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Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system), its functions and disorders. It is a multidisciplinary science that combines physiology, anatomy, molecular biology, developmental biology, cytology, psychology, physics, computer science, chemistry, medicine, statistics, and mathematical modeling to understand the fundamental and emergent properties of neurons, glia and neural circuits. Some main neuroscience subfields are: Clinical neuroscience: Studies the mechanisms that underlie diseases and disorders of the brain and... Show more
Neuroscience Practice Test
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1. Why are lower motor neurons called the “final common pathway” for behavior control? Choose the correct option.
2. Galen's study of sheep brains was the basis for a theory of brain function that prevailed for almost 1500 years. Which of the following represents this view? Choose the correct option.
3. Grillner and his colleagues showed that the activation of NMDA receptors on spinal interneurons is sufficient to generate alternating rhythmic activity in the lamprey spinal cord.
4. Which of the following is a brain mechanism for encoding sound intensity? Choose the correct option.
5. Insulin levels are maximal during which of the following phases of the body's reaction to feeding behavior? Choose the correct option.
6. Which localization process is used mostly for sounds in the range of 20–2000 Hz? Choose the correct option.
7. Identify the disorder that causes inability to recognize common objects by feeling them even though they can be recognized by sight or sound. Choose the correct option.
8. Which of the following describes the function and location of Golgi tendon organs? Choose the correct answer.
9. Why is movement at the oval window accompanied by a complementary motion at the round window? Choose the correct option.
10. Why are G-protein-gated ion channels called “the shortcut pathway”? Choose the correct option.
11. Damage to half of the spinal cord can result in a loss of pain and temperature sensation contralaterally and a loss of touch and proprioception ipsilaterally.
12. Which of the following is a symptom of diabetes insipidus? Choose the correct option.
13. What role do primary somatosensory and primary motor areas of cortex play in maintaining our perception of equilibrium and the execution of complex, coordinated movements? Choose the correct option.
14. The secretory hypothalamus, autonomic nervous system, and diffuse modulatory systems of the brain operate in expanded space and time relative to the sensory and motor systems.
15. Which of the following describes the ventromedial hypothalamic syndrome? Choose the correct option.
16. Saxitoxin is a channel-blocking toxin produced by the dinoflagellates of the genus Gonyaulax.
17. Which of the following could serve as the ligand in the ligand-binding methods of studying neurotransmitter receptors? Choose the correct option.
18. Which cells in the retina have axons that leave the retina? Choose the correct option.
19. Which of the following structures is known as the “true master gland of the endocrine system”? Choose the correct option.
20. CCK is a gastrointestinal satiety peptide released by cells of the intestines in response to the presence of fatty food.
21. What is the other name for dense-core vesicles? Choose the correct option.
22. A neuroscientist is investigating how different neural circuits in the brain analyze sensory information, form perceptions of the external world, make decisions, and execute movements. At what level of analysis is this research conducted? Choose the correct option.
23. Which chemical structure is present in all catecholaminergic neurons? Choose the correct option.
24. From which structure are luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) released? Choose the correct option.
25. How long does an action potential last from the beginning of the rising phase to the end of the falling phase? Choose the correct option.

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