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The two main parts of the nervous system are the: |
| | A) | cerebral hemispheres and corpus callosum. |
| | B) | brain and brain stem. |
| | C) | autonomic and somatic. |
| | D) | central and peripheral. |
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_____________ neurons transmit information from the perimeter of the body to the central nervous system. |
| | A) | Afferent |
| | B) | Efferent |
| | C) | Motor |
| | D) | Mirror |
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Mack A. Roni is watching the doctor take out a tiny hammer and then whack him in the knee. Mack did not think, "He's gonna whack me with that hammer and I'm gonna kick him." Rather, the doctor whacked and Mack kicked without thinking. It was an autonomic, involuntary response known as a: |
| | A) | spinal tap. |
| | B) | reflex. |
| | C) | quadriplegia. |
| | D) | spontaneous assault. |
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A major function of the ________ division of the nervous system is the flight-or-fight response in reaction to a threat. |
| | A) | somatic |
| | B) | central |
| | C) | sympathetic |
| | D) | parasympathetic |
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Ophidio Phobia was walking in the woods when he came across what he thought was the deadly coral snake. His flight-or-fight response kicked in. Then he realized it was really the harmless king snake, which was similar to the coral snake. He began to calm down when his _________________system kicked in. |
| | A) | sympathetic |
| | B) | parasympathetic |
| | C) | autonomic |
| | D) | somatic |
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The __________ gland is responsible for the endocrine system's functioning. The brain regulates the internal balance of the body, ensuring that homeostasis is maintained through the __________. |
| | A) | thyroid; cerebellum |
| | B) | adrenal; thalamus |
| | C) | pituitary; hypothalamus |
| | D) | parathyroid; corpus callosum |
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Today, the newer, and more sophisticated, regions of the brain regulated the older, and more primitive, parts of the nervous system. This is known as: |
| | A) | hierarchical organization. |
| | B) | proximodistal regulation. |
| | C) | cephalo-caudal regulation. |
| | D) | sympathetic-parasympathetic reorientation. |
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The branch of psychology that seeks to identify how behavior is influenced and produced by our genetic inheritance from our ancestors is: |
| | A) | developmental psychology |
| | B) | evolutionary psychology |
| | C) | behavior genetics |
| | D) | molecular genetics |
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A form of therapy wherein genes are injected into the patient's bloodstream to cure a particular disease is called: |
| | A) | behavioral genetics. |
| | B) | molecular genetics. |
| | C) | genetic counseling. |
| | D) | gene therapy. |
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A chemical communication network that sends messages throughout the body via the bloodstream is: |
| | A) | limbic system. |
| | B) | autonomic system. |
| | C) | endocrine system. |
| | D) | parasympathetic system. |
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