Multiple-Choice Questions: Chapter 49 Nervous Systems

Chapter
49 Nervous Systems
Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Which of the following is (are) characteristic of a simple nervous system?
A) a nerve net such as is found in cnidarians
B) nerve cell ganglia
C) having electrical impulses traveling in both directions
D) both A and C
E) A, B, and C
Answer: D
Topic: Concept 49.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
2) Which of the following is associated with the evolution of a central nervous system?
A) a complete gut
B) bilateral symmetry
C) radial symmetry
D) a closed circulatory system
E) excitable membranes
Answer: B
Topic: Concept 49.1
3) An organism that lacks integration centers
A) cannot receive stimuli.
B) will not have a nervous system.
C) will not be able to interpret stimuli.
D) can be expected to lack myelinated neurons.
Answer: C
Topic: Concept 49.1
4) The general functions of the nervous system include which of the following?
I. integration
II. motor output
III. sensory input
A) I only
B) II only
C) III only
D) I and II only
E) I, II, and III
Answer: E
Topic: Concept 49.1
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5) Integration of simple responses to certain stimuli, such as the patellar reflex, is accomplished by which of the
following?
A) spinal cord
B) hypothalamus
C) corpus callosum
D) cerebellum
E) medulla
Answer: A
Topic: Concept 49.1
6) The blood-brain barrier
A) is formed by tight junctions.
B) is formed by oligodendrocytes.
C) tightly regulates the intracellular environment of the CNS.
D) uses chemical signals to communicate with the spinal cord.
E) provides support to the brain tissue.
Answer: A
Topic: Concept 49.1
7) Which of the following is a neuropeptide that functions as a natural analgesic?
A) acetylcholine
B) epinephrine
C) endorphin
D) serotonin
E) GABA
Answer: C
Topic: Concept 49.1
8) Which of the following is an amino acid that operates at inhibitory synapses in the brain?
A) acetylcholine
B) epinephrine
C) endorphin
D) serotonin
E) GABA
Answer: E
Topic: Concept 491
9) Cerebrospinal fluid can be described as all of the following except
A) functioning in transport of nutrients and hormones through the brain.
B) a product of the filtration of blood by the brain.
C) formed from layers of connective tissue.
D) functioning to cushion the brain.
E) filling cavities in the brain called ventricles.
Answer: C
Topic: Concept 49.1
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10) The divisions of the nervous system that have antagonistic actions, or opposing actions are
A) motor and sensory.
B) sympathetic and parasympathetic.
C) presynaptic and postsynaptic.
D) forebrain and hindbrain.
E) central nervous system and peripheral nervous system.
Answer: B
Topic: Concept 49.1
11) Which part of the vertebrate nervous system is most involved in preparation for the fight -or-flight response?

A) sympathetic
B) somatic
C) central
D) visceral
E) parasympathetic
Answer: A
Topic: Concept 49.1
12) Which of the following activities would be associated with the parasympathetic division of the nervous
system?
A) rest and digestion
B) release of both acetylcholine and epinephrine
C) increased metabolic rate
D) fight-or-flight response
E) release of epinephrine only
Answer: A
Topic: Concept 49.1
13) In a cephalized invertebrate, which system transmits impulses from the anterior ganglion to distal segments?
A) central nervous system
B) peripheral nervous system
C) autonomic nervous system
D) parasympathetic nervous system
E) sympathetic nervous system
Answer: B
Topic: Concept 49.1
14) In the vertebrate brain and spinal cord there are several types of glial cells in which system?
Answer: A
Topic: Concept 49.1
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15) Cranial nerves originate in the brain. They belong to which system?
Answer: A
Topic: Concept 49.1
16) Which system controls smooth and cardiac muscles of the digestive, cardiovascular, and excretory systems?
Answer: C
Topic: Concept 49.1
17) Which of the following is correct about the telencephalon region of the brain?
A) It develops as the neural tube differentiates.
B) It develops from the midbrain.
C) It is the brain region most like that of ancestral vertebrates.
D) It gives rise to the cerebrum.
E) It divides further into the metencephalon and myelencephalon.
Answer: D
Topic: Concept 49.2
18) What controls the heart rate?
