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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
synapse
B
axon
C
dendrite
D
soma
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
cerebral cortex
B
forebrain
C
midbrain
D
hindbrain
5) part of the brain involved in arousal, integrating sensory information into a coherent experience, and relaying information upwardd
A
midbrain
B
hindbrain
C
cerebral cortex
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
forebrain
B
hindbrain
C
midbrain
D
cerebral cortex
7) machine used to record electrical activity of large portions of the brain
A
EKG
B
EEG
C
MRI
D
CT
8) Phineas Gage is an example of a ____ study
A
lesion
B
naturalistic observation
C
MRI
D
bloodwork
9) The system that uses chemicals to communicate throughout the body (not the ones solely in the brain)
A
nervous system
B
mirror system
C
endocrine system
D
limbic system
10) Part of the nervous system that controls voluntary movement of skeletal muscles
A
sympathetic nervous system
B
peripheral nervous system
C
somatic nervous system
D
autonomic nervous system
11) The master gland of the endocrine system
A
pituitary
B
gonad
C
thyroid
D
adrenal
12) The gland that impacts height
A
thyroid
B
pituitary
C
gonad
D
adrenal
13) The sex galnds
A
adrenal
B
pineal
C
gonads
D
thyroid
14) The gland that activates stress response and fight, flight,freeze
A
adrenal
B
pituitary
C
pineal
D
thyroid
15) The gland that influences sleep cycles
A
thyroid
B
gonad
C
adrenal
D
pineal
16) The part of the brain most involved in fear
A
cerebellum
B
frontal lobe
C
amygdala
D
thalamus
17) The part of the brain the encodes memory
A
amygdala
B
hypothalamus
C
hippocampus
D
cognitive cortex
18) The part of the brain that relays information to the sensory cortex
A
temporal lobe
B
hypothalamus
C
thalamus
D
reticular activating system
19) The division between the 2 hemispheres of the brain
A
fissure
B
synapse
C
corpus callossum
D
spinal chord
20) The axons that connect the left and right hemisphere of the brain and are located in the fissure
A
synaptic gap
B
mirror neurons
C
dendrite
D
corpus callossum
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