Exam 2: The Biological Perspective

The division of the nervous system that connects the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body is the __________ system.

Axons _______.

Neurons whose primary purpose is to collect information from the sensory organs and carry that information to the spinal cord or brain are called __________.

Neurons that carry information from the senses to the spinal cord are called ________.

The brain and spinal cord are two components of the ______.

The cerebellum __________.

Pat has decided to undergo surgery to treat her severe epilepsy. Consequently, her doctors will use a surgical procedure in which they will sever her ________.

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?

The part of the neuron whose name literally means "branch" is a(n) ________.

Mendel postulated the existence of:

The thyroid and pituitary glands are parts of the _______ system.

Darla was in an automobile accident that resulted in an injury to her brain. Her sense of touch has been affected. Which part of the brain is the most likely site of the damage?

Messages from the brain to the muscles and glands in the body begin their journey in the ________.

Axons

All nerve cells and fibers that are NOT in the brain or spinal cord make up the __________ nervous system.

After a head injury, a person reports that she is unable to see, although her eyes are uninjured. A doctor would suspect an injury in the ________ lobe.

Describe the functions of the brain and the spinal cord. How are these functions similar? How are these functions dissimilar?

The site of many mental processes that are unique to humans (self-awareness, initiative, planning ability, and goal-directed behavior) is the __________.

The branchlike structures that receive messages from other neurons are called ________.

Researcher Roger Sperry won a Nobel Prize for his research on epilepsy. Sperry cut through the ________, which joins the two hemispheres of the brain.