PSYC 375 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
The brain region responsible for regulating coordination, balance, and posture is the
Cerebellum
The white matter tract that relays sensory information about pain and temperature from
the body up through the spinal cord to the brain is the
Spinothalamic
The two cerebral hemispheres are connected by the
corpus callosum
The afferent division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for relaying _______
information ______ the central nervous system.
sensory, into
A mixed nerve is a nerve that carries both motor and sensory information in the peripheral
nervous system.
True
The blood-brain barrier is a structure comprised of special capillaries and astrocytes that
prevents harmful substances (such as viruses or toxins) from diffusing out of the blood and
into the brain, where the substances could damage neurons.
true
The brain region that is responsible for conscious awareness of sensations, the ability to
make decisions, and the ability to initiate voluntary movements is the
Cerebral Cortex
The collection of brain regions responsible for emotion, emotion-based learning, and
motivation is the
, Limbic system
The type of glial cell that myelinates axons in the central nervous system (CNS) is
oligodendrocyte
The glial cells responsible for myelinating axons of neurons in the central nervous system
are
oligodendrocytes
the 3 related processes that control the level of consciousness?
Attention, awareness, alertness
Neglect syndrome is a deficit in attention to one region of the visual space. In this
syndrome, the eyes and the visual system function properly but the posterior parietal
cortex is not functioning properly.
true
Which of the following is NOT found in the frontal lobes?
retrosplenial cortex
Which of the following would NOT increase activity of the cerebral cortex salience
network?
hearing the rustle of paper from other students during an in-class exam
Most primary sensory areas in the cortex are highly organized such that sensory
information of a certain type (location on body or visual field, sound frequency) is
processed by neurons in a specific portion of the primary sensory cortex.
true
The reticular formation in the brainstem is a key structure that regulates the alertness of
the cerebral cortex.
false
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
The brain region responsible for regulating coordination, balance, and posture is the
Cerebellum
The white matter tract that relays sensory information about pain and temperature from
the body up through the spinal cord to the brain is the
Spinothalamic
The two cerebral hemispheres are connected by the
corpus callosum
The afferent division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for relaying _______
information ______ the central nervous system.
sensory, into
A mixed nerve is a nerve that carries both motor and sensory information in the peripheral
nervous system.
True
The blood-brain barrier is a structure comprised of special capillaries and astrocytes that
prevents harmful substances (such as viruses or toxins) from diffusing out of the blood and
into the brain, where the substances could damage neurons.
true
The brain region that is responsible for conscious awareness of sensations, the ability to
make decisions, and the ability to initiate voluntary movements is the
Cerebral Cortex
The collection of brain regions responsible for emotion, emotion-based learning, and
motivation is the
, Limbic system
The type of glial cell that myelinates axons in the central nervous system (CNS) is
oligodendrocyte
The glial cells responsible for myelinating axons of neurons in the central nervous system
are
oligodendrocytes
the 3 related processes that control the level of consciousness?
Attention, awareness, alertness
Neglect syndrome is a deficit in attention to one region of the visual space. In this
syndrome, the eyes and the visual system function properly but the posterior parietal
cortex is not functioning properly.
true
Which of the following is NOT found in the frontal lobes?
retrosplenial cortex
Which of the following would NOT increase activity of the cerebral cortex salience
network?
hearing the rustle of paper from other students during an in-class exam
Most primary sensory areas in the cortex are highly organized such that sensory
information of a certain type (location on body or visual field, sound frequency) is
processed by neurons in a specific portion of the primary sensory cortex.
true
The reticular formation in the brainstem is a key structure that regulates the alertness of
the cerebral cortex.
false
