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,1. Whyjarejajbroadjperspectivejandjanjinterdisciplinaryjapproachjrequiredjfor
understandingjthejbrain?jChoosejthejcorrectjoption.
A) Understandingjthejbrainjisjajfocusedjareajinjnaturaljsciencejwithjthejbrainjserving
asjthejcommonjpointjofjfocus.
B) Understandingjthejbrainjrequiresjknowledgejaboutjmanyjthings,jfromjthejstructure
ofjthejwaterjmoleculejtojthejelectricaljandjchemicaljpropertiesjofjthejbrain.
C) Understandingjthejbrainjrequiresjthejstudyjofjthejdifferentjspeciesjofjthejbrain.
D) Understandingjthejbrainjrequiresjthejanalysisjofjonejapproachjatjajtimejtojyieldjajnewjsy
nthesis.


2. Galen'sjstudyjofjsheepjbrainsjwasjthejbasisjforjajtheoryjofjbrainjfunctionjthatjprevailedjforjal
mostj1500jyears.jWhichjofjthejfollowingjrepresentsjthisjview?jChoosejthejcorrect
option.
A) Thejheartjasjthejcenterjofjintellectjandjthejbrainjasjthejcoolingjsystem
B) Localizationjofjbrainjfunctionjinjthejcerebrumjandjcerebellum
C) Mind–brainjduality
D) Parcelingjthejcerebrumjintojlobes


3. Whatjisj“mind–brainjproblem”?jChoosejthejcorrectjoption.
A) Individually,jhumanjmentaljcapacitiesjexistjinjthejmindjthatjisjoutsidejthejbrain.
B) Thejmindjisjthejsamejasjthejbrain.
C) BothjanimalsjandjpeoplejpossessjintellectjandjajGod-givenjsoul.
D) Thejpinealjglandjisjajspiritualjentity.


4. Whatjnotionjwasjdisplacedjbyjthejconceptjofjnervesjbeingjdescribedjasjwires?jChoose
thejcorrectjoption.
A) Nervesjarejchannelsjthatjcommunicatejwithjthejbrainjbyjthejmovementjofjfluids.
B) Musclesjcanjbejtwitchedjwhenjnervesjarejstimulatedjelectricallyjandjthejbrainjitself
mayjgeneratejelectricity.
C) Signalsjtojthejmusclesjcausingjmovementjusejthejsamejwiresjasjthosejthatjregister
sensationsjfromjthejskin.
D) Nervesjconductjelectricaljsignalsjtojandjfromjthejbrain.


5. ThejcombinedjworkjofjBelljandjMagendiejrevealedjajfundamentaljfactjaboutjthejspinal
nerves.jChoosejthejcorrectjoption.
A) Spinaljnervesjarejmyelinated.
B) Spinaljnervesjarejbundlesjofjsensoryjandjmotorjnerves,jandjinjeachjsensoryjandjmotorjn
ervejfiber,jtransmissionjisjstrictlyjone-way.
C) Spinaljnervesjarejnotjhollowjtubesjcarryingjfluid.
D) Bothjhumansjandjanimalsjhavejspinaljnerves.




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,6. ForjwhatjpurposejdidjFranzjJosephjGalljstudyjthejdimensionsjofjthejhumanjhead?
Choosejthejcorrectjoption.
A) Tojunderstandjthejpropensityjforjcertainjpersonalityjtraits
B) Tojdemonstratejequaljparticipationjofjalljregionsjofjthejbrainjinjalljcerebral
functions
C) Tojshowjthatjnervesjconductjelectricaljsignalsjtojandjfromjthejbrain
D) Tojshowjthatjuniquejhumanjmentaljcapabilitiesjexistjoutsidejthejbrain


7. OnjwhatjbasisjdidjBrocajdefendjfunctionaljlocalizationjofjthejbrain?jChoosejthejcorrect
option.
A) Byjestablishingjajrelationshipjbetweenjthejproductionjofjspeechjandjthejright
frontaljlobe
B) Byjestablishingjajrelationshipjbetweenjthejproductionjofjspeechjandjthejoccipital
lobe
C) Byjestablishingjajrelationshipjbetweenjthejproductionjofjspeechjandjthejleftjfrontal
lobe
D) Byjestablishingjajrelationshipjbetweenjthejproductionjofjspeechjandjthejcerebellum


