Quiz 4 Form A

Front 1

Generating heat is to ____ as radiating heat is to ____.

Back 1

total body mass; surface area

Front 2

After a lesion to the lateral preoptic area, a rat would react to an increase in sodium levels by:

Back 2

drinking less and excreting highly concentrated urine

Front 3

What is the first point in the digestive system where enzymes begin to break down food?

Back 3

mouth

Front 4

What is the name for an animal that eats only plants?

Back 4

herbivore

Front 5

The splanchnic nerves convey information about:

Back 5

the nutrient contents of the stomach

Front 6

Damage to the ventromedial hypothalamus leads to eating:

Back 6

normal-sized meals, but eating them more frequently

Front 7

"Fen-Phen", an appetite suppressant drug, acts by ____ serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine.

Back 7

blocking reuptake of

Front 8

Which hormones are likely to be found more abundantly in males than in females?

Back 8

androgens

Front 9

If a female rat is injected with testosterone during the last few days before being born or the first few days afterward, the injection will:

Back 9

cause her reproductive structures to look like those intermediate between female and male

Front 10

If a female rat fetus developed without any alpha-fetoprotein, her hypothalamus would:

Back 10

develop in a partly masculinized manner

Front 11

Damage to the medial preoptic area of the hypothalamus in rats would most likely result in:

Back 11

decreased sexual activity

Front 12

A female rat is more likely to develop a preference for a cage where sexual activity with a male rat occurs if:

Back 12

she can control the timing of sexual activity

Front 13

Which of the following tends to be more important for women than men in choosing a mate?

Back 13

earning potential

Front 14

Some XY males have poorly developed genitals as a result of:

Back 14

a mutation in the SRY gene

Front 15

Under what circumstances do the criminal behaviors of monozygotic twins resemble each other more than dizygotic twins?

Back 15

in adulthood

Front 16

According to a number of animal studies, under which of the following conditions is the probability of violent behavior greatest?

Back 16

low serotonin turnover

Front 17

Which of the following has been associated with an increased probability of suicide attempts?

Back 17

low serotonin turnover

Front 18

If you were to inactivate the enzyme monoamine oxidase, aggressive behaviors would theoretically:

Back 18

increase

Front 19

The parasite Toxoplasma gondii is able to reinfect cats when the cats:

Back 19

eat fearless infected rats

Front 20

Animals with damage to the amygdala:

Back 20

neither learn new fears nor retain previously learned fears