Exam 2: Biology and Behavior

Discuss on what basis you would decide between doing an MRI or an fMRI imaging study on a patient.

Lateralization refers to which of the following?

Tony suffers from a disease in which myelin is progressively lost. Tony's axons will increasingly lack _____

Visual processing is to the _____ lobes as auditory processing is to the _____ lobes.

Why do many reflexes, such as pulling your hand away from a hot iron, happen so quickly?

All sensory information from the peripheral nervous system reaches the brain through the _____.

If the axon of a neuron were not able to perform its function, _____

The human cerebral cortex appears to have many folds or wrinkles called _____; the purpose of these wrinkles is _____.

Andrew has Type I diabetes. He wishes his _____ would produce the right amount of _____ so he would not have to have daily injections.

Immediately after firing, a neuron cannot fire for 1 to 2 milliseconds. This is called the _____ period.

The _____ can monitor the activity of a single neuron, or _____ activity within it.

Which of the following brain structures is involved in regulating hunger, thirst, temperature, and sexual behavior?

Typically the brains of men have a _____ proportion of _____ than do the brains of women.

Compared to a typical male brain, a typical female brain has more gray matter in the area that processes _____

At the very back of the cerebrum, the _____ lobe contains the primary _____ cortex.

Before we know what differences between typical male and typical female brains mean, we need research that looks for links between these brain differences and _____

Research has shown us that handedness is determined by _____

A neuron has received a signal, causing ion channels to open in the cell membrane, letting positively charged ions flow in. This has caused the membrane potential to change suddenly from -70 to +50 millivolts. This will cause a (an)_____ to occur.

Discuss the changes that might take place with damage to the prefrontal lobes.

Justin is walking down the street and a car backfires. He drops to the ground, sure it is a drive-by shooting. Justin's _____ nervous system just kicked into high gear.