The Brain and Nervous System

Agatha is reading a book. The visual sensory information from the book is directed to her primary visual cortex by...

• her thalamus

• Her reticular activating system

• Her somatosensory cortex

• Her association area of the parietal lobe.

When you swing a gold club, the movement of your muscles is regulated by the:

• Autonomic division of the peripheral NS

• Autonomic division of the CNS

• Somatic division of the PNS

• Somatic division of the CNS

Which of the following structures is found in the forebrain?

• Hypothalamus, reticular formation, thalamus

• pons, medulla, hypothalamus,

• hypothalamus, thalamus, cerebrum

• Thalamus, reticular formation, cerebrum

Arthur has agreed to participate in a research study. In the study, a small amount of radioactive substance will be injected into his blood and transported to the brain. At the same time as the injection he will be asked to think of as many words as he can beginning with the letter 'L'. What is this recording procedure known as?

• PET

• EEG

• CT

• MRI

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

While Maddison was working on a roof, she fell 8 metres. As a result of the fall, she now has trouble understanding and remembering what her customers say to her. What lobe of the brain has most likely sustained damage?

• Frontal

• Pareital

• Temporal

• Occipital

Spatial Neglect is an attentional disorder in which the individual fails to notice anything on the left side of their body. This is due to damage to which lobe?

• Left Parietal

• Left Frontal

• Right Parietal

• Right Frontal

The brain's ability to reorganise neural pathways in responses to new experiences is known as:

• Adaptive plasticity, which occurs in people with head injuries.

• Adaptive plasticity, which occurs throughout a person's life.

• Adaptive plasticity, which occurs only in early childhood

• Developmental plasticity, which only occurs in early childhood.

Maxine hears a noise whilst she is alone in her house one night. She begins to feel anxious and fearful that someone is in her home. The NS that is responsible for this response is...

• Somatic

• CNS

• Parasympathetic

• Sympathetic

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Maxine investigates the noise and discovers that is is the heater making the noise. The NS that is responsible for calming her down is the...

• Central

• Sympathetic

• Parasympathetic

• Autonomic

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Explain the difference between Developmental and Adaptive Plasticity.

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Answer explanation

Developmental occurs in prenanatal, early childhood and adolescence and involves the development of new pathways in response to learning. Adaptive plasticity occurs as a result of brain trauma and requires the brain to redirect neural impulses.