The area of the brain known to be important for "binding" is the:

    a.    central sulcus.
    b.    corpus callosum.
    c.    thalamus.
    *d.    parietal cortex.

The "binding problem" is the issue of how we:

    a.    convert sensory information into a pattern that produces movement.
    *b.    perceive visual, auditory and other aspects of a stimulus as a single object.
    c.    transfer information between the left and right hemispheres.
    d.    communicate between the word comprehension and word production areas of the brain.

The only area of the cerebral cortex known to receive input from ALL sensory modalities is the:

    a.    parietal lobe.
    b.    striate cortex.
    c.    thalamus.
    *d.    prefrontal cortex.

Following damage to the temporal lobe, monkeys that fail to display normal fear of snakes most likely have which of the following?

    a.    Wertmann syndrome
    b.    Urbach-Wiethe disease
    c.    Korsakoff's syndrome
    *d.    Kluver-Bucy syndrome

What is the primary area of the cerebral cortex for auditory sensations?

    a.    frontal
    *b.    temporal
    c.    parietal
    d.    occipital

Cortical blindness may result from the destruction of:

    a.    the central sulcus.
    b.    any part of the cortex.
    *c.    the occipital cortex.
    d.    the parietal cortex.

The large bundle of axons connecting the two hemispheres of the brain is called the:

    a.    thalamus.
    b.    midbrain.
    c.    limbic system.
    *d.    corpus callosum.

Membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord are called:

    *a.    meninges.
    b.    ventricles.
    c.    hydrocephali.
    d.    CSF.

The thalamus can be thought of as a(n):

    a.    emotion center.
    b.    ganglia.
    c.    modulation center.
    *d.    relay center.

Vision is to ________ as hearing is to ________.

    a.    cranial nerve IV; cranial nerve VIII
    b.    cranial nerve II; cranial nerve V
    c.    cranial nerve I; cranial nerve X
    *d.    cranial nerve II; cranial nerve VIII

The pons acts as a bridge between:

    a.    the hindbrain and the forebrain.
    b.    the thalamus and the cerebral cortex.
    c.    the thalamus and the hypothalamus.
    *d.    one side of the nervous system and the other.

The hindbrain consists of the:

    a.    tectum, tegmentum, and reticular formation.
    *b.    medulla, pons, and cerebellum.
    c.    thalamus and hypothalamus.
    d.    spinal cord and cranial nerves.

Acetylcholine is the only neurotransmitter released by:

    a.    intrinsic neurons of the hippocampus.
    b.    intrinsic neurons in the spinal cord.
    *c.    the parasympathetic nervous system's postganglionic axons.
    d.    the sympathetic nervous system's postganglionic synapses.

The parasympathetic nervous system has:

    a.    long preganglionic and long postganglionic axons.
    *b.    long preganglionic and short postganglionic axons.
    c.    short preganglionic and long postganglionic axons.
    d.    short preganglionic and short postganglionic axons.

Which activity is increased by the sympathetic nervous system?

    a.    salivation
    *b.    heart rate
    c.    body temperature
    d.    digestive activity

Gray matter in the brain and spinal cord is mainly composed of what structures?

    *a.    cell bodies and dendrites
    b.    unmyelinated axons
    c.    ganglia
    d.    myelinated axons

The cell bodies of sensory neurons that are in clusters of neurons outside the spinal cord are called:

    a.    sensory nuclei.
    b.    sensory clusters.
    *c.    dorsal root ganglia.
    d.    ventral root ganglia.

What is the name given to a cluster of neurons outside the CNS?

    a.    tract
    b.    column
    c.    lamina
    *d.    ganglion

Together, the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system make up the ________ nervous system.

    a.    sympathetic
    b.    dorsal
    *c.    peripheral
    d.    central

What are the two parts of the central nervous system?

    a.    sympathetic division and parasympathetic division
    b.    cerebrum and cerebellum
    c.    autonomic nervous system and somatic nervous system
    *d.    brain and spinal cord