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Chapter 2 - Practice Quiz (Latest Update 2024) Verified Answers Practice Quiz 2.1 - 2.2 1 Which part of the neuron carries messages to other cells? a.axon b.dendrite c.soma d.myelin - correct answers ✅(A) axon Practice Quiz 2.1 - 2.2 2 Which one of the following is NOT a function of glial cells? a.getting nutrients to the neurons b.generating action potentials c.cleaning up the remains of dead neurons d.providing insulation - correct answers ✅(B) generating action potentials Practice Quiz 2.1 - 2.2 3 Chapter 2 - Practice Quiz (Latest Update 2024) Verified Answers When a neuron's resting potential is occurring, the neuron is __________ charged on the inside. a.positively b.negatively c.both positively and negatively d.neutrally - correct answers ✅(B) negatively Practice Quiz 2.1 - 2.2 4 Neurotransmitters must pass from an axon terminal to the next dendrite by crossing a fluid-filled space called the a.synaptic gap. b.reuptake inhibitor. c.neuron. d.glial cell. - correct answers ✅(A) synaptic gap. Practice Quiz 2.1 - 2.2 Chapter 2 - Practice Quiz (Latest Update 2024) Verified Answers The neurons of the sensory pathway contain a.efferent neurons. b.afferent neurons. c.both efferent and afferent neurons. d.voluntary muscle fibers. - correct answers ✅(B) afferent neurons. Practice Quiz 2.3 - 2.5 4 Yvonne's ability to reach for and pick up her book is largely due to the functions of the _________ pathway of the _____________ nervous system. a.sensory; somatic b.motor; somatic c.autonomic; peripheral d.parasympathetic; autonomic - correct answers ✅(B) motor; somatic Practice Quiz 2.3 - 2.5 5 Chapter 2 - Practice Quiz (Latest Update 2024) Verified Answers Which of the following would be active if you have just had an automobile accident? a.sympathetic division b.parasympathetic division c.somatic division d.motor division - correct answers ✅(A) sympathetic division Practice Quiz 2.3 - 2.5 6 Andrew has always been thin. In fact, he often seems to be able to eat whatever he wants without gaining weight. The doctor told his parents that Andrew's __________ gland is the cause of his fast metabolism. a.pituitary b.adrenal c.thyroid d.pancreas - correct answers ✅( C ) thyroid Practice Quiz 2.6 - 2.8 1 Chapter 2 - Practice Quiz (Latest Update 2024) Verified Answers Which of the following techniques analyzes blood oxygen levels to look at the functioning of the brain? a.EEG b.CT c.fMRI d.PET - correct answers ✅( C ) fMRI Practice Quiz 2.6 - 2.8 2 Which brain structure allows us to pay attention to certain stimuli while ignoring others? a.medulla b.cerebellum c.reticular formation d.pons - correct answers ✅( C ) reticular formation Practice Quiz 2.6 - 2.8 3 Chapter 2 - Practice Quiz (Latest Update 2024) Verified Answers In which of the following lobes of the cortex would you find the primary visual cortex? a.frontal b.temporal c.occipital d.parietal - correct answers ✅( C ) occipital Practice Quiz 2.9 - 2.11 3 The ability to detect changes in temperature, pressure, and body position is due in part to the functions of the __________ lobe. a.frontal b.parietal c.temporal d.corpus - correct answers ✅(B) parietal Practice Quiz 2.9 - 2.11 4 Chapter 2 - Practice Quiz (Latest Update 2024) Verified Answers You have a dream in which you wake up to find that people around you are using words that make no sense. What's more, your friends don't seem to understand you when you speak. At one point in your dream, your mom tells you that you almost forgot your tree limb today. When you give her a puzzled look, she holds up your lunchbox and repeats, "You know, your tree limb." Your predicament in your dream is most like which of the following disorders? a.Wernicke's aphasia b.Broca's aphasia c.apraxia d.spatial neglect - correct answers ✅(A) Wernicke's aphasia Practice Quiz 2.9 - 2.11 5 Which part of the brain tends to