Exam 2: The Biological Basis of Behavior

The lobe of the brain that serves as the "executive control center" for the brain is the ________ lobe.

Endorphins ________.

One process by which physicians can test a fetus, in the womb, for possible genetic abnormalities (defects) is called ________.

The two hormones secreted by the pancreas are insulin and adrenaline.

The sum total of all genes within a human cell is ________.

Compare and contrast the functions of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. What does the current scientific evidence indicate in regard to one's ability to consciously control functions normally controlled by the autonomic nervous system?

Differences between hemispheres are greater in women than in men.

Explain how dominant and recessive genes might influence the eye color of a child born to parents where the father has blue eyes and the mother has brown eyes. What color eyes are the grandchildren likely to have if the child marries a blue-eyed person? Why?

The adrenal glands are important in your body's reaction to ________.

A procedure in which cells are collected from the membranes surrounding the fetus, and then tested for genetic abnormalities, is called ________.

Discuss how the brain controls language in humans, identifying the key structures involved in language processing and describing the effects of damage to these areas.

All the things that we can sense (sights, sounds, smells, temperature, taste, and pressure) have their origins in the ________ nervous system.

An axon is very thick and usually much shorter than dendrites.

A baby is born with an impairment of his left cerebral hemisphere, but it is not discovered until years later, when certain clues are pieced together. Which of the following is most likely to be one of those clues?

________ techniques are used to study the functions of single neurons.

The language used by neurons to communicate ________.

The nervous system is comprised of two major parts - 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 ________.

Compare and contrast the functions of the left and right hemispheres of the cerebral cortex. What role does the corpus callosum play in this functioning? Finally, what were the reasons for, and results of, split-brain operations?

When sodium ions flow into a neuron and depolarize it, they create ________.