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Unit 2 Brain Biology

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
According to the theory of evolution, why might we call some parts of the brain the old brain and some parts the new brain? 
a)
The old brain developed first, according to evolution
b)
Old brain parts are what exist in very young children, and the new brain develops later 
c)
The old brain becomes more active as we get older 
d)
The old brain is most affected by age deterioration while the new brain remains unaffected 
2.
Paul Broca found that the loss of the ability to speak intelligibly is associated with damage  to a region of the brain in the  
a)
left frontal lobe
b)
thalamus
c)
left temporal lobe
d)
right parietal lobe
3.
Blindness could result from damage to which cortex and lobe of the brain? 
a)
visual cortex in the frontal lobe
b)
visual cortex in the temporal lobe
c)
sensory cortex in the parietal lobe
d)
visual cortex in the occipital lobe
4.
Which of the following glands interact(s) most directly with all of the others to help regulate body processes?
a)
pituitary
b)
adrenals
c)
parathyroids
d)
thyroid
5.
Loss of the ability of the brain to produce adequate levels of dopamine often leads to
a)
aphasia
b)
Alzheimer's disease
c)
Parkinson's disease
d)
bipolar disorder
6.
When brain researchers refer to "brain plasticity," they are referring to
a)
The brain's ability to quickly regrow damaged neurons
b)
The surface texture and appearance 
c)
The brain's versatility caused by the millions of different neural connections
d)
new connections forming in the brain to take over for damaged sections
7.
In most people, which one of the following is a specific function of the left hemisphere that is typically not controlled by the right? 
a)
producing speech
b)
spatial reasoning
c)
hypothesis testing 
d)
abstract reasoning 
8.

Uses powerful magnets, radio waves, and a computer to make detailed pictures of brain; doesn't use radiation

a)

EEG

b)

PET

c)

CT

d)

MRI

9.
Shows hotspots of the brain consumption of glucose
a)
EEG
b)
PET
c)
MRI
d)
CT
10.
Which of the following is NOT part of a neuron?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Synapse
d)
Myelin Sheath
11.
A hemispherectomy is the severing of the _____
a)
Corpus Callosum
b)
Brain Stem
c)
Hippocampus
d)
Cerebellum
12.
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
13.
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
14.
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.
15.
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
16.
Speech that is jumbled and not understandable is a sign of:
a)
Wernicke's Aphasia
b)
a split brain operation
c)
Broca's aphasia
d)
sensory aphasia
17.
What is your “fight or flight” gland?
a)
Sympathetic division
b)
Adrenal gland
c)
Pituitary gland
d)
Parasympathetic division
18.
What are the two parts in the CNS?
a)
Brain and Spinal cord
b)
Somatic and automatic
c)
Motor and sensory
d)
Sympathetic and parasympathetic
19.
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
20.
What part of the brain controls the basic functions of life?
a)
midbrain
b)
hypothalamus
c)
brain stem
d)
basal ganglia
21.
Which organ of the brain processes the emotions of fear and anger?
a)
Thalamus
b)
pons
c)
medulla oblongata
d)
amygdala
22.
What type of brain scan measures the function and the structure of the brain?
a)
EEG
b)
EKG
c)
fMRI
d)
CT
23.
What is the Thalamus ?
a)
Controls heart and lungs
b)
Sensory switchboard
c)
Fear and anger
d)
"Reward Center"
24.
How does damaging the Broca's area affect language abilities ?
a)
Can't speak as well
b)
Can't comprehend as well
25.
How does damaging the Wernicke's area affect language abilities ?
a)
Can't speak as well
b)
Can't comprehend as well
26.
What is the sympathetic nervous system ?
a)
Calms body
b)
Increases heart rate, raise blood pressure and etc.
c)
Controls voluntary muscles
d)
Controls activity of the body
27.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system ?
a)
Calms body
b)
Increase heart rate, blood pressure and etc.
c)
Controls voluntary muscles
d)
Controls body activity 
28.

The “all or nothing” response of a nerve causing it to “fire” or activate sending a signal to the next neuron.

a)

Activation threshold

b)

Action potential

c)

Refractory period

d)

Polarization

29.

This is a high detailed x-ray scan of the brain and skull. The pictures come in “slices” to form a composite view.

a)

a. MRI (Magnetic Resonance Image)

b)

a. CAT (Computed Tomography) Scan

c)

a. EEG (Electroencephalogram)

d)

a. PET (Positron Emission Tomography)

30.

This scan measures the level of brain activity using magnetic imaging techniques. It connects cerebral blood flow to neural activity.

a)

a. fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

b)

a. MRI (Magnetic Resonance Image)

c)

a. CAT (Computed Tomography) Scan

d)

a. PET (Positron Emission Tomography)

31.

