Exam 2: Biology and Behaviour

The PET scan can map the patterns of blood flow, oxygen use, and consumption of glucose (the food of the brain).

The right hemisphere controls singing and musical ability in most untrained musicians.

Which endocrine gland keeps the body's metabolism in balance?

Which of the following is not a role of the hypothalamus?

Which of the following produces high-resolution images of the structure of the brain without using x-rays?

Which of the following is not part of the brain stem?

A split-brain patient is shown a picture of an object so that it stimulates only the right cerebral hemisphere. Which of the following can this patient do?

List the four lobes of the brain and give their primary functions.

Serotonin forms excitatory effects at most of the receptor sites where it is active.

Chemicals released by neurons that increase the likelihood that neuron cells will fire are referred to as

When a neuron fires, neurotransmitters are released from the synaptic vesicles in the ________ into the synaptic cleft.

The ovaries in females and the testes in males are the sex glands, also known as

Which lobes are located near the back of the head?

The brain structure that controls heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure is the

People with Broca's aphasia know what they want to say, but have trouble producing speech.

What are the roles of the amygdala and the hippocampus?

Which lobes of the cortex are activated first as you read this question?

Where are the receptor sites for neurotransmitters located on the neuron?

What is the term for a loss or impairment of the ability to understand or communicate through the written or spoken word, which results from damage to the brain?

Which of the following uses cross-sectional x-ray images to reveal structures in the brain?