Question 1

Which part(s)  of your brain are most involved in writing an essay?

Accepted Answer

A)   frontal lobes
B)   parietal lobe
C)   Broca's area
D)   occipital lobe

Question 2

Which of the following strategies allows bottlenose dolphins to breathe air while sleeping in the ocean?

Accepted Answer

A)   they sleep for only 30 minutes at a time, which is the maximum interval they can cease breathing
B)   they fill their swim bladder with air to keep their blowholes above the surface of the water while they sleep
C)   they move to shallow water to sleep, so they do not need to swim to keep their blowholes above the surface of the water
D)   they alternate which half of their brain is asleep and which half is awake D

Question 3

Which of the following describes a difference between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)   schizophrenia typically involves hallucinations, not seen in bipolar disorder
B)   schizophrenia typically involves manic and depressive states, not seen in bipolar disorder
C)   bipolar disorder involves genes and factors in the environment, not seen in schizophrenia
D)   bipolar disorder increases biogenic amines not seen in schizophrenia

Question 4

Which of the following best explains the differences in the relative size of particular brain regions of vertebrates?

Accepted Answer

A)   variations in circulatory patterns of blood
B)   the type of thermoregulation used by a group of vertebrates
C)   how long a particular group has evolved
D)   increased responsibilities of a particular brain region

Question 5

Which part of the brain controls breathing, swallowing, vomiting, and digestion?

Accepted Answer

A)   medulla oblongata
B)   thalamus
C)   pituitary
D)   cerebellum

Question 6

Which of the following is a function of Wernicke's area?

Accepted Answer

A)   It promotes the ability to understand speech.
B)   It promotes the ability to speak.
C)   It coordinates the reception of color.
D)   It helps to initiate the fight-or-flight response.

Question 7

In which brain structure are circadian rhythms coordinated?

Accepted Answer

A)   pituitary gland
B)   hypothalamus
C)   cerebrum
D)   thalamus

Question 8

Among molluscs, which of the following traits is associated with cephalization?

Accepted Answer

A)   a complete gut
B)   active predation
C)   radial symmetry
D)   segmentation

Question 9

Which of the following pairs have antagonistic effects towards each other?

Accepted Answer

A)   the motor system and the autonomic nervous system
B)   the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the autonomic nervous system
C)   the enteric nervous system and the motor system
D)   the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system B

Question 10

Injury localized to the hypothalamus would most likely disrupt ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   regulation of body temperature
B)   short-term memory
C)   executive functions, such as decision making
D)   sorting of sensory information

Question 11

In which part of the brain is body temperature regulated?

Accepted Answer

A)   cerebrum
B)   cerebellum
C)   thalamus
D)   hypothalamus

Question 12

What neurotransmitter is involved in schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, and drug addiction?

Accepted Answer

A)   glutamate
B)   dopamine
C)   norepinephrine
D)   acetylcholine

Question 13

For which of the following do experiments indicate an association with autism?

Accepted Answer

A)   exposure to vaccine preservatives
B)   a disruption of activity-dependent remodeling at synapses
C)   a decline in the ability to generate NMDA and AMPA receptors
D)   a disruption of the binding capacity of acetylcholine to NMDA receptors

Question 14

In which part of the brain are sleep and arousal regulated?

Accepted Answer

A)   the basal nuclei
B)   the cerebral cortex
C)   the reticular formation
D)   the limbic system C

Question 15

A patient's reflexes were tested during a medical exam. There is no reaction to the patellar tendon reflex. Where might pathology occur?

Accepted Answer

A)   gray matter in the brain
B)   white matter in the brain
C)   the spinal cord
D)   cerebrospinal fluid

Question 16

Which of the following controls balance and coordinates movements in humans?

Accepted Answer

A)   hypothalamus
B)   cerebrum
C)   cerebellum
D)   spinal cord

Question 17

Which of the following structures contains an abundance of axons?

Accepted Answer

A)   in the gray matter of the brain and the white matter of the spinal cord
B)   in the white matter of the brain and the gray matter of the spinal cord
C)   in the gray matter of the brain and the gray matter of the spinal cord
D)   in the white matter of the brain and the white matter of the spinal cord

Question 18

Which of the following results from increased activity in the sympathetic nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A)   heart rate decreases
B)   glucose is converted to glycogen
C)   digestion is inhibited
D)   epinephrine secretion is inhibited

Question 19

What do we call the point of connection between two communicating neurons?

Accepted Answer

A)   an axon hillock
B)   a dendrite
C)   a synapse
D)   a glion

Question 20

In which part of the brain is the suprachiasmatic nucleus located?

Accepted Answer

A)   hypothalamus
B)   epithalamus
C)   amygdala
D)   Broca's area

Exam 49: Neural Regulation in Animals

Which part(s) of your brain are most involved in writing an essay?

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Which of the following strategies allows bottlenose dolphins to breathe air while sleeping in the ocean?

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Which of the following describes a difference between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia?

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Which of the following best explains the differences in the relative size of particular brain regions of vertebrates?

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Which part of the brain controls breathing, swallowing, vomiting, and digestion?

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Which of the following is a function of Wernicke's area?

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In which brain structure are circadian rhythms coordinated?

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Among molluscs, which of the following traits is associated with cephalization?

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Which of the following pairs have antagonistic effects towards each other?

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Injury localized to the hypothalamus would most likely disrupt ________.

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In which part of the brain is body temperature regulated?

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What neurotransmitter is involved in schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, and drug addiction?

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For which of the following do experiments indicate an association with autism?

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In which part of the brain are sleep and arousal regulated?

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A patient's reflexes were tested during a medical exam. There is no reaction to the patellar tendon reflex. Where might pathology occur?

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Which of the following controls balance and coordinates movements in humans?

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Which of the following structures contains an abundance of axons?

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Which of the following results from increased activity in the sympathetic nervous system?

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What do we call the point of connection between two communicating neurons?

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In which part of the brain is the suprachiasmatic nucleus located?

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