Points Awarded	90.00
Points Missed	10.00
Percentage	90.0%

1.
The two main divisions of the nervous system are the ________ and ________.
A) brain; spinal cord
B) autonomic; somatic nervous systems
C) peripheral nervous system; central nervous system
D) glands; muscles
Points Earned:	0.0/10.0
Correct Answer(s):	C


2.
The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for reacting to stressful events and bodily arousal is called the ______________ nervous system.
A) central
B) somatic
C) sympathetic
D) parasympathetic
Points Earned:	10.0/10.0
Correct Answer(s):	C


3.
Which of the following regions contains the primary visual cortex?
A) occipital lobe
B) parietal lobe
C) temporal lobe
D) frontal lobe
Points Earned:	10.0/10.0
Correct Answer(s):	A


4.
Which of the following is a function of the right hemisphere?
A) perception, expression of emotion, and recognition of patterns
B) sense of time and rhythm
C) speech, handwriting, and calculation
D) language processing in most individuals
Points Earned:	10.0/10.0
Correct Answer(s):	A


5.
Hormones are___________.
A) the female gonads
B) chemicals released into the bloodstream by the endocrine glands
C) chemicals found in the synaptic vesicles, which when released have an effect on the next cell
D) the male gonads
Points Earned:	10.0/10.0
Correct Answer(s):	B


6.
The branchlike structures that receive messages from other neurons are called ______.
A) axons
B) nerve bundles
C) dendrites
D) synapses
Points Earned:	10.0/10.0
Correct Answer(s):	C


7.
Which of the following are tiny sacs in a synaptic knob that release chemicals into the synapse?
A) synaptic vesicles
B) synaptic nodes
C) terminal buttons
D) synaptic gaps
Points Earned:	10.0/10.0
Correct Answer(s):	A


8.
Signals from the neurons of which sense are NOT sent to the cortex by the thalamus?
A) hearing
B) smell
C) taste
D) vision
Points Earned:	10.0/10.0
Correct Answer(s):	B


9.
Which of the following is the section of the brain located at the rear and bottom of each cerebral hemisphere and contains the visual centers of the brain?
A) occipital lobe
B) parietal lobe
C) temporal lobe
D) frontal lobe
Points Earned:	10.0/10.0
Correct Answer(s):	A


10.
The area of the frontal lobe that is devoted to the production of fluent speech is ______ area.
A) Broca’s
B) Gall’s
C) Wernicke’s
D) Korsakoff’s
Points Earned:	10.0/10.0
Correct Answer(s):	A