.
PET
- E.
EEG
- 3._____ neurons carry sensory information through afferent nerves in the peripheral nervous system where ______ travel within the central nervous system ______ neurons travel back through the efferent nerves in the peripheral nervous system allowing a response or movement.
- A.
Motor;Sensory;interneurons
- B.
Interneurons;Motor;Sensory
- C.
Sensory;Interneurons;Mtor
- D.
Motor;Interneurons;Sensory
- E.
Interneurons;Sensory;Motor
- 4._________ connects the left and right hemisphere.
- A.
Hypothalamus
- B.
Hippocampus
- C.
Pons
- D.
Medulla
- E.
Corpus Callosum
- 5.Multiple sclerosis could disintegrate a neuron's __________, which ultimately could affect the speed of a neural impulse.
- A.
Dendrites
- B.
Axons
- C.
Myelin Sheath
- D.
Synapse
- E.
Nodes of Ranvier
- 6.Which part of the brain controls balance and coordinates movements?
- A.
Medulla
- B.
Thalamus
- C.
Reticulare Formation
- D.
Hypothalamus
- E.
Cerebellum
- 7.A message From another neurons causes the inside of the receiving neuron to become positive as sodium ions start to enter leading to an action potential. The process is referred to as...
- A.
Depolarization
- B.
Repolarization
- C.
All-or-none response
- D.
Hyperpolarization
- E.
Synaptic discharge
- 8._______ lobes control vision; ______ lobes control audition or hearing.
- A.
Occipital;temporal
- B.
Frontal;parietal
- C.
Occipital;frontal
- D.
Occipital;parietal
- E.
Temporal;occipital
- 9.Which lobe is connected with thinking, planning and emotional control?
- A.
Frontal
- B.
Occipital
- C.
Temporal
- D.
Parietal
- E.
Hippocampus
- 10.A person's Broca's area on his left hemisphere was affected when he experienced a stroke. What ability could be affected?
- A.
Understanding what others say
- B.
Being able to speak
- C.
Being able to touch his nose
- D.
Reading
- E.
Writing
- 11.______ is a drug designed to mimic a neurotransmitter; whereas _______ drugs block the function of a neurotransmitter from occurring.
- A.
Antagonist;agonist
- B.
Hormone;synaptic
- C.
Agonist;antagonist
- D.
Efferent;afferent
- E.
Afferent;efferent
- 12.Which part of a neuron receives information from other neurons?
- A.
Axon
- B.
Dendrites
- C.
Myelin sheath
- D.
Axon terminals
- E.
Soma
- 13.________ is a relay for all sensory information excluding________
- A.
Hypothalamus;smell
- B.
Pons;smell
- C.
Thalamus;vision
- D.
Thalamus;smell
- E.
Thalamus;hearing
- 14.The endocrine system is comprised of _______ that circulate in the bloodstream.
- A.
Pons
- B.
Neurotransmitter
- C.
Neurons
- D.
Hormones
- E.
Agonist
- 15.Which nervous system consists of the brain and the spinal cord?
- A.
Central nervous system
- B.
Peripheral nervous sytem
- C.
Sympathetic nervous system
- D.
Somatic nervous system
- E.
Autonomic nervous system
- 16.What state does a neuron have to be in order for an action potential to occur?
- A.
All-or-none
- B.
Down an axon
- C.
Threshold
- D.
-50 charge
- E.
Postsynaptic state
- 17._____ coordinates movements on the left side and right side of the body as well as dreams, _____ controls heartbeat and breathing, and _____ controls wakefulness and arousal.
- A.
Pons;medulla;reticular formation
- B.
Medulla;pons;reticular formation
- C.
Hippocampus;hypothalamus;reticular formation
- D.
Pons;hippocampus;medulla
- E.
Pons;hypothalamus;medulla
- 18.______ nervous system, which is part of the peripheral nervous system, controls voluntary bodily movements.
- A.
Autonomic
- B.
Efferent
- C.
Afferent
- D.
Sympathetic
- E.
Somatic
- 19.Sensory neurons travel through ______ nerves and motor neurons travel through _____ nerves.
- A.
Efferent;afferent
- B.
Afferent;efferent
- C.
Typical;afferent
- D.
Topical;efferent
- E.
Dendritic;typical
- 20.What is a chemical messenger that travels through gaps or synapses between neurons?
- A.
Interneuron
- B.
Dendritic neuron
- C.
Axonic neuron
- D.
Neurotransmitter
- E.
Efferent neuron
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