Brain and Nervous System

Practice Questions

AP Psychology › Brain and Nervous System

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Which of these areas of the brain is not located in the limbic system?

2

The parasympathetic nervous system is part of which branch of the nervous system?

3

The function of the parasympathetic nervous system is to __________.

4

Damage to the temporal lobe would most likely affect a person's ability to __________.

5

The brain has many different lobes, each with its own cells to carry out different tasks. The occipital lobe is located at the back of your brain. This lobe is responsible for which of the following functions?

6

Alcohol consumption increases the secretion of which of these neurotransmitters?

I. Glutamate

II. GABA

III. Dopamine

7

Which individual is commonly credited with the discovery of the brain structure called the pons?

8

Which of the following parts of the brain is most heavily involved with decision making processes?

9

A patient arrives in the hospital after a sudden injury to the head. The patient is lucid enough to talk, has a fast, thready pulse, is hyperventilating without fear response, and has abnormally low blood pressure and body temperature. Which part of the brain most likely took damage from the injury?

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The feeling of being hungry is sent from what part of the brain?

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