Unit 2 Quiz

Ted is hiking along a mountain trail when he sees a large snake slithering across the path ahead of him. Which of the following brain structures is most closely associated with Ted's fear response?

Amygdala

Which of the following correctly pairs subdivisions with the major divisions of the human nervous system?

Autonmic: sympathetic and parasympathetic

A person with damage to Broca's area would most likely demonstrate which of the following symptoms?

Difficulty with speech production

Most glands in the human body are a part of which system?

Endocrine

After a stroke, Jeff has noticed his memory for past events remains good, but it is very difficult for him to remember new events like what movie he just watched. It is most likely that Jeff suffered damage to which part of the brain?

Hippocampus

The autonomic nervous system is most directly involved in

digesting food

The area of the brain stem that is important in controlling breathing is the

medulla

The brain's ability to adapt after it is damaged is known as

plasticity

Ben was enjoying a walk in the woods on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. As he went around a curve, he noticed a bear walking toward him. Immediately his pupils dilated, he began to perspire, and his heart accelerated. These changes are most closely related to the function of the

sympathetic nervous system

The occipital lobes contain

the primary visual cortex

Damage to a small part of the occipital lobe would most likely result in a

visual deficit