process information globally? a.left hemisphere b.right hemisphere c.corpus callosum d.cerebellum - correct answers ✅(B) right hemisphere Chapter 2 - Practice Quiz (Latest Update 2024) Verified Answers Test Yourself 1 In the structure of the neuron, the __________ receives messages from other cells. a.axon b.dendrite c.soma d.myelin - correct answers ✅(B) dendrite Test Yourself 2 Oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells generate a fatty substance known as a.glial. b.soma. c.myelin. d.neurilemma. - correct answers ✅( C ) myelin. Chapter 2 - Practice Quiz (Latest Update 2024) Verified Answers Test Yourself 7 Involuntary muscles are controlled by the __________ nervous system. a.somatic b.autonomic c.sympathetic d.parasympathetic - correct answers ✅(B) autonomic Test Yourself 8 As you take notes, your heart beats at a normal rate. Your breathing is normal and your stomach slowly digests your earlier meal. What division of the peripheral nervous is currently in action? a.sympathetic b.parasympathetic c.autonomic d.somatic - correct answers ✅(B) parasympathetic Chapter 2 - Practice Quiz (Latest Update 2024) Verified Answers Test Yourself 9 Robert has had difficulty sleeping for the past 6 months and his body seemingly no longer differentiates between night and day. His doctor believes the problem lies with Robert's endocrine system. What gland will Robert's physician focus on? a.pituitary b.adrenal c.thyroid d.pineal - correct answers ✅(D) pineal Test Yourself 10 Which gland(s) is/are known to influence all other glands within the endocrine system? a.pineal gland b.pituitary gland c.thyroid gland Chapter 2 - Practice Quiz (Latest Update 2024) Verified Answers d.adrenal glands - correct answers ✅(B) pituitary gland Test Yourself 11 Bailey is a subject in a study on memory and problem solving. The researcher is applying magnetic pulses to her brain through copper wire coils positioned directly above her scalp. Bailey's study would best be described as a(n) a.invasive stimulation technique. b.noninvasive stimulation technique. c.EEG technique. d.PET technique. - correct answers ✅(B) noninvasive stimulation technique. Test Yourself 12 Which technique of studying the brain involves injecting the patient with radioactive glucose? a.EEG b.CT Chapter 2 - Practice Quiz (Latest Update 2024) Verified Answers a.hippocampus b.thalamus c.hypothalamus d.amygdala - correct answers ✅(A) hippocampus Test Yourself 17 Jessica has suffered a severe blow to the back of her head when she was thrown from her horse. Subsequently, her occipital lobe has been injured. Which of her senses has the highest chance of being affected? a.hearing b.touch c.taste and smell d.vision - correct answers ✅(D) vision Test Yourself 18 Chapter 2 - Practice Quiz (Latest Update 2024) Verified Answers Jaime's grandfather recently suffered a stroke and has had difficulty with language production ever since. Most likely, he has experienced damage to the __________ area of his brain. a.right rear b.left frontal c.left rear d.right frontal - correct answers ✅(B) left frontal Test Yourself 19 Felicia is recovering from a brain injury. She is able to speak fluently but often uses incorrect words in a sentence. In one instance at a friend's birthday party, she said, "I would like something to drink. Can I have some battery?" Felicia's problem is known as a.spatial neglect. b.visual agnosia. c.Broca's aphasia. d.Wernicke's aphasia. - correct answers ✅(D) Wernicke's aphasia. Chapter 2 - Practice Quiz (Latest Update 2024) Verified Answers Test Yourself 20 Although the brain works largely as a whole, which of the following is not a correct pairing of hemisphere and function? a.left; control of right-handed motor functions b.right; control of right-handed motor functions c.right; recognition of faces d.left; reading - correct answers ✅(B) right; control of right-handed motor functions