vvanbeek IPN1023 / PSY1023 - Body and Behavior
PRACTICE TEST BODY AND BEHAVIOR
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Q1 – Structures that lie on two different sides of the central nervous system are…
A. Ipsilateral
B. Contralateral
C. Bilateral
D. Proximal
Q2 – Which structure(s) is/are not part of the hindbrain?
A. Cerebellum
B. Reticular formation
C. Tegmentum
D. Tegmentum and cerebellum
Q3 – The pons originates from the…
A. Diencephalon
B. Metencephalon
C. Mesencephalon
D. Myelencephalon
Q4 – The cerebellum is located … to the pons.
A. Dorsal
B. Ventral
C. Inferior
D. Anterior
Q5 – The largest structure of the diencephalon is the…
A. Hypothalamus
B. Thalamus
C. Hippocampus
D. Amygdala
Q6 – The striatum consists of two main structures, namely;
A. Caudate nucleus and thalamus
B. Thalamus and globus pallidus
C. Putamen and caudate nucleus
D. Putamen and globus pallidus
Q7 – The frontal lobes and temporal lobes are bounded from each other by the…
A. Longitudinal fissure
B. Lateral fissure
C. Central sulcus
D. Superior temporal gyrus
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Q8 – The frontal lobes are bounded medially by the…
A. Lateral fissure
B. Central sulcus
C. Sylvian fissure
D. Cingulate sulcus
Q9 – One of the main dopamine pathways in the brain originates in the brainstem and projects
to several cortical regions (including the nucleus accumbens). The name of this pathway is…
A. Nigrostriatal dopamine pathway
B. Mesolimbic dopamine pathway
C. Mesostriatal dopamine pathway
Q10 – The main integration zone of a neuron is the…
A. Dendrite
B. Axon
C. Cell body
D. Axon terminal
Q11 – There are several types of neurons based on their shape. One type of neuron has a
single dendrite on one end and a single axon on the other end. These types of neurons are
called…
A. Unipolar neurons
B. Bipolar neurons
C. Multipolar neurons
Q12 – What property is a characteristic of dendrites?
A. Usually only one per neuron, with many branches
B. Usually covered in myelin
C. Often much shorter than axons
Q13 – Movement of material towards axon terminals within a neuron is called…
A. Neuronal movement
B. Anterograde movement
C. Refractory movement
D. Retrograde movement
Q14 – During the resting potential, the concentration of potassium is higher … the neuron.
A. Inside
B. Outside
Q15 – Due to electrostatic pressure, ions of opposite charges are…
A. Pushed together
B. Pushed apart
C. Not affected
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Q16 – As soon as the threshold of excitation is reached, the first process that happens is;
A. Opening of sodium channels, causing rapid influx of sodium
B. Opening of potassium channels, causing rapid influx of potassium
C. Opening of sodium channels, causing rapid outflux of sodium
D. Opening of potassium channels, causing rapid outflux of potassium
Q17 – During the refractory period, a neuron is not able to initiate a new action potential. The
refractory period can be subdivided in an absolute and relative refractory period. What
statement about this subdivision is true?
A. The absolute refractory period corresponds to hyperpolarization, whereas the
relative refractory period corresponds to depolarization.
B. The absolute refractory period corresponds to hyperpolarization, whereas the
relative refractory period corresponds to depolarization and repolarization.
C. The absolute refractory period corresponds to depolarization and repolarization,
whereas the relative refractory period corresponds to hyperpolarization.
Q18 – Several excitatory signals may excite a postsynaptic neuron and cause a new action
potential. This may be due to several axons that excite the postsynaptic neuron at the same
time. What is the postsynaptic potential described above called? And what kind of summation
is described?
A. IPSP and temporal summation
B. IPSP and spatial summation
C. EPSP and temporal summation
D. EPSP and spatial summation
Q19 – What statement about myelination is not true?
A. Myelin sheets are provided by specialized types of glial cells
B. Myelination causes the action potential to travel faster along the axon
C. Loss of myelination is the main cause of multiple sclerosis
D. Grey brain matter consists of myelinated axons of neurons
Q20 – What statement about potassium during the resting potential is true?
A. Diffusion forces potassium to enter the neuron, whereas electrostatic pressure
forces potassium to leave the neuron.
B. Both diffusion and electrostatic pressure force potassium to leave the neuron.
C. Diffusion forces potassium to leave the neuron, whereas electrostatic pressure
forces potassium to enter the neuron.
D. Both diffusion and electrostatic pressure force potassium to enter the neuron.
Q21 – Fusion of synaptic vesicles (filled with neurotransmitter-molecules) with the
presynaptic cell membrane requires influx of…
A. Potassium
B. Calcium
C. Sodium
D. Chloride
PRACTICE TEST BODY AND BEHAVIOR
Answers: last page
Q1 – Structures that lie on two different sides of the central nervous system are…
A. Ipsilateral
B. Contralateral
C. Bilateral
D. Proximal
Q2 – Which structure(s) is/are not part of the hindbrain?
