A Short Quiz on the
Physiological Basis of Human Growth and Development
(General Psychology /
Introduction To Psychology)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This quiz consists of 3 pages.
PART I - Items 1 - 5 : MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the correct answer. Write the answer corresponding
to the item number on your sheet of paper. Write the letter or text of the correct answer or both.
_____ 1. It acts
as a relay station that transmit sensory messages to the cortex. This "relay station" is the:
A. spinal cord
B.
brain stem
C. medulla oblongata
D. thalamus
_____ 2. These neurons transmit messages from the receptors to the brain and spinal
cord. These neurons are the:
A. association neurons
B. afferent neurons
C. motor neurons
D. internuncial neurons
_____ 3. When a sperm fertilizes an egg cell, the result is an organism called the:
A.
embryo
B. fetus
C. zygote
D. ovum
_____ 4. Smooth muscles are found in the:
A. legs
B. arms
C. heart
D.
stomach
_____ 5. The testes secrete androgen while the ovaries secrete:
A. insulin
B.
adrenalin
C. thyroxin
D. estrogens
