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WorksheetsBiology of the Brain
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 3hrs 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which imaging method targets the brain specifically?
a)
X-ray
b)
MRI
c)
fMRI
d)
CT
2.
Which imaging method involves the use of radioactive isotopes?
a)
X-Ray
b)
MRI
c)
EEG
d)
PET
3.
Which of the following does not use radiation?
a)
Xray
b)
CT Scan
c)
PET Scan
d)
MRI
4.
This image was produced by
a)
CT
b)
MRI
c)
fMRI
d)
PET
5.
This image was produced by
a)
CT
b)
MRI
c)
fMRI
d)
PET
6.
This equipment is for what scan?
a)
X-ray
b)
EEG
c)
PET
d)
SPECT
7.
The radiation from most scans is considered mostly harmless, but should still be avoided by pregnant mothers.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Which testing method uses glucose to reveal brain activity?
a)
EEG
b)
fMRI
c)
PET scan
d)
Lesion
9.
Which testing technique examines the brain's electrical activity?
a)
MRI
b)
fMRI
c)
E.E.G.
d)
PET scan
10.
Creates more detailed computerized images using a magnetic field & pulses of radio waves.
a)
MRI
b)
fMRI
c)
CAT
11.
Shows brain activity when radioactively tagged glucose rushes to active neurons.
a)
MRI
b)
EEG
c)
fMRI
d)
PET
12.
Brain test where electrodes are placed on the scalp to transmit signals about the brain's electrical activity
a)
MRI
b)
EEG
c)
PET
d)
CAT
13.
Records the waves of electrical activity (studies seizures)
a)
EEG
b)
MRI
c)
CT Scan
d)
fMRI
14.
Which of the following brain scans reveal functioning, as well as structure, within the brain?
a)
CT
b)
PET
c)
MRI
d)
fMRI
15.
Controls heartbeat and breathing
a)
Pons
b)
Medulla
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Thalamus
16.
Known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements
a)
Thalamus
b)
Reticular Formation
c)
Hypothalamus
d)
Cerebellum
17.
Coordinates muscle movements and is important to learning and performing skilled movements.
a)
hypothalamus
b)
thalamus
c)
cerebellum
d)
cerebrum
18.
Lobe that is involved in sensing touch, as well as spatial processing, language, and memory.
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
parietal
d)
occipital
19.
Lobe that understands words and language. Also involved in visual memory.
a)
occipital
b)
temporal
c)
frontal
d)
parietal
20.
Controls behaviors (hunger, thirst, sleep, body temperature) through the release of hormones.
a)
hypothalamus
b)
thalamus
c)
adrenal glands
d)
pineal gland
21.
Involved in emotional responses like recognizing facial expressions of fear.
a)
amygdala
b)
basal ganglia
c)
brainstem
d)
medulla oblongata
22.
Controls cardiac and respiratory function.
a)
midbrain
b)
pons
c)
brainstem
d)
medulla oblongata
23.
Lobe that interprets vision (visual perception).
a)
parietal
b)
temporal
c)
frontal
d)
occipital
24.
Controls all endocrine glands and is primary hormone secreting structure in the brain. Controls the hypothalamus.
a)
pituitary gland
b)
pineal gland
c)
amygdala
d)
thalamus
25.
Hemisphere that is associated with Verbal and Mathematical abilities
a)
Left Hemisphere
b)
Right Hemisphere
26.
Wrinkled part of the brain's surface where the body processes information
a)
Forebrain
b)
Cerebral Cortex
c)
Corpus Callosum
d)
Cerebellum
27.
Controls hearing, and language comprehension
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Parietal Lobe
28.
Possesses the Sensory Cortex
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Occipital Lobe
c)
Temporal Lobe
d)
Parietal Lobe
29.
Processes visual information
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Parietal Lobe
30.
The link between the nervous system and the endocrine system is maintained by the:
a)
hypothalamus
b)
temporal lobe
c)
cerebellum
d)
motor cortex
31.
the large band of neural fibers connecting the brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them.
a)
corpus callosum
b)
cerebral cortex
c)
thalamus
d)
brainstem
32.
How many hemispheres is the brain divided into?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
33.
Which lobe of the brain is involved in sensing and responding to pain, pressure, temperature, and touch?
a)
parietal
b)
temporal
c)
frontal
d)
occipital
34.
