Exam 5: The Biological Bases of Behavior Part 1

Sensory information is carried from your eyes to your brain by way of

The heart, glands and smooth muscles are controlled by the

If a key part of the ____ is destroyed, an animal will lose all interest in food and may well starve to death.

The ____ nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord.

The portion of the human brain that mediates simple reflexes, such as sneezing, coughing, and salivating is the

The cells of the nervous system that do the work of receiving, integrating, and transmitting information are the

If a person has a brain tumor that results in a disruption of his/her eating behavior, which of the following areas is the MOST likely location of the tumor?

If you fell forward and hit your forehead very hard on a concrete sidewalk, you can expect to have problems with which of the following?

Imagine that you have stumbled across a secret laboratory where an evil scientist is conducting unauthorized brain research. By altering brain structures he has created superheroes that have specialized powers or abilities. One of these superheroes seldom feels hungry or thirsty and can go for days without feeling the need to eat or drink. In this case, the brain structure that the scientist MOST likely altered would be

The reticular formation is involved in

While the ____ nervous system is associated with conserving bodily resources, the ____ nervous system mobilizes the body's resources for emergencies.

Paul is wide awake and studying for an upcoming exam. While he is studying his brain activity is being recorded using an electroencephalograph (EEG). The EEG recording is MOST likely to be dominated by

Transcranial magnetic stimulation allows all of the following EXCEPT

The sympathetic nervous system operates (or is in primary control) during periods of

The ____ nervous system mobilizes the body when one needs to exert tremendous energy (such as flee from an attacker).

The brain structure primarily responsible for the coordination of bodily movements and balance is the

The central nervous system consists of

While a chemical that mimics a neurotransmitter and can bind to receptor sites and cause postsynaptic potentials is a(n) ____, a chemical that can bind to receptor sites and block the action of neurotransmitters is a(n) ____.

The technique in which radioactively tagged chemicals are introduced into the brain and then equipment monitors where the chemicals appear in the brain is

The "fight or flight" response is a direct result of activation of the