Physio Final, Exam 1

Front 1

Which of the following thalamic nuclei relays visual information?

Back 1

lateral geniculate

Front 2

EPSPs are

Back 2

all of the above

Front 3

In the CNS, axons are myelinated by

Back 3

obligodrendorocytes

Front 4

Which of the following evolved to perform one function and was the co-opted to perfrom another

Back 4

exaption

Front 5

Research that is intended to bring about direct humankind is

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applied research

Front 6

The term "within-subjects design" refers to experiments in which

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each subject is exposed to each condition of the experiment

Front 7

From the outside to the inside the three mineinges are the

Back 7

DAP

Front 8

Which of the following is not regarded as one of the major division of biopsychology

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clinical

Front 9

Which of the following is not a monamine?

Back 9

acetylcholine (only one that starts with an a)

Front 10

The inferior and superior colliculi compose the

Back 10

tectum

Front 11

The hypothalamus and thalamus compse the

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diencepahalon

Front 12

Which subdiscipline of biopsychology is most likely to be identified with the assessment of the memory deficits of patients with damage to the frontal portion of the neocortex

Back 12

neuropsychology

Front 13

Action potentials begin by the

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opening of voltage activated sodium channels (know voltage and sodium)

Front 14

Evidence suggest that complex, multicellular, water-dwelling organisms first appeared on earth

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600 million years ago

Front 15

on the DNA molecule, cytosine binds to

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guanine

Front 16

In some studies, subjets are not assigned to conditions; instead subjects are selected because they are already living under these conditiosn. Such studies are

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quasiexperimental designs

Front 17

The man who played a key role in the emergence of biopsychology as a discipline by writing the organization of behavior is

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HEBB

Front 18

Dopmaine is not an effective treatment for Parkinson's disease because

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dopamine does not readily penetrate the blood-brain barrier

Front 19

The lobe at the back of the brain, whcih serves a visual function is the

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occipital lobe

Front 20

Which of the following is not ture

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All chordates are vergebrates

Front 21

Precentral is to postcentral as

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motor is to somatosensory (PPMS)

Front 22

Which of the following structures is NOT part of the limbic system?

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cerebellum

Front 23

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of humans over other primates as subjects in biophsychology?

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fewer ethical concerns

Front 24

reptiles were the firs animals to

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both B C

Front 25

Which of the following is a passive process that acts to distribute ions evenly in neural tissue?

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Both A and B

Front 26

Which of the following is a cholinergic antagonist?

Back 26

atropine (only one that starts with a)

Front 27

During the course of human evolution, there has been a general increase in the

Back 27

all of the above

Front 28

Which inhibitory neurotransmtter is considered to be the most prevalent in the mammalian CNS?

Back 28

GABA (only one with Abbr.)

Front 29

Australopithecines are thought to have evolved about

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150 years ago

Front 30

Between the frontal and the parietal is the

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CENTRAL fissure