AP Psych Ch. 2 Neuroscience Practice Questions

Seeing is to hearing as the ________ lobes are to the _______ lobes. A) frontal; temporal C) frontal; parietal B) occipital; parietal D) occipital; temporal

If Dr. Rogers wishes to conduct an experiment on the effects of stimulating the reward centers of a rat's brain, he should insert an electrode into the: A) thalamus. B) sensory cortex. C) hypothalamus. D) corpus callosum.

Direct stimulation of a part of the motor cortex would most likely result in: A) feelings of anger. B) acceleration of heartbeat. C) a sensation of being touched on the arm. D) movement of a hand.

Alana suffered a brain disease that destroyed major portions of her temporal lobes. Alana is most likely to suffer some loss of: A) auditory (sound) perception. C) pain sensations. B) hunger and thirst. D) muscular coordination.

Which regions of the cerebral cortex lie at the back of the head and receive visual information? A) occipital lobes B) parietal lobes C) temporal lobes D) association areas

The left cerebral hemisphere is typically superior to the right in: A) spatial reasoning. C) visual perception. B) language comprehension. D) musical abilities.

Your life would be most immediately threatened if you suffered destruction of the: A) amygdala B) hippocampus. C) corpus callosum. D) medulla.

The thalamus serves as a: A) memory bank. C) sensory switchboard. B) pleasure center. D) master gland.

Phineas Gage underwent a dramatic personality change after a tamping iron inflicted massive damage to his ________ lobes. A) parietal B) temporal C) occipital D) frontal

The activity of the hypothalamus most directly influences: A) thirst. B) muscular coordination. C) memory. D) heartbeat.

Which nerve network in the brainstem plays an important role in controlling arousal? A) reticular formation B) hypothalamus C) cerebellum D) medulla

The amygdala and hypothalamus are part of the: A) brainstem. B) limbic system. C) reticular formation. D) cerebral cortex.

If a neurosurgeon directly stimulated parts of your sensory cortex, which of the following would you most likely experience? A) indistinct odors C) repetitive sounds B) flashes of light D) a sense of being touched

A picture of a cat is briefly flashed in the left visual field and a picture of a mouse is briefly flashed in the right visual field of a splitbrain patient. The individual will be able to use her ________ hand to indicate she saw a ________. A) right; cat B) left; mouse C) right; mouse D) left or right; cat

Stimulation of the reticular formation will cause a: A) sleeping cat to awaken. C) violent cat to become passive. B) hungry cat to stop eating. D) thirsty cat to drink.

The chemical messengers of the endocrine system are called: A) neurotransmitters. B) glial cells. C) hormones. D) agonists. E) genes.

Jessica experienced difficulty keeping her balance after receiving a blow to the back of her head. It is likely that she injured her: A) medulla. B) thalamus. C) cerebellum. D) cerebrum.

Which of the following is typically controlled by the left hemisphere? A) spatial reasoning C) the left side of the body B) word recognition D) perceptual skills

The medulla is to the control of ________ as the cerebellum is to the control of ________. A) eating; sleeping C) emotion; motivation B) breathing; walking D) memory; attention

Information is most quickly transmitted from one cerebral hemisphere to the other by the: A) medulla. B) corpus callosum. C) limbic system. D) reticular formation.

After she suffered a stroke, Mrs. Jacobitz had so much difficulty speaking that she had to communicate by writing. This suggests that her cortex was damaged in: A) the occipital lobe. C) the angular gyrus. B) Broca's area. D) Wernicke's area.

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

_________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

_____ 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;Motor D. Motor;Interneurons;Sensory E. Interneurons;Sensory;Motor

Multiple scelrosis 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

Which lobe is connected with thinking, planning and emotional control? A.Frontal B.Occipital C.Temporal D.Parietal E.Hippocampus

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

______ is a drug designed to mimic a neurotransmitter; whereas _______ drugs block the function of a neurotransmitter from occuring. A.Antagonist;agonist B.Hormone;synaptic C.Agonist;antagonist D.Efferent;afferent E.Afferent;efferent

Which part of a neuron recieves information from other neurons? A. Axon B. Dendrites C. Myelin sheath D. Axon terminals E. Soma

________ is a relay for all sensory information exclusing________ A.Hypothalamus;smell B.Pons;smell C.Thalamus;vision D.Thalamus;smell

The endocrine system is comprised of _______ that circulate in the bloodstream. A. Pons B. Neurotransmitter C. Neurons D. Hormones E. Agonist

Which nervous sytem 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

What state does a neuron have to be in order for an action potential to occur? A.All-or-none B.Resting potential C.Threshold D.-50 charge E.Postsynaptic state

_____ 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

______ nervous system, which is part of the peripheral nervous system, controls voluntary bodily movements. A.Autonomic B.Efferent C.Afferent D.Sympathetic E.Somatic

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

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

In which of the following parts of the brain would a lesion most likely result in aphasia? a. corpus callosum b. sensory cortex c. hypothalamus d. Wernicke's area

After 3 hours of playing a physically exhausting professional tennis match, Chitra began to experience a sense of physical exhilaration and pleasure. It is likely that her feelings were most directly linked to the release of: a. dopamine. b. acetylcholine. c. endorphins. d. serotonin.

The reticular formation is located in the: a. brainstem. b. limbic system. c. somatosensory cortex. d. motor cortex.

