Exam 2: C: The Biological Perspective

The outer surface of the two cerebral hemispheres that regulate most complex behavior is called the __________.

A brain tumor's growth has caused Dick's vision to suffer.Which lobe of the brain is being affected by the tumor's growth?

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

Dr.Chapin has just finished a delicate brain operation.He turns to a group of interns and says,"She probably lost about 1000 ___________,but since she still has over 100 billion left,she should recover nicely." Dr.Chapin was most likely referring to:

Garfield is having great difficulty controlling his appetite.All he wants to do is eat and no matter how much he eats he is still hungry.His weight is approaching 400 pounds and he still constantly wants to eat.His physician says the problem is due to a disorder in a specific center of the brain.The brain center is most likely the __________.

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?

Jeff is 13 years old and he has recently noticed some remarkable changes in himself.Over the past few months his voice has started to change,growing deeper.He has begun to grow pubic hair,as well as the beginnings of a facial beard.He is also filling out,with his muscles developing rapidly.These changes in Jeff are probably due to the action of _____________.

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 _______ looks like two wrinkled hemispheres.

The tiny space between the axon terminal and the dendrites of another neuron is called the __________.

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 _______.

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 _______.

Axons _______.

A synapse is most important in:

Which of the following most directly controls bodily reflexes?

Axons:

The part of the brain that receives sensations of touch,balance,bodily position,and oversees spatial abilities is the __________.

An individual with a "split brain":

Calm is to aroused as _______ is to _______.

The limbic system is most closely connected to the __________.