Exam 38: The Nervous System

Recent discoveries have shown that women are more able than men to recover their speaking ability after a stroke. Women are able to shift more easily from the left brain to the right brain because they have a larger ________ than men do.

At a chemical synapse, the cell membranes touch and chemicals are exchanged through gap junctions. True or False?

The primary neurotransmitter between the nervous system and skeletal muscles is:

Smooth muscle responses are controlled by the somatic nervous system. True or False?

The central nervous system interprets signal frequency as:

Is it possible that brain damage from a stroke or other injury could leave a person whose hearing is fine with the ability to comprehend written language but no understanding of spoken language? Why?

Caffeine lowers the threshold for an action potential. That means your nerves:

Marta goes to the doctor because she has been having terrible headaches. Now her hand and arm are "feeling" touches even when nothing is actually touching them. She's also having a hard time interpreting sensations. She blistered her hand on a hot pan because she interpreted the heat sensation as cold. Which portion of the brain was most likely damaged?

Effectors pick up sensory stimuli. True or False?

The more complex the organism, the more likely it is to have nerve net. True or False?

The kinds of peripheral neurons that are responsible for involuntary responses to extreme danger or stress are: