Exam 3: Biological Foundations of Behaviour

Ron,a middle-aged bank executive,is in excellent health.Ron jogs five miles four times a week,keeps his weight at a healthy point,and eats a well-balanced diet.He is particularly worried about the effects of aging as both his parents developed Alzheimer's disease in their later years.Recently Ron has been receiving Botox injections to reduce the wrinkles on his forehead.Little does he know that the Botox injections he receives and the aging disease he so dreads have this same neurotransmitter in common:

Wernicke's area is primarily concerned with speech production,while Broca's area is related to speech comprehension.

The parietal lobe is located:

The disease _____________ is caused when the immune system attacks the myelin sheath of its own neurons.

The fact that immune cells contain receptors that are keyed to specific neurotransmitters provides clear evidence that the ___________ system and _____________ system can communicate with one another.

Which of the following are among the functions affected by the hypothalamus?

As far as the sensory cortex is concerned,humans primarily consist of the following body structures:

The process in which neurotransmitters are deactivated when they are taken back into the presynaptic axon terminal is called:

Research on schizophrenia has found that men with this disorder have abnormalities that might account for their confused thinking and disordered attention.These abnormalities tended to occur in their ____________:

________________ occurs when transmitter molecules are reabsorbed into the presynaptic axon terminal.

The disease AIDS was discussed as an example of an overactive immune system response to an internal antigen.

The central nervous system is defined as:

Hormones are the primary method of communication for the:

The __________ method of studying brain behaviour is capable of examining both brain structures and brain activity.

Describe and list the functions of the three primary structures in the hindbrain.For each structure,state what typically happens if that structure is damaged.

Mark's father had triple bypass surgery a week ago and has been told by his doctors to reduce the stress in his life in general and at least for the next several weeks try to maintain calmness about him.After opening a letter from school containing Mark's poor semester grades,his father does his biofeedback exercises in an effort to return his blood pressure to normal and his muscles back to relaxation.For this to work,a particular nervous system is working overtime.This is the ________________ nervous system.

When the resting potential of a neuron becomes more negative (e.g.,goes from -70 millivolts to -72 millivolts),this is referred to as:

What are the three major types of neurons in the nervous system?

While the hypothalamus is known to play a role in the formation of motivational and emotional urges,it is thought that the coordination of the behaviours needed to satisfy these urges is performed by the __________.

The action of an ____________ neurotransmitter from one presynaptic neuron may prevent the post-synaptic neuron from reaching the action potential threshold.