Exam 2: The Biological Perspective

"Split Brain" patients are patients who have had _________.

A brain-imaging method called ______________ takes advantage of the magnetic properties of different atoms to take sharp, three-dimensional images of the brain.

The period in which the neuron begins to pump sodium ions out of the cell and can only fire if the incoming message is extremely powerful is called the

The brain is connected to the rest of the body via the:

Insertion into the brain of a thin insulated wire through which an electrical current is sent that destroys the brain cells at the tip of the wire is called __________.

The part of the nervous system that allows the brain to regulate digestion, heart rate, and respiration without our conscious attention is the:

Calm is to aroused as _______ is to _______.

Which of the following neurotransmitters functions as a common inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain?

A brain tumor's growth has caused Dick's vision to suffer. Which lobe of the brain is being affected by the tumor's growth?

Tracey has been unable to participate in her gymnastics class and has become very uncoordinated since she was involved in an accident where she suffered a head injury. As a result of the accident, she was likely to have suffered damage to her ________.

What is the process whereby the structure and function of brain cells change in response to trauma, damage, or even learning?

List three types of physical illnesses that can be exacerbated by the presence of chronically elevated stress.

Jennifer has been diagnosed with spinocerebellar degeneration. The first stage of the disease involves tremors and unsteady gate. In the later stages, she will be unable to stand, walk, and will be uncoordinated in her movements. This disease affects the part of the brain called the ________.

Which brain structure relays incoming sensory information?

The human brain contains somewhere between __________ and __________ neurons.

The cell which underlies the activity of the entire nervous system is the _________.

What are the symptoms of Broca's aphasia?

Myelin not only insulates the neuron, it also slows down the neural message helping with transmission of messages traveling down the axon.

What kinds of neurons are connected to receptor cells in the skin, muscles, and joints?

Ito was driving through a rough part of town late at night when a stray bullet hit the front side of his head. Both the left and right sides of his prefrontal cortex were severely damaged. As a result of the accident, Ito most likely: