Exam 3: Biological Foundations of Behaviour

A CT scan is used to study brain ___________ while the PET scan is used to examine brain __________.

The endocrine system uses hormones as its primary method of communication.

Multiple sclerosis occurs when a person's own immune system specifically attacks:

The three main parts of the neuron are the axon,cell body,and dendrites.

The _______________ consists of a number of glands distributed throughout the body that convey information using hormones.

The area responsible for speech production is called:

One of the functions of glial cells is to:

In the sensory cortex,the size of a given area of cortex is directly related to the ___________ of the body area it is mapping.

Which of the following involve an overactive immune system response to an external antigen?

What are neurotransmitters? Describe the major functions that acetylcholine and dopamine play and the disorders with which they are associated.

When a neuron is stimulated,tiny protein structures on the cell membrane are activated and pump specific ions back and forth,thus changing the overall potential of the neuron.These cell membranes are called___________:

Damage to the frontal lobe typically results in:

The two divisions of the peripheral nervous system are:

The changes in the electrical potential of a neuron that are proportional to the amount of incoming stimulation from other neurons are called:

Wernicke's area is located in the temporal lobe,while Broca's area is located in the __________ lobe.

When the resting potential is made more negative (e.g.,moved from -70 to -73 millivolts),the neuron is said to be depolarized.

Two important structures in the limbic system are:

On a neuron,the structural characteristics of the __________ and ___________ allow for many possible connections between neurons.

What is the difference between the central and peripheral nervous systems? Describe the two major divisions of the peripheral nervous system and their respective functions.

The frontal lobe is located in the front of the brain and is responsible for speech,skeletal motor functions,and other executive functions.The lobe located towards the bottom of the brain that is responsible for receiving messages from the auditory system is called the ____________lobe.