Exam 2: The Biological Basis of Behavior

The ________ nervous system is composed of all the neurons that carry messages between your central nervous system and all of the internal organs of your body.

The primary purpose of the myelin sheath is to ________.

The peripheral nervous system is composed of ________ neurons.

Another term for a neural impulse is a(n) ________ potential.

Which of the following is a type of macroelectrode technique?

The lobe of the cerebral cortex that receives and coordinates messages from the other three lobes of the cortex is the ________ lobe.

Explain what the human genome is, how many genes humans have, and discuss the social implications of research in this area.

Feminine sex hormones are called ________.

Fraternal twins are ________ similar genetically than are other brothers and sisters.

Neurons that send messages from the spinal cord to the foot do so through ________ neurons.

Males are ________ likely than females to be left-handed.

Which of the following statements is true of the activity of neurons?

Undersecretion of insulin by the pancreas results in ________.

The ________ influences blood pressure, thirst, milk production, sexual behavior, and body growth.

A "split brain" patient is asked to stare at a spot on a screen. When a picture of an object is shown to the left of the spot, the patient can ________.

Which of the following does not belong biologically with the other four?

The myelin sheath ________ of neural messages.

Which hemisphere of the cerebral cortex is usually dominant in spatial tasks?

Which of the following is NOT true of neural impulses?

Oversecretion of insulin by the pancreas results in ________.