Exam 2: Biological Perspective

One function of the nervous system is to send information to and receive information from all parts of the body.

Which of the following is a long bundle of neurons that functions as a carrier of messages from the body to the brain and from the brain to the body and is responsible for certain reflexes?

The subdivision of the peripheral nervous system that consists of nerves that control all of the involuntary muscles,organs,and glands is called the _________ nervous system.

Sometimes in order to study parts of an animal's brain,researchers may deliberately damage a part of the brain.They accomplish this by placing into the brain a thin insulated wire through which they send an electrical current that destroys the brain cells at the tip of the wire.This technique is called____________.

Ito was driving through a rough part of town late at night when a stray bullet hit the front side of his head.Both the left and right sides of his prefrontal cortex were severely damaged.As a result of the accident,Ito most likely

The part of the occipital lobe that is responsible for receiving visual information from the eyes is called the ______.

_______________ are fired when an animal performs an action or when the animal observes that same action being performed.For example,an infant will mimic the facial expressions of adults.

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?

Alice is typing her term paper in the computer lab.Although a class is going on just a few feet away,she does not seem to notice.Which part of the brain allows Alice to focus on her typing and ignore the distractions that surround her?

Agonist is to antagonist as:

As Molly is walking across campus,a car swerves toward her.Her heart races and sweat breaks out as she jumps out of harm's way.This mobilization of energy is due to the action of Molly's ______________.

When a neuron fires,it fires in a(n)________ fashion as there is no such thing as "partial" firing.

GABA functions as_________.

Stem cells can become other cells,such as blood cells,nerve cells,and brain cells.

Darla was in an automobile accident that resulted in an injury to her brain.Her sense of touch has been affected.Which part of the brain is the most likely site of the damage?

The subdivision of the peripheral nervous system that is made up of all nerves carrying messages from the senses to the central nervous system and all nerves carrying messages from the central nervous system to skeletal muscles is called the _________.

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

In the peripheral nervous system,_____________________ carry messages from special sense receptors in the skin,muscles,and other internal and external sense organs to the spinal cord.

The swellings or knobs at the end of the axon are called________.

Damage to the cerebellum is likely to disrupt which of the following?