Exam 3: Neuroscience and Behavior

A medical artist is drawing a homunculus with body-part size in relation to the size devoted to it in the somatosensory cortex.Which body part should be drawn SMALLEST?

The large section of the hindbrain that controls fine motor skills is the:

Recent studies have shown that subjective levels of stress are correlated with DNA:

The sexually reproductive glands in males produce more _____ than they do _____.

The chemical messages released by the endocrine system into the bloodstream are termed:

Who is MOST likely to have overdeveloped association areas in the hippocampus that are used during spatial navigation?

Which structure(s)is/are NOT involved in intentional movement?

Which major subdivision of the peripheral nervous system controls the involuntary functioning of blood vessels,body organs,and glands?

What was the FIRST organism to have what we consider a true central nervous system?

The _____ is a brain structure that plays a role in the regulation of wakefulness,arousal,and sleep.

Which situation would activate the amygdala to the GREATEST extent?

What is the PRIMARY reason that psychologists study aspects of the damaged brain?

The split-brain procedure involves severing the _____,usually to stop the spread of debilitating seizures.

Which hindbrain structure is involved in balancing ourselves while riding a bicycle?

What is the electrical charge of a neuron at rest?

The release of endorphins dulls the experience of pain.

When my dog barks,my head immediately swivels in her direction.This action is primarily a result of the functioning of my:

The flow of information within a neuron is _____,whereas the flow of information between neurons is _____.

During the refractory period,a chemical pump moves sodium into the cell and potassium out of the cell.

The communication chemicals that actually cross the synaptic gap between axons and dendrites are: