PSY 361 Exam 1 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The corpus callosum is the largest of the brain's:
A) subcortical nuclei.
B) commissures.
C) cortical lobes.
D) sensory nerves - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅B) commissures.
What are the top 2 reasons for face blindness? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅#1 stroke
#2 actual brain injury
What area of the brain is involved in face blindness? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅fusiform
face area
the lady had one that was 12 yrs old (super thick)
What are the two fields of neuropsychology? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅experimental:
understanding how brain gives rise to cognition
clinical: diagnosing and treating individuals with brain injury or other problems; perform
cognitive and behavioral testing
Why is Franz Gall important? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅one of the first to realize that
problems with language occur when certain brain structures are damaged
phrenology (his map of brain structures) was the foundation for modern localization of
function
brain stem - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1. pons-upper portion
2. medulla-longer piece
,What is Broca's Area? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Tan had speech production impairment
b/c of a lesion on left frontal lobe
What supplies blood to the brain? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅two internal carotid arteries
and two vertebral arteries
The creases or dents characteristic of the cerebral cortex are called:
A) gyri.
B) sulci.
C) lobes.
D) nuclei. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅B) sulci.
The hypothesis that the ability to speak depends on the left frontal lobe is an example of:
A) antilocalizationism.
B) lateralization of function.
C) mentalism.
D) phrenology. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅B) lateralization of function.
Moving from rostral to caudal in the central nervous system means moving from the:
A) spinal cord toward the brain.
B) occipital lobes toward the frontal lobes.
C) brain toward the spinal cord.
D) sensory receptors to the spinal cord. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅C) brain toward the
spinal cord.
The parasympathetic and sympathetic nerves make up the _____ nervous system.
A) peripheral
B) central
C) emotional
D) autonomic - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅D) autonomic
, The innermost layer of the brain covering is called the _____.
A) pia mater
B) meningeal layer
C) dura mater
D) arachnoid layer - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A) pia mater
An interneuron is defined as a neuron that:
A) receives input from other neurons and projects in turn to other neurons.
B) receives input from sensory receptors and projects in turn to other neurons.
C) receives input from other neurons and projects in turn to muscles.
D) is found only in the cerebral cortex. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A) receives input from
other neurons and projects in turn to other neurons.
Your cerebral cortex is located in your _____.
A) diencephalon
B) telencephalon
C) myelencephalon
D) metencephalon - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅B) telencephalon
The small protrusions found on the dendrites of neurons are called:
A) spines.
B) thorns.
C) terminal buttons.
D) receptors. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A) spines.
metencephalon - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅cerebellum and pons
telencephalon - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅endbrain - cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, limbic
system, olfactory bulbs
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The corpus callosum is the largest of the brain's:
A) subcortical nuclei.
B) commissures.
C) cortical lobes.
D) sensory nerves - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅B) commissures.
What are the top 2 reasons for face blindness? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅#1 stroke
#2 actual brain injury
What area of the brain is involved in face blindness? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅fusiform
face area
the lady had one that was 12 yrs old (super thick)
What are the two fields of neuropsychology? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅experimental:
understanding how brain gives rise to cognition
clinical: diagnosing and treating individuals with brain injury or other problems; perform
cognitive and behavioral testing
Why is Franz Gall important? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅one of the first to realize that
problems with language occur when certain brain structures are damaged
phrenology (his map of brain structures) was the foundation for modern localization of
function
brain stem - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1. pons-upper portion
2. medulla-longer piece
,What is Broca's Area? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Tan had speech production impairment
b/c of a lesion on left frontal lobe
What supplies blood to the brain? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅two internal carotid arteries
and two vertebral arteries
The creases or dents characteristic of the cerebral cortex are called:
A) gyri.
B) sulci.
C) lobes.
D) nuclei. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅B) sulci.
The hypothesis that the ability to speak depends on the left frontal lobe is an example of:
A) antilocalizationism.
B) lateralization of function.
C) mentalism.
D) phrenology. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅B) lateralization of function.
Moving from rostral to caudal in the central nervous system means moving from the:
A) spinal cord toward the brain.
B) occipital lobes toward the frontal lobes.
C) brain toward the spinal cord.
D) sensory receptors to the spinal cord. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅C) brain toward the
spinal cord.
The parasympathetic and sympathetic nerves make up the _____ nervous system.
A) peripheral
B) central
C) emotional
D) autonomic - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅D) autonomic
, The innermost layer of the brain covering is called the _____.
A) pia mater
B) meningeal layer
C) dura mater
D) arachnoid layer - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A) pia mater
An interneuron is defined as a neuron that:
A) receives input from other neurons and projects in turn to other neurons.
B) receives input from sensory receptors and projects in turn to other neurons.
C) receives input from other neurons and projects in turn to muscles.
D) is found only in the cerebral cortex. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A) receives input from
other neurons and projects in turn to other neurons.
Your cerebral cortex is located in your _____.
A) diencephalon
B) telencephalon
C) myelencephalon
D) metencephalon - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅B) telencephalon
The small protrusions found on the dendrites of neurons are called:
A) spines.
B) thorns.
C) terminal buttons.
D) receptors. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A) spines.
metencephalon - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅cerebellum and pons
telencephalon - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅endbrain - cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, limbic
system, olfactory bulbs
