Deck 6: Neurobiology and Nervous System Functions

Question 1

----------------conducted that consolidation is a "time-dependent process that is essential to the formation of long-term memory"

A)Russel
B)Muller
C)Penfield
D)McGaugh

Answer 1

Penfield

Question 2

--------------model proposed that interference patterns among the firing or slow potentials of many cells forms the mechanism by means of which memories are impressed and expressed.

A)Axon
B)Consolidation
C)Fundav
D)Hologram

Answer 2

Hologram

Question 3

The concept that phylogenetically newer and more complex parts of the brain take over, or dominate, the functioning of older parts of the brain, is termed as:

A)Encephalization
B)habituation
C)consolidation
D)perseveration

Answer 3

Encephalization

Question 4

---------------is the removal of part of brain

A)Delation
B)Ablation
C)Lesion
D)Ageutia

Question 5

-----------------fibers connecting the cerebral hemispheres, such as those of the corpus collosum and anterior and posterior

A)Corpus striatum
B)Commissural
C)Coccygeal
D)Gaglion

Question 6

---------------are the striped bodies; subcortical centers within the cerebral hemispheres, consisting of alternating layers of gray and white matter

A)Corpus striatum
B)Corpus luteum
C)Commissural fibers
D)Corpus collosum

Question 7

Sickled -shaped band of crossing nerve fibers that connect the cerebral hemispheres, is

A)Corticobulbar tract
B)Corpus striatum
C)Corpus Callosum
D)Corpus luteum

Question 8

-----is the principle that any part of the cortex can serve as well as any other part in learning.

A)Two-phase
B)Purkinjee
C)Parkinson's
D)Equipotentiality

Question 9

Impairment in language skills, usually caused by brain damage is;

A)Aphagia
B)Aphasia
C)Alaxia
D)Amensia

Question 10

Loss of attention to a stimulus caused by repetition, or lack of novelty, is

A)Gastrula
B)Habituation
C)Hypoxia
D)Cupula

Question 11

Experimental studies in visceral and glandular conditioning put forth by

A)Pavlov
B)Skinner
C)Neal Miller
D)Watson

Question 12

According to the ---hypothesis, the process of laying down a permanent memory trace that is caused by perseveration of neural activity after practice

A)Two-phase
B)Single-phase
C)Conduction
D)Reflex model

Question 13

The process of laying down a permanent memory trace that is caused by preservation

A)Convergence
B)Consolidation
C)Correlation
D)Contraction

Question 14

------------is the brain activity that follows practice, is the basis for immediate memory.

A)Contraction
B)Perseveration
C)Conduction
D)Posttatanic

Question 15

An instrument that measures several emotional responses such as the GSR, breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure;

A)Pneumograph
B)Myograph
C)Polygraph
D)Pilomotor

Question 16

-------aphasia results from damage to a specific area of th left frontal lobe, just anterior to the lower end

A)Wernicker's
B)Gazzaniga's
C)Broca's
D)Bartlett's

Question 17

According to---------theory, diffuse sympathetic discharge prepares an animal for fight or flight, both highly emotional responses.

A)Central
B)Cognitive
C)Evolutionary
D)Emergency

Question 18

--------------argues emotion was a conscious state that resulted from sensed emotional behaviour and visceral reactions.

A)William James
B)J. B. Watson
C)P. T. Young
D)Arnold

Question 19

Activation Theory of emotion was proposed by

A)J.B. Watson
B)Arnold
C)P. T. Young
D)Lindsley

Question 20

Central theory of emotion was proposed by

A)William James
B)Young
C)Canon
D)Aronold

Question 21

The central nervous system is composed of _______ and spinal cord

A)Cerebellum
B)Brain
C)Cerebral hemispheres
D)Cranial nerves

Question 22

Peripheral nervous system is connected to the central nervous system and most of these connections are made via

A)Spinal cord.
B)Cranial nerves
C)Medulla
D)Pons

Question 23

Which part of nervous system responsible for "vegetative" processes?

