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AP Psych: Unit 2, Part 1 (Biology)

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a common cause of multiple sclerosis?
a)
Myelin sheath degeneration
b)
Axon terminals
c)
Cell body
d)
Synapse gap
2.
What natural morphine does the body create that is considered a “runner’s high”
a)
Dopamine
b)
Serotonin
c)
Glutamate
d)
Endorphins
3.

Drugs that occupy (block) receptors but do not activate them are called?

a)

Antagonists

b)

Agonists

c)

Acetylcholine

d)

Gamma-aminobutyric acid

4.
Which type of neuron carries information from the CNS to the muscles and glands?
a)
Neurotransmitter
b)
Motor Neuron
c)
Sensory Neuron
d)
Interneurons
5.
Which of the following is NOT part of a neuron?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Synapse
d)
Myelin Sheath
6.
A hemispherectomy is the severing of the _____
a)
Corpus Callosum
b)
Brain Stem
c)
Hippocampus
d)
Cerebellum
7.
What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?
a)
Autonomic and Somatic
b)
Peripheral and Central
c)
Sensory and Motor
d)
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
8.
In what order does an electrical impulse travel through a neuron?
a)
Nucleus, cell body, Dendrite, axon terminal, axon
b)
Synapse, Nucleus, Dendrite, Axon
c)
Dendrite, Cell Body, Axon, Axon Terminals
d)
Cell Body, Dendrite, Axon Terminals, Synapse
9.
What is the small gap/space between one neuron's axon terminal and another's dendrite?
a)
Myaline sheath
b)
Synapse
c)
Cell Body
d)
Receptor Site
10.
What is it called when a brief electrical charge travels down a neuron's axon?
a)
Resting Potential
b)
Depolarization
c)
Action Potential
d)
Repolarization
11.
What is the master gland of the brain?
a)
Hippocampus
b)
Thalamus
c)
Pituitary Gland
d)
Pons
12.
What is the process called when extra neurotransmitters are reabsorbed?
a)
Reuptake
b)
Excitatory
c)
Repolarization
d)
Action potential
13.
What connects the right and left hemispheres of the brain?
a)
Pons
b)
Thalamus
c)
Corpus Callosum
d)
Amygdala
14.
Steven is a 5 year old boy who just had a hemispherectomy. Because of _______, his brain will create new learning pathways to regain normal function.
a)
Association areas
b)
Dual processing
c)
Lateralization
d)
Placticity
15.
Which gland of the nervous system is the master gland?
a)
Thyroid Gland
b)
Adrenal gland
c)
Pituitary Gland
d)
Pineal Gland
16.
Which organ of the brain controls balance, posture, and coordinates voluntary muscle movement?
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Thalamus
c)
amygdala
d)
frontal cortex
17.
Which organ of the brain processes the emotions of fear and anger?
a)
Thalamus
b)
pons
c)
medulla oblongata
d)
amygdala
18.
What is the function of the hippocampus with in the brain?
a)
The organization of emotional events
b)
To store long term memorie and regulate short term memories
c)
to regulate fear and anger
d)
the process of connecting the left and right hemispheres
19.
In a CT (computed tomography) scan, what signals are used to detect the structure of the brain?
a)
Magnetic Fields
b)
Electrodes placed on the skull
c)
the pass of X-rays through the brain
d)
detection of glucose
20.
Which brain scan is used to see areas that are being activated while performing different task?
a)
EEG
b)
CT Scan
c)
MRI
d)
PET
21.
To walk across the street, a person would rely most directly on his:
a)
Autonomic Nervous System
b)
Sympathetic Nervous System
c)
Parasympathetic Nervous System
d)
Somatic Nervous System
22.

Where is the somatosensory cortex?

a)

frontal lobe

b)

occipital lobe

c)

parietal Lobes

d)

