Biological Bases of Behavior Review #2

Which of the following systems produces, circulates, and regulates levels of hormones in the body?

• circulatory system

• endocrine system

• limbic system

• sympathetic nervous system

• parasympathetic nervous system

Brain scans of people with amnesia are most likely to show damage to the

• hippocampus

• hypothalamus

• medulla

• reticular formation

• amygdala

Which of the following provides information regarding brain function by monitoring the brain at work through metabolism of glucose?

• computed tomograhy (CT)

• electroculography (EOG)

• electroencephalography (EEG)

• magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

• positron emission tomography (PET)

Brain damage that leaves a person capable of understanding speech but with an impaired ability to produce speech most likely indicates injury to which of the following?

• the basal ganglia

• Wernicke's area

• the substantia nigra

• Broca's area

• the inferior colliculi

In right-handed individuals, whic of the following abilities is predominantly a function of the right hemisphere of the brain?

• speech

• writing

• spatial reasoning

• reading comprehension

• language comprehension

Which of the following would most likely result from an injury to the medulla?

• visual problems that make spatial judgements difficult

• receptive aphasia that makes it difficult to understand what other people are saying

• retrograde amnesia that destroys previously established memories

• a problem of regulating hunger

• a life-threatening disruption of heartbeat and breathing

Activation of the parasympathetic nervous system results in which of the following?

• an increase in pupil dilation

• an increase in respiratory rate

• a decrease in digestion

• a decrease in salivation

• a decrease in heart rate

Which of the following correctly pairs subdivisions within the major divisions of hte human nervous system?

• somatic...endocrine and exocrine

• central...somatic and sympathetic

• autonomic...sympathetic and parasympathetic

• peripheral...central nervous system and spinal cord

Which gland of the endocrine system controls the activity of other glands?

• pancreas

• thyroid

• adrenal

• pituitary

• pineal

An individual with damage to Wernicke's area is most likely to have difficulty

• identifying an object held in the hand but not seen

• planning what to wear to a party

• remembering the name of a person in a photograph

• comprehending a spoken request for information

• distinguishing between red and green