Exam 39: The Nervous System

Addictive drugs that make people feel good, such as cocaine and methamphetamine, block the uptake of which of the following neurotransmitters in the brain?

GABA is a neurotransmitter in the brain that can be affected by alcohol use.

-In the above graph, which of the following causes the slight increase in voltage at point 2?

John was attending a party when he suddenly started eating food from some of the other guest's plates and using profane language. John's son promptly rushed his father to the hospital where it was discovered that he had suffered a stroke. Based on John's altered behaviors, which area of the brain was most likely damaged by the stroke?

Which region of the brain controls breathing and heart rate?

A functioning would enable you to read a novel while sitting in a noisy restaurant.

The pleasurable effects of cigarette smoking are due to an increase in the release of the neurotransmitter .

The corpus callosum links the

Which region of the brain helps regulate body temperature, endocrine activity, and water balance?

Of the following structures, which can be found in the human peripheral nervous system?

The control centers for breathing, blood pressure, and heart rate are located in the medulla.

Visual information is processed in the

As the resting membrane potential of a neuron nears threshold, it becomes harder to stimulate.

Sensations of fear, pleasure, and sexual arousal are produced by the .

Sensations of fear, pleasure, and sexual arousal are produced by the

A neuron generates a(n) when stimuli reach or exceed the neuron's threshold.

What causes a nerve impulse to travel along the membrane?

Activity of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine is brief because it

Interneurons connect sensory and motor neurons.

Myelinated axons conduct action potentials more slowly than axons without a myelin covering.