Exam 2: The Biological Perspective

The area of the frontal lobe that is devoted to the production of fluent speech is ______ area.

The part of the occipital lobe that is responsible for receiving visual information from the eyes is called the ______.

The point at which the nerves from the left side of the body cross over into the right side of the brain,and vice versa,is the ______.

Which part of the brain can be thought of as a major switching station that directs incoming information to the correct brain structure?

Which of the following is the section of the brain located at the rear and bottom of each cerebral hemisphere and contains the visual centers of the brain?

Which of the following is the correct path of a reflex arc?

Libby's physician refers her to a medical center in order to have the biochemical activity in her brain analyzed.She is given an injection of a radioactive glucose-like substance and then is told to lie down with her head in a scanner.The technique being used is ______________.

The branches at the end of the axon are called __________.

If the body secretes too much insulin,the result is hyperglycemia.

The part of the neuron that carries outgoing messages either to another neuron or to a muscle or gland is the

The thyroid and pituitary glands are parts of the _______ system.

The right cerebral hemisphere primarily controls:

What kinds of neurons are connected to receptor cells in the skin,muscles,and joints?

Our brain contains __________.

A young man reads in a letter that he has just won $1,000 in a state-wide lottery and he literally jumps for joy.Which neurons are sending messages from his brain to his legs ordering them to jump?

Which is a specific function of the left hemisphere of the brain?

If you have a problem remembering things that happened a year ago,doctors might check for damage to the ___________ area of the brain.

Insertion into the brain of a thin insulated wire through which an electrical current is sent that stimulates the brain cells at the tip of the wire is called___________.

It's midnight,and you are alone in your room studying.You hear a loud crash outside your room,and your whole body reacts instantly and furiously.The system that produces these reactions is the ________ system.

A victim of a car wreck with head injuries,whose involuntary bodily processes (breathing,heartbeat,etc.)have been disturbed,probably has had damage done to the _______.