Fundamentals Of Human Neuropsychology 7th
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Which subdivision of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for the transmission of sensory
signals from the body to the contralateral side of the brain?
A) the somatic
B) the autonomic
C) the spinal
D) the parasympathetic
a
The brain is organized so that the _____ mediates cognitive functions, the _____ is responsible for
regulatory functions like eating and sleeping, and the _____ is responsible for communication with the
motor system.
A) medulla, pons, midbrain
B) left hemisphere, right hemisphere, midbrain
C) forebrain, brainstem, spinal cord
D) amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus
c
Who thought that mental processes came from the heart, not the brain?
A) Plato
B) Aristotle
C) Hippocrates
D) Galen
b
If someone believes in a material brain that interacts with a nonmaterial mind, that person would be
BEST called a _____.
A) monist
B) philosopher
C) dualist
D) psychologist
c
According to Descartes, which human brain structure was the locus of the mind?
A) the prefrontal lobe
B) the pineal body
, C) the medial forebrain bundle
D) the cerebellum
b
In terms of the similarity of their ideas about nature, who is Alfred Wallace BEST paired with?
A) Pierre Flourens
B) Marc Dax
C) Paul Broca
D) Charles Darwin
d
Gall and Spurzheim were the first to propose the general theory that ?
A) different parts of the brain had different functions
B) brains were composed of individual units called neurons
C) people use only a small fraction of their brains
D) head circumference is positively correlated with intelligence
a
Today, when neuroscientists use the term "mind," most are using it as shorthand for:
A) spirit and soul.
B) nonmaterial aspects of experience.
C) heart function.
D) the collective functions of the brain.
d
A cranioscopy was used for which purpose?
A) to surgically remove parts of the cerebral cortex
B) to excise subdural hematomas from the meninges of the brain
C) to measure the bumps and depressions of the skull
D) to observe the anatomical structures of an individual in a manner similar to the CAT scanner
c
From studying several cases of brain damage, who proposed that speech was located in the third
convolution of the left frontal lobe?
A) Carl Wernicke
B) Paul Broca
C) Jean Baptiste Bouillaud
D) Santiago Ramón y Cajal
b
So-called fluent aphasia, associated with damage to the left temporal lobe, was first accurately
described and located by _____.
A) Marc Dax
B) Paul Broca
Edition | All Verified Chapters | Newest Updated
Version!!!
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Which subdivision of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for the transmission of sensory
signals from the body to the contralateral side of the brain?
A) the somatic
B) the autonomic
C) the spinal
D) the parasympathetic
a
The brain is organized so that the _____ mediates cognitive functions, the _____ is responsible for
regulatory functions like eating and sleeping, and the _____ is responsible for communication with the
motor system.
A) medulla, pons, midbrain
B) left hemisphere, right hemisphere, midbrain
C) forebrain, brainstem, spinal cord
D) amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus
c
Who thought that mental processes came from the heart, not the brain?
A) Plato
B) Aristotle
C) Hippocrates
D) Galen
b
If someone believes in a material brain that interacts with a nonmaterial mind, that person would be
BEST called a _____.
A) monist
B) philosopher
C) dualist
D) psychologist
c
According to Descartes, which human brain structure was the locus of the mind?
A) the prefrontal lobe
B) the pineal body
, C) the medial forebrain bundle
D) the cerebellum
b
In terms of the similarity of their ideas about nature, who is Alfred Wallace BEST paired with?
A) Pierre Flourens
B) Marc Dax
C) Paul Broca
D) Charles Darwin
d
Gall and Spurzheim were the first to propose the general theory that ?
A) different parts of the brain had different functions
B) brains were composed of individual units called neurons
C) people use only a small fraction of their brains
D) head circumference is positively correlated with intelligence
a
Today, when neuroscientists use the term "mind," most are using it as shorthand for:
A) spirit and soul.
B) nonmaterial aspects of experience.
C) heart function.
D) the collective functions of the brain.
d
A cranioscopy was used for which purpose?
A) to surgically remove parts of the cerebral cortex
B) to excise subdural hematomas from the meninges of the brain
C) to measure the bumps and depressions of the skull
D) to observe the anatomical structures of an individual in a manner similar to the CAT scanner
c
From studying several cases of brain damage, who proposed that speech was located in the third
convolution of the left frontal lobe?
A) Carl Wernicke
B) Paul Broca
C) Jean Baptiste Bouillaud
D) Santiago Ramón y Cajal
b
So-called fluent aphasia, associated with damage to the left temporal lobe, was first accurately
described and located by _____.
A) Marc Dax
B) Paul Broca
