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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Science in Counselling Psychology (BSc Counselling Psychology) .
| 301. |
The production of new brain cells from naturally occurring stem cells are called ______________. |
| A. | Agenesis |
| B. | Neurogenesis |
| C. | Plastic surgery |
| D. | Brain imaging |
| Answer» B. Neurogenesis | |
| 302. |
________________ are unspecialized cells that, under appropriate conditions, can be prompted to function as new neurons. |
| A. | Ganglion |
| B. | Genome |
| C. | Stem cells |
| D. | Nerve cells |
| Answer» C. Stem cells | |
| 303. |
Researchers refer to changes in the performance of the brain as _____________. |
| A. | Plasticity |
| B. | Excitatory |
| C. | Spontaneity |
| D. | Resonance |
| Answer» A. Plasticity | |
| 304. |
The ___________________ is often called the master gland. |
| A. | Thyroid gland |
| B. | Pituitary gland |
| C. | Adrenal gland |
| D. | Pancreas |
| Answer» B. Pituitary gland | |
| 305. |
In females, a pituitary hormone stimulates production of _____________, which is essential to the hormonal chain reaction that triggers the release of ova from a woman’s ovaries, making her fertile. |
| A. | Androgen |
| B. | Testosterone |
| C. | Progesterone |
| D. | Estrogen |
| Answer» D. Estrogen | |
| 306. |
______________ initiate, maintain and stop development of secondary sexual characteristics, influence levels of arousal and awareness, serve as the basis for mood changes, and regulate metabolism. |
| A. | Genomes |
| B. | DNA |
| C. | Endocrine |
| D. | Hormones |
| Answer» D. Hormones | |
| 307. |
The ______________ tends to be more analytical; processes information bit by bit. |
| A. | Right hemisphere |
| B. | Left hemisphere |
| C. | Occipital lobe |
| D. | Temporal lobe |
| Answer» B. Left hemisphere | |
| 308. |
The _______________ tends to be more holistic; processes information with respect to global patterns. |
| A. | Right hemisphere |
| B. | Left hemisphere |
| C. | Occipital lobe |
| D. | Temporal lobe |
| Answer» A. Right hemisphere | |
| 309. |
One groove called the _____________, divides each hemisphere vertically. |
| A. | Cortex |
| B. | Lateral fissure |
| C. | Central sulcus |
| D. | Brain stem |
| Answer» C. Central sulcus | |
| 310. |
One groove called the _____________, divides each hemisphere horizontally. |
| A. | Cortex |
| B. | Lateral fissure |
| C. | Central sulcus |
| D. | Brain stem |
| Answer» B. Lateral fissure | |
| 311. |
In humans, the _________________ dwarfs the rest of the brain, occupying two thirds of its total mass. |
| A. | Hypothalamus |
| B. | Medulla |
| C. | Cerebrum |
| D. | Thalamus |
| Answer» C. Cerebrum | |
| 312. |
Damage to some areas of the ________________also impairs the ability to recognize the emotional content of facial expressions. |
| A. | Hippocampus |
| B. | Amygdala |
| C. | Pons |
| D. | Cerebrum |
| Answer» B. Amygdala | |
| 313. |
When the body temperature drops, the _________________ causes blood-vessel constriction or minute involuntary movements, commonly refer to as the “shivers”. |
| A. | Hippocampus |
| B. | Amygdala |
| C. | Hypothalamus |
| D. | Thalamus |
| Answer» C. Hypothalamus | |
| 314. |
The ________________ is the largest of the limbic system structures, plays an important role in the acquisition of memories. |
| A. | Hippocampus |
| B. | Amygdala |
| C. | Hypothalamus |
| D. | Thalamus |
| Answer» A. Hippocampus | |
| 315. |
The _________is a dense network of nerve cells that serves as the brain’s sentinel. |
| A. | Medulla |
| B. | Association area |
| C. | Reticular formation |
| D. | Limbic system |
| Answer» C. Reticular formation | |
| 316. |
The ____ contains structures that collectively regulate the internal state of the body. |
| A. | Stem cells |
| B. | Brain stem |
| C. | Endocrine system |
| D. | Limbic system |
| Answer» B. Brain stem | |
| 317. |
___________________ has pioneered the use of electrical stimulation to probe structures deep in the brain. |
| A. | Walter Hess |
| B. | Broca |
| C. | Wernicke |
| D. | Roger Sperry |
| Answer» A. Walter Hess | |
| 318. |
A ____________ is any substance that modifies or modulates the activities of the postsynaptic neuron. |
| A. | Neurotransmitter |
| B. | Neuromodulator |
| C. | Acetylcholine |
