Question: The primary cause of Huntington’s disease appears to be _______________.
Answer Choices: Exposure to radiation at a very young age A genetic mutation that results in the production of abnormally long proteins The consumption of large amounts of sugar, carbohydrates, and gluten at a young age A lower than normal level of glial cells in the prefrontal cortex
Answer: A genetic mutation that results in the production of abnormally long proteins
Question: What process does the chemoaffinity hypothesis explain? Explain, in as much detail what it is and how it works.
Answer Choices: Not provided.
Answer: The chemoaffinity hypothesis explains how regenerating retinal cells manage to reestablish their synaptic contacts.
Question: Damage at which of the following levels would be most detrimental to sensory function?
Answer Choices: Primary sensory cortex Secondary sensory cortex Receptors Association cortex
Answer: Receptors
Question: The _______________ is directly responsible for transducing sound from mechanical to electrochemical signals.
Answer Choices: Cochlea Oval window Tympanic membrane Round window
Answer: Cochlea
Question: You hear a recording and recognize it as your best friend’s voice. This is possible due to the functioning of your _______________.
Answer Choices: Lateral olives Anterior auditory pathway Posterior auditory pathway Medial olives
Answer: Anterior auditory pathway
Question: Which of the following pathways carries information about pain and temperature?
Answer Choices: Dorsal-column medial-lemniscus Anterolateral Posterior auditory Anterior auditory
Answer: Anterolateral
Question: Which of the following is most likely to be able to regenerate their central nervous system?
Answer Choices: Worms Humans Birds Cats
Answer: Worms
Question: Which of the following conditions is characterized by areas of hardened tissue in the central nervous system?
Answer Choices: William’s syndrome Multiple sclerosis Huntington’s disease Parkinson’s disease
Answer: Multiple sclerosis
Question: Prior to having a seizure, a patient typically smells burning popcorn. This olfactory sensation is referred to as _______________.
Answer Choices: A tonic-clonic seizure A partial seizure An absence seizure An epileptic aura
Answer: An epileptic aura
Question: The term _______________ refers to a process in which the axon of a neuron is severed.
Answer Choices: Primary severance Axotomy Neurotomy Secondary severance
Answer: Axotomy
Question: Evolutionary psychologists have theorized that early human tool use may be responsible for _______________.
Answer Choices: The lateralization of language processing Advances in immune system functioning The domestication of dogs The helping-hand phenomenon
Answer: The lateralization of language processing
Question: Which of the following translates visual words (e.g., from a book) to auditory code?
Answer Choices: The arcuate fasciculus The angular gyrus Broca’s area Wernicke’s area
Answer: The angular gyrus
Question: Broca’s aphasia occurs when _______________.
Answer Choices: The part of the brain involved in language production is damaged Individuals reach late adolescence A patient’s corpus callosum is severed to treat epileptic seizures The optic chiasm begins to degrade due to illness
Answer: The part of the brain involved in language production is damaged
Question: Damage to the temporal lobe is typically the cause of _______________.
Answer Choices: Broca’s aphasia Split-brain phenomena Wernicke’s aphasia Component-dominant cognition
Answer: Wernicke’s aphasia
Question: Free nerve endings respond to _______________.
Answer Choices: Stretching of skin Flashing lights Temperature and pain Low frequency sounds
Answer: Temperature and pain
Question: Which of the following causes the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease?
Answer Choices: Not enough firing of dopaminergic neurons Too much firing of dopaminergic neurons An inability of the body to regulate blood flow Excessive levels of L-dopa in the blood
Answer: Not enough firing of dopaminergic neurons
Question: Which of the following connects Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas?
Answer Choices: The occipital lobe The arcuate fasciculus The angular gyrus The optic chiasm
Answer: The arcuate fasciculus
Question: The neurotransmitter _______________ is classified as an indolamine because it is synthesized from tryptophan.
Answer Choices: Serotonin Dopamine Epinephrine Glutamate
Answer: Serotonin
Question: Autoreceptors are commonly found in _______________.
Answer Choices: Soma Postsynaptic membranes Presynaptic membranes Synaptic vesicles
Answer: Presynaptic membranes
Question: A neuron becomes less likely to fire when it undergoes _______________.
Answer Choices: Hyperpolarization Depolarization Myelination Haptic unwrapping
Answer: Hyperpolarization