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1. Wave ______________ is to pitch as wave ______________ is to loudness.
length, frequency
peak, trough
frequency, amplitude
pressure, distinctiveness
2. Damage to your olfactory membrane would most likely impair your ability to
smell
feel pain
hear
see
3. When detecting colour, hue depends on ______________ while brightness depends on ______________
height, length
length, height
intensity, consistency
consistency, intensity
4. That fact that you may notice a disgusting smell when you first walk into the room but stop noticing if you stay in the room for a while illustrates
synaesthesia
selective attention
sensory attention
sensory adaptation
5. Where in the brain is the medial geniculate nucleus found:
midbrain
pons
thalamus
brainstem
6. Which of these are actively involved to see in darkness:
cones
rods
hair cells
cochlear nuclei
7. The auditory nerve first reaches ______________ before reaching inferior colliculus.
superior colliculus
medial geniculate nucleus
ventral cochlear nucleus
lateral geniculate nucleus
8. What is the precursor of steroid hormone:
Protein
Cholesterol
Carbohydrate
Lipid
9. All the following are true of posterior pituitary hormones except
they include direct and tropic hormones
they are released from the posterior pituitary
nerve signal from the hypothalamus stimulates their release
they include antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin
10. Which of the following hormones would bind to receptors located on the inside of the cell:
testosterone
LH
prolactin
growth hormone
11. Which hormone increases the basal metabolic rate in the body:
parathyroid hormone
adrenal hormone
thyroid hormone
growth hormone
12. Pituitary gland also known as master gland is under the control of
pineal gland
adrenal gland
hypothalamus
thyroid gland
13. Which of these is not an endocrine gland:
Pancreas
Testes
Salivary gland
Parathyroid
14. Which hormones of the adrenal glands supplement the sex hormones from the gonads:
Mineralocorticoids, such as aldosterone
Glucocorticoids, such as cortisol
Gonadocorticoids, such as the androgens
Epinephrine and norepinephrine
15. The overall number of cases in STI is
rising
falling
about the same as it always has been
none of the above
16. Which of these are other types of STIs:
chancroid
scabies
Molluscum contagiosum
all the above
17. The feedback loop for production of sex hormone in men does not include
hypothalamus
pituitary gland
oxytocin
follicle stimulating hormone
18. HIV attacks a certain kind of cell in the immune system. Which is it:
red blood cells
white blood cells or T cells
platelets
epithelial cells
19. The first stage of the sexual response cycle is
orgasm
resolution
excitement
plateau
20. Womens ability to have multiple orgasms is primarily due to
the g-spot
having alternating orgasms in different locations
having alternating orgasms in different locations
the fact that they do not have a refractory period
21. A part of neuron that conducts the action potential away from the cell body is
myelin sheath
synapse
nodes of ranvier
axon
22. _______ cells are present only in PNS.
schwann
oligodendroglia
microglia
astrocytes
23. Drugs that inhibit a neuron from firing are called ______________
agonists
receptors
transmitters
antagonists
24. The portion of ANS that reduces heart and breathing rates after a stressful encounter is
parasympathetic
somantic
autonomic
sympathetic
25. _________ divides two cerebral hemispheres.
transverse fissure
lateral fissure
longitudinal fissure
bilateral fissures
26. The area responsible for the production of speech is called as ______________
wernicks area
wernicks aphasia
brocas area
brocas aphasia
27. Which of the following plays a major role in fear :
amygdala
hippocampus
thalamus
midbrain
28. The First stage of General adaptation syndrome
Resistance stage
Exhaustion stage
Alarm Stage
Flight stage
29. The purpose of immune system is to
Help germs invade our body
Fight off sickness
Make your nose run
Helps to maintain body weight
30. Which of these is a symptom of acute stress:
Heartburn
Diarrhea
Sweaty palms
All the above
31. The hippocampus attaches to
Emotions and memories
Emotions and cortex
Memories and cortex
Cortex and emotions
32. The purity of light is called
hue
wavelength
saturation
brightness
33. A researcher interested in the relationship between physical stimuli and our psychological experience would be studying
extrasensory perception
proprioception
transduction
psychophysics
34. People are more likely to notice 5 rupees increase in the price of a candy bar than they are to notice 5 rupees increase in an iPhone. This illustrates
the absolute threshold
webers law
signal detection
opponent process
35. What structure provides the boundary between outer and middle ear:
tympanic membrane
cochlea
pinna
oval window
36. ____________ is to vision as ______________ is to audition.
superior colliculus, inferior colliculus
inferior colliculus, superior colliculus
organ of corti, inferior ovilary
Superior ovilary, inferior ovilary
37. Which of the following is not an endocrine gland:
Hypothalamus
Pituitary
Parathyroid
Pancreas
38. Unlike polypeptide hormones, steroid hormones
demonstrate rapid onset of effect
are more likely to have an associated receptor in the cytosol or nucleus
more commonly function via specific second messengers
are more rapidly degraded and therefore demonstrate more temporary effects
39. Endocrine glands differ from exocrine glands in that
Endocrine glands are ductless and exocrine glands release secretions at the body's surface or into ducts
Endocrine glands release hormones, whereas exocrine glands release waste
Endocrine glands are formed by epithelial tissue, but exocrine glands are primarily connective tissue
Endocrine glands are all interconnected; whereas exocrine glands act completely independently.
40. The secretions from which of these glands differs between males and females:
Adrenal
Parathyroid
Gonadal
Pancreas
41. Which of these is a health problem that can be caused by STI in women:
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
ectopic pregnancy
higher risk for cervical cancer
all of the above
42. A more common problem among girls during puberty is
they have more acne than boys
they are more prone to obesity than boys
gynecomastia
both a and b
43. The male sex hormone is
estrogen
estradiol
progesterone
androgen
44. Which of the following produces the male sex hormone:
rete testis
seminiferous tubule
Leydig cell
scrotum
45. hich of the following produces the male sex hormone:
rete testis
seminiferous tubule
Leydig cell
scrotum
46. the periodic gaps in the myelin sheath on the axon is
nodes of ranvier
synapse
neurotransmitters
none of the above
47. Entry of the positive ions in action potential is called as ______________
repolarization
depolarization
polarization
none of the above
48. _________ recieves and transmits motor signals from the CNS.
PNS
cells
chemicals
glial cells
49. The depression found in the surface of the brain is called ______________
fissures
sulcus
gyri
gyrus
50. The area responsible for understanding of speech comprehension is ______________
wernicks aphasia
wernicks area
brocas area
parietal lobe
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