Exam 2: The Biology of Mind and Behavior: The Brain in Action

The two halves of the brain are connected by the ________.

Jill has recently been prescribed L-Dopa to treat her condition. Jill most likely has which of the following?

The autonomic nervous system can be further subdivided into ___________.

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

Rashad is in the hospital and is about to undergo a brain-imaging process that involves placing him inside a magnetic field so that a computer can create three-dimensional images of his brain. What procedure is he about to undergo?

List the major divisions of the nervous system followed by further subdivisions of each major division. You should end up with a total of six parts.

The hypothalamus controls which of the following functions?

There are approximately how many glial cells in the brain relative to the number of neurons?

Microelectrodes are used in the technique referred to as single-cell recording.

Studying brain damage was originally the result of accidents.

Which of the following allows for the visualization of brain function?

There are four types of neurons.

As Joe walks to his car late at night, he hears footsteps behind him. Feeling afraid, Joe grips his keys and quickens his pace. It is likely that Joe's ________ has been activated.

Jack suffered a brain injury as a result of hitting his head while waterskiing. One of the problems that developed was that Jack could not pronounce certain words correctly for a long period of time. He had extensive speech therapy and can now speak as he did before his accident. This is an example of the brain's ______ which allowed the structure and function of his brain cells to change to adjust to the trauma.

The ________ is located right behind the central sulcus.

Ever since Zack suffered a brain injury by falling from a ladder, his wife has continued to tell the doctor that his personality has changed. He used to be fun loving and carefree, but he is now more critical and yells at his children for seemingly little reason. Zack is likely to have suffered damage to the _______ of his cortex.

____________neurotransmitters make it more likely that a neuron will send its message to other neurons, whereas _____________ neurotransmitters make it less likely that a neuron will send its message.

Small electrodes are pasted onto Miranda's scalp, and they are connected by wire to a machine that translates the electrical energy from her brain into wavy lines on a moving piece of paper. From this description, it is evident that Miranda's brain is being studied through the use of___________.

The hypothalamus is located ________ the thalamus.

Endocrine glands ___________.