A) neocortex
B) medulla
C) thalamus
D) pituitary
E) cerebellum
Answer: B
Topic: Concept 49.2
19) Which area of the brain is most intimately associated with the unconscious control of respiration and
circulation?
A) thalamus
B) cerebellum
C) medulla
D) corpus callosum
E) cerebrum
Answer: C
Topic: Concept 49.2
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20) Which selection is incorrectly paired?
A) forebraindiencephalon
B) forebraincerebrum
C) midbrainbrainstem
D) midbraincerebellum
E) brainstempons
Answer: D
Topic: Concept 49.2
21) Which of the following produces hormones that are secreted by the pituitary gland?
A) cerebrum
B) cerebellum
C) thalamus
D) hypothalamus
E) medulla oblongata
Answer: D
Topic: Concept 49.2
22) Which of the following coordinates muscle actions?
A) cerebrum
B) cerebellum
C) thalamus
D) hypothalamus
Answer: B
Topic: Concept 49.2
23) Which of the following regulates body temperature?
A) cerebrum
B) cerebellum
C) thalamus
D) hypothalamus
Answer: D
Topic: Concept 49.2
24) Which of the following contains regulatory centers for the respiratory and circulatory systems?
A) cerebrum
B) cerebellum
C) thalamus
D) hypothalamus
Answer: E
Topic: Concept 49.2
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25) Which of the following contains regions that help regulate hunger and thirst?
A) cerebrum
B) cerebellum
C) thalamus
D) hypothalamus
Answer: D
Topic: Concept 49.2
26) Which processes in animals are regulated by circadian rhythms?
A) sleep cycles
B) hormone release
C) sex drive
D) A and B only
E) A, B, and C
Answer: E
Topic: Concept 49.2
27) By comparing the size and degree of convolution of various vertebrate cerebral cortices, biologists would gain
insight into the relative
A) size of the brain centers of taxonomic groups.
B) emotions and learning capabilities of vertebrate classes.
C) motor impulse complexities.
D) sophistication of behaviors.
E) sensory stimuli that regulate motor impulses.
Answer: D
Topic: Concept 49.2
28) The motor cortex is part of which part of the nervous system?
A) cerebrum
B) cerebellum
C) spinal cord
D) midbrain
E) medulla
Answer: A
Topic: Concept 49.2
29) Melatonin is a hormone produced in the pineal gland. It can be used to treat symptoms of sleep disorders and
seasonal affective disorder because
A) it is normally produced only in the light.
B) it increases production of serotonin.
C) it increases production of tryptophan.
D) its peak production is normally at night.
E) it activates the brainstem.
Answer: D
Topic: Concept 49.2
Skill: Application/Analysis
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30) Suprachiasmatic nuclei are found in which structure?
A) thalamus
B) hypothalamus
C) epithalamus
D) amygdala
E) Brocaʹs area
Answer: B
Topic: Concept 49.2
31) Cerebral palsy, which disrupts motor messages from brain to muscle, is usually due to damage of
A) the cerebellum.
B) basal nuclei of gray matter.
C) basal nuclei of white matter.
D) the corpus callosum.
E) the neocortex.
Answer: C
Topic: Concept 49.2
32) Since in mammals, advanced cognition is usually correlated with a large and very convoluted neocortex, how
can birds, which have no such structure, be capable of sophisticated processing?
A) They have a more advanced cerebellum.
B) They have a pallium with several flat layers.
C) They have a pallium with neurons clustered into nuclei.
D) They have microvilli to increase the brainʹs surface area.
Answer: C
Topic: Concept 49.2
33) What do Wernickeʹs and Brocaʹs regions of the brain affect?
A) olfaction
B) vision
C) speech
D) memory
E) hearing
Answer: C
Topic: Concept 49.3
34) If you were writing an essay, which part of the brain would be most active?
A) temporal and frontal lobes
B) parietal lobe
C) Brocaʹs area
D) Wernickeʹs area
E) occipital lobe
Answer: A
Topic: Concept 49.3
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35) The establishment and expression of emotions involves the
A) frontal lobes and limbic system.
B) frontal lobes and parietal lobes.
C) parietal lobes and limbic system.
D) frontal and occipital lobes.
