Brain and Behavior Exam Questions
Which structure is ventral to the hypothalamus? correct answers thalamus
example of somatic intervention study correct answers giving a group of rats a drug
and then observing the effects of the drug on the rats' behavior
An experiment in which specific areas of the brain are destroyed in a group of animals
in order to observe the change in their sleep patterns is a correct answers within-
subjects experiment
An experiment in which a chimp's brain activity is mapped following exposure to a
particular visual stimulus is an example of a correct answers correlation study
Dendrites are correct answers the input zone of a nerve cell
Axon terminals... correct answers synapse onto other cells
correct order of size from largest to smallest (axon terminal, diameter of an ion channel,
synaptic cleft, thickness of the neuronal membrane) correct answers synaptic cleft,
axon terminal, diameter of an ion channel, thickness of the neuronal membrane
Which type of stain is used to reveal the entire neuron with all its processes? correct
answers Horseradish peroxide (HRP)
Synaptic vesicles... correct answers are released by axon terminals in response to a
neural impulse
most common sequence of information flow through a neuron correct answers dendrite
--> cell body --> axon hillock --> axon
the major function of Schwann cells is... correct answers myelination of peripheral
nerve fibers
Electrical messages used by nerve cells are essentially the same in a jellyfish or a
cockroach. This observation suggests that this mechanism is a(n) _________
characteristic. correct answers conserved
Which of the following cranial nerves is not involved in the control of eye movement--
oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducens? correct answers trigeminal
, What would be the consequence for a patient with damage to the eighth cranial nerve?
correct answers impaired balance
Which of the following about the use of multiple levels of analysis is false?
The brain and spinal cord together are classified as part of the "organ" level of analysis
a given behavior or function may be addressed at different levels of analysis
each level of analysis considers units that are most basic or simpler than the level
above
a single nerve cell is the most basic unit of analysis in biological psychology correct
answers the brain and spinal cord together are classified as part of the "organ" level of
analysis
the ________ is the main source of communication between the left and right
hemispheres correct answers corpus callosum
The basal ganglia consists primarily of the caudate nucleus, globus pallidus, and
correct answers putamen
Which structure does not contain any parts of the reticular formation? correct answers
Telencephalon
The specialized vascular tissue that produces the cerebrospinal fluid is called the
correct answers choroid plexus
The efferent nerves of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) go to correct answers
various organs of the body
The central sulcus divides the ________ and ________ lobes correct answers frontal;
parietal
What best describes the blood-brain barrier? correct answers it is a property of the
walls of brain capillaries that prevents large molecules from entering the brain
The somatic nervous system includes the correct answers cranial nerves and the spinal
nerves
Which neuroanatomical method provides an outline of entire neurons, allowing us to
measure cell body size and density? correct answers Golgi stain
Moving from the base of the brain to the tailbone, what are the respective segments of
the spinal cord to which spinal nerves attach? correct answers cervical, thoracic,
lumbar, sacral, coccygeal
Which structure is ventral to the hypothalamus? correct answers thalamus
example of somatic intervention study correct answers giving a group of rats a drug
and then observing the effects of the drug on the rats' behavior
An experiment in which specific areas of the brain are destroyed in a group of animals
in order to observe the change in their sleep patterns is a correct answers within-
subjects experiment
An experiment in which a chimp's brain activity is mapped following exposure to a
particular visual stimulus is an example of a correct answers correlation study
Dendrites are correct answers the input zone of a nerve cell
Axon terminals... correct answers synapse onto other cells
correct order of size from largest to smallest (axon terminal, diameter of an ion channel,
synaptic cleft, thickness of the neuronal membrane) correct answers synaptic cleft,
axon terminal, diameter of an ion channel, thickness of the neuronal membrane
Which type of stain is used to reveal the entire neuron with all its processes? correct
answers Horseradish peroxide (HRP)
Synaptic vesicles... correct answers are released by axon terminals in response to a
neural impulse
most common sequence of information flow through a neuron correct answers dendrite
--> cell body --> axon hillock --> axon
the major function of Schwann cells is... correct answers myelination of peripheral
nerve fibers
Electrical messages used by nerve cells are essentially the same in a jellyfish or a
cockroach. This observation suggests that this mechanism is a(n) _________
characteristic. correct answers conserved
Which of the following cranial nerves is not involved in the control of eye movement--
oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducens? correct answers trigeminal
, What would be the consequence for a patient with damage to the eighth cranial nerve?
correct answers impaired balance
Which of the following about the use of multiple levels of analysis is false?
The brain and spinal cord together are classified as part of the "organ" level of analysis
a given behavior or function may be addressed at different levels of analysis
each level of analysis considers units that are most basic or simpler than the level
above
a single nerve cell is the most basic unit of analysis in biological psychology correct
answers the brain and spinal cord together are classified as part of the "organ" level of
analysis
the ________ is the main source of communication between the left and right
hemispheres correct answers corpus callosum
The basal ganglia consists primarily of the caudate nucleus, globus pallidus, and
correct answers putamen
Which structure does not contain any parts of the reticular formation? correct answers
Telencephalon
The specialized vascular tissue that produces the cerebrospinal fluid is called the
correct answers choroid plexus
The efferent nerves of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) go to correct answers
various organs of the body
The central sulcus divides the ________ and ________ lobes correct answers frontal;
parietal
What best describes the blood-brain barrier? correct answers it is a property of the
walls of brain capillaries that prevents large molecules from entering the brain
The somatic nervous system includes the correct answers cranial nerves and the spinal
nerves
Which neuroanatomical method provides an outline of entire neurons, allowing us to
measure cell body size and density? correct answers Golgi stain
Moving from the base of the brain to the tailbone, what are the respective segments of
the spinal cord to which spinal nerves attach? correct answers cervical, thoracic,
lumbar, sacral, coccygeal
