- Which of the following is not an underlying mechanism that may explain the critical stage of
language learning?
a. Myelination
b. Neural migration
c. Synaptic pruning
d. Synaptogenesis
e. neurogenesis - Granted that low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is harmful for our cardiovascular system,
a. we still need to feed a baby enough cholesterol because it is essential for myelination
b. we should cut down on baby’s cholesterol as a head start for health
c. we still need to feed a baby enough cholesterol because it is essential for the baby’s synaptic
pruning
d. we should cut down on a baby’s cholesterol because it can clog the innernet - During the super storm Sandy, an urban adult and a country boy got lost in the flooded
Staten Island, where they visited first time in their lives, and found each other in a deserted canoe. While they
were trying find way out,
a. the adult should listen to the boy because the boy’s left brain hemisphere is well developed due to the
experience of living in the jungle
b. the adult should follow the boy because the boy has a dominant right brain hemisphere, which has been
enriched by his exposure to jungle life
c. the boy should follow the adult because the adult is always the leader
d. the boy should follow the adult because the adult has better spatial orientation - How can we identify the relationship between a particular part of the brain’s structure and
specific brain function without using brain imaging techniques?
a. By making connection between damaged brain part we observed and the lost mental
function experienced by the patient
b.We can conduct anatomy on living people and observe how their brains function
c. We cannot infer the structure of the brain from its function, even though that is how
the textbook authors organize the chapter on the brain
d. Google - When a person is under stress,
a. hypothalamus process the information first
b. cerebral cortex directly interacts with pituitary gland
c. adrenal cortex receives commands from pituitary gland to produce cortico-steroid
d. all of the above
5/10/2020 Writers Hub – Freelance Writing
https://www.writershub.org/writer/orders/586718#instructions 5/7 - Why can selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors be used as anti-depressants?
a. Because they can block the recycling route of serotonin
b. Because they stimulate the secretion of serotonin
c. Because the can enhance the sensitivity if the receptor site
d. Because they speed up the neural transmission process - Which of the following is not true about multiple sclerosis?
a. It is due to multiple layers of myelin
b. It is caused by de-myelination
c. Patients’ genetic program sent a wrong message to their neurons
d. The symptoms are related to motor movement - Which of the following is incorrect about the development of external genitals?
a. It occurs during the first trimester
b. Estrogen stimulates female fetus’s development
c. It is completely determined by sex chromosomes
d. androgen stimulates male fetus’ development - The development of female fetus’ internal reproductive organs
a. is determined by estrogen
b. is determined by testicular testosterone
c. is determined by the absence of testicular testosterone
d. all of the above - Which of the following is NOT a critical factor of determining a person’s sex type?
a. What is between a person’s legs
b. hypothalamus
c. Sexual dimorphic nucleus
d. What is between a person’s ears - Which of the following may not affect the early onset or duration of menstrual cycle?
a. consumption of fat
b. intake of protein
c. physical activities
d. hormones in food
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