Test Bank for Neuroscience Exploring the Brain 4th Edition by Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors, Michael A. Paradiso |Complete Answer||Latest Update

,1. Why are a broad perspective and an interdisciplinary approach required for
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understanding the brain? Choose the correct option.
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A) Understanding the brain is a focused area in natural science with the brain
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serving
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as the common point of focus.
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B) Understanding the brain requires knowledge about many things, from the dw dw dw dw dw dw dw dw dw



structure
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of the water molecule to the electrical and chemical properties of the
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brain.
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C) Understanding the brain requires the study of the different species of the
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brain.
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D) Understanding the brain requires the analysis of one approach at a time to yield
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a new synthesis.
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2. Galen's study of sheep brains was the basis for a theory of brain function
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that prevailed for almost 1500 years. Which of the following represents
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this view?
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option.
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A) The heart as the center of intellect and the brain as the cooling
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system
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3. What is ―mind–brain problem‖? Choose the correct option.
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A) Individually, human mental capacities exist in the mind that is outside
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the brain.
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B) The mind is the same as the brain.
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C) Both animals and people possess intellect and a God-given soul.
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D) The pineal gland is a spiritual entity.
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4. What notion was displaced by the concept of nerves being described as wires?
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A) Nerves are channels that communicate with the brain by the movement of
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fluids.
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B) Muscles can be twitched when nerves are stimulated electrically and the brain
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itself
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may generate electricity.
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C) Signals to the muscles causing movement use the same wires as those that
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register
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D) Nerves conduct electrical signals to and from the brain.
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,5. The combined work of Bell and Magendie revealed a fundamental fact about
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the spinal
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nerves. Choose the correct option.
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A) Spinal nerves are myelinated. dw dw dw



B) Spinal nerves are bundles of sensory and motor nerves, and in each sensory
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and motor nerve fiber, transmission is strictly one-way.
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C) Spinal nerves are not hollow tubes carrying fluid.
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D) Both humans and animals have spinal nerves.
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6. For what purpose did Franz Joseph Gall study the dimensions of the
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human head?
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A) To understand the propensity for certain personality traits
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B) To demonstrate equal participation of all regions of the brain in all cerebral
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C) To show that nerves conduct electrical signals to and from the brain
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D) To show that unique human mental capabilities exist outside the brain
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7. On what basis did Broca defend functional localization of the brain?
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option.
A) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech
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frontal lobe
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occipital lobe
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lobe
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cerebellum
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8. To whom can we attribute the theory that behavior is among the heritable traits
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that can
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develop? Choose the correct option.
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, 9. Which of the following is a correct explanation of a disorder that affects the
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nervous system? Choose the correct option.
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A) Cerebral palsy is a motor disorder caused by damage to the cerebrum
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before, during, or soon after birth.
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B) Epilepsy is a progressive disease that affects nerve conduction, characterized
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by episodes of weakness, lack of coordination, and speech disturbance.
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C) Stroke involves a loss of feeling and movement caused by traumatic damage
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to the
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D) Alzheimer's disease is a severe psychotic illness characterized by delusions,
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hallucinations, and bizarre behavior.
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