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WorksheetsUnit 2 Biological Perspective
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The brain can be divided into three main parts:
a)
thalamus, cerebellum, and the hippocampus
b)
medulla, pons, reticular formation
c)
cortex, limbic system, ganglia
d)
forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain
2.
Everyone has ___________ adrenal glands.
a)
three
b)
five
c)
two
d)
four
3.
What is the name of the cell that sends and receives messages in the nervous system?
a)
neuron
b)
myelin
c)
dentrite
d)
axon
4.
Controls heartbeat and breathing
a)
Pons
b)
Medulla
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Thalamus
5.
Receives sensory information and relays it to the proper part of brain for further processing
a)
Hypothalamus
b)
Reticular Formation
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Thalamus
6.
Controls arousal (sleepiness and awakefulness)
a)
Reticular Formation
b)
Thalamus
c)
Amygdala
d)
Medulla
7.
Known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements
a)
Thalamus
b)
Reticular Formation
c)
Hypothalamus
d)
Cerebellum
8.
Damage this and you won't form new memories
a)
Hypothalamus
b)
Hippocampus
c)
Amygdala
d)
Thalamus
9.
Controls motivational behaviors, including: feeding, fight-flight response, and fornicating
a)
Hippocampus
b)
Amygdala
c)
Reticular Formation
d)
Hypothalamus
10.
Controls hearing, and language comprehension
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Parietal Lobe
11.
Processes visual information
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Parietal Lobe
12.
Records the waves of electrical activity (studies seizures)
a)
EEG
b)
MRI
c)
CT Scan
d)
fMRI
13.
Which test would a doctor use to see if someone had a stroke?
a)
EEG
b)
MRI
c)
CT Scan
d)
fMRI
14.
Shows brain function by using a radioactive glucose solution (active neurons love glucose)
a)
MRI
b)
CT Scan
c)
PET Scan
d)
fMRI
15.
Damage to the medulla would most likely result in
a)
impaired planning abilities
b)
death
c)
a coma
d)
blindness
16.
The amygdala, the hypothalamus and the hippocampus are a part of
a)
limbic system
b)
cerebral cortex
c)
hindbrain
d)
forebrain
17.
A tumor on the temporal lobe would most affect the career of
a)
an architect
b)
a musician
c)
a professor
d)
a researcher
18.
What are the basic elements of the nervous system?
a)
neurons
b)
dendrites
c)
synapses
d)
axons
19.
Messages in a neuron travel from which component to which?
a)
cell body to dendrites
b)
axon to axon
c)
dendrites to cell body
d)
axon to cell body
20.
What are the two main parts of the central nervous system?
a)
somaitc and autonomic nervous system
b)
right and left hemispheres
c)
neurons and synapses
d)
brain and spinal cord
21.
Which of the following is a neurotransmitter?
a)
estrogen
b)
dopamine
c)
adrenaline
d)
caffeine
22.
Synapses are located between what structures?
a)
forebrain and midbrain
b)
pituitary gland and hypothalamus
c)
left and right hemispheres of the brain
d)
axon of one neuron and dendrites of another
23.
What is the main function jof the corupus callosum?
a)
aiding in the transfer of information from the cerebrum to the cerebellum
b)
interpreting visual stimulation fro the eyes
c)
interpreting auditory stimulation from ears
d)
aiding in the transfer of information from one side of the brain to other
24.
What gland produces growth hormones?
a)
pituitary
b)
adrenal
c)
thyroid
d)
ovary
25.
What is debated in the "nature-nuture" issue?
a)
heredity versus environment
b)
genes versus heredity
c)
parents versus children
d)
personality versus biology
26.
In each cell of the human body, there are normally
a)
21 chromosomes
b)
23 chromosomes
c)
21 pairs of chromosomes
d)
23 pairs of chromosomes
27.
Synaptic vesicles are most prevalent in the
a)
axon terminal
b)
nucleus
c)
synaptic clefts
d)
postsynaptic membranes
28.
Which part of a neuron receives the messages
a)
Axon terminal
b)
Cell Body
c)
Dendrites
d)
Somatic Nervous Axon
29.
Which part of a neuron sends messages
a)
Axon terminal
b)
Cell Body
c)
Dendrites
d)
Somatic Nervous Axon
30.
Which part of a neuron protects the neuron
a)
myelin sheath
b)
Cell Body
c)
Synapse
d)
Somatic Nervous Axon
31.
Where the message transfers from one neuron to another
a)
myelin sheath
b)
Central nervous system
c)
Synapse
d)
Somatic Nervous Axon
32.
Phineas Gage lacked emotional control because of damage to his___________
a)
parietal lobes
b)
prefrontal cortex
c)
temporal lobe
d)
corpus callosum
33.
Diseases carried by recessive genes are inherited when a child inherits___________ recessive gene.
a)
2
b)
14
c)
22
d)
46
34.
Sudden change in sleeping and eating could be caused by:
a)
endorphins
b)
dopamine
c)
serotonin
35.
Endorphins:
a)
regulate
b)
controls pain
c)
regulate growth
d)
regulate hormones
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