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1.bIdentifybthebtypebofbglialbcellsbthatbproducebthebmyelinbthatbenvelopsbaxons.b
A)bSchwannbcellsb
B)bependymalbcellsb
C)bastrocytesb
D)bmicrogliab
2.bThebclubbdrugbEcstasybincreasesbthebreleasebofbserotoninbintobthebsynapse.bBybcontrast,b
thebantianxietybdrugbandbsleepbaidbTrazodonebblocksbthebeffectsbofbserotoninbatbtheb
receptorbsite.bEcstasybisbabserotoninb_____,bwhereasbTrazodonebisbabserotoninb_____.b
A)binhibitor;bagonistb
B)bantagonist;binhibitorb
C)bantagonist;bagonistb
D)bagonist;bantagonistb
3.bAnbexamplebofbanbinhibitorybneurotransmitterbis:b
A)bGABA.b
B)bdopamine.b
C)bglutamate.b
D)bacetylcholine.b
4.bCocainebsometimesbproducesbextremebalertnessbandbanbexaggeratedbawarenessbofb
environmentalbstimuli.bThisbisbbecausebonebofbitsbeffectsbisbtobenhancebthebactivitybofbtheb
neurotransmitterbthatbhelpsbpreparebthebbodybforbstressfulbsituations,bnamely:b
A)bserotonin.b
B)bendorphins.b
C)bacetylcholine.b
D)bnorepinephrine.b
5.bAlzheimer'sbdiseasebisbtobParkinson'sbdiseasebasb_____bisbtob_____.b
A)bdopamine;bacetylcholineb
B)bnorepinephrine;bdopamineb
C)bacetylcholine;bdopamineb
D)bacetylcholine;bserotoninb
6.bDr.bTalbotbprescribesba(n)b_____bagonistbtobhelpbrelievebabclient'sbdepression.b
A)bacetylcholineb
B)bglutamateb
C)bserotoninb
D)bendorphinb
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7.bNeedlesbfrightenbJanice.bAsbshebawaitsbabflubshot,bJanice'sb_____bnervousbsystembisb
probablybgoingbintob“overdrive.”b
A)bsomaticb
B)bperipheralb

,C)bparasympatheticb
D)bsympatheticb
8.bThebsympatheticbnervousbsystem:b
A)bconstrictsbpupilsbandbfacilitatesbdigestion.b
B)bconstrictsbpupilsbandbslowsbdigestion.b
C)bdilatesbpupilsbandbslowsbdigestion.b
D)bdilatesbpupilsbandbenhancesbdigestion.b
9.bDuringbabstressfulbroundbofbauditions,banxiousbactorsbengagebinbsmallbtalkbinbthebwaitingb
roombtobcalmbtheirbnervesbandbgainbreassurance.bThisbbehaviorbexemplifiesbtheb_____b
responsebtobstress;bitbisbMOSTbcommonbamongb_____.b
A)bfight-or-flight;bmenb
B)bfight-or-flight;bwomenb
C)btend-and-befriend;bmenb
D)btend-and-befriend;bwomenb
10.bTheb_____bglandbisbknownbasbthebmasterbglandbofbthebendocrinebsystembbecausebitb
regulatesbthebfunctionsbofballbthebotherbendocrinebglands.b
A)badrenalb
B)bpituitaryb
C)bthyroidb
D)bpinealb
11.bCaffeinebconsumptionbmakesbonebfeelbphysicallybenergizedbbecausebitbactivatesbtheb
fight-or-flightbresponsebofbtheb_____nervousbsystem.b
A)bparasympatheticb
B)bcentralb
C)bsympatheticb
D)bsomaticb
12.bThebbody'sbsaltbbalancebisbregulatedbbybtheb_____bgland(s).b
A)bpinealb
B)bpituitaryb
C)bthyroidb
D)badrenalb
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13.bFollowingbabheadbinjury,bEnidbhasbtroublebmakingbsensebofbwhatbpeoplebsaybtobher.bEnidb
maybhavebsufferedbdamagebtobtheb_____blobe.b
A)brightbfrontalb
B)brightbtemporalb
C)bleftbfrontalb
D)bleftbtemporalb
14.bWernicke'sbareabisbtobtheb_____blobebasbBroca'sbareabisbtobtheb_____blobe.b
A)bleftbtemporal;brightbtemporalb

