TESTBANK FOR NEUROSCIENCE,EXPLORING THE BRAIN ENHANCED 4TH EDITION ANSWER KEY AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER || GUATANTEED SUCCESS.

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,1. Why are a broad perspective and an interdisciplinary approach required for
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understanding the brain? Choose the correct option. tl tl tl tl tl tl



A) Understanding the brain is a focused area in natural science with the brain serving tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl



as the common point of focus.
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B) Understanding the brain requires knowledge about many things, from the structure tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl



of the water molecule to the electrical and chemical properties of the brain.
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C) Understanding the brain requires the study of the different species of the brain. tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl



D) Understanding the brain requires the analysis of one approach at a time to yield a new tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl



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2. Galen's study of sheep brains was the basis for a theory of brain function that prevailed
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for almost 1500 years. Which of the following represents this view? Choose the correct
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option.
A) The heart as the center of intellect and the brain as the cooling system
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B) Localization of brain function in the cerebrum and cerebellum tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl



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D) Parceling the cerebrum into lobes tl tl tl tl




3. What is ―mind–brain problem‖? Choose the correct option.
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A) Individually, human mental capacities exist in the mind that is outside the brain. tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl



B) The mind is the same as the brain. tl tl tl tl tl tl tl



C) Both animals and people possess intellect and a God-given soul.
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D) The pineal gland is a spiritual entity.
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4. What notion was displaced by the concept of nerves being described as wires? Choose
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the correct option.
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A) Nerves are channels that communicate with the brain by the movement of fluids.
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B) Muscles can be twitched when nerves are stimulated electrically and the brain itself
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may generate electricity. tl tl



C) Signals to the muscles causing movement use the same wires as those that register
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sensations from the skin. tl tl tl



D) Nerves conduct electrical signals to and from the brain. tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl




5. The combined work of Bell and Magendie revealed a fundamental fact about the spinal
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nerves. Choose the correct option.
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A) Spinal nerves are myelinated. tl tl tl



B) Spinal nerves are bundles of sensory and motor nerves, and in each sensory and
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motor nerve fiber, transmission is strictly one-way.
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C) Spinal nerves are not hollow tubes carrying fluid. tl tl tl tl tl tl tl



D) Both humans and animals have spinal nerves. tl tl tl tl tl tl




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, 6. For what purpose did Franz Joseph Gall study the dimensions of the human head?
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Choose the correct option.
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A) To understand the propensity for certain personality traits
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B) To demonstrate equal participation of all regions of the brain in all cerebral
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functions
C) To show that nerves conduct electrical signals to and from the brain
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D) To show that unique human mental capabilities exist outside the brain
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7. On what basis did Broca defend functional localization of the brain? Choose the correct
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option.
A) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the right
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B) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the occipital
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lobe
C) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the left frontal
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lobe
D) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the cerebellum
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8. To whom can we attribute the theory that behavior is among the heritable traits that can
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develop? Choose the correct option.tl tl tl tl



A) Marie-Jean-Pierre Flourens tl



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C) Gustav Fritsch and Edward Hitzig tl tl tl tl



D) Franz Joseph Gall tl tl




9. Which of the following is a correct explanation of a disorder that affects the nervous
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system? Choose the correct option.
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A) Cerebral palsy is a motor disorder caused by damage to the cerebrum before,
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during, or soon after birth. tl tl tl tl



B) Epilepsy is a progressive disease that affects nerve conduction, characterized by
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episodes of weakness, lack of coordination, and speech disturbance.
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C) Stroke involves a loss of feeling and movement caused by traumatic damage to the
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spinal cord. tl



D) Alzheimer's disease is a severe psychotic illness characterized by delusions, tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl



hallucinations, and bizarre behavior. tl tl tl




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