Test Bank Chapter 1 - Brain and Behavior
h h h h h h h
1.hSan agohRamónhyhCajalhwashresponsiblehforhwhichhofhthesehdiscoveries?
a.hTehhumanhcerebralhcortexhhashmanyhspecializa ons
tohproducehlanguage.
b.hTehbrain'shle handhrighthhemisphereshcontrol
differenthfunc ons.
c.hTehnervoushsystemhishcomposedhofhseparatehcells.
d.hNeuronshcommunicatehathspecializedhjunc ons
calledhsynapses.h-hThehnervoushsystemhishcomposedhofhseparatehcells.
Whathdoeshanhafferenthaxonhdo?
a.hIthcontrolshinvoluntaryhbehavior.
b.hIthcontrolshvoluntaryhbehavior.
c.hIthcarrieshoutputhfromhahstructure.
d.hIthbringshinforma onhintohahstructure.h-hIthbringshinforma onhintohahstructure.
Ofhthesehspecies,hwhichhprobablyhhashthehlongesthaxons?
a.hHumans
b.hChimpanzees
c.hCheetahs
d.hGiraffesh-hGiraffes
WhichhofhthehfollowinghishNOThonehofhthehfourhmajorhstructureshthathcomposehahneuron?
a.hDendrites
b.hGlia
c.hSoma
d.hAxon
, e.hPresynap chterminah-hGlia
WhichhofhthehfollowinghishsomethinghthathgliahdohNOThdo?
a.hSynchronizehac vityhofhahgrouphofhaxons
b.hRemovehwastehmaterial
c.hDilatehbloodhvesselshtohincreasehbloodhflowhtohthe
mosthac vehbrainhareas
d.hConducthac onhpoten alsh-hConducthac onhpoten als
Anhadvantagehofhthehblood-
brainhbarrierhishthathithkeepshouthmosth______.hAhdisadvantagehishthathithalsohkeepshouth_____.
a.hvirusesh.h.h.hmosthnutrients
b.hsmallhmoleculesh.h.h.hfat-solublehmolecules
c.hharmfulhgasesh.h.h.hoxygen
d.hwastehproductsh.h.h.hwaterh-h.hvirusesh.h.h.hmosthnutrients
Whichhofhthesehchemicalshcrosshthehblood-brainhbarrierhbyhac vehtransport?
a.hOxygen,hwater,handhfat-solublehmolecules
b.hGlucosehandhaminohacids
c.hProteins
d.hVirusesh-hGlucosehandhaminohacids
Whathmakeshbrainhcancershsohdifficulthtohtreat?
a.hNearlyhallhchemotherapyhdrugshfailhtohcrosshthe
blood-brainhbarrier.
b.hBrainhcancershspreadhmorehrapidlyhthanhotherhcancers.
c.hTehbrainhincludeshmorehpainhreceptorshthan
otherhorgans.
d.hTehbrainhhashahveryhlowhmetabolichrateh-hNearlyhallhchemotherapyhdrugshfailhtohcrosshthe
h h h h h h h
1.hSan agohRamónhyhCajalhwashresponsiblehforhwhichhofhthesehdiscoveries?
a.hTehhumanhcerebralhcortexhhashmanyhspecializa ons
tohproducehlanguage.
b.hTehbrain'shle handhrighthhemisphereshcontrol
differenthfunc ons.
c.hTehnervoushsystemhishcomposedhofhseparatehcells.
d.hNeuronshcommunicatehathspecializedhjunc ons
calledhsynapses.h-hThehnervoushsystemhishcomposedhofhseparatehcells.
Whathdoeshanhafferenthaxonhdo?
a.hIthcontrolshinvoluntaryhbehavior.
b.hIthcontrolshvoluntaryhbehavior.
c.hIthcarrieshoutputhfromhahstructure.
d.hIthbringshinforma onhintohahstructure.h-hIthbringshinforma onhintohahstructure.
Ofhthesehspecies,hwhichhprobablyhhashthehlongesthaxons?
a.hHumans
b.hChimpanzees
c.hCheetahs
d.hGiraffesh-hGiraffes
WhichhofhthehfollowinghishNOThonehofhthehfourhmajorhstructureshthathcomposehahneuron?
a.hDendrites
b.hGlia
c.hSoma
d.hAxon
, e.hPresynap chterminah-hGlia
WhichhofhthehfollowinghishsomethinghthathgliahdohNOThdo?
a.hSynchronizehac vityhofhahgrouphofhaxons
b.hRemovehwastehmaterial
c.hDilatehbloodhvesselshtohincreasehbloodhflowhtohthe
mosthac vehbrainhareas
d.hConducthac onhpoten alsh-hConducthac onhpoten als
Anhadvantagehofhthehblood-
brainhbarrierhishthathithkeepshouthmosth______.hAhdisadvantagehishthathithalsohkeepshouth_____.
a.hvirusesh.h.h.hmosthnutrients
b.hsmallhmoleculesh.h.h.hfat-solublehmolecules
c.hharmfulhgasesh.h.h.hoxygen
d.hwastehproductsh.h.h.hwaterh-h.hvirusesh.h.h.hmosthnutrients
Whichhofhthesehchemicalshcrosshthehblood-brainhbarrierhbyhac vehtransport?
a.hOxygen,hwater,handhfat-solublehmolecules
b.hGlucosehandhaminohacids
c.hProteins
d.hVirusesh-hGlucosehandhaminohacids
Whathmakeshbrainhcancershsohdifficulthtohtreat?
a.hNearlyhallhchemotherapyhdrugshfailhtohcrosshthe
blood-brainhbarrier.
b.hBrainhcancershspreadhmorehrapidlyhthanhotherhcancers.
c.hTehbrainhincludeshmorehpainhreceptorshthan
otherhorgans.
d.hTehbrainhhashahveryhlowhmetabolichrateh-hNearlyhallhchemotherapyhdrugshfailhtohcrosshthe
