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What is the main function of the sympathetic nervous system division of the autonomic nervous system?
What is the main function of the sympathetic nervous system division of the autonomic nervous system?
- To control functions that occur during a relaxed state
- To stimulate increased heart rate, rise in blood sugar level, and piloerection (correct)
- To regulate the body's temperature
- To support activities involved with increases in the body's supply of stored energy
What is the term for a slice through the brain parallel to the forehead?
What is the term for a slice through the brain parallel to the forehead?
- Sagittal or lateral section
- Longitudinal section
- Transverse or axial section
- Coronal or frontal section (correct)
What is the term for the direction toward the middle of the body, away from the side?
What is the term for the direction toward the middle of the body, away from the side?
- Lateral
- Ventral
- Dorsal
- Medial (correct)
What is the phylogenetically newest part of the cortex composed of the four lobes?
What is the phylogenetically newest part of the cortex composed of the four lobes?
What is the function of the parasympathetic nervous system?
What is the function of the parasympathetic nervous system?
What is the term for a slice through the brain parallel to the ground?
What is the term for a slice through the brain parallel to the ground?
What is the part of the brain that is responsible for the 'fight or flight' response?
What is the part of the brain that is responsible for the 'fight or flight' response?
What is the term for the direction toward the side of the body, away from the middle?
What is the term for the direction toward the side of the body, away from the middle?
What is the part of the brain that is involved in speaking and muscle movements?
What is the part of the brain that is involved in speaking and muscle movements?
What is the term for the outmost layer of gray matter of the cerebral hemispheres?
What is the term for the outmost layer of gray matter of the cerebral hemispheres?
What is the function of the primary motor cortex?
What is the function of the primary motor cortex?
Which part of the brain is responsible for language processing?
Which part of the brain is responsible for language processing?
What is the characteristic of speech in Broca's aphasia?
What is the characteristic of speech in Broca's aphasia?
What is the term for the difficulty in producing or comprehending speech caused by brain damage?
What is the term for the difficulty in producing or comprehending speech caused by brain damage?
Which part of the brain is involved in receiving auditory information?
Which part of the brain is involved in receiving auditory information?
What is the characteristic of speech in Wernicke's aphasia?
What is the characteristic of speech in Wernicke's aphasia?
What percentage of behaviorally unresponsive patients showed meaningful brain responses to questions?
What percentage of behaviorally unresponsive patients showed meaningful brain responses to questions?
What is the primary reason why cochlear implants are most effective when given before age 2?
What is the primary reason why cochlear implants are most effective when given before age 2?
What is the goal of constraint-induced therapy?
What is the goal of constraint-induced therapy?
What is the term for the brain's capacity for modification, as evident in brain reorganization following damage?
What is the term for the brain's capacity for modification, as evident in brain reorganization following damage?
What kind of responses did researchers observe in some unresponsive patients when instructed to answer yes to a question by imagining playing tennis?
What kind of responses did researchers observe in some unresponsive patients when instructed to answer yes to a question by imagining playing tennis?
What is the remarkable phenomenon observed in very young children who are given hemispherectomy?
What is the remarkable phenomenon observed in very young children who are given hemispherectomy?
What is the primary function of the limbic system?
What is the primary function of the limbic system?
What is the primary difference between the left and right cerebral hemispheres?
What is the primary difference between the left and right cerebral hemispheres?
What is the function of the thalamus?
What is the function of the thalamus?
What is the default mode network (DMN) responsible for?
What is the default mode network (DMN) responsible for?
Which brain structure is associated with the 'four f's': fighting, feeding, fleeing, and mating?
Which brain structure is associated with the 'four f's': fighting, feeding, fleeing, and mating?
What is the primary goal of the Human Connectome Project?
What is the primary goal of the Human Connectome Project?
What is the primary function of the basal ganglia?
What is the primary function of the basal ganglia?
What is the role of the nucleus accumbens in the brain?
What is the role of the nucleus accumbens in the brain?
What is the primary function of the corpus callosum?
What is the primary function of the corpus callosum?
What is the primary function of the reticular formation?
What is the primary function of the reticular formation?
What can be identified using fMRI cortical activation patterns with 97% accuracy?
What can be identified using fMRI cortical activation patterns with 97% accuracy?
What was the result of asking patients with suicidal ideation to think about death-related words?
What was the result of asking patients with suicidal ideation to think about death-related words?
What was the task given to the 23-year-old woman who showed no outward signs of conscious awareness after a car accident?
What was the task given to the 23-year-old woman who showed no outward signs of conscious awareness after a car accident?
What is the purpose of thinking of scenarios that conjure up different emotions?
What is the purpose of thinking of scenarios that conjure up different emotions?
What was the result of asking participants to think of social interactions like adore and humiliate?
What was the result of asking participants to think of social interactions like adore and humiliate?
What is an example of an fMRI task used to study unconscious communication?
What is an example of an fMRI task used to study unconscious communication?
