Exam 4: The Brain and Nervous System

Generally speaking, the _______________ hemisphere in the brain is in charge of the left side of the body.

As she entered a health food store, Gail noticed a sign recommending an herbal remedy called "St. John's wort" for the treatment of depression. Explain how this remedy affects the biochemistry of the nervous system.

List five different functions of glial cells.

The _______________ was once considered just a motor centre, but evidence has accumulated that it also plays a part in cognitive and emotional learning.

Dr. Parwa is studying neurogenesis. He is seeing the impact of ______ on the growth of new brain cells.

Which of the following neurotransmitters affects neurons involved in muscle action, arousal, vigilance, memory, and emotion?

The _______________ in the brain regulate(s) body temperature by triggering sweating or shivering and also control(s) the complex operations of the autonomic nervous system.

Outgoing neural signals pass along the _______________ of a neuron to terminal branches.

What can be learned by studying patients who have had a part of the brain damaged because of disease or injury? What can be learned by studying individuals whose disorders have required surgical lesions? What are the drawbacks of the case study method? Include in your essay an evaluation of the case studies of Phineas Gage and split-brain patients.

Hanging down from the hypothalamus in the human brain, connected to it by a short stalk, is a cherry-sized endocrine gland called the:

Andrej was in an accident and his spinal cord was severely injured. Which of the following reflexes will likely be unaffected by his injury?

Neurotransmitters make it possible for:

Which of the following structures is part of the brain stem?

The _______________ is the brain structure involved in the storage of new information in memory.

The cerebrum is divided into two separate halves that are connected by a large band of fibres called the:

Which of the following neurotransmitters functions as the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain?

_______________ are the brain's communication specialists, transmitting information to, from, and within the central nervous system.

In 1848, an explosion near railroad-worker Phineas Gage sent a 3½-foot iron rod through his skull. The iron rod entered his head under the left eye and emerged from the top of Phineas' head. What conclusion do many modern neuroscientists draw from case study?

Constrictions that divide the myelin sheath into segments are called _______________.

Which of the following statements is true regarding sex differences in the brain?