E) occipital lobes and limbic system.
Answer: A
Topic: Concept 49.3
36) Our understanding of mental illness has been most advanced by discoveries involving
A) degree of convolutions in the brainʹs surface.
B) evolution of the telencephalon.
C) sequence of developmental specialization.
D) chemicals involved in brain communications.
E) nature of the blood-brain barrier.
Answer: D
Topic: Concept 49.3
Skill: Synthesis/Evaluation
37) Which of the following describes the functional controls of Wernickeʹs area?
A) It is active when speech is heard and comprehended.
B) It is active during the generation of speech.
C) It coordinates the response to olfactory sensation.
D) It is active when you are reading silently.
E) It is found on the left side of the brain.
Answer: A
Topic: Concept 49.3
38) When Phineas Gage had a metal rod driven into his frontal lobe or when someone had a frontal lobotomy,
which of the following occurred?
A) They could no longer reason.
B) They lost short-term memory.
C) They had different emotional responses.
D) They lost long-term memory.
E) They lost their sense of balance.
Answer: C
Topic: Concept 49.3
39) Short-term memory information processing usually causes changes in the
A) brainstem.
B) medulla.
C) hypothalamus.
D) hippocampus.
E) cranial nerves.
Answer: D
Topic: Concept 49.4
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40) Bipolar disorder differs from schizophrenia in that
A) schizophrenia results in hallucinations.
B) schizophrenia results in both manic and depressive states.
C) schizophrenia results in decreased dopamine.
D) bipolar disorder involves both genes and environment.
E) bipolar disorder increases biogenic amines.
Answer: A
Topic: Concept 49.5
41) While more Alzheimerʹs disease is not hereditary, there is one subset of cases, called Familial Alzheimerʹs
Disease (FAD) that can be seen to be transmitted through pedigrees. FAD has earlier age of onset but is
otherwise similar. Which of the following groups of genes would you expect to be involved?
A) genes for amyloid or amyloid cleaving enzymes
B) genes for dopamine precursors
C) genes for biogenic amines
D) genes for premature aging
E) genes for microtubules
Answer: A
Topic: Concept 49.5
42) Which of the following is a discovery that suggests that neural stem cells might someday be used to treat brain
disease?
A) the discovery that each disease affects specialized cells
B) the discovery that each disease affects different neurotransmitters
C) the discovery that brain cells are capable of cell division
D) the discovery of the function of specific groups of glia
Answer: C
Topic: Concept 49.5
Self-Quiz Questions
1) Wakefulness is regulated by the reticular formation, which is present in the
A) basal nuclei.
B) cerebral cortex.
C) brainstem.
D) limbic system.
E) spinal cord.
Answer: C
Topic:
Skill:
2) Which of the following structures or regions is incorrectly paired with its function?
A) limbic systemmotor control of speech
B) medulla oblongatahomeostatic control
C) cerebellumcoordination of movement and balance
D) corpus callosumcommunication between the left and right cerebral cortices
E) hypothalamusregulation of temperature, hunger, and thirst
Answer: A
Topic:
Skill:
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3) What is the neocortex?
A) a primitive brain region that is common to reptiles and mammals
B) a region deep in the cortex that is associated with the formation of emotional memories
C) a central part of the cortex that receives olfactory information
D) an additional outer layer of neurons in the cerebral cortex that is unique to mammals
E) an association area of the frontal lobe that is involved in higher cognitive functions
Answer: D
Topic:
Skill:
4) Patients with damage to Wernickeʹs area have difficulty
A) coordinating limb movement.
B) generating speech.
C) recognizing faces.
D) understanding language.
E) experiencing emotion.
Answer: D
Topic:
Skill:
5) The sympathetic division of the autonomic portion of the PNS does all of the following except
A) relaxing bronchi in lungs.
B) inhibiting bladder emptying.
C) stimulating glucose release.
D) accelerating heart rate.
E) stimulating the salivary glands.
Answer: E
Topic:
Skill:
6) The cerebral cortex plays a major role in all of the following except
A) short-term memory.
B) long-term memory.
C) circadian rhythm.
D) foot-tapping rhythm.
E) breath holding.
Answer: C
Topic:
Skill:
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