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1) A tumor at the dorsal surface of the brain can cause failure of pupillary dilation, eyelid ptosis, and unequal pupils due to:

2) Brain tumors rarely form from:

3) A brain tumor that causes twitching in the right side of the face and abnormal movements in the right arm is probably:

4) A brain tumor that causes loss of motivation, loss of sexual interest, lethargia, and depression is probably affecting which lobe of the brain?

5) A malignant tumor is one that:

6) Which of the following is a type of brain tumor?

7) Brain tumors often cause headache, nausea, vomiting, and edema of the optic disk due to:

8) Focal signs occur as the result of a brain tumor when:

9) About 60% of primary brain tumros are:

10) A seizure is excessive activity of _____. A convulsion is excessive, uncontrollable activity of _____.

11) A petit mal seizure:

12) Which of the following can cause seizures in the brain?

13) Spike and dome discharges in the EEG occurring with a frequency of 3 Hertz (3 per second) are characteristic of what kind of seizures?

14) A stroke caused by blockage of a blood vessel but without bleeding into the brain is a(n):

15) Strokes used to be called:

16) Abnormal widening or ballooning of an artery or blood vessel due to weakness in the artery wall is called:

17) Clip ligation is a method used to treat:

18) Signs of a stroke include:

19) Which of the following is NOT considered a traumatic brain injury?

20) Concussions are harmless and have no lasting consequences, sort of like stubbing your toe.

21) A degenerative brain disease that can result from repeated head injuries is:

22) "Raccoon eyes" and bleeding from the ears or nose are often signs of:

23) People with penetrating head injuries affecting the cerebrum most often die from:

24) The case of Phineas Gage (the American Crow Bar case) is important because it was the first case to show that:

25) Phineas Gage had an iron tamping rod 1.25 inches in diameter driven through his brain by an explosion. Which of the following is true about his case?

26) In spite of the fact that the case of Phineas Gage is discussed in almost every introductory psychology book, we cannot be certain what psychological changes he experienced because they were not described by his doctor until long after the accident and eight years after his death.

27) Carbon monoxide causes damage to the brain because it:

28) Which of these neurotoxins specifically attacks and destroys dopamine cells in the brain?

29) Research has found that chronic alcoholism causes more damage to the brains of men than to the brains of women.

30) The banded krait is a particularly dangerous snake because:

31) Neurotoxins can work by many mechanisms. Which of the following is one of them?

32) Botulinum toxin is a product of certain bacteria often found in food and sometimes causes food poisoning. In the nervous system it impairs the functioning of what neurotransmitter?

33) Research has shown that severe parental neglect may delay the development of a child's brain:

34) Excessive amounts of phenylalanine in the blood, as might occur in PKU, can have what effect on the developing brain?

35) PKU is an autosomal recessive trait, which means:

36) Untreated PKU can result in:

37) Tay-Sachs disease is also an autosomal recessive trait. How is it treated?

38) Which of the following is an example of a "metabolic storage disorder"?

39) A cherry red spot on the retina is a sign diagnostic of:

40) A congenital disorder means the disorder is:

41) What developmental disorder is due to a mutation of the HEXA gene on chromosome 15?

42) What developmental disorder is due to a tripling, rather than the usual pairing, of chromosome 21?

43) In adults with Down syndrome, the brain undergoes a degenerative disorder similar to:

44) Which of the following is true of adults with Down syndrome?

45) Coma can be caused by oxygen deprivation, drug overdose, or gunshot wound, but one of the most common causes of coma is:

46) A score of 3 on this scale represents profound coma.

47) There is virtually no possibly of recovery from a coma resulting from brain damage if it lasts:

48) People don't just suddenly "come out" of comas, sit up, and begin speaking. When recovery occurs, it is slow and often incomplete as the person remains brain damaged.

49) In this state, reflex actions (such as breathing, coughing, sneezing, blinking, yawning, grimacing, sighing, crying, and sleep/waking) are possible, but consciousness is absent.

50) According to the video, our current understanding of coma is:

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