Exam 2: The Biological Perspective

A long structure leaving the cell body that action potential travel along is called the __________.

Ever since he suffered a brain injury by falling from a ladder, Zack's wife has continued to tell the doctor that his personality has changed. He used to be fun loving and carefree, but he is now more critical and yells at his children for seemingly little reason. Zack is likely to have suffered damage to the _______ of his cortex.

The thyroid gland secretes a hormone called thyroxin.

The area at the back of the left temporal lobe that is crucial in the ability to listen, process, and understand what others are saying is ________ area.

A researcher wants to obtain a "movie" of changes in the activity of the brain using images from different time periods. Which of these would be the best choice for this researcher?

The structure in the hindbrain that controls certain reflexes and coordinates the body's movements is the __________.

Which part of the nervous system takes the information received from the senses, makes sense out of it, makes decisions, and sends commands out to the muscles and the rest of the body?

Pain-controlling chemicals in the body are called ________.

The central nervous system consists of ______.

One function of the nervous system is to send information to and receive information from all parts of the body.

Traditionally, many have made the analogy that the left brain is to the right brain as ________.

The brain's "relay station" is the _______.

The swellings or knobs at the end of the axon are called ________.

The cerebellum __________.

The ________, located on the top of the kidneys, secrete(s) hormones that regulate salt intake, control stress reactions, and provide a secondary source of sex hormones affecting the sexual changes that occur during adolescence.

________ plays a critical role as a neurotransmitter that stimulates skeletal muscles to contract.

The notion that human language production is controlled primarily by the left cerebral cortex was first proposed by __________.

Phineas Gage tragically had a tamping iron propelled through his head. Both left and right sides of the prefrontal cortex were severely damaged. As a result of the accident, Phineas Gage:

John has decided to start to learn how to wrestle. On his first day at practice, a seasoned wrestler slams the back of his head to the mat. John was shaken and reported to the trainer that he "saw stars" after he hit his head. As a result of "seeing stars," John's ______ were temporarily affected as a result of the slam.

When the electrical charge inside a neuron is negative in relation to the outside, the neuron is said to be in a state of: