Quiz 1

Question 1

T/F: All peripheral nerves are motor.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

T/F: The thought leaders during the early historic period (Egyptians, Greeks) of the correlation of mental functions to an area of the body believed mental processes were localized in the heart.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

T/F: Both CT & MRI are structural neuroimaging techniques. CT provides better images but takes longer to process the images and is more costly.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

When the vocal folds are apart during breathing they are?
a) Abducted
b) Flexed
c) Extended
d) Adducted

Answer 4

a) Abducted

Question 5

Which of the following is a coronal section of the brain?

Answer 5

Slices of Bread

Question 6

When applied to the brain, dorsal refers to _____ but when applied to the brainstem & spinal cord dorsal refers to ___.

A) top of the brain, back of the brainstem & spinal cord
B) front of the brain, back of the brainstem & spinal cord
C) top of the brain, front of the brainstem & spinal cord
D) back of the brain, back of the brainstem & spinal cord

Answer 6

a) Top of the brain, back of the brainstem & spinal cord

Question 7

Angiography is a neuroimaging technique that allows visualization of which of the following?

A. the peripheral nerves
B, the brain at rest
c. the vascular system
D. the brain while performing a task

Answer 7

C. the Vascular System

Question 8

T/F: Proximal refers to a point nearest limb’s attachment.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Which of the following neuroimaging technique(s) gives you information on which areas of the brain are involved in on-going tasks like …

A. fMRI
B. X-Ray
C. MRI
D. CT

Answer 9

fMRI

Question 10

Which of the following is TRUE about connectionists in 20th century.

A. They believe that certain areas of the brain perform certain functions but that it takes many areas of the brain to actually produce behavior
B, They believe that certain areas of the brain are responsible for certain behaviors and that ONLY thoan areas produce these bel
C. They do not believe that certain areas of the brain perform certain functions.
D. They believe that all areas of the brain participate in behaviors.

Answer 10

a) they believe that certain areas of the brain perform certain functions but that it takes many areas of the brain to actually produce behavior

Question 11

The CNS consists of which of the following:

A. Spinal cord and peripheral nerves
8. Brain and cranial nerves
C. Brain and peripheral nerves
D. Brain and spinal cord

Answer 11

d) Brain and Spinal Cord

Question 12

Match the following historical figures to the ideas they espoused about brain-behavior relations:

Franz Gall
Paul Broca
Karl Wernicke
Phineas Gage

A. phrenology; enlarged area on skull corresponds to increased area of brain underneath which correlates to particular behavioral skill
B, comprehension of speech localized to primary auditory cortex (Heschle’s gyrus)
C. frontal lobes important for executive functions; planning. judgment, reasoning
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D. articulate speech localized to third inferior frontal convolution

Answer 12

Franz Gall– Phrenology
Paul Broca– Articulate speech localized to third inferior frontal convolution
Karl Wernicke– Comprehension of speech localized to primary auditory cortex (Heschle’s gyrus)
Phineas Gage– Frontal lobes important for executive functioning; planning, judgement, reasoning