11 ATAR Psych nervous system & brain (chapter 1) quiz

The pupils of the eyes ________ when under control of the sympathetic nervous system.

After falling off his bike on the way to school during the first week of term, Vance spent two weeks in hospital. He returned to school in the fourth of term and is having difficulty recognising his school friends. He has most likely suffered damage to his __________ lobes

Mischa stroked a goat, feeling its fur underneath her fingers. What part of her nervous system is responsible for relaying information about the softness of the fur to her brain?

• Autonomic nervous system

• Sympathetic nervous system

• Somatic nervous system

• Parasympathetic nervous system

Answer explanation

This is a part of the peripheral nervous system that controls voluntary movements and receives sensory information from the skin, muscles, and other sensory organs. 

In which pair of lobes is the primary sensory cortex found?

• Parietal lobes

• Occipital lobes

• Temporal lobes

• Frontal lobes

Neurons that carry messages from organs and muscles to the central nervous system are called

• Sensory neurons

• Interneurons

• Motor neurons

Which of the following is a function of the somatic nervous system?

• Digesting food

• Moving your hand away from a hot object

• Breathing

• Producing bile in the liver

The primary visual cortex is found in the _________ lobes

In which pair of lobes is the primary sensory cortex found?

• Parietal lobes

• Occipital lobes

• Temporal lobes

• Frontal lobes

Ben has Broca's aphasia. What area of his brain has most likely been damaged?

• Right temporal lobe

• Left temporal lobe

• Right frontal lobe

• Left frontal lobe

The outer part of the brain which is covered in folded layers of tissue is the ______ ________