MCAT Behavioral Sciences Practice
Questions and answer100%correct
Which of the following is true regarding nerve cells?` - sensory neurons transmit
information from receptors to the brain
Which component of the nervous system is involved in the initial reflexive response to pain? -
spinal cord, interneuron, and motor neuron
NOTTTTT the cerebral cortex
A child has experienced nervous system damage and can no longer coordinate the movements
to dribble a basketball, although she can walk. Which region of the central nervous system was
most likely affected? - Hindbrain
hindbrain is responsible for balance and motor coordination, midbrain manages sensorimotor
reflexes that promote survival, and forebrain is associated with emotion, memory, and higher-
order cognition
The temporal lobe deals with all of the following: - language comprehension, memory,
emotion
NOT motor skills
Which part of the brain deals with both homeostasis and emotions - hypothalamus
Which of the following activities would most likely be completed by the right hemisphere of a
left-handed person?
-finding a new car in a parking lot
, -learning a new language
-reading a book for pleasure
-jumping rope with friends - Finding a car in a parking lot
right hemisphere is usually the non dominant hemisphere even in L handed individuals and
sense of direction is an ability of the non dominant hemisphere
Which of the following is true with regard to neurulation - Neural crest cells migrate from
their original site
Which of the following neurotransmitters are classified as a catecholamine - epinephrine,
norepinephrine, and dopamine
NOT acetylcholine
If the amount of acetylcholinesterase, an enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine, is increased,
which of the following would likely be the result? - weakness of muscle movements
the adrenal glands do all of the following - produce stress response via cortisol, produce
both hormones and neurotransmitters, release estrogen in males and testosterone in females
a disorder of the pineal gland would most likely result in - insomnia
(because pineal gland makes melatonin)
neurotransmitter associated with schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease - dopamine
Questions and answer100%correct
Which of the following is true regarding nerve cells?` - sensory neurons transmit
information from receptors to the brain
Which component of the nervous system is involved in the initial reflexive response to pain? -
spinal cord, interneuron, and motor neuron
NOTTTTT the cerebral cortex
A child has experienced nervous system damage and can no longer coordinate the movements
to dribble a basketball, although she can walk. Which region of the central nervous system was
most likely affected? - Hindbrain
hindbrain is responsible for balance and motor coordination, midbrain manages sensorimotor
reflexes that promote survival, and forebrain is associated with emotion, memory, and higher-
order cognition
The temporal lobe deals with all of the following: - language comprehension, memory,
emotion
NOT motor skills
Which part of the brain deals with both homeostasis and emotions - hypothalamus
Which of the following activities would most likely be completed by the right hemisphere of a
left-handed person?
-finding a new car in a parking lot
, -learning a new language
-reading a book for pleasure
-jumping rope with friends - Finding a car in a parking lot
right hemisphere is usually the non dominant hemisphere even in L handed individuals and
sense of direction is an ability of the non dominant hemisphere
Which of the following is true with regard to neurulation - Neural crest cells migrate from
their original site
Which of the following neurotransmitters are classified as a catecholamine - epinephrine,
norepinephrine, and dopamine
NOT acetylcholine
If the amount of acetylcholinesterase, an enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine, is increased,
which of the following would likely be the result? - weakness of muscle movements
the adrenal glands do all of the following - produce stress response via cortisol, produce
both hormones and neurotransmitters, release estrogen in males and testosterone in females
a disorder of the pineal gland would most likely result in - insomnia
(because pineal gland makes melatonin)
neurotransmitter associated with schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease - dopamine
