A disease believed to be caused because of cell death in a brain area that produces dopamine:

Related Mcqs:

1. Alternations in activity at dopamine synapses have been implicated in the development of:

   A. anxiety
   B. schizophrenia
   C. Alzheimer’s disease
   D. nicotine addiction

2. A disease characterized by the decline in brain function:

   A. Epilepsy
   B. Drug abuse
   C. Parkinson’s disease
   D. Alzheimer’s disease

3. The collection of rod and cone receptors that funnel signals to a particular visual cell in the retina make up that cell’s:

   A. blind spot
   B. optic disk
   C. opponent process field
   D. receptive field

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

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

5. When you are walking, the brain sends messages to the skeletal muscles in the legs by way of:

   A. efferent fibers
   B. central fibers
   C. motor fibers
   D. sensory fibers

6. Both brain and spinal cord are protected by:

   A. Cranium
   B. Vertebral column
   C. Meninges
   D. All of these

7. You are feeling a lot of fear, the brain site most likely involved is:

   A. the midbrain
   B. the left hemisphere
   C. the right hemisphere
   D. the amygdala

8. Which part of the brain seems to be the gateway of emotion?

   A. Thalamus
   B. Hypothalamus
   C. Hippocampus
   D. Amygdala

9. The portion of the brain that appears to be the last area to mature fully is the:

   A. hypothalamus
   B. corpus callosum
   C. prefrontal cortex
   D. occipital lobe

10. The area of the brain which undergoes the greatest change from the puberty into young adulthood is the:

    A. Frontal lobe
    B. Hypothalamus
    C. Temporal lobe
    D. Corpus callosum