Instructor Resource Gaskin, Behavioral Neuroscience, 1e SAGE Publishing, 2021
Chapter 4: The Nervous System Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. ______ is the process by which a hollow ball of cells called the blastocyst is transformed into the gastrula, which contains the germ layers that are to become the different tissues of the body. a. Gastrulation b. Blastocyst c. Embryonic development d. Germinal stage Ans: A Learning Objective: 4.1.1: Describe the process of gastrulation. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Gastrulation Difficulty Level: Easy 2. Somites formed by the ______ give rise to the vertebrae and associated skeletal muscles. a. embryonic disk b. endoderm c. ectoderm d. mesoderm Ans: D Learning Objective: 4.1.2: Describe the process of neurulation. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Neurulation Difficulty Level: Easy 3. The ______ vertebrae of the spinal column, as well their associated skeletal muscles develop from the______. a. 38; gastrula b. 22; neural plate c. 33; somites d. 33; embryonic disk Ans: C Learning Objective: 4.1.2: Describe the process of neurulation. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Neurulation Difficulty Level: Easy 4. A subdivision of the midbrain involved in regulating pain is the ______.
