Test Bank for Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain, 4th Edition by Bear, Connors, Paradiso | Complete Q&A with Answer Keys

,1. Whyfarefafbroadfperspectivefandfanfinterdisciplinaryfapproachfrequiredffor
understandingfthefbrain?fChoosefthefcorrectfoption.
A) Understandingfthefbrainfisfaffocusedfareafinfnaturalfsciencefwithfthefbrainfserving
asfthefcommonfpointfofffocus.
B) Understandingfthefbrainfrequiresfknowledgefaboutfmanyfthings,ffromfthefstructure
offthefwaterfmoleculeftofthefelectricalfandfchemicalfpropertiesfoffthefbrain.
C) Understandingfthefbrainfrequiresfthefstudyfoffthefdifferentfspeciesfoffthefbrain.
D) Understandingfthefbrainfrequiresfthefanalysisfoffonefapproachfatfaftimeftofyieldfafnewfs
ynthesis.


2. Galen'sfstudyfoffsheepfbrainsfwasfthefbasisfforfaftheoryfoffbrainffunctionfthatfprevailedfforfa
lmostf1500fyears.fWhichfofftheffollowingfrepresentsfthisfview?fChoosefthefcorrect
option.
A) Thefheartfasfthefcenterfoffintellectfandfthefbrainfasfthefcoolingfsystem
B) Localizationfoffbrainffunctionfinfthefcerebrumfandfcerebellum
C) Mind–brainfduality
D) Parcelingfthefcerebrumfintoflobes


3. Whatfisf“mind–brainfproblem”?fChoosefthefcorrectfoption.
A) Individually,fhumanfmentalfcapacitiesfexistfinfthefmindfthatfisfoutsidefthefbrain.
B) Thefmindfisfthefsamefasfthefbrain.
C) BothfanimalsfandfpeoplefpossessfintellectfandfafGod-givenfsoul.
D) Thefpinealfglandfisfafspiritualfentity.


4. Whatfnotionfwasfdisplacedfbyfthefconceptfoffnervesfbeingfdescribedfasfwires?fChoose
thefcorrectfoption.
A) Nervesfarefchannelsfthatfcommunicatefwithfthefbrainfbyfthefmovementfofffluids.
B) Musclesfcanfbeftwitchedfwhenfnervesfarefstimulatedfelectricallyfandfthefbrainfitself
mayfgeneratefelectricity.
C) Signalsftofthefmusclesfcausingfmovementfusefthefsamefwiresfasfthosefthatfregister
sensationsffromfthefskin.
D) Nervesfconductfelectricalfsignalsftofandffromfthefbrain.


5. ThefcombinedfworkfoffBellfandfMagendiefrevealedfaffundamentalffactfaboutfthefspinal
nerves.fChoosefthefcorrectfoption.
A) Spinalfnervesfarefmyelinated.
B) Spinalfnervesfarefbundlesfoffsensoryfandfmotorfnerves,fandfinfeachfsensoryfandfmotorf
nerveffiber,ftransmissionfisfstrictlyfone-way.
C) Spinalfnervesfarefnotfhollowftubesfcarryingffluid.
D) Bothfhumansfandfanimalsfhavefspinalfnerves.




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,6. ForfwhatfpurposefdidfFranzfJosephfGallfstudyfthefdimensionsfoffthefhumanfhead?
Choosefthefcorrectfoption.
A) Tofunderstandfthefpropensityfforfcertainfpersonalityftraits
B) Tofdemonstratefequalfparticipationfoffallfregionsfoffthefbrainfinfallfcerebral
functions
C) Tofshowfthatfnervesfconductfelectricalfsignalsftofandffromfthefbrain
D) Tofshowfthatfuniquefhumanfmentalfcapabilitiesfexistfoutsidefthefbrain


7. OnfwhatfbasisfdidfBrocafdefendffunctionalflocalizationfoffthefbrain?fChoosefthefcorrect
option.
A) Byfestablishingfafrelationshipfbetweenfthefproductionfoffspeechfandfthefright
frontalflobe
B) Byfestablishingfafrelationshipfbetweenfthefproductionfoffspeechfandfthefoccipital
lobe
C) Byfestablishingfafrelationshipfbetweenfthefproductionfoffspeechfandfthefleftffrontal
lobe
D) Byfestablishingfafrelationshipfbetweenfthefproductionfoffspeechfandfthefcerebellum