,B)bleftbtemporal;bleftbfrontalb
C)brightbfrontal;bleftbfrontalb
D)bleftbfrontal;bleftbtemporalb
15.bBroca'sbandbWernicke'sbareasbarebprimarilybinvolvedbin:b
A)bprocessingbandbproducingblanguage.b
B)bidentifyingbvisualbstimuli.b
C)breactingbtobsounds.b
D)btastebandbtouch.b
16.bWhichbstatementbBESTbcapturesbtheblikelybrelationshipbbetweenbneuroplasticitybandb
neurogenesis?b
A)bNeurogenesisbsupportsbneuroplasticity.b
B)bNeurogenesisbisbthebsamebthingbasbneuroplasticity.b
C)bNeuroplasticitybisbonlybdistantlybrelatedbtobneurogenesis.b
D)bNeuroplasticitybdrivesbneurogenesis.b
17.bAccordingbtobthebtext,bthebextentbofbabpatient'sbfunctionalbrecoverybfrombab
hemispherectomybisb_____bcorrelatedbwithbhisborbherbage.b
A)bnotb
B)bnegativelyb
C)bpositivelyb
D)bequallyb
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18.bThebtextbookbsuggestsbthatbneurogenesisbisbespeciallybevidentbinbcertainbbrainbareasband
b

thatbneurogenesisbisbimportantbforblearningbandbcreatingbnewbmemories.bBasedbonbthisb
informationbandbonbyourbknowledgebofbbrainbstructures,bonebbrainbstructurebwhereb
neurogenesisbmaybbebespeciallybpronouncedbisbthe:b
A)bamygdala.b
B)bhypothalamus.b
C)bhippocampus.b
D)bbasalbganglia.b
19.bIdentifybthebbrainbstructurebthatbhelpsbusbplanbandbexecutebvoluntarybmovementsbandb
allowsbusbtobmovebourbbody.b
A)bWernicke'sbareab
B)bthebmotorbcortexb
C)bthebsomatosensorybcortexb
D)bBroca'sbareab
20.bThebtactilebsensitivitybofbabbodybpartbisb_____brelatedbtobthebsizebofbtheb_____bcortexb
devotedbtobprocessingbitsbsensations.b
A)bnegatively;bauditoryb
B)bnegatively;bsomatosensoryb
C)bpositively;bauditoryb

, D)bpositively;bsomatosensoryb
21.bTheboccipitalblobebisbtobtheb_____bcortexbasbtheb_____blobebisbtobthebauditorybcortex.b
A)bmotor;btemporalb
B)bvisual;btemporalb
C)bmotor;bparietalb
D)bvisual;bparietalb
22.bTheblimbicbsystembcontainsbthe:b
A)bhippocampusbandbmedulla.b
B)bcerebellumbandbhypothalamus.b
C)bthalamusbandbamygdala.b
D)bhypothalamusbandbWernicke'sbarea.b
23.bTheb_____blobebofbthebbrainbisbresponsiblebforbprocessingbvisualbinformation?b
A)bfrontalb
B)bparietalb
C)btemporalb
D)boccipitalb
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24.bWithinbtheblimbicbsystem,bsensorybinformationbisbtobemotionbasbtheb_____bisbtobtheb
_____.b
A)bthalamus;bamygdalab
B)bhypothalamus;bamygdalab
C)bamygdala;bthalamusb
D)bamygdala;bhypothalamusb
25.bThebhypothalamusbisbresponsiblebfor:b
A)bformingbnewbmemoriesbfrombexperiences.b
B)bregulatingbsleep–wakebcycles.b
C)bprocessingbbasicbemotions.b
D)brelayingbvisualbinformationbtobthebvisualbcortex.b
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