| D. | Serotonin |
| Answer» B. Neuromodulator | |
| 319. |
_______________often found in food that has been preserved incorrectly, poisons an individual by preventing release of acetylcholine in the respiratory system. |
| A. | Botulinum toxin |
| B. | Curare |
| C. | Xanax |
| D. | Prozac |
| Answer» A. Botulinum toxin | |
| 320. |
________________ is an antidepressanr drug that enhances the action of serotonin by preventing it from being removed from the synaptic cleft. |
| A. | Valium |
| B. | Curare |
| C. | Xanax |
| D. | Prozac |
| Answer» D. Prozac | |
| 321. |
Anxiety disorders are often treated with benzodiazepine drugs, such as ______________, that increase GABA activity. |
| A. | Valium |
| B. | Curare |
| C. | Xanax |
| D. | Prozac |
| Answer» A. Valium | |
| 322. |
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating disorder caused by deterioration of the ________________. |
| A. | Nodes of Ranvier |
| B. | Ganglia |
| C. | Substantianiagra |
| D. | Myelin sheath |
| Answer» D. Myelin sheath | |
| 323. |
During the ______________, the neuron will fire only in response to a stimulus stronger than what is ordinarily necessary. |
| A. | Absolute refractory period |
| B. | Relative refractory period |
| C. | Depolarization |
| D. | Excitatory period |
| Answer» B. Relative refractory period | |
| 324. |
To complete synaptic transmission, the neurotransmitters attach to receptor molecules embedded in the __________________ . |
| A. | Presynaptic membrane |
| B. | Postsynaptic membrane |
| C. | Cell membrane |
| D. | Synaptic vesicles |
| Answer» B. Postsynaptic membrane | |
| 325. |
An action potential begins when the excitatory inputs are sufficiently strong with respect to inhibitory inputs to depolarize the cell from ______________ millivolts. |
| A. | -70 to -60 |
| B. | -75 to -65 |
| C. | -70 to -55 |
| D. | -75 to -60 |
| Answer» C. -70 to -55 | |
| 326. |
________________ have been called the “keys to paradise” because of their pleasure-pain controlling properties. |
| A. | Dopamines |
| B. | Serotonin |
| C. | GABA |
| D. | Endorphins |
| Answer» D. Endorphins | |
| 327. |
______________ is a poison that paralyzes lung muscles by occupying critical acetylcholine receptors, preventing the normal activity of the transmitter. |
| A. | Valium |
| B. | Curare |
| C. | Xanax |
| D. | Prozac |
| Answer» B. Curare | |
| 328. |
_________________ carries sensory information via afferent nerve fibers from receptors throughout the body to the brain and conducts information via efferent nerve fibers from the brain to muscles and glands. |
| A. | Spinal cord |
| B. | Nodes of Ranvier |
| C. | Hippocampus |
| D. | Cell body |
| Answer» A. Spinal cord | |
| 329. |
____ in the spinal cord that carry information from the brain to muscles and glands throughout the body. |
| A. | Afferent nerve fibers |
| B. | Efferentnerve fibers |
| C. | Hormones |
| D. | Endocrine |
| Answer» B. Efferentnerve fibers | |
| 330. |
The ____________ nervous system has two subdivisions, the autonomic nervous system and somatic nervous system. |
| A. | Central |
| B. | Peripheral |
| C. | Sympathetic |
| D. | Parasympathetic |
| Answer» B. Peripheral | |
| 331. |
The ________________ nervous system communicates sensory information received by sense organ receptors to the central nervous system and carries messages from the central nervous system along motor nerves to the muscles. |
| A. | Somatic |
| B. | Autonomic |
| C. | Sympathetic |
| D. | Parasympathetic |
| Answer» A. Somatic | |
| 332. |
The _______________ nervous system regulates involuntary functions such as heartbeat, blood pressure, digestion and breathing. |
| A. | Somatic |
| B. | Autonomic |
| C. | Sympathetic |
| D. | Parasympathetic |
| Answer» B. Autonomic | |
| 333. |
The _________________ nervous system is the body's emergency system and produces rapid physical arousal in response to perceived threats or in response to emotions such as anger or anxiety. |
| A. | Somatic |
| B. | Autonomic |
| C. | Sympathetic |
| D. | Parasympathetic |
| Answer» C. Sympathetic | |
| 334. |
The ______________ nervous system maintains normal body functions and conserves the body's physical resources. |
| A. | Somatic |
| B. | Autonomic |
| C. | Sympathetic |
| D. | Parasympathetic |
| Answer» D. Parasympathetic | |
