2nd_Psychiatry_Exam_Batch_2024_COMPILED Flashcards
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- Which of the following statements about the chromosomes of both genders is TRUE?
A. The male gets its Y chromosome from the mother.
B. The female gets its X chromosomes only from the mother.
C. The male gets its X chromosomes from the father.
D. The female gets its X chromosomes from both parents.
D. The female gets its X chromosomes from both parents.
- Darwin was not the first to suggest that species evolve, but he was the first to suggest:
A. That sex is an important component of evolution
B. That evolution occurs by genetics
C. That culture is an important component of evolution
D. How evolution occurs
C. How evolution occurs
In the early 19th century Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744–1829) proposed his theory of the transmutation of species, the first fully formed theory of evolution. In 1858 Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace published a new evolutionary theory, explained in detail in Darwin’s On the Origin of Species (1859).
- Which of the following is TRUE about the relationship of estrogen and the brain?
A. Low levels of estradiol enhances the formation of memories.
B. Low levels of estradiol enhances the longevity of neurons.
C. Estradiol produces lipids in neurons to create energy.
D. Estradiol is responsible for energy production in the brain.
D. Estradiol is responsible for energy production in the brain.
- Who initiated the studies on the influence of genes on behaviour?
A. Gregor Mendel
B. Charles Darwin
C. Rene Descartes
D. Seymour Benzer
E. Seymour Benzer
Initiated studies on influence of genes on behavior in the 1970s Trans 24 1.06 p4
- Nature is to nurture as
A. Genetics is to experience
B. Behaviourism is to physiology
C. Learning is to genetics
D. Behaviourism is to ethology
A. Genetics is to experience
- The production of energy in women’s brains decreases by this much after menopause?
A. 80%
B. 10%
C. 50%
D. 30%
30%
- Which of the following is a steroid hormone?
A. Β-endorphin
B. Adrenocorticotropic hormone
C. Luteinizing hormone
D. Cortisol
D. Cortisol
Cortisol is a steroid hormone synthesized from cholesterol Β-endorphin and Adrenocorticotropic hormone are peptide hormones Luteinizing hormone is a glycoprotein hormone.
- This neuroimaging technique allows a study of the white matter tracts of the brain.
A. Magnetic resonance imaging
B. Computerized tomography
C. Functional magnetic resonance imaging
D. Diffusion tensor imaging
D. Diffusion tensor imaging
Provides information to qualitatively and quantitatively describe the shape, size, and integrity of gray and white matter structures in the brain.
- Behavior is the product of:
A. An organism’s perception of the situation
B. An organism’s genetic endowment
C. All of the above
D. An organism’s experience
C. All of the above.
Behavior is the product of interaction of genetic endowment, experience and perception of the current situation
- Which of the following is TRUE about the relationship of hormones with gender?
A. Men have greater amounts of testosterone than estrogen .
B. Women have greater amounts of testosterone than estrogen.
C. Estrogen decreases significantly in women during old age.
D. Testosterone decreases significantly in men during middle age.
A. Men have greater amounts of testosterone than estrogen.
Estrogen is known as the “female” hormone. Testosterone is known as the “male” hormone.
- Darwin suggested a mechanism of evolution called:
A. Sex
B. Courtship
C. Natural selection
D. Genes
C. Natural selection
- According to Helen Fisher, which of the following personality traits is driven primarily by testosterone?
A. Being agreeable
B. Intuitiveness
C. Tolerance to ambiguity
D. Being competitive
D. Being competitive
- Which of the following is a peptide neurotransmitter?
A. Endorphin
B. Histamine
C. Glycine
D. Norepinephrine
A. Endorphin
endorphin (endogenous morphine) Naturally occurring peptide neurotransmitter found in the pituitary gland that has similar painrelieving effects as morphine and other derivatives of opium.
- Which of the following events of signal transduction happens after about 1 day?
A. Enzymatic formation of second messengers
B. Activation of late genes
C. Binding of first messenger
D. Activation of ion channels
B. Activation of late genes
- After taking a medication for allergy you fell drowsy and sleepy. Which of the pharmacologic aspects has been effected by your medication?
A. H4 agonism
B. H1 antagonism
C. H2 antagonism
D. H3 agonism
B. H1 antagonism
- The earliest precursor of a neuron originates and proliferates in the:
A. Prosencephalon
B. Ventricular zone
C. Olfactory bulb
D. Hippocampus
A. Ventricular zone
The precursor cells of neurons proliferate in a part of the neural tube called the ventricular zone, adjacent to the neural tube’s central canal. During the period of maximum proliferation while the embryo is gestating, an estimated 250,000 new neurons form in the ventricular zone every minute.
- Which of the following is TRUE about dominant traits?
A. Appears in 50% of first crosses
B. Appears in 25% of second crosses
C. Appears in 50% of second crosses
D. Appears in 100% of first crosses
D. Appears in 100% of first crosses
Dominant traits (appears in 100% of 1st crosses) and recessive traits (appear in 25% of second crosses) (trans 1.06 page2)
- Humans normally have:
A. 21 chromosomes
B. 23 pairs of chromosomes
C. 23 chromosomes
D. 21 pairs of chromosomes
D. 23 pairs of chromosomes
Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes–22 pairs of numbered chromosomes, called autosomes, and one pair of sex chromosomes, X and Y.
- All of the following are nucleotide bases that make up the genetic material EXCEPT for:
A. Guanine
B. Cytosine
C. Adenine
D. Thiamine
D. Thiamine
The 4 DNA bases are adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), or thymine (T) not THIAMINE Trans 1.6 p2
- Fitness in the Darwinian sense refers to an organism’s ability to:
A. Contribute fertile offsprings to the next generation
B. Survive natural and man-made disasters
C. Become large and strong and be able to defeat enemies
D. Remain healthy and void being preyed upon
A. Contribute fertile offsprings to the next generation
Human Evolution - Charles Darwin: Traits associated with high rates of survival & reproduction most likely to be passed on to future generations Reference: (2024) Trans 1.06 - Page 01
- Late gene products are produced by hormone through the activating action of:
A. Fos protein
B. cJun gene
C. cFos gene
D.Fos-Jun protein
D. Fos-Jun protein
Examples of Late Gene Activation: Fos& Jun collaborate to produce a Fos-Jun combination protein (acts as 6th-messenger transcription factor for late genes) Activating Late Gene: Fos-Jun transcription factor returns to genome & finds another gene (late gene) Reference: (2024) Trans 1.07 - Page 03
- Which of the following statements is TRUE about the difference between hormones and neurotransmitters?
A. Hormones exert their action at sites distant from where they are secrete while neurotransmitters exert their action close to where they are secreted
B. Hormones allow us to adjust to changes in our environment while neurotransmitters do not
C. Hormones are transported through the axon while neurotransmitters are transported through the circulatory system
D. Hormones regulate complex human behaviour activities while neurotransmitters do not.
A. Hormones exert their action at sites distant from where they are secrete while neurotransmitters exert their action close to where they are secreted
- All of the following statements about the human genome project are true EXCEPT for;
A. It has produced knowledge that may explain human diseases with genetic basis
B. It has identified all the variations in occurring in human genes
C. It has mapped the brain sequence of 200,000 human genes
D. It has produced knowledge that may explain the genetic basis of human behaviour
B. It has identified all the variations in occurring in human genes
- The idea that the human brain and human mind are separate entities was formalized in the 1600s by;
A. Descartes
B. Plato
C. Hebb
D. Locke
A. Descartes