8. Tojwhomjcanjwejattributejthejtheoryjthatjbehaviorjisjamongjthejheritablejtraitsjthatjcan
develop?jChoosejthejcorrectjoption.
A) Marie-Jean-PierrejFlourens
B) CharlesjDarwin
C) GustavjFritschjandjEdwardjHitzig
D) FranzjJosephjGall


9. Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjajcorrectjexplanationjofjajdisorderjthatjaffectsjthejnervous
system?jChoosejthejcorrectjoption.
A) Cerebraljpalsyjisjajmotorjdisorderjcausedjbyjdamagejtojthejcerebrumjbefore,
during,jorjsoonjafterjbirth.
B) Epilepsyjisjajprogressivejdiseasejthatjaffectsjnervejconduction,jcharacterizedjby
episodesjofjweakness,jlackjofjcoordination,jandjspeechjdisturbance.
C) Strokejinvolvesjajlossjofjfeelingjandjmovementjcausedjbyjtraumaticjdamagejtojthe
spinaljcord.
D) Alzheimer'sjdiseasejisjajseverejpsychoticjillnessjcharacterizedjbyjdelusions,
hallucinations,jandjbizarrejbehavior.




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, 10. Ajneuroscientistjisjinvestigatingjhowjdifferentjneuraljcircuitsjinjthejbrainjanalyzejsensory
jinformation,jformjperceptionsjofjthejexternal jworld,jmakejdecisions,jandjexecutejmove

ments.jAtjwhatjleveljofjanalysisjisjthisjresearchjconducted?jChoosejthe
correctjoption.
A) Molecularjneurosciencejlevel
B) Cellularjneurosciencejlevel
C) Systemsjneurosciencejlevel
D) Cognitivejneurosciencejlevel


11. Whatjisjthejrationalejbehindjthejusejofjanimaljmodelsjtojunderstandjthejhumanjbrain?
Choosejthejcorrectjoption.
A) Animaljbrainsjarejidenticaljtojhumanjbrainsjbutjonlyjsmallerjinjsize.
B) Brainjmechanismsjthatjmotivatejanyjreactionjarejidenticaljinjanimaljandjhuman
brains.
C) Thejnervousjsystemsjofjdifferentjspeciesjofjanimalsjandjhumansjsharejmany
commonjmechanisms.
D) Animaljbrainsjarejeasierjtojobtainjthanjhumanjbrains.


12. Howjdojneuroscientistsjidentifyjthejpartsjofjthejbrainjthatjarejspecializedjforjdifferentjbeha
vioraljfunctionsjrelatedjtojthejnichejajspeciesjnormallyjoccupies?jChoosejthe
correctjoption.
A) Byjstudyingjthejsimilaritiesjinjresponsejpatternjtojfearjinjdifferentjspecies
B) Byjstudyingjneuronsjonejatjajtime
C) Byjcomparingjthejspecializationsjofjthejbrainsjofjdifferentjspecies
D) Byjsystematicallyjdestroyingjeachjpartjofjthejbrainjandjstudyingjitsjimplication


13. Atjwhichjleveljofjanalysisjdojneuroscientistsjstudyjthejdifferentjtypesjofjneuronsjand
theirjfunctions?jChoosejthejcorrectjoption.
A) Cellularjneuroscience
B) Cognitivejneuroscience
C) Molecularjneuroscience
D) Behavioraljneuroscience


14. Whatjisjthejdifferencejbetweenjreplicationjandjverification?jChoosejthejcorrectjoption.
A) Replicationjtestsjajhypothesis,jwhereasjverificationjrechecksjthejhypothesis.
B) Replicationjcanjonlyjbejdonejonce,jwhereasjverificationjcanjbejdonejmanyjtimes.
C) Replicationjisjrepeatingjthejexperimentjinjotherjsubjectsjtojrulejoutjthejpossibilityjofjch
ance.jInjverification,jthejexperimentjisjrepeatedjandjthejsamejobservationsjare
obtainedjbyjanyjscientistjfollowingjthejsamejprotocoljasjthejoriginaljobserver.
D) Replicationjandjverificationjarejnotjessentiallyjdifferent.




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