8. Tofwhomfcanfwefattributeftheftheoryfthatfbehaviorfisfamongfthefheritableftraitsfthatfcan
develop?fChoosefthefcorrectfoption.
A) Marie-Jean-PierrefFlourens
B) CharlesfDarwin
C) GustavfFritschfandfEdwardfHitzig
D) FranzfJosephfGall


9. Whichfofftheffollowingfisfafcorrectfexplanationfoffafdisorderfthatfaffectsfthefnervous
system?fChoosefthefcorrectfoption.
A) Cerebralfpalsyfisfafmotorfdisorderfcausedfbyfdamageftofthefcerebrumfbefore,
during,forfsoonfafterfbirth.
B) Epilepsyfisfafprogressivefdiseasefthatfaffectsfnervefconduction,fcharacterizedfby
episodesfoffweakness,flackfoffcoordination,fandfspeechfdisturbance.
C) Strokefinvolvesfaflossfofffeelingfandfmovementfcausedfbyftraumaticfdamageftofthe
spinalfcord.
D) Alzheimer'sfdiseasefisfafseverefpsychoticfillnessfcharacterizedfbyfdelusions,
hallucinations,fandfbizarrefbehavior.




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, 10. Afneuroscientistfisfinvestigatingfhowfdifferentfneuralfcircuitsfinfthefbrainfanalyzefsensor
yfinformation,fformfperceptionsfoffthefexternalfworld,fmakefdecisions,fandfexecutefmov
ements.fAtfwhatflevelfoffanalysisfisfthisfresearchfconducted?fChoosefthe
correctfoption.
A) Molecularfneuroscienceflevel
B) Cellularfneuroscienceflevel
C) Systemsfneuroscienceflevel
D) Cognitivefneuroscienceflevel


11. Whatfisfthefrationalefbehindfthefusefoffanimalfmodelsftofunderstandfthefhumanfbrain?
Choosefthefcorrectfoption.
A) Animalfbrainsfarefidenticalftofhumanfbrainsfbutfonlyfsmallerfinfsize.
B) Brainfmechanismsfthatfmotivatefanyfreactionfarefidenticalfinfanimalfandfhuman
brains.
C) Thefnervousfsystemsfoffdifferentfspeciesfoffanimalsfandfhumansfsharefmany
commonfmechanisms.
D) Animalfbrainsfarefeasierftofobtainfthanfhumanfbrains.


12. Howfdofneuroscientistsfidentifyfthefpartsfoffthefbrainfthatfarefspecializedfforfdifferentfbeh
avioralffunctionsfrelatedftofthefnichefafspeciesfnormallyfoccupies?fChoosefthe
correctfoption.
A) Byfstudyingfthefsimilaritiesfinfresponsefpatternftoffearfinfdifferentfspecies
B) Byfstudyingfneuronsfonefatfaftime
C) Byfcomparingfthefspecializationsfoffthefbrainsfoffdifferentfspecies
D) Byfsystematicallyfdestroyingfeachfpartfoffthefbrainfandfstudyingfitsfimplication


13. Atfwhichflevelfoffanalysisfdofneuroscientistsfstudyfthefdifferentftypesfoffneuronsfand
theirffunctions?fChoosefthefcorrectfoption.
A) Cellularfneuroscience
B) Cognitivefneuroscience
C) Molecularfneuroscience
D) Behavioralfneuroscience


14. Whatfisfthefdifferencefbetweenfreplicationfandfverification?fChoosefthefcorrectfoption.
A) Replicationftestsfafhypothesis,fwhereasfverificationfrechecksfthefhypothesis.
B) Replicationfcanfonlyfbefdonefonce,fwhereasfverificationfcanfbefdonefmanyftimes.
C) Replicationfisfrepeatingfthefexperimentfinfotherfsubjectsftofrulefoutfthefpossibilityfoffch
ance.fInfverification,fthefexperimentfisfrepeatedfandfthefsamefobservationsfare
obtainedfbyfanyfscientistffollowingfthefsamefprotocolfasftheforiginalfobserver.
D) Replicationfandfverificationfarefnotfessentiallyfdifferent.




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