temporal lobe

23.
What is the difference between the Somatic Nervous System and the Autonomic Nervous System?
a)
Somatic controls involuntary muscle movements while Autonomic controls voluntary movements.
b)
Somatic controls voluntary muscle movements while Autonomic controls involuntary movements.
c)
The Somatic can be further subdivided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system.
d)
Somatic controls breathing, heartbeat, and blinking while Autonomic controls running, jumping, and walking.
24.
What are the human body’s natural “morphine” producers?
a)
Serotonin
b)
Glutamate
c)
Endorphins
d)
Acetylcholine (ACh)
25.
Hasan is nervous for an oral presentation. His heart beats rapidly, his palms are sweaty, and his breathing has increased. Which part of the nervous system would be activated?
a)
Central
b)
Somatic
c)
Sympathetic
d)
Parasympathetic
26.
Penelope claims to be bothered by the fact that her left hand unties her show while her right hand ties it. She appears to be unable to integrate messages between her left and right hemisphere. This may be a result of:
a)
an intact corpus callosum
b)
neurogenesis
c)
plasticity
d)
a split-brain surgery
27.
Which of the following enables voluntary control of our skeletal muscles?
a)
Autonomic nervous system
b)
Somatic nervous system
c)
Sympathetic nervous system
d)
Parasympathetic nervous system
28.
Which neurotransmitter affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal?
a)
Acetylcholine (ACh)
b)
Serotonin
c)
GABA
d)
Dopamine
29.
Which type of cell communicates within the nervous system and processes information between incoming and outgoing messages?
a)
Glial cells
b)
Motor neurons
c)
Interneurons
d)
Sensory neurons
30.

The peripheral nervous system consists of:

a)

association areas.

b)

the spinal cord.

c)

the reticular formation.

d)

sensory and motor neurons.

31.

Antidepressants such as Prozac target which neurotransmitter?

a)

seratonin

b)

glutamate

c)

ecetylcholine

d)

GABA

32.

As Allison reaches for a box in her garage, out jumps a big spider. Her heart immediately begins to race as she withdraws her hand, but soon she realizes that the spider is harmless, and she begins to calm down. Which part of her nervous system is responsible for brining her back to a normal state of arousal?

a)

sympathetic nervous system

b)

somatic nervous system

c)

parasympathetic nervous system

d)

skeletal nervous system

33.

After suffering an accidental brain injury, Kira has difficulty walking in a smooth and coordinated manner. It is most probable that she has suffered damage to her:

a)

amygdala.

b)

cerebellum.

c)

corpus callosum.

d)

angular gyrus.

34.

A visit to a phrenologist would have resulted in an analysis of the person’s:

a)

heart beats.

b)

skull bumps.

c)

neurotransmitter function.

d)

endocrine system.

35.

Which technique is most useful for seeing which regions of the brain are most active while a person reads a poem?

a)

EEG

b)

EKG

c)

PET

d)

URL

36.

Which of the following activities is NOT primarily a function of the left hemisphere?

a)

listening to a piano concerto

b)

reading your psychology book

c)

reading junk mail

d)

listening to a poetry reading

37.

If Dr. Barnes wanted to cause a cat to take on an attack posture, which of the cat’s brain structures should he electrically stimulate?

a)

amygdala

b)

hypothalamus

c)

hippocampus

d)

cerebellum

38.

While out for a bike ride, you can think about what you’ll make for dinner rather than concentrate on how to operate the bicycle. This illustrates:

a)

parallel processing.

b)

Sigmund Freud’s concept of the unconscious.

c)

the function of delta waves.

d)

auditory hallucinations.

39.

Prozac, a drug commonly prescribed to treat depression, prevents the sending neuron from taking in excess serotonin. Which process does this drug prevent from taking place?

a)

depolarization

b)

a refractory period

c)

the action potential

d)

reuptake

40.

An undersupply of serotonin is most closely linked to

a)

euphoria

b)

schizophrenia

c)

depression

d)

Parkinson's disease

41.

A brain lesion refers to ________ of brain tissue.

a)

development

b)

destruction

c)

electrical stimulation

d)

X-Rays

42.

Which of the following is the component of the limbic system that plays an essential role in the processing of new memories?

a)

hypothalamus

b)

hippocampus

c)

meculla

d)

cerebellum

43.

Someone trying to add a long series of three digit numbers is probably experiencing increased brain waves and bloodflow to which brain structure?

a)

reticular formation

b)

thalamus

c)

left hemisphere

d)

right hemisphere

44.

Studies of identical twins who had been reared apart most clearly highlight the importance of ________ in personality development.

a)

mutation

b)

genetic predispositions

c)

natural selection

d)

home environments

45.

Why is it incorrect to say that 50 percent heritability of intelligence means that the cause of your intelligence is 50 percent genetic and 50 percent environmental?

a)

because heritability increases as environments change

b)

because genes are the basis for our behavior, environment has no impact

c)

because nurture controls intelligence levels, not nature

d)

because heritability accounts for variations among people, not in specific individuals

46.

Damage to the left cerebral hemisphere is most likely to reduce people's ability to

a)

speak fluently

b)

copy drawings

c)

recognize faces

d)

recognize songs

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