The most extensive regions of the brain, which enable judging and planning, are called the: a. reticular formation. b. projection areas. c. sensory areas. d. temporal lobes. e. association areas.

The peripheral nervous system is to sensory neurons as the central nervous system is to: a. motor neurons. b. interneurons. c. neurotransmitters. d. the sympathetic nervous system.

The skeletal nervous system is a component of the ________ nervous system. a. peripheral b. autonomic c. central d. sympathetic e. parasympathetic

The secretions of the pituitary gland are most directly regulated by the: a. reticular formation. b. hypothalamus. c. amygdala. d. cerebellum.

Sensory neurons are an important part of the: a. limbic system. b. reticular formation. c. peripheral nervous system. d. central nervous system. e. sympathetic nervous system.

Which part of the human brain is most similar to the brain of a frog? a. the occipital lobe b. the limbic system c. the parietal lobe d. the brainstem

Phineas Gage underwent a dramatic personality change after a tamping iron inflicted massive damage to his ________ lobe. a. frontal b. temporal c. occipital d. parietal

The part of the left frontal lobe that directs the muscle movements involved in speech is known as: a. Wernicke's area. b. the angular gyrus. c. the amygdala. d. Broca's area. e. the reticular formation.

The motor cortex is located in the ________ lobe. a. occipital b. temporal c. frontal d. parietal

The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls glandular activity and the muscles of internal organs is called the: a. skeletal nervous system. b. reticular formation. c. limbic system. d. autonomic nervous system.

Endocrine glands secrete hormones directly into: a. synaptic gaps. d. autonomic nervous system. c. the limbic system. d. sensory neurons. e. interneurons.

In order to identify which of Lucy's brain areas was most active when she talked, neuroscientists gave her a temporarily radioactive form of glucose and a(n): a. CAT scan. b. PET scan. c. EEG. d. MRI.

Opiate drugs occupy the same receptor sites as: a. acetylcholine. b. curare. c. dopamine. d. endorphins. e. epinephrine.

The myelin sheath helps to increase the ________ of neural impulses. a. frequency b. intensity c. threshold d. speed

Split-brain patients have had their ________ surgically cut. a. cerebral lobes b. limbic system c. corpus callosum d. sensory cortex e. reticular formation

The structure located atop the brainstem that directs messages to the brain's sensory receiving areas is called the: a. reticular formation. b. thalamus. c. hypothalamus. d. cerebellum.

When the release of ACh is blocked by certain chemical substances, the result is: a. depression. b. aggression. c. paralysis. d. schizophrenia. e. euphoria.

Heartbeat acceleration is to heartbeat deceleration as the ________ nervous system is to the ________ nervous system. a. somatic; autonomic b. autonomic; somatic c. central; peripheral d. sympathetic; parasympathetic e. parasympathetic; sympathetic

An x-ray photograph of the brain is called a(n): a. CAT scan. b. PET scan. c. EEG. d. lobotomy.

Sir Charles Sherrington observed that impulses took more time to travel a neural pathway than he might have anticipated. His observation provided evidence for the existence of: a. association areas. b. the limbic system. c. interneurons. d. synaptic gaps. e. neural networks.

The depolarization of a neural membrane creates a(n): a. action potential. b. myelin sheath. c. lesion. d. neural network. e. interneuron.

Stimulation of the reticular formation will cause a: a. sleeping cat to awaken. b. hungry cat to stop eating. c. violent cat to become passive. d. thirsty cat to drink.

With regard to the process of neural transmission, a refractory period refers to a time interval in which: a. chemical messengers traverse the synaptic gaps between neurons. b. positively charged atoms are pumped back outside a neural membrane. c. a brief electrical charge travels down an axon. d. an individual reflexively withdraws from a pain stimulus.

The chemical messenger at every synaptic gap between a motor neuron and a muscle is: a. epinephrine. b. acetylcholine. c. curare. d. dopamine.

The right hemisphere is superior to the left at: a. solving arithmetic problems. b. recognizing people's faces. c. understanding simple verbal requests. d. processing information in an orderly sequence.

A loss of physical coordination and balance is most likely to result from damage to the: a. hypothalamus. b. cerebellum. c. corpus callosum. d. amygdala.

. The surgical removal of a large tumor from Allen's occipital lobe resulted in extensive loss of brain tissue. Allen is most likely to suffer some loss of: a. muscular coordination. b. language comprehension. c. speaking ability. d. visual perception. e. pain sensations.

The part of a neuron that transmits neural messages to other neurons, muscles, or glands is called the: a. axon. b. synapse. c. association area. d. dendrite. e. cell body.

A neural impulse is generated only when excitatory minus inhibitory signals exceed a certain: a. action potential. b. synapse. c. threshold. d. dendrite. e. EEG level.

The branching extensions of nerve cells that receive incoming signals from sensory receptors or from other neurons are called the: a. axons. b. synapses. c. cell bodies. d. dendrites. e. neurotransmitters.

The sensory cortex is located in the ________ lobe. a. occipital b. temporal c. frontal d. parietal

Neurotransmitters are released from vesicles located on knoblike terminals on the: a. dendrites. b. cell body. c. axon. d. myelin sheath.

To demonstrate that brain stimulation can make a rat violently aggressive, Professor Brown should electrically stimulate the rat's: a. amygdala. b. cerebellum. c. medulla. d. reticular formation.