Exam 2: The Biological Perspective

Which of the following are tiny sacs in an axon terminal that release chemicals into the synapse?

The nervous system called the "fight or flight" system is the ________ system.

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

The parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions make up the:

Which part of the nervous system takes the information received from the senses, makes sense out of it, makes decisions, and sends commands out to the muscles and the rest of the body?

Individuals who have had their corpus callosum cut are said to have a:

After being bitten by a black widow spider, Jean starts to convulse. This is a result of ________.

The ________ system is made up of glands which release hormones into the bloodstream.

A ________.

The idea that the pituitary gland is the "master gland":

The two main divisions of the nervous system are the ________ and ________.

Which of the following is a machine designed to record the brain wave patterns produced by electrical activity of the brain's cortex, just below the scalp?

A person who suffered brain damage is likely to have problems controlling his emotions as a result of damage with the connection from the temporal lobe to the limbic system.

If the pancreas secretes too little insulin, the result is diabetes.

All nerve cells and fibers that are NOT in the brain or spinal cord make up the ________ nervous system.

The section of the brain responsible for interpreting the visual information in the primary visual cortex is called the ________.

The autonomic nervous system has two divisions: the ________ and the ________.

If you are shot in the head and there is damage to the medulla this can seriously impair your ability to

Neurons whose primary purpose is to collect information from the sensory organs and carry that information to the spinal cord or brain are called ________.

The structures of the limbic system play an important role in ________ and ________.