Exam 2: Research Methods

Which statement is MOST accurate with respect to the lateralization of language among right-handers?

Vision is to the occipital lobe as _____ is to the _____ lobe.

The neurotransmitter MOST closely associated with drug abuse is:

Glial cells outnumber neurons.

The limbic system contains the pons and medulla.

Imagine a large city in which a downtown business district is linked to outlying suburbs by a system of subway trains. The spinal cord's sensory neurons are analogous to the system's _____ trains; the spinal cord's motor neurons are analogous to the _____ trains.

Motor cortex is to visual cortex as the frontal lobe is to the occipital lobe.

Within neurons is to between neurons as _____ is to _____.

The hindbrain includes each of the following structures EXCEPT the:

The sympathetic nervous system is a branch of the autonomic nervous system.

Mandy visits her doctor for her annual physical checkup. The doctor taps Mandy's knee with a rubber mallet; Mandy's knee jerks immediately. Explain how Mandy's response demonstrates the reflex arc in action.

Kate's racing heart suggests that her sympathetic nervous system is active.

Within the reflex circuit, it is the ______ that allows the spinal cord to control certain reflexes without the brain's help.

Regarding the spinal cord's control of behavior, which statement is True?

GABA sends inhibitory messages to a receiving neuron.

Phineas Gage is to Albert Einstein as the parietal lobe is to the frontal lobe.

_____ detects blood flow to brain regions, indicating heightened neural activity.

The tiny _____ gland may be considered the endocrine system's "master gland."

Will is a split-brain patient. When an object's image is flashed in his left-visual field, he cannot name the object.

Parkinson's disease is to dopamine as _____ is to _____.