1. All of the following are neurotransmitters EXCEPT:
acetylcholine
melatonin
glutamate
gamma-aminobutyric acid.
serotonin
2. Schizophrenia is most closely linked with excess receptor activity for the neurotransmitter:
dopamine
epinephrine
acetylcholine
serotonin
GABA
3. Transferring messages from a motor neuron to an arm muscle requires the neurotransmitter known as:
dopamine
epinephrine
acetylcholine
glutamate
insulin
4. Caleb's painful withdrawal symptoms following the use of heroin are probably due in part to a reduction in his body's normal production of:
dopamine
epinephrine
acetylcholine
serotonin
endorphins
5. A drug that mimics the effects of a particular neurotransmitter or blocks its reuptake is called a(n):
glutamate
steroid
antagonist
agonist
opiate
6. In neurons, neurotransmitters are released at the
soma
axons
dendrites
receptor sites
axon terminals
7. The parasympathetic nervous system ________digestion and ________heartbeat.
ceases; accelerates
accelerates; decelerates
decelerates; accelerates
accelerates; accelerates
decelerates; decelerates
8. The specific part of the nervous system that is responsible for controlling voluntary muscle movements is called the:
autonomic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
peripheral nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system
somatic nervous system
9. The spinal cord is part of which nervous system?
sympathetic
autonomic
parasympathetic
central
somatic
10. In an emergency situation, the adrenal glands secrete different hormones that cause all of the following EXCEPT:
reduced blood flow to the digestive system
increased glucose level
increased heart rate
increased blood pressure
reduced arousal
11. A simple, automatic, inborn response to a sensory stimulus is called a:
neural network
resting potential
absolute threshold
reflex
action potential
12. The knee-jerk reflex is controlled by interneurons in the:
limbic system
spinal cord
brainstem
cerebral cortex
thalamus
13. A recording of the waves of electrical activity that sweep across the surface of the brain is called a(n):
CT scan
EEG
PET scan
fMRI
MRI
14. Areas of the brain that are damaged or removed are referred to as:
hemispheres
PET scans
CAT scans
brain tumors
lesions
15. A technique psychologists use to measure electrical activity in the brain is:
EEG
lesion
fMRI
CAT scan
PET scan
16. Which of the following brain imaging techniques produce the most detailed picture of brain structure?
EEG
PET scan
CAT scan
MRI
lesions
18. To measure electrical activity in the brain, one should conduct a(n):
MRI
EEG
PET scan
CT scan
split-brain procedure
19. Which of the following techniques would researchers inject a harmless, radioactive substance into a brain to examine activity?
EEG
CAT scan
PET scan
MRI
lesioning
20. The section of the brainstem responsible for controlling heartbeat and breathing is called the:
cerebellum
medulla
reticular formation
thalamus
21. Which region of the brainstem takes you to a state of arousal when someone nearby mentions your name?
reticular formation
cerebellum
hypothalamus
amygdala
medulla
22. Which brain structure relays information from the eyes to the visual cortex?
thalamus
amygdala
medulla
hippocampus
cerebellum
23. The 'pleasure centers' are located in the brain structure known as the:
sensory cortex
hypothalamus
cerebellum
medulla
amygdala
24. A person who sustains major injuries to the medulla will:
be paralyzed
fall into a coma
suffer from aphasia
experience a loss of vision
die
25. The part of the cerebral cortex that directs the muscle movements involved in speech is known as:
Wernicke's area
Broca's area
the amygdala
the angular gyrus
the reticular formation
26. An impaired use of language is known as:
telepathic speech
plasticity
babbling
aphasia
semantic speech
27. Which of the following lobes would you find the primary visual cortex?
left frontal
right frontal
occipital
parietal
left temporal
28. Touch sensations, such as pain and pleasure are located in the:
frontal lobe
parietal lobe
temporal lobe
occipital lobe
association
29. For most people in the general population, speech functions are primarily located in the:
right cerebral hemisphere
left cerebral hemisphere
corpus callosum
limbic system
temporal lobe
30. A split-brain patient has a picture of a cow flashed to her left hemisphere and that of a fork to her right hemisphere. She will be able to:
identify the fork using her left hand
identify the cow using her left hand
identify the cow using either hand
identify the fork using either hand
identify neither the fork or the cow
31. Which of the following is typically controlled by the right hemisphere?
language
learned voluntary movements
arithmetic reasoning
perceptual tasks
singing
32. Following a head injury, a person has difficulty staying awake. Most likely, the damage occurred to the:
thalamus
corpus callosum
reticular formation
angular gyrus
cerebellum
33. A brain tumor that results in obesity is most likely to be located in which area of the brain?
frontal lobe
hypothalamus
reticular activating system
medulla
hippocampus
34. Damage to the right cerebral hemisphere is most likely to reduce a person's ability to:
solve arithmetic problems
speak
read
think logically
recognize faces
35. During periods of darkness, the pineal gland in the middle of the brain produces which of the following hormones essential to sleep regulation?
dopamine
melatonin
testosterone
insulin
estrogen
36. The endocrine system consists of:
glial cells
neural networks
interneurons
glands
fissures
37. Hormones are the chemical messengers of the:
cerebral cortex
autonomic nervous system
endocrine system
limbic system
reticular formation
38. The ovaries in females and the testes in males are part of the:
limbic system
endocrine system
sympathetic nervous system
reticular formation
central nervous system
39. In transmitting sensory information to the brain, an electrical signal within a single neuron travels from the:
cell body to the axon to the dendrites
dendrites to the axon to the cell body
axon to the cell body to the dendrites
dendrites to the cell body to the axon
axon to the dendrites to the cell body