Exam 3: The Brain and the Nervous System

In the endocrine system, what organs release hormones into the bloodstream?

An area where the brain tissue seems to form a map of the sensory system is called a(n) __________.

The transcranial stimulation or TMS technique involves __________.

Efferent signals are to __________ as afferent signals are to __________.

The brain lobe on the top of your head is called the __________ lobe.

Tarrence has been blind since birth. When he feels an object, which part(s) of his brain are likely activated, as shown by a recent study examining brain plasticity?

Adjacent neurons __________.

The presynaptic neuron is __________.

Broca's is to Wernicke's as __________ is to __________.

A neuron is stimulated by a stimulus that just achieves threshold. After an interval of a few seconds, a new stimulus is applied that is half as intense as the previous one. The resulting action potential will have what peak voltage?

You want to record the activity of a group of neurons in the motor system to develop control of an artificial limb. Which of the following techniques would best measure this type of activity?

White matter is composed primarily of __________, while gray matter is composed primarily of __________.

The action potential is considered to be __________, while synaptic transmission is considered to be __________.

__________ is a process by which used neurotransmitters are ejected from the postsynaptic receptors, sucked back into presynaptic axon terminals, and repackaged into new synaptic vesicles.

Neglect syndrome is most apt to follow damage to the __________.

Which of the following is true of neurogenesis?

The technique that uses blood-oxygenated-level-dependent (BOLD) signals to measure the ratio of oxygenated to deoxygenated blood in the brain is the __________.

Damage to the spinal cord may result in damage to all or some of the __________.

Which of the following investigative techniques allows scientists to study active representations of ongoing neural activity of brain structures rather than only static images?

You observe a man brushing his teeth. You notice that as he puts the toothpaste on the brush, he keeps squeezing the tube until the toothpaste drips all over the sink. Then you observe that he sticks the tube of toothpaste in his mouth instead of the brush. This problem of selecting the right components and fitting them together to carry out an activity is known as __________.