BIOL 203 NUTRITION ASSESSMENT FINAL
ACTUAL EXAMINATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ A predominance of which waves in an electroencephalogram (EEG)
might indicate that a person is physically and mentally relaxed? Answer:
Alpha
⩥ The pyramidal cells of the precentral gyrus are called
______________ neurons. Answer: Upper motor
⩥ Destruction of the amygdala would mostly affect which of the
following? Answer: Expression of emotional feelings.
⩥ The __________ association area is responsible for perceiving and
attending to stimuli, and the __________ association area is responsible
for identifying them. Answer: parietal; temporal
⩥ T or F: The Wernicke area recognizes spoken and written language.
Answer: True
⩥ Exhausted from studying all night, you briefly close your eyes and
your mind starts to wander. Which brain waves would be most
predominant in an EEG? Answer: Alpha
,⩥ Nonfluent aphasia, due to a lesion in the __________, results in slow
speech, difficulty in choosing words, or use of words that only
approximate the correct word. Answer: Broca area
⩥ T or F: The amygdala, hippocampus, and hypothalamus are involved
in such feelings as love, anger, fear, pleasure, and pain. Answer: True
⩥ Which body region is controlled by the largest area of the motor
cortex? Answer: Fingers
⩥ Which of the following occurs during rapid eye movement (REM)
sleep? Answer: The muscles are paralyzed, and body temperature, blood
pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate increase.
⩥ T or F: The visual association area resides primarily in the temporal
lobe. Answer: False
⩥ Short-term memory is associated with the___________, whereas long
term memory is associated with the___________. Answer:
hippocampus; cerebral cortex
⩥ The respiratory center gathers information from a variety of sources in
order to set the rate and depth of breathing. This is an example of what
type of neural circuit? Answer: convergent
,⩥ Inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSPs) are associated with which of
the following? Answer: hyperpolarization of the cell membrane
⩥ T or F: Memories are formed by neural pathways of modified
synapses. Answer: True
⩥ What is the most common inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain?
Answer: γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA)
⩥ T or F: Acetylcholine triggers the synthesis of the second messenger
cAMP only in neurons of the PNS. Answer: false
⩥ What is the name of the time between the stimulus and the response?
Answer: latency
⩥ How was the activation of sweat gland in the palms measured?
Answer: a change in electrical potential difference across the hand
and/or foot
⩥ The effect of autonomic fibers on target cells is _________. The effect
of somatic fibers on target cells is __________. Answer: excitatory or
inhibitory; always excitatory
, ⩥ Antagonistic effects of the two divisions of the autonomic nervous
system are exemplified in the control of __________. Answer:
gastrointestinal motility
⩥ The background rate of sympathetic and parasympathetic activity is
called ___________. Answer: autonomic tone
⩥ Place the following events in synaptic transmission at a cholinergic
synapse in order: A - A postsynaptic potential is produced; B - Voltage-
gated calcium channels open and calcium enters the cell; C - ACh is
released and diffuses across the axon terminal; D - A nerve signal arrives
at an axon terminal; E - Ligand-gated sodium channels open and sodium
enters the cell. Answer: D, B, C, E, A
⩥ Which of these happens first in an adrenergic synaptic transmission?
Answer: G protein dissociates from the NE receptor.
⩥ All of the following are typical characteristics of neurotransmitters
except __________. Answer: they are released into the bloodstream
before reaching the postsynaptic cell
⩥ T or F: Norepinephrine is a monoamine. Answer: True
⩥ Memories are formed by neural pathways of modified synapses.
Answer: True
ACTUAL EXAMINATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ A predominance of which waves in an electroencephalogram (EEG)
might indicate that a person is physically and mentally relaxed? Answer:
Alpha
⩥ The pyramidal cells of the precentral gyrus are called
______________ neurons. Answer: Upper motor
⩥ Destruction of the amygdala would mostly affect which of the
following? Answer: Expression of emotional feelings.
⩥ The __________ association area is responsible for perceiving and
attending to stimuli, and the __________ association area is responsible
for identifying them. Answer: parietal; temporal
⩥ T or F: The Wernicke area recognizes spoken and written language.
Answer: True
⩥ Exhausted from studying all night, you briefly close your eyes and
your mind starts to wander. Which brain waves would be most
predominant in an EEG? Answer: Alpha
,⩥ Nonfluent aphasia, due to a lesion in the __________, results in slow
speech, difficulty in choosing words, or use of words that only
approximate the correct word. Answer: Broca area
⩥ T or F: The amygdala, hippocampus, and hypothalamus are involved
in such feelings as love, anger, fear, pleasure, and pain. Answer: True
⩥ Which body region is controlled by the largest area of the motor
cortex? Answer: Fingers
⩥ Which of the following occurs during rapid eye movement (REM)
sleep? Answer: The muscles are paralyzed, and body temperature, blood
pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate increase.
⩥ T or F: The visual association area resides primarily in the temporal
lobe. Answer: False
⩥ Short-term memory is associated with the___________, whereas long
term memory is associated with the___________. Answer:
hippocampus; cerebral cortex
⩥ The respiratory center gathers information from a variety of sources in
order to set the rate and depth of breathing. This is an example of what
type of neural circuit? Answer: convergent
,⩥ Inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSPs) are associated with which of
the following? Answer: hyperpolarization of the cell membrane
⩥ T or F: Memories are formed by neural pathways of modified
synapses. Answer: True
⩥ What is the most common inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain?
Answer: γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA)
⩥ T or F: Acetylcholine triggers the synthesis of the second messenger
cAMP only in neurons of the PNS. Answer: false
⩥ What is the name of the time between the stimulus and the response?
Answer: latency
⩥ How was the activation of sweat gland in the palms measured?
Answer: a change in electrical potential difference across the hand
and/or foot
⩥ The effect of autonomic fibers on target cells is _________. The effect
of somatic fibers on target cells is __________. Answer: excitatory or
inhibitory; always excitatory
, ⩥ Antagonistic effects of the two divisions of the autonomic nervous
system are exemplified in the control of __________. Answer:
gastrointestinal motility
⩥ The background rate of sympathetic and parasympathetic activity is
called ___________. Answer: autonomic tone
⩥ Place the following events in synaptic transmission at a cholinergic
synapse in order: A - A postsynaptic potential is produced; B - Voltage-
gated calcium channels open and calcium enters the cell; C - ACh is
released and diffuses across the axon terminal; D - A nerve signal arrives
at an axon terminal; E - Ligand-gated sodium channels open and sodium
enters the cell. Answer: D, B, C, E, A
⩥ Which of these happens first in an adrenergic synaptic transmission?
Answer: G protein dissociates from the NE receptor.
⩥ All of the following are typical characteristics of neurotransmitters
except __________. Answer: they are released into the bloodstream
before reaching the postsynaptic cell
⩥ T or F: Norepinephrine is a monoamine. Answer: True
⩥ Memories are formed by neural pathways of modified synapses.
Answer: True
