Test Bank For What is Psychology Foundations, Applications, And Integration 3rd Edition by Ellen E. Pastorino

Multiple Choice

1. ​What brain structure is involved in the formation of myelin?

  a.  ​neurons

  b.  ​glia cells

  c.  ​dendrites

  d.  ​synapses

ANSWER:   b

REFERENCES:   2.1 Billions of Neurons: Communication in the Brain

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Thinking Critically

2. ​Reflexive activity, such as jerking your hand away from a hot stove, is governed by the ____.

  a.  ​rescue system

  b.  ​endocrine system

  c.  ​nervous system

  d.  ​parasympathetic system

ANSWER:   c

REFERENCES:   2.1 Billions of Neurons: Communication in the Brain

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Understand

3. ​The action of tying your shoes is most likely to involve the ____ system.

  a.  ​endocrine

  b.  ​endocrine

  c.  ​nervous

  d.  ​parasympathetic

ANSWER:   c

REFERENCES:   2.1 Billions of Neurons: Communication in the Brain

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Understand

4. ​The information-carrying cells of the nervous system are called ____.

  a.  ​neurons

  b.  ​glia cells

  c.  hormones

  d.  ​glands

ANSWER:   a

REFERENCES:   2.1 Billions of Neurons: Communication in the Brain

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Understand

5. ​Glia cells ____.

  a.  ​form myelin

  b.  ​direct the activity of hormones

  c.  ​provide very little benefit to the brain

  d.  ​can occasionally function as neurotransmitters

ANSWER:   a

REFERENCES:   2.1 Billions of Neurons: Communication in the Brain

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Understand

6. ​Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding neurons and glia cells in the adult human brain?

  a.  ​Neurons are far more numerous than glia cells.

  b.  ​Neurons are more concentrated in the brainstem than glia cells.

  c.  ​Neurons and glia cells are about the same in number.

  d.  ​Neurons are far less numerous than glia cells.

ANSWER:   c

REFERENCES:   2.1 Billions of Neurons: Communication in the Brain

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Understand

7. ​Myelin ____.

  a.  ​is a type of neurotransmitter

  b.  ​disrupts neurological activity

  c.  ​is produced by the action potential

  d.  ​speeds up neural signals

ANSWER:   d

REFERENCES:   2.1 Billions of Neurons: Communication in the Brain

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Understand

8. ​Symptoms of multiple sclerosis include ____.

  a.  ​difficulty with voluntary movement

  b.  ​abnormally rapid reflexes

  c.  ​hypersensitivity to pain

  d.  ​exceptionally acute hearing

ANSWER:   a

REFERENCES:   2.1 Billions of Neurons: Communication in the Brain

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Understand

9. ​Without glia cells, your brain would ____.

  a.  ​experience no change in function

  b.  ​be forced to communicate more often through the endocrine system

  c.  ​repair itself more rapidly than normal in the case of an injury

  d.  ​send information more slowly

ANSWER:   d

REFERENCES:   2.1 Billions of Neurons: Communication in the Brain

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Understand

10. ​Which disease is associated with myelin loss, causing neural impulses to travel around in the brain without reaching to their destinations?

  a.  ​depression

  b.  ​Multiple Sclerosis

  c.  ​Parkinson’s disease

  d.  ​Alzheimer’s disease

ANSWER:   b

REFERENCES:   2.1 Billions of Neurons: Communication in the Brain

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Understand