Exam 4: The Brain and Nervous System

Which of the following statements is true of the brain?

The primary reason for initially performing split-brain surgery on humans was to:

A neuron at rest contains:

The _______________ is a structure in the brain stem responsible for certain automatic functions, such as breathing and heart rate.

Action potentials travel swiftly down:

The central nervous system consists of the:

A neuron is also called a:

Adrenal hormones are involved in:

When a neurotransmitter binds briefly with a receptor site, the ultimate effect is either excitatory or inhibitory. Explain the effects of each.

The nature of the effect of a neurotransmitter depends on the type of receptor it binds with.

A functional magnetic resonance imaging technique can capture brain changes:

When a neurotransmitter binds to a receptor site, it can cause:

The medulla and the pons are the two main structures of the brain stem.

The minuscule space where the axon terminal of one neuron nearly touches a dendrite or the cell body of another is called the _______________.

The myelin sheath in the central nervous system is made up of:

The _______________ is often called the body's "master gland" because the hormones it secretes affect many other endocrine glands.

Neurotransmitters make it possible for:

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

A loss of cells that produce norepinephrine is responsible for the tremors and rigidity of Parkinson's disease.

Melatonin is secreted by the: