Answers to Practice Test Questions Chapter 2 Neuropsychology

dendrites

1. The main function of the dendrites is to receive information from other neurons.

amphetamine

2. Which of the following is an agonist?

serotonin

3. An SSRI works by blocking the reuptake of serotonin.

motor neuron

4. Which type of neuron carries information from the CNS to the PNS?

stimulation of digestion

5. Which of the following is an action of the parasympathetic nervous system?

hypothalamus

The actions of the pituitary gland are controlled by the hypothalamus.

amygdala, hypothalamus, and hippocampus

7. The limbic system consists of the amygdala, hypothalamus, and hippocampus.

left; left

In the majority of people, Broca’s area is located in the left hemisphere, and Wernicke’s area is located in the left hemisphere.

right; right

Information in a person’s left visual field goes to the right half of each eye and then to the right hemisphere.

REM sleep

Which of the following stages of sleep is referred to as paradoxical sleep?

Cannon-Bard

The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion proposes that the physiological arousal and behavioral responses and the emotional feeling all occur simultaneously but independently.

somatic; autonomic

At dinner, when John picks up his fork, his somatic nervous system controls the movement of his fingers. His autonomic nervous system regulates his stomach and controls the digestion of food.

recognize faces

Damage to the right hemisphere will most likely disrupt a person’s ability to recognize faces.

acetylcholine; acetylcholine

Botulinum poisoning (food poisoning) causes paralysis by blocking the release of acetylcholine, and curare paralyzes by occupying the receptor sites for acetylcholine.

proportional to the complexity and precision of motor movement of which that part of the body is capable)

The amount of space devoted to each part of the body in the motor cortex is proportional to the complexity and precision of movement of which that part of the body is capable.