Related Mcqs:

1. Sounds presented to the right ear are registered:

   A. only in the right hemisphere
   B. only in the left hemisphere
   C. more quickly in the right hemisphere
   D. more quickly in the left hemisphere

2. The nervous system is divided into two major divisions, the central nervous system and the ___________ nervous system.

   A. Sympathetic
   B. Peripheral
   C. Autonomic
   D. Parasympathetic

3. The master gland of the endocrine system is the:

   A. thyroid gland
   B. Pancreas
   C. adrenal gland
   D. pituitary gland

4. The cell body of a neuron is also called the:

   A. dendrite
   B. axon
   C. myelin
   D. soma

5. Jeremy is sitting quietly when the muscles in his left leg begin to “twitch” this activation of movement in his voluntary muscles is most likely due to the release of the neurotransmitter:

   A. epinephrine
   B. dopamine
   C. norepinephrine
   D. acetylcholine

6. An innovative scanning technique that uses magnetic technology to visualize brain activity is called:

   A. PET
   B. MRI
   C. CAT
   D. fMRI

7. Jamila is currently in the midst of a major depression. it is most likely that she has:

   A. reduced levels of the neurotransmitter GABA
   B. increased activity at norepinephrine synapses
   C. excess levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine
   D. reduced activity at norepinephrine

8. Which of the following is important for animals with short life spans ad with little or no parental care?

   A. Instinct
   B. Taxis
   C. Learning
   D. Kinesis

9. Instinctive behavior:

   A. Part of one’s inherited structure
   B. Learned by experience
   C. Can be modified by environments
   D. All of the above

10. The most obvious difference between the human brain and the brain of a carp would be in the:

    A. hypothalamus
    B. thalamus
    C. cerebellum
    D. cerebral cortex