Exam 3: Biological Processes

In the body, the ____________________ system controls systems of the body that are involuntary, such as heart rate, digestion, blood pressure, and the activities of internal glands.

When released into the synapse between motor neurons and muscle cells, dopamine tends to create excitatory messages that lead to muscle contraction.

In the brain, the ____________________ and the pons are primarily involved in basic life support functions, such as maintaining heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure.

The part of the neuron that receives information and carries information into the cell body is the:

The cells in the nervous system that remove waste and help neurons communicate more efficiently are:

In most people, Broca's area, which is involved in speech production, is located in a portion of the left frontal lobe.

Your friend's grandfather just had a prescription filled.When you look up the brand name for the drug on the Internet, you discover the drug primarily affects levels of serotonin in the brain.Based on this information, it is most likely that your friend's grandfather is being treated for:

Raul is sitting quietly when the muscles in his left leg begin to "twitch." This activation of movement in his voluntary muscles is most likely due to the release of the neurotransmitter:

Which of the following is true of interneurons?

Which test maps changes in blood flow or oxygen use in the brain as a patient thinks or behaves?

When Ricardo heard a car backfire, the message to turn his head was carried from his central nervous system to his neck along:

The cells in the nervous system that send and receive information are called:

The motor cortex is located in within the frontal lobe of the brain.

The communications system provided by the endocrine system complements that of the nervous system because the actions of the endocrine system are:

The function of dendrites is to receive information and carry it to the cell body of the neuron.

The resting potential of a neuron is maintained because:

When watching someone perform a behavior, cells in the motor cortex become active.These cells are known as:

Within the forebrain, the structure that plays a key role in the release of hormones by the pituitary gland is the:

Early studies of brain damage indicated that destruction of an area known as Wernicke's area was associated with a loss of the ability to:

Imagine that a picture of a cat is briefly flashed in the right visual field of an individual with a severed corpus callosum.At the same time, a picture of an apple is briefly flashed in the left visual field.Based on work with split brain patients, you could predict that this individual will say: