Exam 2: The Biological Perspective

When you see someone you have a crush on and your heart pounds, your hands get sweaty, and your cheeks feel hot, your ________ nervous system is active.

The glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream are called ________.

During action potential, the electrical charge inside the neuron is ________ the electrical charge outside the neuron.

The nervous system is defined as________.

The ________ is a structure in the brain stem responsible for life-sustaining functions, such as breathing and heart rate.

If the limbic system were destroyed, which of the following structures would be damaged?

The part of the brain that helps process hearing and give meaning to words is the ________.

The small gap between adjacent neurons is the:

Which of the following techniques analyzes blood oxygen levels to look at the functioning of the brain?

The part of the brain that receives sensations of touch, balance, and bodily position is the ________.

The ________ is the part of the brain responsible for the formation of long-term memories.

If your ________ was damaged, you might walk oddly and have trouble standing normally.

A young woman recovering from a blow to her head finds she has great difficulty maintaining her balance and coordinating her movements. Injury to which part of her brain is likely to be causing her difficulties?

Traditionally, many have made the analogy that the left brain is to the right brain as ________.

Your teacher asks you to describe the sequence of parts of a neuron that the impulse travels during neural conduction. Which of the following sequences will you offer?

Myelin not only insulates the neuron, it also slows down the neural message helping with transmission of messages traveling down the axon.

________ plays a critical role as a neurotransmitter that stimulates skeletal muscles to contract.

What is the term used to describe the bulbs located at the end of the axon?

The thyroid gland secretes a hormone called thyroxin.

Which of the following BEST represents the order in which a neuron receives and transmits information?