Unit 2 B Biological Bases of Behavior - the Brain

As Jill walked toward the stage to give her speech, her heartbeat accelerated, her blood pressure rose, and she began to sweat. Jill’s state of arousal was activated by what part of the nervous system?

• Central

• Peripheral

• Sympathetic

• Parasympathetic

• Cerebral

What brain structure provides the major link between the nervous system and the endocrine system?

• Amygdala

• Cerebellum

• Corpus callosum

• Hypothalamus

• Reticular formation

Which part of the cerebral cortex directs the muscle movements involved in producing speech?

• Amygdala

• Angular gyrus

• Broca's Area

• Wernicke's Area

• Reticular formation

What parts make up the central nervous system (CNS)?

• Brain

• Spinal cord

• Brain and spinal cord

• skull

• all other nervew

A squirrel fails to react with fear to a signal of impending shock if they have suffered damage to the:

• amygdala

• corpus callosum

• hippocampus

• hypothalamus

• thalamus

The lateralization of brain function suggests that language functions are generally found in which hemisphere?

• Left hemisphere

• Right hemisphere

• Hind hemisphere

• Dorsal hemisphere

• Frontal hemisphere

Sensory motor responses that are rapid and automatic are called

• Affective

• Instincts

• permeable

• Reflexes

• Reuptakes

A stroke patient is shown a vacation snapshot, which she describes as “man… tall… woman… hat… mountain… smiles.” This patient is most likely suffering from which of the following conditions?

• Broca's agnosia

• Broca's aphasia

• Wernicke's agnosia

• Wernicke's aphasia

• Schizophrenia

The somatosensory area of the cerebral cortex is responsible for our sense of

• hearing

• sight

• smell

• taste

• touch

As the result of a cerebral hemorrhage, a patient lost the ability to breathe and died. An autopsy will show damage to what part of the brain?

• amygdala

• cerebellum

• hippocampus

• medulla

• midbrain