Exam 2: Extension: the Biological Basis of Behavior

Functional imaging techniques are used to ________.

Neurons that collect messages from sense organs and carry those messages to the spinal cord or the brain are called ________ neurons.

In the example of 5-year old Nico presented in your chapter, the young boy had half of his brain surgically removed. Although very unusual, the outcome of this procedure was that Nico __________.

Fraternal twins are ________ similar genetically than are other brothers and sisters.

The messages in the nervous system are carried through nerves; the messages in the endocrine system are carried through ________.

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. That brain center is most likely to be the ________.

The loosely connected ring of structures between the central core and the cerebral hemispheres that control emotion and is involved in the formation of new memories is the ________.

After drinking several cups of strong coffee, a person develops "coffee nerves" or "jitters." This probably is due to the ability of caffeine to ________.

When a neural impulse crosses the synaptic space, it does so ________.

Jessica's mother has blue eyes, with two recessive genes for blue eyes. Her father has brown eyes, with two dominant genes for brown eyes. What are the chances that Jessica has blue eyes?