Intro to Psychology Untit 2 practice test

The nervous system could be defined as ______.

A specialized cell found in the nervous system that receives and sends messages within that system is called a __________.

The four parts of every neuron are:

In neurons, the branchlike structures that receive messages from other neurons are called ______________.

Which part of a neuron is attached to the soma and carries messages out to other cells?

A long structure leaving the cell body that action potentials travel along is called ________.

neurons that carry information from the senses to the brain and spinal cord are called ______

Mary put her hand on a hot stove. Which neuron is responsible for sending a pain message up her spinal column, where it would then enter into the main area of the cord?

A young man reads in a letter that he has just won $1,000 in a state-wide lottery and he literally jumps for joy. Which neurons are sending messages from his brain to his legs ordering them to jump?

When a cell is "at rest," it is in a state called the _______ potential.

The state during which a neuron contains more negatively charged ions inside the cell that outside the cell and is not firing is referred to as the ________.

When the electric potential in a cell is in firing versus and a resting state, this electrical charge reversal is known as the _____________.

"All or none" is the principle stating that ________.

Which neurotransmitter is associated with sleep, mood, and appetite

Pain-controlling chemicals in the body are called _______.

The first major division of the nervous system consists of the;

This is a long bundle of nerves that carries messages to the body from the brain and from the brain to the body. It is responsible for very fast reflexes.

The peripheral nervous system consists of ______.

The peripheral nervous system consists of the ________ and the ______ nervous systems.

The _______ nervous system regulates the muscles over which people have conscious control.

As she walks out of the living room. Gloriann turns out the light. In this exampl, Gloriann's ________ is active.

The process of digesting your last snack or meal, or the unconscious regulation of your breathing, are all primarily rooted in the _________ nervous system.

The autonomic nervous system is divided into the _______ and the ________ divisions.

It's midnight and you are alone in your room studying. You hear a loud crash outside your room, and your whole body reacts instantly and furiously. The system that produces these reactions is the _______system.

Calm is to arousal as _______ is to _________.

The branch of the autonomic nervous system that restores the body to normal functioning after arousal and is responsible for calming you down is called the _____.

Small metal desks are pasted onto Miranda's scalp and they are connected by wire to the machine that records her brain waves. From this description, it is eident that Miranda's brain is being studied through the use of ________.

Which of the following is a brain-imaging method in which radioactive dye that attaches to glucose in the brain is injected into a person and computer compiles a color-coded image of the activity of the person's brain?

An auto accident rendered Chris's nervous system unable to send messages for him to breathe, so he is on a respirator. Which brain structure was most likely damaged in the accident?

A young woman recovering from a blow to her head finds she has great difficulty maintaining her balance and coordinating her movements. Injury to which part of her brain is likely to be causing her difficulties?

Which of the following is a group of several brain structures positioned in the center of the head and involved in learning, emotion, memory, and addiction>

If the limbic system were destroyed, which of the following pairs of structures would be damaged?

What part of the brain acts as a relay station for incoming sesory information?

Rats that have a damaged _______ would probably show little or no fear when placed next to a cat.

Emily was n an automobile accident and suffered an injury to her brain resulting in difficulty controllin her left arm. What part of Emily's brain was injured?

Which of the following lobes are involved in planning, creativity, and movement?

Darla was in an automobile accident that resulted in an injury to her brain. Her sense of touch has been affected. Which lobe of her cerebral cortex is the most likely site of the damage?

Layla has difficulty recognizing spoken words, sometimes experiences memory problems, and occasionally has difficulty controlling her emotions. Which part of the brain is probably experiencing a problem that leads to this combination of symptoms?

A brain tumor's growth has caused Dick
s vision to suffer. Which lobe of the brain is being affected by the tumor's growth?

Which hemisphere of the cerebral cortex is better at math, logical reasoning, and language tasks?

The left cerebral hemisphere primarily controls:

Assume that you are testing a split-brain human subject whose language center is in his left hemisphere. If you place a house key into his left hand, he will.

A "split brain" patient is asked to stare at a spot on a screen. When a picture of an objet is shown to the left of the spot, the patient can ____________.

The ability of the brain to change in response to experience or damage it called _______.