Progress Test 2

Question 1

When Sandy scalded her toes in a tub of hot water the pain message was carried to her spinal cord by the ______ nervous system.
a. somatic
b. sympathetic
c. parasympathetic
d. central

Answer 1

a. somatic

Question 2

Which of the following are governed by the simplest neural pathways?
a. emotions
b. physiological drives, such as hunger
c. reflexes
d. movements, such as walking

Answer 2

c. reflexes

Question 3

Melissa, has just completed running a marathon. She is so elated that she feels little fatigue or discomfort. her lack of pain is probably the result of the release of:
a. ACh
b. endorphins
c. dopamine
d. norepinephrine

Answer 3

b. endorphins

Question 4

The myelin sheath that is on some neurons:
a. increases the speed of neural transmission
b. slows neural transmission
c. regulates the release of neurotransmitters
d. prevents positive ions from passing through the membrane

Answer 4

a. increases the speed of neural transmission

Question 5

I am a relatively fast-acting chemical messenger that affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal. What am I?
a. acetylcholine
b. dopamine
c, norepinephrine
d. serotonin

Answer 5

d. serotonin

Question 6

The neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) is most likely to be found:
a. at the junction between sensory neurons and muscle fibers
b. at the junction between motor neurons and muscle fibers
c. at junctions between interneurons
d. in all of these locations

Answer 6

b. at the junction between motor neurons and muscle fibers

Question 7

The gland that regulates body growth is the
a. adrenal
b. thyroid
c. hypothalamus
d. pituitary

Answer 7

d. pituitary

Question 8

Epinephrine and norepinephrine are released by the ____ gland
a. neurotransmitters; pituitary
b. hormones: pituitary
c. neurotransmitters; thyroid
d. hormones; adrenal

Answer 8

d. hormones; adrenal

Question 9

The effect of a drug that is an agonist is to:
a. cause of the brain to stop producing certain neurotransmitters
b. mimic a particular neurotransmitter
c. block a particular neurotransmitter
d. disrupt a neuron’s all or none firing pattern

Answer 9

b. mimic a particular neurotransmitter

Question 10

Chemical messengers produced by endocrine:
a. agonists
b. neurotransmitters
c. hormones
d. enzymes

Answer 10

c. hormones

Question 11

In the brain, learning occurs as experience strengthens certain connections in cell work groups called:
a. action potentials
b. neural networks
c. endocrine systems
d. dendrites

Answer 11

b. neural networks

Question 12

Biological Psychology

Answer 12

concerned with the links between biology and behavior

Question 13

Endorphins

Answer 13

natural, opiatelike neurotransmitters

Question 14

Central Nervous System

Answer 14

the brain and spinal cord

Question 15

Peripheral Nervous System

Answer 15

connects the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body

Question 16

Autonomic Nervous System

Answer 16

controls the glands and muscles of internal organs

Question 17

Sympathetic Nervous System

Answer 17

arouses the body

Question 18

Nerve

Answer 18

bundled axons

Question 19

Somatic Nervous System

Answer 19

enables voluntary control of skeletal muscles

Question 20

Endocrine Nervous System

Answer 20

body’ systems of glands

Question 21

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Answer 21

calms the body

Question 22

Neurotransmitters

Answer 22

chemical messengers released into synapses

Question 23

A biological psychologist would be more likely to study:
a. how you learn to express emotions
b. how to help people overcome emotional disorders
c. life-span changes in the expression of emotion
d. the chemical changes that accompany emotions

Answer 23

d. the chemical changes that accompany emotions

Question 24

You are able to pull your hand quickly away from hot water before pain is felt because:
a. movement of the hand is a reflex that involves intervention of the spinal cord only
b. movement of the hand does not require intervention by the central nervous system
c. the brain reacts quickly to prevent severe injury
d. the autonomic division of the peripheral nervous system intervenes to speed contraction of the muscles of the hand

Answer 24

a. movement of the hand is a reflex that involves intervention of the spinal cord only

Question 25

Several shy neurons send an inhibitory message to neighboring neuron Joni. At the same time a larger group of party going neurons sends Joni excitatory messages. What will Joni do? a. fire, assuming that her threshold has been reached b. not fire, even if her threshold has been reached c. renter a resting potential d. become hyper polarized

Answer 25

a. fire, assuming that her threshold has been reached

Question 26

Following Jayshree's near fatal car accident, her physician noticed that the pupillary reflex of her eyes was abnormal. This MAY indicate that Jayshree's ______ was damaged in the accident. a. myelin sheath b. autonomic nervous system c. pituitary gland d. somatic nervous system

Answer 26

b. autonomic nervous system

Question 27

I am relatively fast acting chemical messenger that influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion. What AM I? a. dopamine b. a hormone c. acetylcholine d. glutamate

Answer 27

c. acetylcholine

Question 28

Since Malcom has been taking a drug prescribed by his doctor, he no longer enjoys the little pleases of life, such as eating and drinking. His doctor explains that this is because the drug: a. triggers release of dopamine b. inhibits the release of dopamine c. triggers release of ACh d. inhibits the release of ACh

Answer 28

b. inhibits the release of dopamine

Question 29

Which of the following was a major problem with phrenology? a. it was ahead of its time and no one believed it could be true b. The brain is not neatly organized into structures that correspond to our categories of behavior c. The brains of humans and animals are much less similar than the theory applied d. All of these were problems with phrenology

Answer 29

b. The brain is not neatly organized into structures that correspond to our categories of behavior

Question 30

I am relatively slow acting (but long lasting) chemical messenger carried throughout the body by the bloodstream. What am I? a. a hormone b. a neurotransmitter c. acetylcholine d. dopamine

Answer 30

a. a hormone

Question 31

Your brother has been taking prescription medicine and experience a number of unpleasant side effects, including unusually rapid heartbeat and excessive perspiration. it is likely that the medicine is exaggerating activity in the: a. central nervous system b. sympathetic nervous system c. parasympathetic nervous system d. somatic nervous system

Answer 31

b. sympathetic nervous system

Question 32

A bodybuilder friend suddenly seems to have grown several inches in height. You suspect that your friend's growth spurt has occurred because he has been using drugs that affect the: a. pituitary gland b. parathyroids c. adrenal glands d. pancreas

Answer 32

a. pituitary gland