Exam 2: The Biological Perspective

The occipital lobes contain the visual cortex, where visual signals are processed.

The structure in the hindbrain that controls certain reflexes and coordinates the body's movements is the ________.

If Darren's brain is like that of most people, then language will be handled by his ________.

The motor impulses/commands associated with the muscular coordination and movements necessary for one to write originate in which lobe of the cerebral cortex?

The branch of life sciences which involves the structure and function of the brain and nervous system is called ________.

Which of the following is the upper part of the brain consisting of two cerebral hemispheres and the structures that connect them?

Endocrine glands secrete chemicals directly into the body's tissues through specialized ducts.

The ________ gland produces the hormone which regulates the body's rate of metabolism.

Dendrite is to axon as:

Bobby B. was rollerblading when a cat jumped right in front of him, causing him to fall. When he fell, he landed on the side of his head. Shortly afterwards, Bobby complained that he could not understand what people were saying to him. Which lobe would have been most affected by this fall given what he experienced?

The motor cortex is located in the ________ lobe of the brain.

The branch of the autonomic nervous system that restores the body to normal functioning after arousal and is responsible for day-to-day functioning of the organs and glands is called the ________.

Enzymatic degradation is the process by which an excess of a neurotransmitter called ________ is removed from synapses .Other neurotransmitters can be removed via the process of reuptake.

The basic message-carrying cells of the nervous system are labeled:

The division of the nervous system that connects the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body is the ________ system.

Signals from the neurons of which sense are NOT sent to the cortex by the thalamus?

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

The notion that human language production is controlled primarily by the left cerebral cortex was first proposed by ________.

The system that relays messages in the form of electrochemical impulses throughout the body is called ________.

The part of a neuron that contains the nucleus and keeps the entire cell alive and functioning is the ________.