Which brain structure is important in causing, awakening a person from sleep?

A. Limbic activating system
B. Cerebral activating system
C. Reticular activating system
D. Thalamic activating system

As one moves from external stimulus to moto response, which of the following constitutes an accurate sequential pattern?

A. Afferent nerve, efferent nerve, neural modulator
B. Efferent nerve, interneuron, afferent nerve
C. Afferent nerve, interneuron, efferent nerve
D. Efferent nerve, afferent nerve, neural modulator

Follicle-stimulating hormone is secreted by the ____________?

A. Ovaries
B. Testes
C. Pituitary gland
D. Hypothalamus

What effect does adrenaline have on human body?

A. Constriction of the pupils
B. Increased rate of digestion
C. Accelerated heart beat
D. Increased hormone production

The head injured patient lost the ability to breath. Autopsy revealed neural damage in the ____________?

A. Medulla
B. Midbrain
C. Cerebellum
D. Pons

The action potential ‘jumps’ along an axon. The gaps in a myelinated axon that the action potential ‘jumps’ to are called the ____________?

A. Broca’s area
B. Nodes of ranvier
C. Terminal buttons
D. Wernicke’s area

The ____________ gland is frequently referred as ‘master gland’ since it regulates the activity of many other glands?

A. Thyroid
B. Adrenal
C. Pituitary
D. Pineal

Suppose that psychosurgery is tried to remedy the incontrollable violent behavior of a convicted serial murderer. Which brain structure should probably be operated on?

A. Amygdala
B. Cerebellum
C. Thalamus
D. Medulla

A knee jerk is an example of _____________?

A. Synaptic reflex
B. Spastic movement
C. Monosynaptic reflex
D. Double innervations

A neuron does not contain _______________?

A. A cell body
B. Septum
C. Myelin sheath
D. Dendrites