Exam 2: The Biological Perspective

What are two roles of glial cells?

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

The term "fire" when referring to neural transmission indicates that a neuron:

The two types of glial cells are called ________ and ________.

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.

Motor neurons carry messages from special receptors in the skin,from muscles,and from sense organs to the spinal cord.

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.

The long bundle of neurons that carries messages to and from the body to the brain and is responsible for very fast,lifesaving reflexes is called the ________.

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

Which of the following is a likely effect of damage to the hypothalamus?

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

A specialized cell that makes up the nervous system that receives and sends messages within that system is called a ________.

The effect of alcohol is to enhance the effect of _________,which causes the general inhibition of the nervous system associated with getting drunk.

Which of the following are responsible for acting as a facilitator of communication between neurons?

As she walks out of the living room,Gloriann turns out the light.In this example,Gloriann's ________ is active.

Small metal disks are pasted onto Miranda's scalp and they are connected by wire to a machine that translates the electrical energy from her brain into wavy lines on a moving piece of paper.From this description,it is evident that Miranda's brain is being studied through the use of ________.

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

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

Endocrine glands secrete chemicals directly into the body's tissues through ducts.