Exam 2: Research Methods

Which is NOT an effect of sympathetic nervous system activation?

Which disorder reflects damaged myelination?

Embryonic stem cells have helped treat Parkinson's disease in humans.

Which endocrine gland is matched with the correct function?

Somatic is to autonomic as ______ is to ______.

Heart rate and respiration are controlled by the medulla in the brainstem.

According to your text, adenosine slows down neuronal activity. In other words, adenosine is a(n) ____ neurotransmitter.

As an action potential occurs, the neuron's electrical charge changes from _____ to _____.

An axon is a:

The two major divisions of the peripheral nervous system are the ______ and ______ divisions.

Kira seems uncoordinated, often tripping or stumbling. In addition, she sometimes displays emotional reactions that do not fit the situation. Kira's _____ may be damaged.

In which lobe is the motor cortex located?

The parasympathetic nervous system controls the fight-or-flight response.

Reflexes are controlled by the peripheral nervous system.

Dopamine is involved in learning through reinforcement.

A neuron's resting potential is:

Autopsy studies, case studies, and electrical stimulation work in the 19th and 20th centuries helped lay the foundation for the contemporary understanding of brain structure and function. Select three of the following figures and describe their contributions to our knowledge of the brain: (1) Pierre Broca, (2) Karl Wernicke, (3) Wilder Penfield , or (4) Gustav Fritsch and Edvard Hitzig.

Which statement BEST describes the relationship between the amount of motor cortex devoted to the control of a particular movement and the degree of precision required by the movement? 

The difference in charges inside and outside a neuron determine how positive or negatively charged the neuron is overall. This is called the neuron's:

Cocaine causes the neurotransmitter dopamine to remain at the site of the synapse longer than it normally would. Cocaine thus inhibits the process called: