PSYCH FINAL EXAM 2 WITH 100
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A
(2024/2025 UPDATE)
Emily is told by her physician that her symptoms are caused by the loss of myelin. Her diagnosis is most
likely to be:
a. Parkinson's disease.
b. Alzheimer's disease.
c. multiple sclerosis.
d. epilepsy. - ANSWER>>c
Which of the following neurotransmitters functions as the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain?
a. glutamate
b. GABA
c. acetylcholine
d. norepinephrine - ANSWER>>b
A PET scan:
a. records brain waves through electrodes taped to the scalp.
b. records biochemical changes in the brain as they are happening.
c. stimulates the brain by producing a magnetic field through a wire coil.
d. uses radio frequencies and a magnetic field to produce images of the brain. - ANSWER>>b
A collection of neurons and supportive tissue running from the base of the brain down the center of the
back, protected by a column of bones, is called the:
a. spinal cord.
b. cerebellum.
c. somatic nervous system.
d. amygdala. - ANSWER>>a
Shannon blinks as she steps off the school bus and walks into a gust of wind. This automatic reaction is
regulated by the:
a. spinal cord.
b. lower part of her brain.
c. hormonal activity in her body.
d. hippocampus. - ANSWER>>b
The somatic nervous system is also called the:
a. sympathetic nervous system.
b. parasympathetic nervous system.
c. central nervous system.
d. skeletal nervous system. - ANSWER>>d
A cell that conducts electrochemical signals and is the basic unit of the nervous system is called a:
, a. glial cell.
b. neuron.
c. neurotransmitter.
d. nerve. - ANSWER>>b
New research suggests that glial cells make up around _______________ of the brain's cells.
a. 10 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 90 percent - ANSWER>>c
Which part of the neuron transmits messages to other neurons, muscles, or gland cells?
a. the cell body
b. dendrites
c. the axon
d. glial cells - ANSWER>>c
Which of the following neurotransmitters affects neurons involved in muscle action, arousal, vigilance,
memory, and emotion?
a. serotonin
b. GABA
c. acetylcholine
d. norepinephrine - ANSWER>>c
In _______________, brain cells are stimulated using a powerful magnetic field produced by a wire coil
placed on a person's head that temporarily inactivates neural circuits.
a. positron-emission tomography
b. functional magnetic resonance imaging
c. transcranial direct current stimulation
d. transcranial magnetic stimulation - ANSWER>>d
The _______________ is a structure in the brain stem that is involved in activities like sleeping, waking,
and dreaming.
a. medulla
b. pons
c. thalamus
d. cerebellum - ANSWER>>b
Researchers took photographs of different faces, cut them down the middle vertically, and pasted
different halves together to form composite faces. The reconstructed photographs were flashed quickly to
split-brain patients. It was found that the split-brain patients would:
a. name the person in the left part of the image and point with the right hand to the left image.
b. name the person in the right part of the image and point with the left hand to the left image.
c. name the person in the right part of the image and point with the right hand to the left image.
d. name the person in the left part of the image and point with the left hand to the right image. -
ANSWER>>b
Which of the following is true of spinal reflexes?
a. They are not automatic and require conscious effort.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A
(2024/2025 UPDATE)
Emily is told by her physician that her symptoms are caused by the loss of myelin. Her diagnosis is most
likely to be:
a. Parkinson's disease.
b. Alzheimer's disease.
c. multiple sclerosis.
d. epilepsy. - ANSWER>>c
Which of the following neurotransmitters functions as the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain?
a. glutamate
b. GABA
c. acetylcholine
d. norepinephrine - ANSWER>>b
A PET scan:
a. records brain waves through electrodes taped to the scalp.
b. records biochemical changes in the brain as they are happening.
c. stimulates the brain by producing a magnetic field through a wire coil.
d. uses radio frequencies and a magnetic field to produce images of the brain. - ANSWER>>b
A collection of neurons and supportive tissue running from the base of the brain down the center of the
back, protected by a column of bones, is called the:
a. spinal cord.
b. cerebellum.
c. somatic nervous system.
d. amygdala. - ANSWER>>a
Shannon blinks as she steps off the school bus and walks into a gust of wind. This automatic reaction is
regulated by the:
a. spinal cord.
b. lower part of her brain.
c. hormonal activity in her body.
d. hippocampus. - ANSWER>>b
The somatic nervous system is also called the:
a. sympathetic nervous system.
b. parasympathetic nervous system.
c. central nervous system.
d. skeletal nervous system. - ANSWER>>d
A cell that conducts electrochemical signals and is the basic unit of the nervous system is called a:
, a. glial cell.
b. neuron.
c. neurotransmitter.
d. nerve. - ANSWER>>b
New research suggests that glial cells make up around _______________ of the brain's cells.
a. 10 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 90 percent - ANSWER>>c
Which part of the neuron transmits messages to other neurons, muscles, or gland cells?
a. the cell body
b. dendrites
c. the axon
d. glial cells - ANSWER>>c
Which of the following neurotransmitters affects neurons involved in muscle action, arousal, vigilance,
memory, and emotion?
a. serotonin
b. GABA
c. acetylcholine
d. norepinephrine - ANSWER>>c
In _______________, brain cells are stimulated using a powerful magnetic field produced by a wire coil
placed on a person's head that temporarily inactivates neural circuits.
a. positron-emission tomography
b. functional magnetic resonance imaging
c. transcranial direct current stimulation
d. transcranial magnetic stimulation - ANSWER>>d
The _______________ is a structure in the brain stem that is involved in activities like sleeping, waking,
and dreaming.
a. medulla
b. pons
c. thalamus
d. cerebellum - ANSWER>>b
Researchers took photographs of different faces, cut them down the middle vertically, and pasted
different halves together to form composite faces. The reconstructed photographs were flashed quickly to
split-brain patients. It was found that the split-brain patients would:
a. name the person in the left part of the image and point with the right hand to the left image.
b. name the person in the right part of the image and point with the left hand to the left image.
c. name the person in the right part of the image and point with the right hand to the left image.
d. name the person in the left part of the image and point with the left hand to the right image. -
ANSWER>>b
Which of the following is true of spinal reflexes?
a. They are not automatic and require conscious effort.