This test allows doctors to monitor brain wave functions by putting electrodes on the skin around the skull and face.

a)

a. MRI (Magnetic Resonance Image)

b)

a. CAT (Computed Tomography) Scan

c)

a. EEG (Electroencephalogram)

d)

a. PET (Positron Emission Tomography)

32.

This scan measures the level of brain activity using magnetic imaging techniques. It connects cerebral blood flow to neural activity.

a)

a. fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

b)

a. MRI (Magnetic Resonance Image)

c)

a. CAT (Computed Tomography) Scan

d)

a. PET (Positron Emission Tomography)

33.
Alzheimer’s disease is often caused by a decrease in which neurotransmitter?
a)
glutamate
b)
GABA
c)
acetylcholine
d)
dopamine
34.
What two things are found in the central nervous system?
a)
brain/spinal cord
b)
spinal cord/motor neurons
c)
motor/sensory neurons
d)
only brain
35.
This is composed of Sensory and Motor Neurons everywhere in the body EXCEPT brain and spinal cord
a)
Peripheral Nervous System
b)
Central Nervous System
36.
When a neuron is not engaged in an impulse.
a)
Resting potential
b)
Action potential
c)
Neural potential
d)
Synaptic potential
37.
Endocrine glands produce __________ which maintain the body in homeostasis
a)
oils
b)
neurotransmitters 
c)
tears
d)
hormones
38.
This equipment is for what scan?
a)
X-ray
b)
EEG
c)
PET
d)
SPECT
39.
Controls heartbeat and breathing
a)
Pons
b)
Medulla
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Thalamus
40.
Known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements
a)
Thalamus
b)
Reticular Formation
c)
Hypothalamus
d)
Cerebellum
41.
Controls behaviors (hunger, thirst, sleep, body temperature) through the release of hormones.
a)
hypothalamus
b)
thalamus
c)
adrenal glands
d)
pineal gland
42.
Involved in emotional responses like recognizing facial expressions of fear.
a)
amygdala
b)
basal ganglia
c)
brainstem
d)
medulla oblongata
43.
Lobe that interprets vision (visual perception).
a)
parietal
b)
temporal
c)
frontal
d)
occipital 
44.
Those who corpus callosum is surgically severed are said to be patients with
a)
brain plasticity.
b)
narcolepsy.
c)
neurogenesis.
d)
split brains.
45.
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.
46.
Which limbic system structure regulates thirst and body temperature?
a)
medulla
b)
amygdala
c)
hippocampus
d)
hypothalamus
47.
Person has speech that makes sense, but the person has difficulty speaking
a)
Broca's Aphasia
b)
Wernicke's Aphasia
c)
Visual Agnosia
d)
Neglect Syndrome
48.

Controls arousal (sleepiness and awakefulness)

a)

Reticular Formation

b)

Thalamus

c)

Amygdala

d)

Medulla

49.
Which is not a structure in the brain stem?
a)
Medulla
b)
Pons
c)
Midbrain
d)
Spinal Cord
50.

What characterizes a neuron in the resting state? Select any that apply

a)

negatively charged

b)

positively charged

c)

polarized

d)

depolarized

51.

What distinguishes the neural pathway of reflexive movement?

a)

motor neurons originate in the spinal cord to carry out response

b)

the sensory neurons travel to the brain first for processing

c)

it never enters a state of repolarization

d)

neurotransmitters often act as inhibitors to movement

52.

This part of the brain is the bridge between two other parts; it has optic nerves running through it, involving it in eye movement and vision

a)

midbrain

b)

hindbrain

c)

olfactory bulb

d)

forebrain

53.

Structuralism, as defined by Edward Titchner, featured

a)

introspection

b)

neurotransmitters

c)

evolutionary theory

d)

consciousness

54.

When the neuron is temporarily incapable of firing again

a)

refractory phase

b)

depolarization

c)

all or nothing principle

d)

ionization

55.

The ventromedial hypothalamus, when lesioned in mice, results in

a)

weight gain

b)

weight loss

c)

starvation

d)

satiation

56.

What looks at how traits adapt to the environment over time?

a)

behavioral genetics

b)

epigenetics

c)

neurogenisis

d)

imprinting

57.

A neurotransmitter, in order to excite or inhibit action potential, must first

a)

cross the synaptic gap/cleft

b)

be in a resting state of polarization

c)

interact with interneurons

d)

initiate from the myelin sheath

58.

Increasing the intensity of excitatory signal above the necessary threshold is not necessary because of the

a)

depolarization status

b)

all or nothing response principle

c)

terminal vesicles

d)

electrical-chemical process

59.

Voluntary movement in the cerebral cortex is represented by the

a)

somatosensory cortex

b)

visual cortex

c)

association areas

d)

primary motor cortex

60.

