What term describes discrete brain areas that control specific functions?

PSY 350 Week 1 Quiz

Question 1

What term describes discrete brain areas that control specific functions?

holism

stereotaxic brain atlas

topographical organization

hemispheres

Question 2

What is the only nutrient that neurons are able to metabolize?

fats

carbohydrates

glucose

proteins

Question 3

Who is credited with finding evidence to support localization of brain function?

Franz Gall

Paul Broca

Roberts Bartholow

Julien Jean Cesar Legallois

Question 4

What is caused by invasive ablation procedures that heavily scar the brain?

impaired speech

blindness

paralysis

epileptic seizures

Question 5

Which civilization did not include the brain as a major organ?

Greek

Roman

Chinese

Egyptian

Question 1

The “all or none” law states that each neuron reaches its most positive membrane electrical state during the action potential.

True

False

Question 2

According to the Bell-Magendie Law, ______________________ exit from the ventral horns of the spinal cord, and sensory information enters the __________________________.

dorsal horns; motor nerves

motor nerves; white matter

motor nerves; gray matter

motor nerves; dorsal horns

Question 3

What does magnetoencephalography measure?

Scarred brain tissue that triggers seizures

The precise function of specific neurons

The magnetic fields generated by activity of brain cells

The brain’s response to flashing light patterns

Question 4

What does a neuroscientist use to locate a subcortical structure?

electrodes

stereotaxic instrument

cannula

radio-frequency waves

Question 5

What term describes discrete brain areas that control specific functions?

holism

stereotaxic brain atlas

topographical organization

hemispheres