Quiz #2

Question 1

Which of the following make up the central nervous system?
Group of answer choices

the limbs

all neurons in the body

the heart and lungs

the brain and the spinal cord

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

The brain and the spinal cord

Question 2

The ______ takes in visual, hearing, touch, and taste information and passes these types of information on to the cortex.
Group of answer choices

hypothalamus

hippocampus

pons

thalamus

Answer 2

The correct answer is:

Thalamus

Question 3

The ______ connects the right and left hemispheres.
Group of answer choices

corpus callosum

hypothalamus

central fissure

thalamus.

Answer 3

The correct answer is:

Corpus callosum

Question 4

Damage to the cerebellum could cause problems with ______.
Group of answer choices

language comprehension

motor learning

visual orientation

face recognition

Answer 4

The correct answer is:

Motor learning

Question 5

The four stages of development of the nervous system include, in correct order, ______.
Group of answer choices

peripheral, autonomic, sympathetic and parasympathetic

proliferation, migration, circuit formation, and circuit pruning

frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal

circuit pruning, circuit formation, innervation, and proliferation

Answer 5

The correct answer is:

Proliferation, migration, circuit formation, and circuit pruning

Question 6

Jonas suffered a stroke in Broca’s area. The result is most likely an inability to ______.
Group of answer choices

perceive the movement of objects

see a cup of coffee and pick it up

stand upright

speak in a coherent manner

Answer 6

The correct answer is:

Speak in a coherent manner

Question 7

Which division of the autonomic nervous system slows the activity of most organs to conserve energy but also activates digestion to renew energy?

Group of answer choices

somatic division

cranial division

parasympathetic division

sympathetic division

Answer 7

The correct answer is:

Parasympathetic division

Question 8

After Carlie suffered a stroke, she had difficulty moving her left hand. What part of her brain was likely to have been impacted by the stroke?
Group of answer choices

Broca’s area

central sulcus

right primary motor cortex

left homunculus

Answer 8

The correct answer is:

Right primary motor cortex

(The right hemisphere of the brain controls movement on the left side of the body.)

Question 9

The spinal cord’s primary function is to transmit signals between the ______.
Group of answer choices

left and right side of the body

various parts of the brain

brain and the body

body and the nerves

Answer 9

The correct answer is:

Brain and the body

Question 10

Dysfunction in the prefrontal cortex may cause ______.
Group of answer choices

inability to produce speech

blindness

loss of impulse control

neglect

Answer 10

The correct answer is:

Loss of impulse control