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,1. Why are a broad perspective and an interdisciplinary approach required
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forunderstanding the brain? Choose the correct option.
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A) Understanding the brain is a focused area in natural science with the e e e e e e e e e e e


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as the common point of focus.
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of the water molecule to the electrical and chemical properties of the brain.
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2. Galen's study of sheep brains was the basis for a theory of brain function
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that prevailed for almost 1500 years. Which of the following represents this
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view?
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A) The heart as the center of intellect and the brain as the cooling system
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D) Parceling the cerebrum into lobes e e e e




3. What is ―mind–brain problem‖? Choose the correct option.
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A) Individually, human mental capacities exist in the mind that is outside e e e e e e e e e e


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B) The mind is the same as the brain.
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C) Both animals and people possess intellect and a God-given soul.
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D) The pineal gland is a spiritual entity.
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4. What notion was displaced by the concept of nerves being described as wires?
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Choosethe correct option.
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A) Nerves are channels that communicate with the brain by the movement of fluids.
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B) Muscles can be twitched when nerves are stimulated electrically and the
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may generate electricity. e e


C) Signals to the muscles causing movement use the same wires as those
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D) Nerves conduct electrical signals to and from the brain.
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5. The combined work of Bell and Magendie revealed a fundamental fact about
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, nerves. Choose the correct option.
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A) Spinal nerves are myelinated. e e e


B) Spinal nerves are bundles of sensory and motor nerves, and in each sensory
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andmotor nerve fiber, transmission is strictly one-way.
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6. For what purpose did Franz Joseph Gall study the dimensions of the
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humanhead?
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A) To understand the propensity for certain personality traits
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B) To demonstrate equal participation of all regions of the brain in all
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cerebralfunctions
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C) To show that nerves conduct electrical signals to and from the brain
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D) To show that unique human mental capabilities exist outside the brain
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7. On what basis did Broca defend functional localization of the brain? Choose
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thecorrect
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option.
A) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the
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rightfrontal lobe
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B) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the
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occipitallobe
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C) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the
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lobe
D) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and
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8. To whom can we attribute the theory that behavior is among the heritable traits
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thatcan
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9. Which of the following is a correct explanation of a disorder that affects the
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nervoussystem? Choose the correct option.
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A) Cerebral palsy is a motor disorder caused by damage to the cerebrum e e e e e e e e e e e


before,during, or soon after birth.
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, B) Epilepsy is a progressive disease that affects nerve conduction, characterized
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byepisodes of weakness, lack of coordination, and speech disturbance.
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C) Stroke involves a loss of feeling and movement caused by traumatic damage
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D) Alzheimer's disease is a severe psychotic illness characterized by
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delusions,hallucinations, and bizarre behavior.
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