Solutions Manual for Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience 1st Edition by Elizabeth, Glenn, Sandstrom, Williams
ISBN: 9781961584624
Multiple Choice
1.1 Building a Nervous System
1.Whichofthefollowingmoleculesdoestheworkincells?
a. DNA
b. mRNA
c. Proteins
d. Golgi
Answer:c
2.Neurons:
a. comeinmanyshapesandsizes.
b. allhaveoneaxonandmanydendrites.
c. allhaveonedendriteandmanyaxons.
d. allhavemultipleaxonsandmultipledendrites.
Answer:a
3.Thepartoftheneuronthatisspecializedforreceivinginformationis:
a. theaxon.
b. thecellbody.
c. thedendrites.
d. theaxonhillock.
Answer:c
4.Whicharetheprimarymyelinatingcellsofthecentralnervoussystem?
a. Astrocytes
b. Microglia
c. Oligodendrocytes
d. Schwanncells
Answer:c
5.Whichcelltypeismostimportantforhelpingtoformtheblood-brainbarrier?
a. Astrocytes
b. Microglia
c. Oligodendrocytes
d. Schwanncells
Answer:a
6.Whichcelltypeismostimportantforhelpingtocleardebrisfrominjuryinthecentral nervoussystem?
a. Astrocytes
b. Microglia
c. Oligodendrocytes
d. Schwanncells
Answer:b
1.2 Organization of the Nervous System
7.Whichfeatureisconsistentacrossallorganismsthathaveanervoussystem?
a. Ganglia
b. Neuralnets
c. Bilateralsymmetry
d. Noneofthese
Answer:d
8.Thepropertyofanervoussystemdescribinganorganizationwhereneuronsare consolidatedintospecificareasofintegrationratherthanjustbeingrandomlyarranged throughoutthebodyiscalledwhat?
a. Cephalization
b. Centralization
c. Symmetry
d. Concentration
Answer:b
9.Whereinthecentralnervoussystemwouldyoufindcerebralspinalfluid?
a. Intheduramater
b. Inthesubarachnoidspace
c. Inthepiamater
d. Inthenerves
Answer:b
10 Cerebralspinalfluid:
a. sloshesbackandforthintheventricularsystem.
b. flowsinonedirectionthroughtheventricles,intotocentralcanalandsubarachnoid space.
c. flowsinonedirectionfromthesubarachnoidspaceintotheventriclesandtheninto tocentralcanal.
d. isstill,likealakeorpool.
Answer:b
11.Thehumanconnectome:
a. iswellunderstood.
b. isrelativelysimple.
c. isstillbeingmappedandincrediblycomplex.
d. isverysimilartothatoftheroundworm C. elegans.
Answer:c
12.Thebrainrequireslargeamountsofbloodtomaintainitsfunctions.Thisbloodderives from2mainarteries.Themoreventralarteryiscalled________whilethemoredorsalartery is________.
a. carotidartery/vertebralartery
b. cerebralarteries/vertebralartery
c. ventralcerebralartery/dorsalcerebralartery
d. vertebralartery/carotidartery
Answer:a
1.3 The Central Nervous System: CNS
13.Mylefthandis________tomyrighthand.
a. medial
b. lateral
c. contralateral
d. ipsilateral
Answer:c
14.Divisionsofthecentralnervoussystem:
a. beginearlyindevelopment.
b. onlyemergeinadulthood.
c. arecomposedonlyofbrainvsspinalcord.
d. aredefinedasneuraltubeandspinalcord.
Answer:a
15.Whichembryonicbrainregionbecomesthecerebralhemispheres?
a. Telencephalon
b. Diencephalon
c. Mesencephalon
d. Metencephalon
Answer:a
16.Sensoryneuronsenterthespinalcordfromthe________side.
a. lateral
b. medial
c. ventral
d. dorsal
Answer:d
17.Whichkindofpathwaysbringinformationfromtheperipherytothebrain?
a. Descending
b. Ascending
c. Peripheral
d. Lateral
Answer:b
1.4 The Brain: Structure and Function
18.Whichlobeofthecortexismostimportantfordecisionmakingandproblemsolving?
a. Frontal
b. Temporal
c. Parietal
d. Occipital
Answer:a
19.Whichlobeofthecortexisimportantforlanguage,memory,andhearing?
a. Frontal
b. Temporal
c. Parietal
d. Occipital
Answer:b
20.The________lobeofthecortexismostimportantforvision.
a. frontal
b. temporal
c. parietal
d. occipital
Answer:d
21.Brainregionsimportantformotorcontrolarefound:
a. inthefrontallobe.
b. inthesubcorticalnuclei.
c. inthebrainstem.
d. inallofthese.
Answer:d
22.Whichbrainfunctionshowsstronglateralization?
a. Memory
b. Sensoryintegration
c. Vision
d. Language
Answer:d
23.Cranialnervescarrywhatkindofinformation?
a. Sensory
b. Motor
c. Sensoryandmotor
d. Neithersensoryormotor
Answer:c
24.Thepartoftheperipheralnervoussystemthathelpsthebodyrelaxanddigestis:
a. thesympatheticnervoussystem.
b. theparasympatheticnervoussystem.
c. thehypothalamus.
d. thesomaticnervoussystem.
Answer:b
Fill in the Blank
1.1 Building a Nervous System
1.Thetwomajorcelltypesofthebrainare________and________. neurons/glia
2.Thefourmajortypesofgliainthenervoussystemare________,________,________,and ________.
astrocytes,microglia,oligodendrocytes,Schwanncells
1.2 Organization of the Nervous System
3.Axonbundlesinthecentralnervoussystemarecalled________andintheperipheral nervoussystemarecalled________.
tracts/nerves
1.3 The Central Nervous System: CNS
4.Thethreeplanesforsectioningthebrainforanatomicalanalysisare________,________,and ________.
coronal/sagittal/horizontal
1.4 The Brain: Structure and Function
5.Thegroupofspecializedbrainareasunderthecerebralcortexthatarepartofthe telencephalonarecalled________.
subcorticalnuclei(orsubcorticalstructures)
6.The________nervesareapartoftheperipheralnervoussystemandemergedirectlyfrom thebrain.
cranial
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