Neuroscience Exam One

Name the lobe that appears yellow in this image.

• Frontal
• Parietal
• Temporal
• Occipital

If a person has an accident and sustains head injuries and, as a result, has trouble playing the piano and doing their gymnastic routines, the part of the brain that was probably injured would be the

• medulla

• cerebellum

• hypothalamus

• hippocampus

The part of the brain responsible for making decisions, plans, reasons, and carrying out behaviors is the

• frontal lobe

• parietal lobe

• occipital lobe

• temporal lobe

Which function of the nervous system activates muscles and glands?

• Sensory input

• Integration

• Motor output

• Information gathering

Which function of the nervous system is directly involved in producing a response?

• Sensory input

• Integration

• Motor output

• Information processing

What is the basic functional unit of the nervous system?

• Muscle

• Heart

• Brain

• Neuron

Which part of the neuron receives chemical signals from other neurons?

• Dendrite

• Axon

• Nucleus

• Cell body

What is the main function of myelin sheath?

• To connect neurons together

• To produce neurotransmitters

• To protect the neuron

• To insulate and speed up the transmission of electrical signals

Name the structure

• brain stem

• thalamus

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

Name the cerebral lobe.

• frontal lobe

• occipital lobe

• parietal lobe

• temporal lobe