A. Cerebellum
B. Reticular formation
C. Tegmentum
D. Tegmentum and cerebellum
Q3 – The pons originates from the…
A. Diencephalon
B. Metencephalon
C. Mesencephalon
D. Myelencephalon
Q4 – The cerebellum is located … to the pons.
A. Dorsal
B. Ventral
C. Inferior
D. Anterior
Q5 – The largest structure of the diencephalon is the…
A. Hypothalamus
B. Thalamus
C. Hippocampus
D. Amygdala
Q6 – The striatum consists of two main structures, namely;
A. Caudate nucleus and thalamus
B. Thalamus and globus pallidus
C. Putamen and caudate nucleus
D. Putamen and globus pallidus
Q7 – The frontal lobes and temporal lobes are bounded from each other by the…
A. Longitudinal fissure
B. Lateral fissure
C. Central sulcus
D. Superior temporal gyrus
,vvanbeek IPN1023 / PSY1023 - Body and Behavior
Q8 – The frontal lobes are bounded medially by the…
A. Lateral fissure
B. Central sulcus
C. Sylvian fissure
D. Cingulate sulcus
Q9 – One of the main dopamine pathways in the brain originates in the brainstem and projects
to several cortical regions (including the nucleus accumbens). The name of this pathway is…
A. Nigrostriatal dopamine pathway
B. Mesolimbic dopamine pathway
C. Mesostriatal dopamine pathway
Q10 – The main integration zone of a neuron is the…
A. Dendrite
B. Axon
C. Cell body
D. Axon terminal
Q11 – There are several types of neurons based on their shape. One type of neuron has a
single dendrite on one end and a single axon on the other end. These types of neurons are
called…
A. Unipolar neurons
B. Bipolar neurons
C. Multipolar neurons
Q12 – What property is a characteristic of dendrites?
A. Usually only one per neuron, with many branches
B. Usually covered in myelin
C. Often much shorter than axons
Q13 – Movement of material towards axon terminals within a neuron is called…
A. Neuronal movement
B. Anterograde movement
C. Refractory movement
D. Retrograde movement
Q14 – During the resting potential, the concentration of potassium is higher … the neuron.
A. Inside
B. Outside
Q15 – Due to electrostatic pressure, ions of opposite charges are…
A. Pushed together
B. Pushed apart
C. Not affected
, vvanbeek IPN1023 / PSY1023 - Body and Behavior
Q16 – As soon as the threshold of excitation is reached, the first process that happens is;
A. Opening of sodium channels, causing rapid influx of sodium
B. Opening of potassium channels, causing rapid influx of potassium
C. Opening of sodium channels, causing rapid outflux of sodium
D. Opening of potassium channels, causing rapid outflux of potassium
Q17 – During the refractory period, a neuron is not able to initiate a new action potential. The
refractory period can be subdivided in an absolute and relative refractory period. What
statement about this subdivision is true?
A. The absolute refractory period corresponds to hyperpolarization, whereas the
relative refractory period corresponds to depolarization.
B. The absolute refractory period corresponds to hyperpolarization, whereas the
relative refractory period corresponds to depolarization and repolarization.
C. The absolute refractory period corresponds to depolarization and repolarization,
whereas the relative refractory period corresponds to hyperpolarization.
Q18 – Several excitatory signals may excite a postsynaptic neuron and cause a new action
potential. This may be due to several axons that excite the postsynaptic neuron at the same
time. What is the postsynaptic potential described above called? And what kind of summation
is described?
A. IPSP and temporal summation
B. IPSP and spatial summation
C. EPSP and temporal summation
D. EPSP and spatial summation
Q19 – What statement about myelination is not true?
A. Myelin sheets are provided by specialized types of glial cells
B. Myelination causes the action potential to travel faster along the axon
C. Loss of myelination is the main cause of multiple sclerosis
D. Grey brain matter consists of myelinated axons of neurons
Q20 – What statement about potassium during the resting potential is true?
A. Diffusion forces potassium to enter the neuron, whereas electrostatic pressure
forces potassium to leave the neuron.
B. Both diffusion and electrostatic pressure force potassium to leave the neuron.
C. Diffusion forces potassium to leave the neuron, whereas electrostatic pressure
forces potassium to enter the neuron.
D. Both diffusion and electrostatic pressure force potassium to enter the neuron.
Q21 – Fusion of synaptic vesicles (filled with neurotransmitter-molecules) with the
presynaptic cell membrane requires influx of…
A. Potassium
B. Calcium
C. Sodium
D. Chloride
