BAM Semester Exam Study questions
and correct answers
Sensory and motor neurons of the ________ nervous system are associated with activities
traditionally thought of as conscious or voluntary. - correct answer ✔✔ Somatic.
Which of the following is not a part sympathetic activation during the fight or flight response? -
correct answer ✔✔ Digestion functions become more active.
The somatosensory cortex is responsible for processing ________. - correct answer ✔✔
Temperature, touch, and pain.
Which brain region is thought to serves as an interface between the nervous system and the
endocrine system? - correct answer ✔✔ Hypothalamus.
Which is the main type of chemical messengers secreted by the male gonads? - correct answer
✔✔ Androgens.
Myelination of axons was an important event in the evolution of the nervous system. What is
the most likely reason that myelination gave some organisms a selective advantage? - correct
answer ✔✔ It increased conduction velocity along the axon and reduced energy expenditure.
Which statement regarding Darwinian evolution is false? - correct answer ✔✔ Morphological
changes that occur during an individual's lifetime are passed on to the next generation.
The study of the inheritance of traits is called.. - correct answer ✔✔ Genetics.
, Among mammals, species that eat leaves and grasses tend to have brains that are _______ than
those of species that eat fruit or insects. - correct answer ✔✔ Smaller.
Evidence from endocasts suggest that which of the following hominids had the largest brain? -
correct answer ✔✔ Australopithecus africanus.
A(n) ________ facilitates or mimics the activity of a given neurotransmitter system - correct
answer ✔✔ Agonist.
Multiple sclerosis involves a breakdown of the ________. - correct answer ✔✔ Myelin sheath.
The drug ___ is structurally similar to serotonin - correct answer ✔✔ LSD.
Which of the following is associated with atypical levels of dopamine? - correct answer ✔✔
Parkinsons and Schizophrenia.
Which of the following is the most widespread excitatory neurotransmitter in the nervous
system? - correct answer ✔✔ Glutamate.
External cues like light, food intake, noise, and temperature are all considered _____ - correct
answer ✔✔ Zeitgebers.
Which of the following structures was not mentioned as being important to our circadian
rhythm regulation - correct answer ✔✔ Amygdala.
Stage 2 of non-REM sleep is characterised by which pattern of brain waves - correct answer
✔✔ Theta.
and correct answers
Sensory and motor neurons of the ________ nervous system are associated with activities
traditionally thought of as conscious or voluntary. - correct answer ✔✔ Somatic.
Which of the following is not a part sympathetic activation during the fight or flight response? -
correct answer ✔✔ Digestion functions become more active.
The somatosensory cortex is responsible for processing ________. - correct answer ✔✔
Temperature, touch, and pain.
Which brain region is thought to serves as an interface between the nervous system and the
endocrine system? - correct answer ✔✔ Hypothalamus.
Which is the main type of chemical messengers secreted by the male gonads? - correct answer
✔✔ Androgens.
Myelination of axons was an important event in the evolution of the nervous system. What is
the most likely reason that myelination gave some organisms a selective advantage? - correct
answer ✔✔ It increased conduction velocity along the axon and reduced energy expenditure.
Which statement regarding Darwinian evolution is false? - correct answer ✔✔ Morphological
changes that occur during an individual's lifetime are passed on to the next generation.
The study of the inheritance of traits is called.. - correct answer ✔✔ Genetics.
, Among mammals, species that eat leaves and grasses tend to have brains that are _______ than
those of species that eat fruit or insects. - correct answer ✔✔ Smaller.
Evidence from endocasts suggest that which of the following hominids had the largest brain? -
correct answer ✔✔ Australopithecus africanus.
A(n) ________ facilitates or mimics the activity of a given neurotransmitter system - correct
answer ✔✔ Agonist.
Multiple sclerosis involves a breakdown of the ________. - correct answer ✔✔ Myelin sheath.
The drug ___ is structurally similar to serotonin - correct answer ✔✔ LSD.
Which of the following is associated with atypical levels of dopamine? - correct answer ✔✔
Parkinsons and Schizophrenia.
Which of the following is the most widespread excitatory neurotransmitter in the nervous
system? - correct answer ✔✔ Glutamate.
External cues like light, food intake, noise, and temperature are all considered _____ - correct
answer ✔✔ Zeitgebers.
Which of the following structures was not mentioned as being important to our circadian
rhythm regulation - correct answer ✔✔ Amygdala.
Stage 2 of non-REM sleep is characterised by which pattern of brain waves - correct answer
✔✔ Theta.