Which lobe of the brain is involved in sensing and responding to signals related to vision?
a)
parietal
b)
temporal
c)
frontal
d)
occipital
35.
Adults do not make good patients for brain surgery because
a)
Adult brains are not able to repair themselves as quickly
b)
Children's brains are not able to repair themselves as quickly
c)
Adult brains repair themselves more quickly than children's brains.
d)
All of the above.
36.
The amygdala, the hypothalamus and the hippocampus are a part of
a)
limbic system
b)
cerebral cortex
c)
hindbrain
d)
forebrain
37.
The ability of brain tissue to take on new functions, usually occurs after parts of the brain have been damaged
a)
Neurogenesis
b)
Brain Plasticity
c)
Somatic Regeneration
d)
Stem Cell Lesions
38.
The relay station for information coming in from the body to the cerebral cortex: pain sensation, attention, alertness, memory, and senses (except smell).
a)
thalamus
b)
hypothalamus
c)
pituitary gland
d)
brainstem
39.
Lobe that interprets language, spatial and visual perception; contains the sensory strip where signals from the senses (body) come to be interpreted.
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
parietal
d)
occipital
40.
Controls endocrine glands--> secretes hormones for sexual development, bone and muscle growth, respond to stress, and fight disease. Helps control hunger, thirst, sleep & body temperatures.
a)
pituitary gland
b)
pineal gland
c)
amygdala
d)
thalamus
41.
Coordinates muscle movements, main posture, and balance. Known for retaining skill memory.
a)
hypothalamus
b)
thalamus
c)
cerebellum
d)
cerebrum
42.
Controls behaviors (hunger, thirst, sleep, sexual behavior); regulates body temperature, blood pressure, emotions, and the secretions of hormones.
a)
hypothalamus
b)
thalamus
c)
pituitary gland
d)
pineal gland
43.
Emotional responses...predominantly fear and anger.
a)
amygdala
b)
basal ganglia
c)
brainstem
d)
medulla oblongata
44.
When a person speaks, brain waves and bloodflow are especially likely to reveal increased activity in the
a)
hypothalamus.
b)
left hemisphere.
c)
amygdala.
d)
right hemisphere.
45.
Those who corpus callosum is surgically severed are said to be patients with
a)
brain plasticity.
b)
narcolepsy.
c)
neurogenesis.
d)
split brains.
46.
A tendency for the brain's left and right hemispheres to serve different functions is called
a)
two-track processing.
b)
lateralization.
c)
neurogenesis.
d)
plasticity.
47.
The process of forming new neurons within the brain is called
a)
reticular formation.
b)
reuptake.
c)
neurogenesis.
d)
REM rebound.
48.
The classic case of railroad worker Phineas Gage best illustrated that frontal lobe damage can
a)
prevent REM rebound.
b)
enhance moral reasoning skills.
c)
alter one's personality.
d)
facilitate neurogenesis.
49.
The association areas are located in the
a)
brainstem.
b)
thalamus.
c)
limbic system.
d)
cerebral cortex.
50.
Auditory stimulation is first processed in the ________ lobes.
a)
occipital
b)
termporal
c)
frontal
d)
parietal
51.
The somatosensory cortex is most important for our sense of
a)
sight.
b)
hearing.
c)
touch.
d)
smell.
52.
Which portion of the cerebral cortex is most closely adjacent to the ears?
a)
parietal lobes
b)
temporal lobes
c)
occipital lobes
d)
frontal lobes
53.
Which limbic system structure regulates thirst and body temperature?
a)
medulla
b)
amygdala
c)
hippocampus
d)
hypothalamus
54.
Which baseball-sized structure at the rear of the brainstem serves many functions, including helping you to judge time and to discriminate sounds and textures?
a)
amygdala
b)
cerebellum
c)
hippocampus
d)
corpus callosum
55.
The reticular formation is located in the
a)
brainstem.
b)
limbic system.
c)
somatosensory cortex.
d)
cerebellum.
56.
To identify which specific brain areas are most active while people recall familiar nursery rhymes, researchers would be most likely to make use of a(n)
a)
fMRI.
b)
REM.
c)
ACh.
d)
GABA.
57.
The study of the links between biology and behavior is called
a)
neurology.
b)
cognitive psychology.
c)
endocrinology.
d)
biological psychology.
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