A)Somatic nervous system
B)Autonomic nervous system (ANS)
C)Central nervous system
D)Sympathetic nervous system

Question 24

Cranial nerves are part of ---------------

A)Spinal cord
B)peripheral nervous system
C)Central nervous system
D)Sympathetic nervous system

Question 25

Function of optic nerve is

A)Controls muscles of the eye
B)Carrying information from the eyes to the brain
C)Carrying information about smell to the brain
D)Carries information from the inner ear to the brain

Question 26

---------- of spinal nerves exit the spinal cord

A)12 pairs
B)5 pairs
C)31 pairs
D)23 pairs

Question 27

___________has a major role in the 'fight or flight' response

A)Spinal cord
B)Autonomic nervous system
C)Somatic nervous system
D)Parasympathetic nervous system

Question 28

__________helps to maintain bodily homeostasis

A)Autonomic nervous system
B)Somatic nervous system
C)Spinal cord
D)Sympathetic nervous system

Question 29

polygraph was invented in 1921 by John Augustus Larson

A)John Augustus Larson
B)Leonarde Keeler
C)Cesare Lombroso
D)Vittorio Benussi

Question 30

_____________is considered as information superhighway

A)Brain
B)Cranial nerves
C)Thalamus
D)Spinal cord

Question 31

--------------part of CNS manages reflex behavior

A)Medulla
B)Spinal cord
C)Somatic nervous system
D)Thalamus

Question 32

In suprasegmental reflex

A)comprises neurons associated with one or even a few spinal segments
B)consists of neurons associated with several spinal segments
C)involves neurons in the brain that influence the reflex activity in the spinal cord
D)spinal cord does not involve

Question 33

-----------is not a part of hindbrain

A)Medulla
B)Pons
C)Thalamus
D)cerebellum

Question 34

----------------is considering as little brain

A)Thalamus
B)Cerebellum
C)Hypothalamus
D)Pons

Question 35

Vision is associated with

A)Red nucleus
B)Substantia nigra
C)Superior colliculi
D)Inferior colliculi

Question 36

Diencephalon and the telencephalon are the divisions of -----------

A)Forebrain
B)Midbrain
C)Hindbrain
D)Cerebrum

Question 37

------------is named as relay center in the brain

A)Hypothalamus
B)Pons
C)Thalamus
D)Spinal cord

Question 38

------------- plays an important role in regulating states of sleep and wakefulness

A)Thalamus
B)Hypothalamus
C)Amygdale
D)limbic cortex

Question 39

----------------plays important roles in fear, rage, and aggression

A)Amygdale
B)Hippocampus
C)Olfactory bulbs
D)limbic cortex

Question 40

Broca's area is located in --------------

A)Frontal lobe
B)Parietal lobe
C)Temporal lobe
D)Occipital lobe

Question 41

Wernicke's area is located in --------------

A)Frontal lobe
B)Parietal lobe
C)Temporal lobe
D)Occipital lobe

Question 42

Wavelength is perceived by the visual system as -----------------

A)Brightness
B)Depth
C)Distance
D)Color

Question 43

The major interior chamber of the eye is filled with a jellylike substance called

A)aqueous humor
B)vitreous humor
C)epithelium
D)Cerebro spinal fluid

Question 44

------------are used for seeing in low light conditions

A)Cones
B)Blind spot
C)fovea
D)Rods

Question 45

------------are helping for color vision

A)Cones
B)Blind spot
C)fovea
D)Rods

Question 46

blind spot consists of

A)more number of cones
B)more number of rods
C)more number of rods and cones
D)no rods and cones

Question 47

fovea composed of

A)more number of cones
B)more number of rods
C)more number of rods and cones
D)no rods and cones

Question 48

is the part of the brain where the optic nerves partially cross

A)optic chiasma
B)lateral geniculate nucleus
C)Superior Colliculus
D)optic tract