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Biopsychology AP Exam Review
Test Description: Basic biopsychology
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Subdivision of nervous system that branches from the spinal cord
A
peripheral nervous system (PNS)
B
central nervous system (CNS)
C
autonomic nervous system (ANS)
D
somatic nervous system (SNS)
2) The gap between neurons
A
dendrite
B
soma
C
axon
D
synapse
3) chemicals released by neurons which determine the rate at which other neurons fire
A
hormones
4) Part of the brain located near the base of the skull involved in basic life processes
A
forebrain
B
cerebral cortex
C
midbrain
D
hindbrain
5) part of the brain involved in arousal, integrating sensory information into a coherent experience, and relaying information upwardd
A
cerebral cortex
B
midbrain
C
hindbrain
D
forebrain
6) part of the brain that covers the core and is responsible for sensory and motor control and processing language and thought
A
cerebral cortex
B
midbrain
C
hindbrain
D
forebrain
7) machine used to record electrical activity of large portions of the brain
A
MRI
B
CT
C
EEG
D
EKG
8) Phineas Gage is an example of a ____ study
A
bloodwork
B
MRI
C
naturalistic observation
D
lesion
9) The system that uses chemicals to communicate throughout the body (not the ones solely in the brain)
A
limbic system
B
nervous system
C
endocrine system
D
mirror system
10) Part of the nervous system that controls voluntary movement of skeletal muscles
A
somatic nervous system
B
autonomic nervous system
C
peripheral nervous system
D
sympathetic nervous system
11) The master gland of the endocrine system
A
gonad
B
thyroid
C
adrenal
D
pituitary
12) The gland that impacts height
A
pituitary
B
thyroid
C
adrenal
D
gonad
13) The sex galnds
A
pineal
B
thyroid
C
gonads
D
adrenal
14) The gland that activates stress response and fight, flight,freeze
A
pituitary
B
thyroid
C
adrenal
D
pineal
15) The gland that influences sleep cycles
A
thyroid
B
adrenal
C
gonad
D
pineal
16) The part of the brain most involved in fear
A
thalamus
B
cerebellum
C
frontal lobe
D
amygdala
17) The part of the brain the encodes memory
A
hypothalamus
B
amygdala
C
hippocampus
D
cognitive cortex
18) The part of the brain that relays information to the sensory cortex
A
thalamus
B
reticular activating system
C
hypothalamus
D
temporal lobe
19) The division between the 2 hemispheres of the brain
A
synapse
B
corpus callossum
C
fissure
D
spinal chord
20) The axons that connect the left and right hemisphere of the brain and are located in the fissure
A
mirror neurons
B
synaptic gap
C
corpus callossum
D
dendrite
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