| 335. |
The ______________ system is made up of glands located throughout the body and uses chemical messengers called hormones to transmit information from one part of the body to another. |
| A. | Nervous |
| B. | Endocrine |
| C. | Autonomic |
| D. | Somatic |
| Answer» B. Endocrine | |
| 336. |
Metabolism, growth rate, digestion, blood pressure and sexual development and reproduction are all processes regulated by __________________. |
| A. | Endocrine hormones |
| B. | Hypothalamus |
| C. | Brain |
| D. | Spinal reflexes |
| Answer» A. Endocrine hormones | |
| 337. |
The signals that trigger the secretion of hormones are regulated primarily by a brain structure called the _________________. |
| A. | Endocrine gland |
| B. | Hypothalamus |
| C. | Pituitary gland |
| D. | Spinal reflexes |
| Answer» B. Hypothalamus | |
| 338. |
___________________ structure serves as the main link between the nervous system and the endocrine system. |
| A. | Brain |
| B. | Hypothalamus |
| C. | Pituitary gland |
| D. | Nerve |
| Answer» B. Hypothalamus | |
| 339. |
The _________________ secretes hormones that affect the functioning of other glands as well as hormones that act directly on physical processes. |
| A. | Endocrine |
| B. | Hypothalamus |
| C. | Pituitary gland |
| D. | Nerve cells |
| Answer» C. Pituitary gland | |
| 340. |
The _______________ bundle of neuron axons that carries information in the peripheral nervous system. |
| A. | Hormone |
| B. | Nerve |
| C. | Pituitary gland |
| D. | Hypothalamus |
| Answer» B. Nerve | |
| 341. |
______________ is a communication system composed of glands located throughout the body that secrete hormones into the blood stream. |
| A. | Nervous system |
| B. | Hypothalamus |
| C. | Pituitary gland |
| D. | Endocrine system |
| Answer» D. Endocrine system | |
| 342. |
______________ are the simple, automatic behaviors that are processed in the spinal cord. |
| A. | Endocrine hormones |
| B. | Hypothalamus |
| C. | Spinal reflexes |
| D. | Inhibitory processes |
| Answer» C. Spinal reflexes | |
| 343. |
__________________ is a peanut-sized forebrain structure that is part of the limbic system and regulates behaviors related to survival, such as eating, drinking and sexual activity. |
| A. | Hypothalamus |
| B. | Spinal cord |
| C. | Pituitary gland |
| D. | Endocrine system |
| Answer» A. Hypothalamus | |
| 344. |
__________________ division of the nervous system that includes all the nerves lying outside the central nervous system. |
| A. | Central nervous system |
| B. | Peripheral nervous system |
| C. | Sympathetic nervous system |
| D. | Parasympathetic nervous system |
| Answer» B. Peripheral nervous system | |
| 345. |
__________________ subdivision of the peripheral nervous system that regulates involuntary functions. |
| A. | Somatic nervous system |
| B. | Autonomic nervous system |
| C. | Sympathetic nervous system |
| D. | Parasympathetic nervous system |
| Answer» B. Autonomic nervous system | |
| 346. |
The central nervous system is a major division of the nervous system and consists of the brain and _________________. |
| A. | Spinal cord |
| B. | Hypothalamus |
| C. | Pituitary gland |
| D. | Limbic system |
| Answer» A. Spinal cord | |
| 347. |
The _________________ response refers to physiological changes, such as increased heart rate, accelerated breathing, dry mouth and perspiration, which occur in response to perceived threats or danger. |
| A. | Fight |
| B. | Flight |
| C. | Fight-or-flight |
| D. | Spinal reflex |
| Answer» C. Fight-or-flight | |
| 348. |
________________ are the chemical messengers that are secreted into the bloodstream by endocrine glands. |
| A. | Hormones |
| B. | Nerves |
| C. | Spinal reflexes |
| D. | Pituitary glands |
| Answer» A. Hormones | |
| 349. |
__________________ is a research method that involves observing and giving a highly detailed description of a single individual or event. |
| A. | Observation |
| B. | Experimental study |
| C. | Field study |
| D. | Case study |
| Answer» D. Case study | |
| 350. |
_____________ are produced by surgically altering or destroying specific portions of the brain. |
| A. | Pons |
| B. | Lesions |
| C. | Injuries |
| D. | Fractures |
| Answer» B. Lesions | |
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