PSIO 305 BAO QUIZZES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following is not a function of sympathetic activation in stress response?
-- breakdown of fat
-- breakdown of protein
-- synthesis of glucose
-- breakdown of glycogen - answers :-- breakdown of protein
Major infection suppresses cortisol release
-- true
-- false - answers :-- false
The hpa axis include the following components
-- hypothalamus, anterior pituitary gland and adrenal cortex
-- hypothalamus, posterior pituitary gland and adrenal medulla
-- hypothalamus, posterior pituitary gland and adrenal cortex
-- hypothalamus, anterior pituitary gland and adrenal medulla - answers :--
hypothalamus, anterior pituitary gland and adrenal cortex
Which of the following types of cells can carry out phagocytosis?
-- neurons
-- microglia
-- oligodendrocytes
-- ependymal cells - answers :-- microglia
Hypothalamus is part of the
-- reticular formation
-- forebrain
-- limbic system
-- brainstem - answers :-- forebrain
Somatic sensory nuclei of the spinal cord are located in the lateral horns
-- true
-- false - answers :-- false
The brain can sense cytokines released by peripheral immune cells through the
following means except
-- cytokines being transported across the blood-brain barrier
, -- cytokines activating general visceral sensory nerves
-- cytokines crossing intact blood-brain barrier by diffusion
-- cytokines circumventing blood-brain barrier at circumventricular organs - answers :--
cytokines crossing intact blood-brain barrier by diffusion
Which of the following manipulations does not impair the retrieval (i.e., the expression)
of learned fear response to context
-- lesions of anterior cingulate cortex 1 month after the initial training
-- lesions of hippocampus 1 month after the initial training
-- lesions of the hippocampus 1 day after the initial training
-- lesions of the amygdala 1 month after the initial training - answers :-- lesions of
hippocampus 1 month after the initial training
To train your dogs, you give them a treat every time they obey your command. In this
type of situation, they learn through
-- classical conditioning
-- sensitization
-- habituation
-- operant conditioning - answers :-- operant conditioning
Which of the following brain structure(s) are involved in context-dependent learned fear
responses?
-- only hippocampus
-- only amygdala
-- only anterior cingulate cortex
-- amygdala, hippocampus and anterior cingulate cortex - answers :-- amygdala,
hippocampus and anterior cingulate cortex
Which of the following endocrine dysregulation contributes to ptsd?
-- an abnormally low level of ne
-- an abnormally low level of cortisol
-- an abnormally low level of e
-- an abnormally low level of crh - answers :-- an abnormally low level of cortisol
Stress can improve or impair learning memory depending on the nature of the stress
-- true
-- false - answers :-- true
Sensory information from your internal organ is sent to the brain through the following
nerve
Which of the following is not a function of sympathetic activation in stress response?
-- breakdown of fat
-- breakdown of protein
-- synthesis of glucose
-- breakdown of glycogen - answers :-- breakdown of protein
Major infection suppresses cortisol release
-- true
-- false - answers :-- false
The hpa axis include the following components
-- hypothalamus, anterior pituitary gland and adrenal cortex
-- hypothalamus, posterior pituitary gland and adrenal medulla
-- hypothalamus, posterior pituitary gland and adrenal cortex
-- hypothalamus, anterior pituitary gland and adrenal medulla - answers :--
hypothalamus, anterior pituitary gland and adrenal cortex
Which of the following types of cells can carry out phagocytosis?
-- neurons
-- microglia
-- oligodendrocytes
-- ependymal cells - answers :-- microglia
Hypothalamus is part of the
-- reticular formation
-- forebrain
-- limbic system
-- brainstem - answers :-- forebrain
Somatic sensory nuclei of the spinal cord are located in the lateral horns
-- true
-- false - answers :-- false
The brain can sense cytokines released by peripheral immune cells through the
following means except
-- cytokines being transported across the blood-brain barrier
, -- cytokines activating general visceral sensory nerves
-- cytokines crossing intact blood-brain barrier by diffusion
-- cytokines circumventing blood-brain barrier at circumventricular organs - answers :--
cytokines crossing intact blood-brain barrier by diffusion
Which of the following manipulations does not impair the retrieval (i.e., the expression)
of learned fear response to context
-- lesions of anterior cingulate cortex 1 month after the initial training
-- lesions of hippocampus 1 month after the initial training
-- lesions of the hippocampus 1 day after the initial training
-- lesions of the amygdala 1 month after the initial training - answers :-- lesions of
hippocampus 1 month after the initial training
To train your dogs, you give them a treat every time they obey your command. In this
type of situation, they learn through
-- classical conditioning
-- sensitization
-- habituation
-- operant conditioning - answers :-- operant conditioning
Which of the following brain structure(s) are involved in context-dependent learned fear
responses?
-- only hippocampus
-- only amygdala
-- only anterior cingulate cortex
-- amygdala, hippocampus and anterior cingulate cortex - answers :-- amygdala,
hippocampus and anterior cingulate cortex
Which of the following endocrine dysregulation contributes to ptsd?
-- an abnormally low level of ne
-- an abnormally low level of cortisol
-- an abnormally low level of e
-- an abnormally low level of crh - answers :-- an abnormally low level of cortisol
Stress can improve or impair learning memory depending on the nature of the stress
-- true
-- false - answers :-- true
Sensory information from your internal organ is sent to the brain through the following
nerve
