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When Phineas Gage had a metal rod driven into his frontal lobe or when someone had a frontal lobotomy,which of the following occurred?
They could no longer reason.
They lost short-term memory.
They had different emotional responses.
They lost long-term memory.
Cerebral palsy, which disrupts motor messages from brain to muscle, is usually due to damage of
the cerebellum.
basal nuclei of gray matter.
basal nuclei of white matter.
the corpus callosum.
Suprachiasmatic nuclei are found in which structure?
thalamus
hypothalamus
epithalamus
amygdala
Which area of the brain is most intimately associated with the unconscious control of respiration and circulation?
thalamus
cerebellum
medulla
corpus callosum
If you were writing an essay, which part of the brain would be most active?
temporal and frontal lobes
parietal lobe
Brocas area
Wernickes area
Which part of the vertebrate nervous system is most involved in preparation for the fight -or-flight response?
sympathetic
somatic
central
visceral
Integration of simple responses to certain stimuli, such as the patellar reflex, is accomplished by which of the following?
spinal cord
hypothalamus
corpus callosum
cerebellum
Which processes in animals are regulated by circadian rhythms?
sleep cycles
hormone release
sex drive
A, B, and C
By comparing the size and degree of convolution of various vertebrate cerebral cortices, biologists would gaininsight into the relative
size of the brain centers of taxonomic groups.
emotions and learning capabilities of vertebrate classes.
motor impulse complexities.
sophistication of behaviors.
The cerebral cortex plays a major role in all of the following except
short-term memory.
long-term memory.
circadian rhythm.
foot-tapping rhythm.
Bipolar disorder differs from schizophrenia in that
schizophrenia results in hallucinations.
schizophrenia results in both manic and depressive states.
schizophrenia results in decreased dopamine.
bipolar disorder involves both genes and environment.
Which of the following activities would be associated with the parasympathetic division of the nervoussystem?
rest and digestion
release of both acetylcholine and epinephrine
increased metabolic rate
fight-or-flight response
The sympathetic division of the autonomic portion of the PNS does all of the following except
relaxing bronchi in lungs.
inhibiting bladder emptying.
stimulating glucose release.
stimulating the salivary glands.
What do Wernickes and Brocas regions of the brain affect?
olfaction
vision
speech
memory
What controls the heart rate?
neocortex
medulla
thalamus
pituitary
The divisions of the nervous system that have antagonistic actions, or opposing actions are
motor and sensory.
sympathetic and parasympathetic.
presynaptic and postsynaptic.
forebrain and hindbrain.
Melatonin is a hormone produced in the pineal gland. It can be used to treat symptoms of sleep disorders and seasonal affective disorder because
it is normally produced only in the light.
it increases production of serotonin.
it increases production of tryptophan.
its peak production is normally at night.
Which of the following describes the functional controls of Wernickes area?
It is active when speech is heard and comprehended.
It is active during the generation of speech.
It coordinates the response to olfactory sensation.
It is active when you are reading silently.
Which of the following is correct about the telencephalon region of the brain?
It develops as the neural tube differentiates.
It develops from the midbrain.
It is the brain region most like that of ancestral vertebrates.
It gives rise to the cerebrum.
The blood-brain barrier
is formed by tight junctions.
is formed by oligodendrocytes.
tightly regulates the intracellular environment of the CNS.
uses chemical signals to communicate with the spinal cord.
