Exam 3: The Human Brain

The brainstem is made up of the medulla,the pons,and the hypothalamus.

If you take a sponge that is sopping wet and squeeze it over a table,the water in that sponge will form a puddle on the table.If you then take the empty sponge and slowly lower it into the puddle,the water will be reabsorbed into the sponge.In the very same way,__________ is the process by which a neuron moves many of its released neurotransmitters back into the terminal button.

Which structure that is generally considered to be part of the limbic system is responsible for creating and storing memory files and for retrieving those memories when they are needed or wanted in the future?

_________ neurons carry information toward the central nervous system,while __________ neurons carry information away from the central nervous system.

When you drive down the street listening to your car's radio,you may not think about the fact that the music is received by the radio's antenna.Which part of the human neuron serves the same purpose as an antenna; that is,receiving information?

Neurons are the basic building blocks of the nervous system and the smallest unit of communication in the human body.

The formal name of the electrochemical ripple that travels from one end of a neuron to the other is the __________.

Kelly is injured in a high-school volleyball game.After jumping for a particularly difficult shot,she lost balance on the way down and hit her head on the hard gymnasium floor.The next day she has significant difficulty understanding and producing speech.The doctors say that,thankfully,this will go away when the brain swelling subsides.Based on your knowledge of the brain,what part of Kelly's brain has been injured?

Specifically designed to help keep you alive,__________ are rapid and automatic neuromuscular actions generated in response to a specific stimulus.

__________ carry information from various receptors throughout the body to the brain as a coded signal.

What does the Greek word "glia" mean?

The homunculus of the primary motor cortex of the human brain,which is found in the frontal lobes of the cerebral cortex,is almost identical to the homunculus of the primary somatosensory cortex,which is found in the __________ lobe of the cerebral cortex.

The electrical charge of the neuron during its action potential is __________,while the electrical charge of the neuron during its resting potential is __________.

Language is primarily controlled by the left cerebral hemisphere.

Which of the following statements most aptly explains why human beings seem to be more advanced than other animals?

Which class of medications is designed to relieve psychological symptoms specifically by blocking a neuron from reabsorbing serotonin from the synapse?

Functional magnetic resonance imaging detects variations in the response of hydrogen atoms when oxygen is present in the blood.

The primary structure of the central nervous system is the brain,while the primary structure of the peripheral nervous system is the spinal cord.

As early as 1489,Leonardo Da Vinci was making sketches of the human brain.

Located just above your ears,the temporal lobes of the cerebral cortex are primarily concerned with receiving and processing information from which sensory system?