Bio Bases of Behavior Test Review

Which numbered area represents the hippocampus that plays a major role in memory?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

In a study, rats with lesions to the amygdala were compared to control rats. Which of the following best predicts the changes observed in the experimental rats?

• The rats will be unable to see and distinguish color.

• The rats will be unable to navigate a maze.

• The rats will have more difficulty finding food.

• The rats will have more difficulty controlling appetite.

• The rats will show a change to their fear response.

A victim of a car accident survived but is left with brain damage resulting in a lack of motivation and emotional issues. The region of the brain most likely impacted in the accident is which of the following?

• brain stem

• parietal lobe

• reticular formation

• temporal lobe

• frontal lobe

Which region of the brain is most closely associated with controlling the endocrine system?

• Limbic system

• Amygdala

• Hypothalamus

• Thyroid

• Thalamus

The limbic system is most closely associated with controlling which of the following?

• hunger

• heart rate

• autonomic nervous system

• breathing

• emotion

Patients that were treated for epilepsy often had split brain procedures to reduce the seizures. However, this left the patient with the inability to name an object whose photo was shown in the visual field of only one of the eyes. Which part of the brain was most likely affected?

• Cerebellum

• Corpus callosum

• Cerebrum

• Medulla

• Pons

Which region of the brain is most responsible for controlling the autonomic nervous system including thirst, hunger level, and body temperature regulation?

• Thalamus

• Corpus callosum

• Medulla oblongata

• Hypothalamus

• Hippocampus

Samantha is exhibiting difficulty processing spoken/verbal communication. This is most likely attributed to damage to which part of the brain?

• Wernicke’s area

• Cerebellum

• Thalamus

• Hippocampus

• Frontal lobe

Which pathway best identifies how a message is received through a neuron?

• Presynaptic cell, cell body, dendrite, axon

• Postsynaptic cell, cell body, axon, terminal buttons

• Dendrites, axons, terminal buttons, cell body

• Dendrites, axon, synaptic cleft, terminal buttons

• Presynaptic cell, Post synaptic cell, cell body, axon

Due to a traumatic brain injury, Eliza has her right hemisphere of her brain removed surgically. Which of the following claims would support the brain’s plasticity after the operation?

• Eliza has no trouble comprehending complex speech.

• Eliza has no trouble speaking with clear phonetics.

• Eliza has no trouble raising her left leg.

• Eliza has no trouble raising her right hand.

• Eliza has no trouble performing complex math problems.