The parietal lobes specialize in ___, which is a/an

a)

mathematical and spatial reasoning; association area

b)

higher level thinking; prefrontal lobe

c)

creativity and artistic ability; visual association area

d)

physical touch and sensation; hindbrain function

61.

Konrad Lorenz is associated with

a)

critical periods of development and imprinting

b)

modeling and self efficacy

c)

positive and negative conditioning

d)

taste aversion classical conditioning

62.

The process of neural communication is best described as

a)

an electrochemical process

b)

resting potential

c)

transmission of neurotransmitters

d)

dependent on the myelin sheath

63.

The gyri and sulci, which expands the "territory" of the brain, is located in

a)

frontal lobe exclusively

b)

cerebral cortex

c)

corpus callosum

d)

prefrontal cortex

64.

One positive outcome of phrenology was

a)

neural communication understanding

b)

conditioning of taste aversions

c)

neuroplasticity

d)

hemispheric specialization

65.

A source of rich data for studying heritability includes

a)

CRISPR technology

b)

twin studies

c)

epigenetics

d)

correlational studies

66.

Neuroplasticity is facilitated by the growth of new

a)

dendrite receptors

b)

schwann cells

c)

nuclei of the the soma

d)

terminal vesicles

67.

Feeling no pain in your left arm could indicate

a)

right frontal lobe damage

b)

right parietal lobe damage

c)

left parietal lobe damage

d)

right frontal lobe damage

68.

Part of the brain responsible for brain activity during sleep

a)

Medulla

b)

Pons

c)

Thalamus

d)

Cerebellum

69.

Our "little brain"; responsible for perception of time, equilibrium, non-verbal learning

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Pons

c)

Medulla

d)

Thalamus

70.

Fear and Aggression

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Hippocampus

c)

Amygdala

71.

Central to learning and memory

a)

Hippocampus

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Amygdala

72.

Responsible for planning, judging, personality aspects

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Parietal Lobe

c)

Temporal Lobe

d)

Occipital Lobe

73.

Responsible for sense of touch & perceiving spatial relationships

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Parietal Lobe

c)

Temporal Lobe

d)

Occipital Lobe

74.

Responsible for comprehension, sound, speech

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Parietal Lobe

c)

Temporal Lobe

d)

Occipital Lobe

75.

Responsible for connecting the two cerebral hemispheres

a)

Corpus Callosum

b)

Cerebral Cortex

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Cerebrum

76.

What is the part of the neuron that receives information/impulses from other neurons

a)

Dendrites

b)

Axon Buttons

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Cell body

77.

What is the Light Pink highlighted region called

(use your Cognitive Dictionaries)

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Occipital Lobe

c)

Temporal Lobe

d)

Frontal Lobe

e)

Parietal lobe

78.

What is the Hot Pink highlighted region called

(use your Cognitive Dictionaries)

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Occipital Lobe

c)

Temporal Lobe

d)

Frontal Lobe

e)

Parietal lobe

79.

What is the Orange highlighted region called

(use your Cognitive Dictionaries)

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Occipital Lobe

c)

Temporal Lobe

d)

Frontal Lobe

e)

Parietal lobe

80.

What is light green highlighted region called

(use your Cognitive Dictionaries)

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Occipital Lobe

c)

Temporal Lobe

d)

Frontal Lobe

e)

Parietal lobe

81.

What is the yellow highlighted region called

(use your Cognitive Dictionaries)

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Occipital Lobe

c)

Temporal Lobe

d)

Frontal Lobe

e)

Parietal lobe

82.
Without the ____ the two sides of our brain couldn't communicate. 
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Cerebral Cortex
c)
Thalamus
d)
Corpus Callosum 
83.
The Medulla Obolongata controls our ___.
a)
Blood Pressure 
b)
Muscle Memory 
c)
Pain reaction
d)
Memory 
84.

This structure is involved in fear/panic response

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Hippocampus

c)

Amygdala

d)

Parietal Lobe

85.
Which structure is E?
a)
midbrain
b)
thalamus
c)
pons
d)
hypothalamus
86.
Controls behaviors (hunger, thirst, sleep, body temperature) through the release of hormones.
a)
hypothalamus
b)
thalamus
c)
adrenal glands
d)
pineal gland
87.
a)
Corpus Callosum
b)
Amygdala
c)
Thalamus
d)
Hypothalamus
88.

Which lobe is this?

a)

Occipital Lobe

b)

Parietal Lobe

c)

Temporal Lobe

d)

Frontal Lobe

89.
Thinking, problem solving, "executive functioning," happen here. 
a)
cerebellum
b)
cerebrum
c)
amygdala
d)
hypothalamus
90.
Carries messages between the body and the brain:
a)
cerebellum
b)
corpus callosum
c)
spinal cord
d)
special thalamus

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