A. Check your Knowledge 1. The short fibers which extend from the neurons allowing it to receive messages from other neurons are. a. axons c. nerve bundles b. dendrites d. synapses 2. Which of the...

A. Check your Knowledge
1. The short fibers which extend from the neurons allowing it to receive messages from
other neurons are.
a. axons c. nerve bundles
b. dendrites d. synapses
2. Which of the following neurotransmitters is known for its role in schizophrenia and
Parkinson's disease?
a. acetylcholine c. serotonin
b. dopamine d. norepinephrine
3. The cell body is enclosed by the
a. axon c. cell membrane
b. dendrite d. myelin sheath
4. The myelin sheath:
a. is a fatty substance protecting the dendrites.
b. helps to speed up neural messages within the cell.
c. is found in all neurons.
d. protects the cell's vesicles.
5. The autonomic nervous system has two divisions: __________.
a. central and peripheral c. sympathetic and parasympathetic
b. receptors and effectors d. limbic and endocrine
6. Calm is to aroused as _______ is to _______.
a. parasympathetic; sympathetic c. sympathetic; parasympathetic
b. autonomic; motor d. central; peripheral
7. The area in the back of the temporal lobe that is important in our ability to listen and
in processing and understanding what others are saying is __________.
a. Korsakoff's area c. Broca's area
b. Wernicke's area d. Sach's area
8. The part of the brain that helps process hearing and give meaning to words is the
__________.
a. the occipital lobe c. the parietal lobe
b. the temporal lobe d. the frontal lobe
9. Eating, drinking, sexual behavior, temperature control, and sleeping are most strongly
influenced by the:
a. medulla. c. thalamus.
b. cerebral cortex. d. hypothalamus.
10. Damage to the medulla can seriously impair one's ability to:
a. sing. c. breathe.
b. write. d. metabolize food
B. Analysis/Application
1. When is a person considered brain-dead? Read the Terri Schiavo Case. After
reading it answer the following questions:
a. What part of the brain allows Terri to breathe?
b. How would Terri respond to being poked with a needle?
c. Which type of brain scan would a neurologist use to determine how much of Terri’s
cortex is present?
d. Do Terri’s abilities to function fit with severe damage to the cortex?
e. What defines brain death?
f. What type of treatment can be used to help regenerate neurons?