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Question 4
2
Points
The somatosensory cortex is responsible for processing ________.


cognition and emotion


language, such as speech


motor information to body areas, such as arms, legs, and face


temperature, touch, and pain



Text Section: 3.4 The Brain and Spinal Cord

Bloom’s Level: Remember

Difficulty: Difficult

Question 5
Question 5
2
Points
________ is a neurotransmitter with roles in pleasure and pain modulation.


acetylcholine


beta-endorphin


GABA


norepinephrine



Text Section: 3.2 Cells of the Nervous System

Bloom’s Level: Remember

Difficulty: Moderate

Question 6
Question 6
2
Points
Which of the following senses is not first routed through the thalamus?


audition


smell


taste


vision



Text Section: 3.4 The Brain and Spinal Cord

Bloom’s Level: Remember

Difficulty: Moderate

Question 7
Question 7
2
Points
Which of the following brain processes is not a function of the cerebral cortex?


breathing


emotion


memory


reasoning



Text Section: 3.4 The Brain and Spinal Cord

Bloom’s Level: Remember

Difficulty: Moderate

Question 8
Question 8
2
Points
The ________ is the difference in charge between the intracellular and extracellular space of a neuron.


extracellular fluid


intracellular fluid


membrane potential


resting potential



Text Section: 3.2 Cells of the Nervous System

Bloom’s Level: Remember

Difficulty: Moderate

Question 9
Question 9
2
Points
Dmitris is in a car accident and his parietal lobe is injured. Which of the following is the most likely behavioral effect of his accident?


blindness


a loss of both his sense of taste and his sense of smell


no sensation in his legs and feet


Wernicke’s aphasia



Text Section: 3.4 The Brain and Spinal Cord

Bloom’s Level: Apply

Difficulty: Difficult

Answers

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Here are the answers to the questions based on the information provided:

**Question 4:** The somatosensory cortex is responsible for processing **temperature, touch, and pain.**

**Question 5:** ________ is a neurotransmitter with roles in pleasure and pain modulation.
**Answer:** **beta-endorphin**

**Question 6:** Which of the following senses is not first routed through the thalamus?
**Answer:** **smell**

**Question 7:** Which of the following brain processes is not a function of the cerebral cortex?
**Answer:** **breathing**

**Question 8:** The ________ is the difference in charge between the intracellular and extracellular space of a neuron.
**Answer:** **membrane potential**

**Question 9:** Dmitris is in a car accident and his parietal lobe is injured. Which of the following is the most likely behavioral effect of his accident?
**Answer:** **no sensation in his legs and feet**

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