Exam 2: The Biological Perspective

Our brain contains nerves and __________.

The _______ looks like two wrinkled hemispheres.

________ are holes in the surface of the dendrites or certain cells of the muscles and glands that are shaped to fit only certain neurotransmitters.

Felicia is recovering from a brain injury. She is able to speak fluently but often uses incorrect words in a sentence. In one instance at a friend’s birthday party, she said, “I would like something to drink. Can I have some battery?” Felicia’s problem is known as

The ________ is a structure in the brain stem that plays a role in sleep, dreaming, left-right body coordination, and arousal.

The part of the hind brain that largely controls breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure is the ______________.

The glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream are called __________.

Al is trying to decide whether the shower is hot enough to step in. Hal is listening to his MP3 player. Sal is looking at a beautiful painting in an art museum. Which individual is using his parietal lobe?

The outermost part of the brain, which is made up of tightly packed neurons and is only a tenth of an inch thick, is called the ________.

The outer surface of the two cerebral hemispheres that regulate most complex behavior is called the __________.

The thalamus is somewhat similar to a(n) ________.

The two types of glial cells are called ________ and ________.

The venom of a black widow spider acts like a(n) __________ by mimicking the effects of acetylcholine.

The part of the brain most people think of when they talk about the brain is the __________.

Which part of the brain can be thought of as a major switching station that directs incoming information to the correct brain structure?

The motor cortex is located in the _______ lobe of the brain.

The bundle of nerves that connects the two hemispheres of the brain is called the:

During the alarm stage of the general adaptation syndrome, ________.

When a neural impulse reaches the end of an axon, it causes the tiny oval sacs at the end of the axon to release chemicals called __________.

Damage to the cerebellum is likely to disrupt which of the following?