Exam 2: The Biological Basis of Behavior

Describe the process by which a neuron moves from a resting state to firing and then back to a resting state.

Pairs of tiny threadlike bodies that carry genes are ________.

The gland that produces the largest number of different hormones and has the widest range of effects on the body's functions is the ________ gland.

After a head injury a person reports that she is unable to see, although her eyes are uninjured. A doctor would suspect an injury in the ________ lobe.

Which of the following statements is true of the activity of neurons?

The association areas are to ________ as the cerebellum is to ________.

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

You are a cell in the human nervous system. Your primary function is to provide support for neurons, hold them together, and help remove waste products and other substances, which could otherwise harm them. You are a(n) ________ cell.

Susan has a degenerative disease that causes her to lose her balance easily and to move in a jerky and uncoordinated way. She cannot drink from a glass without spilling it or touch her toes without falling over. This disease is probably affecting her ________.

Another term for a neural impulse is a(n) ________ potential.

Hypoglycemia results from secretion problems in the ________.

The scientist who proposed the mechanism of natural selection to explain the process of evolution was ________.

Specifically discuss how cocaine, the venom of the black widow spider, caffeine, antidepressant medications, antipsychotic medications, and botulism block or disrupt neural communication.

For ethical reasons, only strain and selection studies can be used to explore human genetics.

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 ________.

Explain what the human genome is, how many genes humans have, and discuss the social implications of research in this area.

Describe the location and functioning of the medulla, cerebellum, thalamus, hypothalamus, and cerebral cortex.

The term "white matter" refers to ________.

A process that controls our most important traits in which many genes interact to produce a certain specific trait is called ________.

The four tiny glands that secrete the hormone that controls and balances tissue fluids and levels of calcium and phosphate in the blood are the ________.