Test Bank For Neuroscience. Exploring The Brain 4th Edition By Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors and Michael A. Paradiso

,1. Whyareabroadperspectiveandaninterdisciplinaryapproach3frequiredfor3funderstandin
gthebrain?Choosethecorrectoption.
A) Understandingthebrainisafocusedareainnaturalsciencewiththebrainserving3 f ast j, j,




hecommonpointoffocus.
B) Understandingthebrainrequiresknowledgeaboutmanythings,fromthestructure3 f j,




ofthewatermoleculetotheelectricalandchemicalpropertiesofthebrain.
C) Understandingthebrainrequiresthestudyofthedifferentspeciesofthebrain.
D) Understandingthebrainrequirestheanalysisofoneapproachatatimetoyieldanew3 f
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synthesis.


2. Galen'sstudyofsheepbrainswasthebasisforatheoryofbrainfunctionthatprevailedfor j, j,




almost1500years.Whichofthefollowingrepresentsthisview?Choosethecorrect3 f opt j,




ion.
A) Theheartasthecenterofintellectandthebrainasthecoolingsystem
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B) Localizationofbrainfunctioninthecerebrumandcerebellum j,




C) Mind–brainduality
D) Parcelingthecerebrumintolobes
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3. Whatis―mind–brainproblem‖?Choosethecorrectoption.
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A) Individually,humanmentalcapacitiesexistinthemindthatisoutsidethebrain.
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B) Themindisthesame3fasthebrain.
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C) BothanimalsandpeoplepossessintellectandaGod-givensoul.
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D) Thepinealglandisaspiritualentity. j,




4. Whatnotionwasdisplacedbytheconceptofnervesbeingdescribedaswires?Choose3 f
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thecorrectoption.
A) Nervesarechannelsthatcommunicatewiththebrainbythemovementoffluids. j,




B) Musclescanbetwitchedwhennervesarestimulatedelectricallyandthebrainitself3 f
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maygenerateelectricity.
C) Signalstothemusclescausingmovementusethesamewiresasthosethatregister3 f se
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nsationsfrom the3fskin.
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D) Nervesconductelectricalsignalstoandfromthebrain. j, j,




5. ThecombinedworkofBellandMagendierevealedafundamentalfactaboutthespinal3
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f nerves.Choosethecorrectoption.
A) Spinalnervesaremyelinated.
B) Spinalnervesarebundlesofsensoryandmotornerves,andineachsensoryandmotor3 f
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nervefiber,transmissionisstrictlyone-way. j,




C) Spinalnervesarenothollowtubescarryingfluid.
D) Bothhumansandanimalshavespinalnerves. j,




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,6. Forwhatpurposedid3fFranzJoseph3fGallstudythedimensionsofthehumanhead?
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3fChoosethecorrectoption.
A) Tounderstandthepropensityforcertainpersonalitytraits
B) Todemonstrateequalparticipationofallregionsofthebraininallcerebral3 f f j,




unctions
C) Toshowthatnervesconductelectricalsignalstoandfromthebrain j,




D) Toshowthatuniquehumanmentalcapabilitiesexistoutsidethebrain j,




7. OnwhatbasisdidBrocadefendfunctionallocalizationofthebrain?Choosethecorrect3
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f option.

A) Byestablishinga relationshipbetweentheproductionofspeechandthe3fright3ffronta
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llobe
B) Byestablishinga relationshipbetweentheproductionofspeechandthe3foccipital3flo
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be
C) Byestablishinga relationshipbetweentheproductionofspeechandtheleft frontal3 f
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lobe
D) Byestablishinga relationshipbetweentheproductionofspeechandthe3fcerebellum
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8. Towhomcanweattributethetheorythatbehaviorisamongtheheritabletraitsthatcan3
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f develop?Choosethecorrect option. j,




A) Marie-Jean-PierreFlourens
B) CharlesDarwin
C) GustavFritschandEdwardHitzig
D) FranzJosephGall
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9. Whichofthefollowingisacorrectexplanationofadisorderthataffectsthenervous3 f syste
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m?Choosethecorrect option. j,




A) Cerebralpalsyisamotordisordercausedbydamagetothecerebrumbefore,3 f durin
g,orsoonafterbirth.
B) Epilepsyisaprogressivediseasethataffectsnerveconduction,characterizedby3 f ep
isodesofweakness,lackofcoordination,andspeech disturbance.
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C) Strokeinvolvesalossoffeelingandmovementcausedbytraumaticdamagetothe3 f
spinalcord.
D) Alzheimer'sdiseaseisaseverepsychoticillnesscharacterizedbydelusions,3fhalluci
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nations,andbizarrebehavior.
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, 10. Aneuroscientistisinvestigatinghowdifferentneuralcircuitsinthebrainanalyzesensory3 f 3 f
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information,formperceptionsoftheexternalworld,makedecisions,andexecute3 f movem j,




ents.Atwhatlevelofanalysisisthisresearchconducted?Choosethe
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correct3foption.
A) Molecularneurosciencelevel
B) Cellularneurosciencelevel
C) Systemsneurosciencelevel
D) Cognitiveneurosciencelevel


11. Whatistherationalebehindtheuseofanimalmodelstounderstandthehumanbrain?3 f
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Choosethecorrectoption.
A) Animalbrainsareidenticaltohumanbrainsbutonlysmallerinsize.
B) Brainmechanismsthatmotivateanyreactionareidenticalinanimalandhuman3 f j,




brains.
C) Thenervoussystemsofdifferentspeciesofanimalsandhumanssharemany3 f com
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monmechanisms.
D) Animalbrainsareeasiertoobtainthanhumanbrains.


12. Howdoneuroscientistsidentifythepartsofthebrainthatarespecializedfordifferent
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behavioralfunctionsrelated tothenicheaspeciesnormallyoccupies?3fChoosethe3fco j,




rrect3foption.
A) Bystudyingthesimilaritiesinresponsepatterntofearindifferentspecies
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B) Bystudyingneuronsoneat3fa3ftime j,




C) Bycomparingthespecializationsofthebrainsofdifferent3fspecies j,




D) Bysystematicallydestroyingeachpart3fofthebrainandstudyingitsimplication j, j,




13. Atwhichlevelofanalysisdoneuroscientistsstudythedifferenttypesofneuronsand3
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theirfunctions?Choosethecorrectoption.
A) Cellularneuroscience
B) Cognitiveneuroscience j,




C) Molecularneuroscience
D) Behavioralneuroscience j,




14. What isthedifferencebetweenreplicationand verification?Choosethecorrect 3foption.
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A) Replicationtestsahypothesis,whereasverificationrechecksthehypothesis.
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B) Replicationcanonlybedoneonce,whereasverificationcanbedonemanytimes.
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C) Replicationisrepeatingtheexperimentinothersubjectstoruleoutthepossibilityof
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chance.Inverification,theexperimentisrepeatedandthesameobservationsare3fobtai ,j j, j,




nedbyanyscientistfollowingthe3fsameprotocolastheoriginal3fobserver. j,




D) Replicationandverificationarenotessentiallydifferent.
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