Exam 2: Neuroscience

Compare the neurotransmitter system and the endocrine system as means of conveying information throughout the body.

Which of the following neuron resting potentials is typical in mammals?

Which of the following helps in regulating the energy used in our body?

An axon that has a -55 mv electric potential across its membrane ____.

Which part of the brain forms the outside covering of the hemispheres?

The thalamus is to ____ as the hypothalamus is to ____.

Based on the research conducted with London taxi drivers and bus drivers, we can conclude that ____.

The structure in the brain that connects the endocrine system and the nervous system is the ____.

The hypothalamus ____.

If after firing once, Michal's neurons did not return to their resting potential, her neurons would be ____.

The chief excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain is ____.

Suppose your neurosurgeon wants to get a good picture of your brain in action. What technique is she most likely to use?

A person may be prescribed Valium in order to ____ activity.

If you were to insert an electrode at random into the brain, the odds are that the neuron you would hit would be one that uses the neurotransmitter ____.

Describe the basic processes involved in the transmission of information from the beginning of one neuron to the beginning of the next neuron.

Suppose that you are unable to remember any of the events or episodes of your life. This may be because of damage to your ____.

Marta is injected with a drug that prevents sodium (Na+) from entering into neurons in the part of the brain that controls the movement of the arms. What effect will this drug most likely have on Marta?

You have just witnessed a car accident. Your heart rate and respiration rate are likely to be elevated due to ____ nervous system activity.

When making a drive to the basket in a basketball game, your ____ nervous system sends signals to your muscles to coordinate your movements.

Many sedative medications such as Valium and phenobarbital exert their effects by acting on ____.