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

,1. Whyareabroadperspectiveandaninterdisciplinaryapproachxrequiredfor
xunderstandingthebrain?Choosethecorrectoption.

A) Understandingthebrainisafocusedareainnaturalsciencewiththebrainserv j, j,




ing x asthecommonpointoffocus.
B) Understandingthebrainrequiresknowledgeaboutmanythings,fromthestr j,




ucture
x ofthewatermoleculetotheelectricalandchemicalpropertiesofthebrain.

C) Understandingthebrainrequiresthestudyofthedifferentspeciesofthebrain
.
D) Understandingthebrainrequirestheanalysisofoneapproachatatimetoyiel
,j j, j, j, j,




danew x synthesis.


2. Galen'sstudyofsheepbrainswasthebasisforatheoryofbrainfunctionthatprevail j,




edfor
j,




almost1500years.Whichofthefollowingrepresentsthisview?Choosethecorre j,




ct x option.
A) Theheartasthecenterofintellectandthebrainasthecoolingsystem
j, j,




B) Localizationofbrainfunctioninthecerebrumandcerebellum j,




C) Mind–brainduality
D) Parcelingthecerebrumintolobes
j,




3. Whatis―mind–brainproblem‖?Choosethecorrectoption.
j,




A) Individually,humanmentalcapacitiesexistinthemindthatisoutsidethe
j, j, j, j,




brain.
B) Themindisthesamexasthebrain.
j,




C) Bothanimalsandpeoplepossessintellectanda God-givensoul.
j, ,j j,




D) Thepinealglandisaspiritualentity. j,




4. Whatnotionwasdisplacedbytheconceptofnervesbeingdescribedaswires?C
j, j, j,




hoose x thecorrectoption.
A) Nervesarechannelsthatcommunicatewiththebrainbythemovementofflui j,




ds.
B) Musclescanbetwitchedwhennervesarestimulatedelectricallyandthebrain
j,




itself x maygenerateelectricity.
C) Signalstothemusclescausingmovementusethesamewiresasthosethatregi
j, j,




ster x sensationsfrom thexskin. j, j,




D) Nervesconductelectricalsignalstoandfromthebrain. j, j,




5. ThecombinedworkofBellandMagendierevealedafundamentalfactaboutthe
j, ,j j,




spinal x nerves.Choosethecorrectoption.




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, A) Spinalnervesaremyelinated.
B) Spinalnervesarebundlesofsensoryandmotornerves,andineachsensoryan
j, j, j, j,




dmotor x nervefiber,transmissionisstrictlyone-way. j,




C) Spinalnervesarenothollowtubescarryingfluid.
D) Bothhumansandanimalshavespinalnerves. j,




6. ForwhatpurposedidxFranzJoseph j,




xGallstudythedimensionsofthehumanhead? xChoosethecorrectoption.

A) Tounderstandthepropensityforcertainpersonalitytraits
B) Todemonstrateequalparticipationofallregionsofthebraininallcereb j,




ral x functions
C) Toshowthatnervesconductelectricalsignalstoandfromthebrain j,




D) Toshowthatuniquehumanmentalcapabilitiesexistoutsidethebrain j,




7. OnwhatbasisdidBrocadefendfunctionallocalizationofthebrain?Choosethec
j,




orrect x option.
A) Byestablishinga relationshipbetweentheproductionofspeechandthe
,j j,




xright xfrontallobe


B) Byestablishinga relationshipbetweentheproductionofspeechandthe
j, j,




xo ccipital xlobe


C) Byestablishinga relationshipbetweentheproductionofspeechandtheleftfr
,j j, j,




ontal x lobe
D) Byestablishinga relationshipbetweentheproductionofspeechandthe
j, j,




xcerebellum




8. Towhomcanweattributethetheorythatbehaviorisamongtheheritabletraitst
j, j, j,




hatcan x develop?Choosethecorrectoption. j,




A) Marie-Jean-PierreFlourens
B) CharlesDarwin
C) GustavFritschandEdwardHitzig
D) FranzJosephGall
,j




9. Whichofthefollowingisacorrectexplanationofadisorderthataffectsthenervou
j, j,




s x system?Choosethecorrectoption. j,




A) Cerebralpalsyisamotordisordercausedbydamagetothecerebrumbefore,
x during,orsoonafterbirth.


B) Epilepsyisaprogressivediseasethataffectsnerveconduction,characterize
dby x episodesofweakness,lackofcoordination,andspeechdisturbance.
j, j, j,




C) Strokeinvolvesalossoffeelingandmovementcausedbytraumaticdamage
tothe x spinalcord.
D) Alzheimer'sdiseaseisaseverepsychoticillnesscharacterizedbydelusions,
j,




xhallucinations,and bizarrebehavior. j,




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, 10. Aneuroscientistisinvestigatinghowdifferentneuralcircuitsinthebrainanalyzese
j, j, j,




nsory x
x information,formperceptionsoftheexternalworld,makedecisions,andexecute j,




x movements.Atwhatlevelofanalysisisthisresearchconducted?Choosethe
j, ,j j,




correct xoption.
A) Molecularneurosciencelevel
B) Cellularneurosciencelevel
C) Systemsneurosciencelevel
D) Cognitiveneurosciencelevel


11. Whatistherationalebehindtheuseofanimalmodelstounderstandthehuman
j, ,j j, j,




brain? x Choosethecorrectoption.
A) Animalbrainsareidenticaltohumanbrainsbutonlysmallerinsize.
B) Brainmechanismsthatmotivateanyreactionareidenticalinanimalandh j,




uman x brains.
C) Thenervoussystemsofdifferentspeciesofanimalsandhumanssharema
j,




ny x commonmechanisms.
D) Animalbrainsareeasiertoobtainthanhumanbrains.


12. Howdoneuroscientistsidentifythepartsofthebrainthatarespecializedfordif j, j, ,j ,j




ferent
behavioralfunctionsrelatedtothenicheaspeciesnormallyoccupies? j,




xChoosethe xcorrectxoption.

A) Bystudyingthesimilaritiesinresponsepatterntofearindifferentspecies
j, j,




B) Bystudyingneuronsoneatxaxtime j,




C) Bycomparingthespecializationsofthebrainsofdifferentxspeciesj,




D) Bysystematicallydestroyingeachpart
xofthebrainand studyingitsimplication j, j,




13. Atwhichlevelofanalysisdoneuroscientistsstudythedifferenttypesofneuro
j, j,




nsand x theirfunctions?Choosethecorrectoption.
A) Cellularneuroscience
B) Cognitiveneuroscience
j,




C) Molecularneuroscience
D) Behavioralneuroscience j,




14. What isthedifferencebetweenreplicationand verification?Choosethecorrect
j, j, j,




xoption.

A) Replicationtestsahypothesis,whereasverificationrechecksthehypothesis.
,j j,




B) Replicationcanonlybedoneonce,whereasverificationcanbedonemanytime
j, j, j,




s.




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