Exam 2: The Biological Perspective

Neurons whose primary purpose is to carry messages from the spinal cord or the brain to the muscles and glands are called __________.

The section of the brain responsible for identifying the visual information in the primary visual cortex is called the ________.

When the body's resources are gone, the parasympathetic nervous system activates and the individual is in the resistance stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

A person who suffered brain damage is likely to have problems controlling his emotions as a result of damage with the connection from the temporal lobe to the limbic system.

An emergency room physician must quickly treat a patient who has been bitten by a black widow spider. The physician knows she must:

Which of the following is the section of the brain located at the rear and bottom of each cerebral hemisphere and contains the visual centers of the brain?

When you see someone you have a crush on and your heart pounds, your hands get sweaty, and your cheeks feel hot, your ________ is/are active.

Andy has decided to seek medical help for mood disturbances and appetite problems. Which neurotransmitter is most likely involved in the problems Andy is experiencing?

What are the primary functions of the sympathetic and parasympathetic components of the peripheral nervous system? Describe a situation or experience in which activation of the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions has occurred.

The structure that connects the two hemispheres of the cerebral cortex is the _________.

Compare the general adaptation syndrome to a group of volunteer firefighters sitting around their station house when a fire call comes in. Describe how the stages might be reflected in the actions or characteristics of the firefighters.

Which of the following is the upper part of the brain consisting of two cerebral hemispheres and the structures that connect them?

Which of the following is a likely effect of damage to the hypothalamus?

Which of the following is a machine designed to record the brain wave patterns produced by electrical activity of the brain's cortex, just below the scalp?

Jaime's grandfather recently suffered a stroke and has had difficulty with language production ever since. Most likely, he has experienced damage to the __________ area of his brain.

Garcia is having great difficulty controlling his appetite. All he wants to do is eat and no matter how much he eats, he is still hungry. His weight is approaching 400 pounds and he still constantly wants to eat. His physician says the problem is due to a disorder in a specific center of the brain. That brain center is most likely the __________.

The occipital lobes contain the visual cortex, where visual signals are processed.

The part of the brain located just behind the temples, containing neurons responsible for the sense of hearing and meaningful speech, is called the ________.

The neural impulse traveling down the axon is _______; it gets across the synapse by _______.

Physiological psychologists study __________.